Alan Wake never on PC - now confirmed

This is living proof that consoles are holding back gameplay and depth in games. It is also proof that consoles are in rough shape, and that MS needs all the exclusives it can get since most games are going multiplat.

shakmaster13

This is living proof that consoles are holding back gameplay and depth in games. It is also proof that consoles are in rough shape, and that MS needs all the exclusives it can get since most games are going multiplat.

shakmaster13

This makes no sense. The reason MS isn't pursuing PC gaming, is because they make very little compared to 360. They only make money on games they publish, and earn no royalties on 3rd party PC games.

I am pretty glad, that it not coming to he pc. The game has been downgraded so badly, from the graphics, t, a game that was once sandboxih, is now some Alone in the dark clone. Not sure why pc gamers would get upsset over this. spike6566

[QUOTE="spike6566"]I am pretty glad, that it not coming to he pc. The game has been downgraded so badly, from the graphics, t, a game that was once sandboxih, is now some Alone in the dark clone. Not sure why pc gamers would get upsset over this. xsubtownerx

[QUOTE="xsubtownerx"][QUOTE="spike6566"]I am pretty glad, that it not coming to he pc. The game has been downgraded so badly, from the graphics, t, a game that was once sandboxih, is now some Alone in the dark clone. Not sure why pc gamers would get upsset over this. spike6566

[QUOTE="spike6566"][QUOTE="xsubtownerx"] Why would anyone want to play a game like this in a sandbox setting? It just wouldn't work..xsubtownerx

He doesn't like anything 360 related, so don't try hard, as you'll never convince those who resist the facts.

Dude, didn't ya know, it was downgraded from sandbox-esque environments because the 360 isn't capable of sandbox game design? Duh!

I can't wait until the Alan Wake review drops and some are left munching on their fingers.

it seems to me that PC gaming really has no future. IgGy621985

[QUOTE="xsubtownerx"][QUOTE="spike6566"]because when they first annouce the game, they said it be a sandboxish game. And the 360 had all this power to run it. Sounds like to me, the 360 didn't have power to be a oepn worldd gme, so they downgraded it, to some alone in the dark cloneBioShockOwnz

He doesn't like anything 360 related, so don't try hard, as you'll never convince those who resist the facts.

Dude, didn't ya know, it was downgraded from sandbox-esque environments because the 360 isn't capable of sandbox game design? Duh!

I can't wait until the Alan Wake review drops and some are left munching on their fingers.

I don't get it don't you people know it is still sandbox DURING THE DAY... I seriously can't be more clear and they just keep ignoring it...

One less copy of Alan Wake sold. Too bad, Microsoft.

Who cares?strider_ATI

[QUOTE="strider_ATI"]Who cares?Litchie

Well, MS doesn't own PC, why help it? Sony does nothing for PC gaming either, neither does nintendo.

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[QUOTE="strider_ATI"]Who cares?MC3887

Well, MS doesn't own PC, why help it? Sony does nothing for PC gaming either, neither does nintendo.

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[QUOTE="Litchie"] Someone who thinks the game looks good, who don't have a 360, but a gaming PC? I don't know, man, it didn't take me that long to figure out.

LookAnDrolL

Well, MS doesn't own PC, why help it? Sony does nothing for PC gaming either, neither does nintendo.

It depends price to dev for pc vs. sales lost...

Who cares?strider_ATI

[QUOTE="spike6566"][QUOTE="xsubtownerx"] Why would anyone want to play a game like this in a sandbox setting? It just wouldn't work..xsubtownerx

I think he meant a sandbox game with those type of visuals. GTA doesn't run smoothly so I suspect AW wouldn't run at all with those visuals.

[QUOTE="xsubtownerx"][QUOTE="spike6566"]because when they first annouce the game, they said it be a sandboxish game. And the 360 had all this power to run it. Sounds like to me, the 360 didn't have power to be a oepn worldd gme, so they downgraded it, to some alone in the dark cloneEspada12

I think he meant a sandbox game with those type of visuals. GTA doesn't run smoothly so I suspect AW wouldn't run at all with those visuals.

AW is still open world. Also, GTA 4 has alot of background effect that put alot of stress on the system, one of the most technically impressive games this gen.

Damn, I would have bought this on PC, that demo back in 2005 looked so good :(.

I won't mind playing this on 360 though, I've been looking forward to this game!

[QUOTE="shakmaster13"]

This is living proof that consoles are holding back gameplay and depth in games. It is also proof that consoles are in rough shape, and that MS needs all the exclusives it can get since most games are going multiplat.

lundy86_4

This makes no sense. The reason MS isn't pursuing PC gaming, is because they make very little compared to 360. They only make money on games they publish, and earn no royalties on 3rd party PC games.

The fact remains that they would still make some money on the PC, but they want all the exclusives they can get in the ever so great Console Wars. Also, the game will not be what it was promised to be, a true sandbox survival-horror, and instead will have to become far more linear in comparison in order to take advantage of the 360 hardware due to its lack of RAM.

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[QUOTE="shakmaster13"]

This is living proof that consoles are holding back gameplay and depth in games. It is also proof that consoles are in rough shape, and that MS needs all the exclusives it can get since most games are going multiplat.

shakmaster13

This makes no sense. The reason MS isn't pursuing PC gaming, is because they make very little compared to 360. They only make money on games they publish, and earn no royalties on 3rd party PC games.

The fact remains that they would still make some money on the PC, but they want all the exclusives they can get in the ever so great Console Wars. Also, the game will not be what it was promised to be, a true sandbox survival-horror, and instead will have to become far more linear in comparison in order to take advantage of the 360 hardware due to its lack of RAM.

They would only potentially see a slight bump in OS sales, which are so staggeringly high, it's doubtful it would even be considered a bump. They don't directly make money from PC, but they make a small fortune from the 360 with royalty fees, Live fees etc.

Console doesn't necessarily mean linear, just look to games like Fallout 3 and Oblivion, which use wide-open spaces for large parts of the game. The area is simply loaded in sections, small enough to fit into the limited RAM.

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[QUOTE="strider_ATI"]Who cares?MC3887

Well, MS doesn't own PC, why help it? Sony does nothing for PC gaming either, neither does nintendo.

Heck...aside from Nintendo I don't think there is a publisher out there that supports PC gaming as little as Microsoft. Even typicaly japanese companies like Atlus or Koei have streonger pc support than MS