When Global Agenda developer Hi-Rez announced its Tribes reboot, Tribes: Ascend, it was coming to both PC and Xbox Live Arcade sometime this year. Though a console version could still happen, GameSpot UK's reporting the studio has turned its focus to the PC version for the time being.

"An eventual XBLA version--and even PSN version--is not out of the question but neither will be this year," said the company.

Part of the decision may be attributed to transforming Tribes: Ascend into a free-to-play game. There have been rumors of Microsoft working to enable free-to-play experiences on Xbox Live, but so far, that hasn't come to pass.

When Global Agenda developer Hi-Rez announced its Tribes reboot, Tribes: Ascend, it was coming to both PC and Xbox Live Arcade sometime this year. Though a console version could still happen, GameSpot UK's reporting the studio has turned its focus to the PC version for the time being.

"An eventual XBLA version--and even PSN version--is not out of the question but neither will be this year," said the company.

Part of the decision may be attributed to transforming Tribes: Ascend into a free-to-play game. There have been rumors of Microsoft working to enable free-to-play experiences on Xbox Live, but so far, that hasn't come to pass.

Woo Klepek. I would not be opposed to touching your hair.

bugger. 
They will never capture Tribe 2 again :( 
 
These kinds of announcements mean it'll never come to the arcade..... 
My guess would be a retail product, but probably not at all.

did anyone ever play tribes for ps2? it was awful, tribes is too fast for a controller imo

I can't playing Tribes with a console controller. Tribes Aerial Assault for the PS2 was a travesty. If they do end up releasing it for the consoles, have fun with autoaim.

i'm glad they are focusing on PC only, as they should be. Still a bit worried about all of the changes to the game they are making that got leaked out......however i'm still open to whatever they want to try to help make Tribes a popular game again.

(for the record, Tribes 1 was a better game than Tribes 2....but I still love them both. I won't even speak of the disaster that was Tribes Vengeance)

edit: HiRez announced the other day that they will be showing off Tribes:Ascend at both Quakecon and PAX Prime

did anyone ever play tribes for ps2? it was awful, tribes is too fast for a controller imo

I WANT TRIBES NOW KLEPEK> MAKE IT HAPPEN.

I thought maybe they were delaying it while they investigate the existence of a Tribes board game overseas.

Eh, I've my doubts that Microsoft would ever want F2P games on Xbox Live. That would cut too much into non-F2P games, which are pretty much all the big games on the system. I think Team Fortress 2 and the lack of updates established that.

Good. I'd rather they put effort into making the best game they can instead of designing it around another platform's hardware limitations.

I would like to see some F2P stuff on xbox live.

boo.

I would not be opposed to a PSN version of this, though funnily enough the idea had not occurred to me until this article.

The last  Tribes on console was a disaster.    Seriously, PC all the way if your going to bother playing this.   I don't wanna  be "that guy" who touts  Mouse and Keyboard superiority but well.... I'm kinda gonna be that guy anyways because damn playing with a M&K is so much better once you get the hang of it.   Granted, there is a inital learning curve that requires you sink a fair amount of hours into playing PC shooters.

Hey Hi-Rez; you know there's this thing called the Playstation Network? Where F2P games are welcome (Free Realms says hello). Yeah, it's crazy; gamers everywhere download games and play them on their non-Xbox 360 consoles. It's like...the future, or something. To think; the Xbox 360 isn't the only console in the world with an online marketplace. Sarcasm aside, you (and more developers) need to cut this XBLA-exclusive sh** out already. I thought the point of making DLGs was to avoid the publisher costs and politic-ing, competing for retail space and just getting games to gamers? Well, what's the point when you're ignoring about half the gamer population? Bring it to PSN.

Tribes > all

@buft said:

@notha said:

did anyone ever play tribes for ps2? it was awful, tribes is too fast for a controller imo

yeah that's true but a good developer can work with high speeds with a little aim assist as long as its not to overpowered

Tribes is more about leading your target, most of the weapons aren't hitscan.

Plus you have to do it while soaring through the air.

@buft said:

@notha said:

did anyone ever play tribes for ps2? it was awful, tribes is too fast for a controller imo

yeah that's true but a good developer can work with high speeds with a little aim assist as long as its not to overpowered

Tribes is more about leading your target, most of the weapons aren't hitscan.

Plus you have to do it while soaring through the air.

No doubt Microsoft's draconian certification process for updates has a big part in this. After a developer gets one "freebie" title update they either have to pay for every subsequent update or charge the players for the DLC/update.

Why play a F2P Tribes when I can play Section 8: Prejudice instead? Just saying.

Eh, I don't know why anybody would play Tribes with a controller anyway.

Every time I see tribes I get excited, there's just so much potential regardless of the system it comes out on.

That screenshot has a super- Halo-y feel about it...

That screenshot has a super- Halo-y feel about it...

@Sevan said:

That screenshot has a super- Halo-y feel about it...

How? Looks way more like Crysis 2's hud.

@Sevan said:

That screenshot has a super- Halo-y feel about it...

How? Looks way more like Crysis 2's hud.

@TheHT said:

@Ygg said:

@Sevan said:

That screenshot has a super- Halo-y feel about it...

How? Looks way more like Crysis 2's hud.

The gun and the locale.

The gun's geometry looks a LOT like the AR. I did a double take.

Well, good new for PC gamers like me. Not that it's not coming to XBLA, but that they're focusing on the PC version.

Maybe it's best to keep this one away from the Xbox. That landscape, color pallet, and gun design all remind me a lot of Halo.

@august said:

@buft said:

@notha said:

did anyone ever play tribes for ps2? it was awful, tribes is too fast for a controller imo

yeah that's true but a good developer can work with high speeds with a little aim assist as long as its not to overpowered

Tribes is more about leading your target, most of the weapons aren't hitscan.

Plus you have to do it while soaring through the air.

I'm not sure what that has to do with anything i said, you don't think leading a shot can be programmed into aim assist?

@weeman105 said:

@TheHT said:

@Ygg said:

@Sevan said:

That screenshot has a super- Halo-y feel about it...

How? Looks way more like Crysis 2's hud.

The gun and the locale.

The gun's geometry looks a LOT like the AR. I did a double take.

I dunno, a readout and such doesn't make it any more of an AR. It looks like a Spinfusor to me.

Hey Hi-Rez; you know there's this thing called the Playstation Network? Where F2P games are welcome (Free Realms says hello). Yeah, it's crazy; gamers everywhere download games and play them on their non-Xbox 360 consoles. It's like...the future, or something. To think; the Xbox 360 isn't the only console in the world with an online marketplace. Sarcasm aside, you (and more developers) need to cut this XBLA-exclusive sh** out already. I thought the point of making DLGs was to avoid the publisher costs and politic-ing, competing for retail space and just getting games to gamers? Well, what's the point when you're ignoring about half the gamer population? Bring it to PSN.

@SeriouslyNow said:

@weeman105 said:

@TheHT said:

@Ygg said:

@Sevan said:

That screenshot has a super- Halo-y feel about it...

How? Looks way more like Crysis 2's hud.

The gun and the locale.

The gun's geometry looks a LOT like the AR. I did a double take.

I dunno, a readout and such doesn't make it any more of an AR. It looks like a Spinfusor to me.

I'll second that I think it looks a shit ton like Halo, just the readout of the gun, kind of the geometry, and especially the locale, with green grass, trees, some bunkers, it all just looks stylistically like Halo. Not that that's a bad thing, but kind of startling.

@InfamousBIG said:

@SeriouslyNow said:

@weeman105 said:

@TheHT said:

@Ygg said:

@Sevan said:

That screenshot has a super- Halo-y feel about it...

How? Looks way more like Crysis 2's hud.

The gun and the locale.

The gun's geometry looks a LOT like the AR. I did a double take.

I dunno, a readout and such doesn't make it any more of an AR. It looks like a Spinfusor to me.

I'll second that I think it looks a shit ton like Halo, just the readout of the gun, kind of the geometry, and especially the locale, with green grass, trees, some bunkers, it all just looks stylistically like Halo. Not that that's a bad thing, but kind of startling.

Did you guys actually play Tribes 2 or Tribes : Vengeance? Both games had large stretches of forested (or in T2's case 'green') landscape and bunkers. Halo took a lot of its landscaping cues from Tribes 2 to be honest.

@SeriouslyNow said:

@InfamousBIG said:

@SeriouslyNow said:

@weeman105 said:

@TheHT said:

@Ygg said:

@Sevan said:

That screenshot has a super- Halo-y feel about it...

How? Looks way more like Crysis 2's hud.

The gun and the locale.

The gun's geometry looks a LOT like the AR. I did a double take.

I dunno, a readout and such doesn't make it any more of an AR. It looks like a Spinfusor to me.

I'll second that I think it looks a shit ton like Halo, just the readout of the gun, kind of the geometry, and especially the locale, with green grass, trees, some bunkers, it all just looks stylistically like Halo. Not that that's a bad thing, but kind of startling.

Did you guys actually play Tribes 2 or Tribes : Vengeance? Both games had large stretches of forested (or in T2's case 'green') landscape and bunkers. Halo took a lot of its landscaping cues from Tribes 2 to be honest.

Nope, can't say as I have. Last time I played a Halo Game was Halo 2, to be honest, as well. Either way, kind of dig the look, I guess.

free 2 play needs to be a thing on xbox.  maybe finally that updated version of tf2?  maaaaybe?

No dedicated servers.
No mods.
No user-made maps.
No custom loadouts. 
2 weapon limit.
No jumping (rumor)
Can't carry both grenades and mines (rumor, though gameplay video might confirm it)
 
What happened to you, Tribes?

@EvanVolm said:

No dedicated servers. No mods. No user-made maps. No custom loadouts. 2 weapon limit. No jumping (rumor) Can't carry both grenades and mines (rumor, though gameplay video might confirm it) What happened to you, Tribes?

It sounds unlikely they'd take out jumping. Jumping and jetpacks are pretty much what made Tribes what it is, along with the skating. I think they showed some jetpack stuff in the early screenshots as well.

Oh. I thought this was going to be a full game; not an arcade game. I didn't even realize it was going to be for consoles, either. I guess I should ratchet my excitement for this back down from a seven to about a two.

Tribes is nothing like Halo. That will be all. 

The crap slow ass analog stick control and fucking blury low res textures and poly models would ruin a game like tribes just like all the other fucking lame PC ports and first person shooters on consoles so nobody gives a fuck if it shows up or not. 
 
 
But then again the fucking xbox already raped Tribes and gave it aids before it even came out just like with games like crysis 2 they make look like ass and dumb it down for consoles and the tainted xbox and ps2 ps3 filth carries over to PC so fuck this game all together it's not tribes anymore.

SHAZBOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

No custom load outs? 
 
Where did they say this?

The crap slow ass analog stick control and fucking blury low res textures and poly models would ruin a game like tribes just like all the other fucking lame PC ports and first person shooters on consoles so nobody gives a fuck if it shows up or not. 
 
 
But then again the fucking xbox already raped Tribes and gave it aids before it even came out just like with games like crysis 2 they make look like ass and dumb it down for consoles and the tainted xbox and ps2 ps3 filth carries over to PC so fuck this game all together it's not tribes anymore.

The crap slow ass analog stick control and fucking blury low res textures and poly models would ruin a game like tribes just like all the other fucking lame PC ports and first person shooters on consoles so nobody gives a fuck if it shows up or not. 
 
 
But then again the fucking xbox already raped Tribes and gave it aids before it even came out just like with games like crysis 2 they make look like ass and dumb it down for consoles and the tainted xbox and ps2 ps3 filth carries over to PC so fuck this game all together it's not tribes anymore.

SHAZBOT!

Seriously, who heard about no load outs? 
 
This is distressing.