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14 Dec, 2005

Don't buy King Kong for Xbox 360 says Ubi Soft CEO

360 News | Too dark for Yves Guillemot
In a move that baffles us at PALGN, Ubi Soft CEO Yves Guillemot has told the BBC that fans should avoid the Xbox 360 version of King Kong, as he believes the brightness mars the experience.

"I'm a bit disappointed that we didn't see it when we were developing the game," he told the BBC News website. "We have a problem on the 360," said Mr Guillemot. "The screen is dark on some TVs and it totally changes the experience. When it's dark, you don't see where you have to go."

Apparently the bug is due to the development team only testing the game on high definition TVs, with King Kong lacking the TV settings of other games such as Perfect Dark Zero, which offers an option for the player to select what type of TV they're using, with the game adjusting the brightness levels accordingly.

"We are looking to see if we can fix the code," said Mr Guillemot. "It is the beginning of the high-definition TV era for us. It's a shame, but it happens with new machines. I don't think we will have it anymore."

Mr. Guillemot ended the piece, suggesting that fans would be better off experiencing the game on current generation consoles. "When you play on an Xbox or a PlayStation 2, you start to see that it is beautiful," he said.

You can read PALGN's review of King Kong right here.

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5 Comments
4 years ago
Well, in the end of the day we (by "we" I mean everyone else except us) could just change the settings on our TV.
4 years ago
plus its going to be 120
4 years ago
dazza826 wrote
plus its going to be 120
Is it? I've only seen price listings for $99.95 and $109.95 for all Xbox 360 games (which was surprising - I was also expecting a $119.95 price) - if you could get some evidence of your claim, it'd be highly appreciated icon_smile.gif
4 years ago
All first party titles are $99.95 at launch. I suspect 3rd parties won't be game to differ.
4 years ago
Sunrider wrote
All first party titles are $99.95 at launch. I suspect 3rd parties won't be game to differ.
actually in america they do, first party games stay the regular american price ($50 or something like that), while 3rd party releases are $10 dearer
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