Admit it, when you first heard the other day that Commando 3 would have a beta for Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix, but only when purchased on the Xbox 360, you were a little perplexed... perhaps even curious as to why the PS3 was not a part of the deal, even though it's getting both games upon release as well.

As luck would have it, you aren't the only one, and Capcom's Vice-President of Strategic Planning & Business Development Christian Svensson heard the cries and whys, and has come forth to answer that very question!

"We are resource constrained," he says. "This project already has gone over the original budget (we had a new budget approved to accommodate our dedication to its quality and the new features… there were even a few we wanted to do that had to get cut in the end… more on that in a post mortem blog or something). Anyway, we wanted to do a beta to test the new network features but even if it were possible for Sony to do, it would require 3 submissions (US, Europe, Asia/Japan) to reach the same global audience we can with MS in a single test and global submission."

He continues, "We treat the PS3 extremely seriously. To date, we are still the only third party publisher doing cross platform, simultaneous digital releases (still working on the global simultaneous, but see the issues above on multiple submissions per territory as an issue). Believe it or not, this is not easy and to suggest we aren't treating the PS3 as important would be ignorant of what we're doing for it."

Furthermore, "In my ideal world of worlds, we would have done a beta on each. That said, the effort and time (not to mention money) that would have taken, if it even could be done, probably would have pushed the project back another few months on our side. I suspect you guys would still like to play this title in this calendar year."

He adds that "The beta for 360 will absolutely help the PS3. There is code parity across the two and any issues found in 360 will be fixed in PS3. So while PS3 owners won't be able to participate in the beta, they will still benefit in the finished product."

Of course, "Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3 will be an excellent title on PS3. The lack of a bonus beta doesn't make it not worth its asking price."

And finally, he says "When you show me someone running a cross platform beta… I'll be impressed, because that's a hell of an investment."

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