Could you have ever imagined that Socom would amass a fan base as rabid and dedicated as Counterstrike’s? Honestly, as much as I loved the first two games, I didn’t think that the online console shooter would be anywhere near as popular as it is today. I had thought that the gamespace was still not ready for online shooters like Socom, but I was clearly proven wrong. The Socom franchise made lots of waves for gamer and Sony alike, and despite some of its recent downfalls, the PlayStation 3 iteration will surely correct all of that.

Replaced is the original developer Zipper Interactive, and at the reins is famed developer Slant Six. The history here is that Slant Six has proven to be a very worthy developer with the genre, being directly responsible for the incredible Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror for the PSP. Furthermore, fret not, because this break for Zipper is actually allowing them to work more on the Socom title that’ll follow Confrontation. So instead of wearing out one developer, Sony seems to be employing the alternating cycle. Likewise, where as Socom: Confrontation will be downloadable via PSN and primarily online, the follow-up will be a full-scaled, balls to the wall entry in the franchise.

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