UNCHARTED NEARLY FINISHED, 1080i SUPPORT & UK RELEASE

You may have read the latest post on the official Playstation blog – Naughty Dog Co-President Evan Wells detailed the progress on Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune. The main thing - it’s nearly finished. What you might not have noticed is the string of comments following the post from Evan Wells replying to readers questions. Hit the jump for the low down on the new information we think will be of interest to you guys.

“Yes, we will be creating a downloadable demo for the PSN. We don’t have a final date on when it will be up, but it will be before our release date.”

“In regards to the UK release date, I believe its December 7th. We’re doing simultaneous localization in 13 languages (most, if not all, of which will be in the US version) and should be released in all territories within 3 weeks of each other. As for multiplayer, we opted to stick to making the most compelling single player game possible this time. But there is a lot of game there and some pretty good replay value with multiple difficulty levels, hidden treasures, medal points, and some really cool unlockables.”

“I wasn’t fully aware of how important it was for us to support 1080i. Up until earlier today we were only supporting 720p (and SD of course) but reading through these comments, it was brought to my attention the number of people who had HDTV’s but would not be able to experience Uncharted in high-def. So we immediately went to work and I’m pleased to announce here, for the first time, that we have now implemented 1080 support!”

“And yes, our game runs at 30FPS.”

It’s great to see a developer talking to their fans and seeing results don’t you think? You can read our hands on impressions of the game here.