Does Playstation 3 Have Plants Vs Zombies Garden Warfare 2

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Why Fans Want 'Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2' On PS3 And Xbox 360

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Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2 is winning a wide audience on consoles and PC, but not for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 owners. Whereas games like Skylanders or more mature Call of Duty Black Ops III call in secondary development teams to extend support to older hardware, Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2 hasn't had the budget to do this.

I wrote about this back in July 2015 and was happy to put the issue to bed and move on. After all I have a next generation console to play on, so surely other families would be upgrading as well? However, along with that article I published a video interview with creative director Justin Wiebe and have been inundated with hundreds of comments from disgruntled players clamoring for the new version of Garden Warfare on either PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360 in equal measure.

The battle-lines seemed to have been drawn, both in the game and in real life, between those willing to upgrade to newer hardware and those insistent that this game could (and should) run on the tech already under their TVs. "I would have got it but its not for Xbox 360" said one reader, "I really want it for ps3 but hopefully they will change their minds" said another. They continue like this every day.

Going back to the interview there is a little bit of hope. I asked Wiebe about the previous generation, "in order to make the game we wanted to make we weren't able to port that over to the old generation of consoles." Pressing back I asked about other games that do this. Wiebe here loosened his resolve a little, "it's really a matter of when not if". Expanding on this however it seemed that budgets, resources and priorities meant this option was still unlikely.

As a parent this is a real shame. I always appreciate when games continue to support existing gaming tech. Skylanders has been super at continuing support of the Wii platform. It's easy to dismiss this as outdated technology, but it's still in use in many homes today. While this shouldn't limit the development of new games it can still prove a lucrative platform to support.

However, without any further news of Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2 coming to Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 it seems that even with the ardent public demand for it on older technology this doesn't stack up financially for the developer. As the comments and request from players continue to appear on the interview each day it seems that it's time to move on from hopes of playing the new game on old hardware. Surely there is a missed opportunity here with so many wanting to purchase and play the game but unable to afford to upgrade to the latest console?

I contacted EA about the possibility of a last generation version of Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2 and they have yet to respond.

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Does Playstation 3 Have Plants Vs Zombies Garden Warfare 2

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/andyrobertson/2016/03/08/plants-vs-zombies-garden-warfare-2-ps3-xbox-360/#:~:text=5%20years%20old.-,Plants%20vs.,3%20and%20Xbox%20360%20owners.

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