A survey was released on the Capcom-Unity site, one which specifically mentions the Link functionality. Link would allow players "to play with other players across the world via a PS3 connected to the internet." Sounds just like the newly announced feature, no?
And the title of the game featured in the survey? Monster Hunter Unite. While Capcom reps refuse to comment on Monster Hunter Unite at the time, we think our guess that it's a localized version of 2G is a solid one -- guess we'll have to wait to find out more.
[Thanks, Yuri!]
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9-02-2008 @ 1:21PM
1337stra said...
Too bad its already been fan translated for homebrewers =P
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9-02-2008 @ 2:29PM
cafecito said...
Indeed. Just gotta check the gamefaqs boards. Hundreds of pirates already have played the game... so dunno if it'd actually sell anything =S
9-02-2008 @ 4:18PM
Jurgen said...
The translation isn't 100%. It doesn't even matter because Monster Hunter Fans (like me) will buy this game nontheless.
9-02-2008 @ 10:46PM
cafecito said...
If you say so.... :P
9-03-2008 @ 2:35AM
andwhyisit said...
I was going to use the translation patch but... too lazy to import. *sigh*
9-02-2008 @ 2:00PM
Bryan said...
monster hunter? thats old news im gonna get stars wars instead. lol
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9-02-2008 @ 2:08PM
Joe said...
Well I am all for Monster Hunter coming out in NA. I just hope this time Capcom will market the game because I think not having marketing for that game made the game not sell that well in NA. But in Japan every one knows about it and so it sell great over there now Capcom just needs to Market it over here and MH will sell well over here too.
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9-02-2008 @ 2:21PM
General Specific said...
Well put, Joe. Marketing is the make or break of the PSP. No marketing has shown no sales. If they don't work on making a title a "must have" by hyping it up, then it will only fall to be pirated.
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9-02-2008 @ 2:47PM
Duff_B said...
This sounds like good news, well everything except the part where you must have a PS3 to be able to play a PSP game online... Why? I don't own a PS3 and never intend to - wouldn't use it enough, waste of a lot of money - so this just annoys me. Surely this game could just be developed for online play in the normal manner?
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9-02-2008 @ 2:52PM
Frebarkis said...
oooooh, any hint of a release date?
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9-02-2008 @ 3:17PM
Barndo111 said...
I'm sure that the reasoning behind using the PS3 as a go-between is for piracy concerns and cheating. Almost every infrastructure game that the PSP has is consumed by cheaters with hacked games. Have you tried playing those games? It's worthless.
So yeah, thanks hackers. You ruin everything.
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9-02-2008 @ 3:26PM
Zach S said...
So...
when is this game going to get a REAL online mode so I can finally buy it?!
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9-02-2008 @ 3:44PM
n8.nXt said...
is 2nd G just an expansion? will i have to buy MHF2 to play it?
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9-02-2008 @ 6:56PM
lorddshadow said...
it is a standalone game that is treated like an expansion. you don't need the original.
9-02-2008 @ 3:55PM
Alien said...
Well a localized version is more then possible to come... both previous versions did a solid half million outside of Japan, so yeah pretty damn easy money ;)
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9-02-2008 @ 5:04PM
Shin said...
No, MHF2G is a diffrent game from MHF2...well, a little.
It has more creatures and such and it's *way* harder.
So if you suck at MHF2 then forget about pwning in this one. ;)
(No MHF2 is needed to play 2nd G)
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9-02-2008 @ 5:19PM
lorddshadow said...
orgasm
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9-02-2008 @ 8:37PM
Falryu said...
Using a PS3 to play online? Why don't they just ask the kind folks of socom how to put mh online and then make a PS3 Monster Hunter. Whatever plans they have we'll just have to see them on TGS. Something very spectacular would be that they announced a Monster Hunter for PS3 and that in the same matter as Monster Hunter 2 JP(PS2) and Monster Hunter Portable JP they would link up to exchange goodies only available through the link. I think of everything not to give up hope that we don't have MH for PS3 or Monster Hunter Frontier.
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9-02-2008 @ 11:56PM
seishinokami said...
Check Wikipedia, there is a MH3 in the works
Yet, because its "so expensive and hard to develop games for it" they quit the PS3 version and are making it for the Wii, guess Capcom could stand it with DMC4 when it became multi-console, yet an amazingly popular game in an area dominated by ps3s is just a waste of money, or Yen, heh
Oh well, if it comes out for the Wii, say hi to the plague of crappy Bow/Gunners, and the death of all melee weaponry
9-03-2008 @ 11:19PM
Chris said...
I really want this game! I only ever played it by myself though... so some ps3 connectivity would be welcomed!
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