It seems that the SOCOM series is going in a new direction for the release on the PlayStation 3.

The PlayStation 3’s iteration of SOCOM is being developed by Canadian studio Slant Six. The new game is going to be called SOCOM: Confrontatioin and will stray away from the Zipper Interactive formula of having both single and multi-player aspects.

It seems that the new developer Slant Six is going to drop the single-player completely in favor of doing an all-out multiplayer game.

The new game will go back to the original SOCOM as there will be no vehicles along with smaller maps and classic game modes. This seems more like a step backwards rather than forwards but will also make for more up-close-and-personal action online.

Clans will be able to be created with unique camouflage patterns and such as well as a high level of character customization.

The new SOCOM will also be released as a purchase over the PlayStation Network. It will have just five maps when it launches and will have regular content added as the game grows over the months.

We could see a budget release price of sorts with these few maps and microtransactions in order for you to buy everything you want to have in the game.

This is definitely a different path, but is it the right path to take the next-generation SOCOM?