MS Lawyer about PS3 UT3 Master Chief Mod Options

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MS Lawyer about PS3 UT3 Master Chief Mod Posted by XanTium | March 28 10:49 EST | News Category: Xbox360

From Don McGowan's Blog (Microsoft lawyer): [QUOTE] When it makes it to Business Week, I think it's time to comment. Many people are talking about the Master Chief mod for Unreal Tournament 3, that allows you to play in the character of the Master Chief on the PS3. Many people are surprised Microsoft is "allowing" this. Actually it's nothing more than the Game Content Usage Rules in action. When these were developed, people all thought they were focused on machinima. The truth is that while they do address machinima they also allow for a lot of other things. Mods like this are one of them. The developers aren't selling the mod, they're not monetizing Microsoft's IP, they're just creating something to share their love of the Master Chief on a new platform. It's a great thing for us and a great thing for the gaming community. And much though I love my friends at Epic, Unreal Tournament isn't Halo. This will also remind people of just how great the Halo games are and remind them that if they're done with the user-created faux-Halo experience, the real Halo is available only on the Xbox 360. And no one is taking characters from PlayStation games (do they even have any games?) and putting them on our platform... [/QUOTE]

[DeMoN_DARREN]

Thank fuck MS didn't fly off the hook, because the statement is right; it is simply a declaration of love for Halo, nothing more

I'm more pissed its getting all this attention and people fail to realise this model is "stolen". The guys that are making it (its in beta) restricted the model to PC use and only if you are part of the EE forums, but someone got hold of it and cooked it for the PS3. Naughty

[metalcoat]

Wow, microsoft not using the IP hammer? Finally they realize that people don't profit of this and just do it for fun. I'm not a fanboy of either side but do not own a PS3, but find it comforting that even the most strict people are starting to lay down their bricks. Although the last statement:

And no one is taking characters from PlayStation games (do they even have any games?) and putting them on our platform

Does the Xbox 360 even allow for this? I know the XNA is to make your own games, can they mod others legally? (without hacks like the guitar hero ones)

[lmaolmao]

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And no one is taking characters from PlayStation games (do they even have any games?) and putting them on our platform...
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as said above, because people CAN'T. in this aspect sony/epic are leaps and bounds infront of microsoft.

[0794]

excellent response, no legal action needed, it is both an honor and tribute to the halo series that one would choose to imitate the character to get it on the PS3.

[t0m]

wow that was s stunning response by ms lawyers...im impressed and a little confused =) niiice.

[sektor1062]

what about the halo command and conquer mod that MS shut down. I know it's probably because of Halo Wars but its pretty much the same thing.

[hyfall381]

ms is just playing nice so that they can hope to acquire the rights to make blu-ray dvd drives for the 360

[tharien]

I play UT3 exclusively on the PC, so meh on the back and forth. I wanna see a Kratos model. (wait, I guess that is a well known character from a Sony IP)

Also, before the fanbois fall on me with elbows flailing, I don't even own a PS3. I think Sony has worse business practices and even worse customer service then Microsoft. I Still have a PS2 HDD sitting in the back of my overly hyped under delivered PS2 that does nothing more than hold a back up of my memory cards.

So fuck SCE! I'm still waiting on my gold shitting face melting miracle machine that was promised me 8 years ago.

[pelago]

I'm surprised the MC model doesn't break this rule:

You can’t reverse engineer our games to access the assets or otherwise do things that the games don’t normally permit in order to create your Items.

Presumably they must have reversed engineered to get the model and textures out of the game.You can’t reverse engineer our games to access the assets or otherwise do things that the games don’t normally permit in order to create your Items.

[gsharpshooter]

And no one is taking characters from PlayStation games (do they even have any games?)

That was a low blow even if i dont own a ps3

[Overloaded]

Anyone have a working download link to these mods. the megashare links are dead?

[WildMonkeys]

games?!!!! Try UT3! It came to PS3 MONTHS ago and still isn't out for 360 if I' not mistaken... And mods are what make unreal games so damn fun! They better allow them for the 360 version and I swear to god they better be free!...

[zequal]

ms is just playing nice so that they can hope to acquire the rights to make blu-ray dvd drives for the 360

naaah, that is probably not the reason why they´re playing nice. this would only hurt the modder and/or epic for making mods possible in UT3. and ms needs epic

[t0m]

I'm surprised the MC model doesn't break this rule:

Presumably they must have reversed engineered to get the model and textures out of the game.You can’t reverse engineer our games to access the assets or otherwise do things that the games don’t normally permit in order to create your Items.

actually its pretty easy for someone who does 3d to reproduce anything they want without actually taking the 3d/texture information from a game disc....not that im saying the person who made this mod didnt do that, just that its possible for anyone with even a little bit of skill to model/texture whatever they want from scratch.