Has PC only had one AAA exclusive title since 1998?

but consoles are essentially personal computers... the hardware is all pretty similiar.

You can put linux on consoles afterall.

EDIT: and what if a console company struck a deal with onlive and got the service on consoles. These are all things to consider when defining a platform imo.

BeardMaster

[QUOTE="Pray_to_me"]

"This is not console wars this is system wars" whine the hermits. But then they lump the MAC OS and Windows together to pad their exclusive list. Last time I checked Windows and Mac are two different operating SYSTEMS. And therefore games they share are not exclusive.

And WTF? Witcher 2 still counted as exclusive? How pathetic can you get Hermits. If you think anyone takes that bullsh!t list seriously you're kidding yourselves.

MBirdy88

I was poking around Metacritic and noticed, in it's "All Time" section, that the pc seemed to only have one AAA scoring exclusive since 1998. The title being "Thief," sitting at a 92. Is this right?

Link

ispeakfact

Eh? What's this then?

http://www.metacritic.com/browse/games/score/metascore/all/pc?sort=desc&view=detailed

[QUOTE="Blabadon"]Worms I guess, but I thought that that only applies to iPhone gamers such as myself. mitu123

[QUOTE="CaseyWegner"]

[QUOTE="ispeakfact"] Ok. So consoles are the "system." Gotcha. I'll bite and use your logic.ispeakfact

no. where do you see the "console" tab on metacritic or gamespot. that is not my logic. consoles are distinct entities. the customization options available to the pc are not.

There shed loads of 'brands' associated with PC, what level do you want to go to

Pre built examples would be Dell/Alienware, Sony Viao, Apple Mac etc. all competing for the same market just like Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo

Component manufacturers would be ASUS, Gainward, MSI etc. actually this list could go on for a couple of pages.

Apart from some pedantics, your original question on PC exclusives has been answered many times over in the last 8 pages!

[QUOTE="BeardMaster"]

but consoles are essentially personal computers... the hardware is all pretty similiar.

You can put linux on consoles afterall.

EDIT: and what if a console company struck a deal with onlive and got the service on consoles. These are all things to consider when defining a platform imo.

SoraX64

PC users can also play wii games on PC though, so are those games no longer exclusives?

it seems to me what makes an exclusive an exclusive, is whether or not its been ported. MAC, Wii, PC, 360, PS3... all being the different platforms developers will port games to.

1. Shogun 2
2. Civ V
3. Civ IV
4. CoH
5. Starcraft II
6. Burning Crusade
7. Wrath of the Lich King
8. Galactic Civ II: Twilight of the Arnor
9. Galactic Civ II: Dark Avatar
10. GTR 2
11. Empire: Total War

Wut?

[QUOTE="tenaka2"]

lol of course not.

Now begone peasant.

ispeakfact

The master race doesn't bother with answering questions posed by filthy peasants.:lol:

[QUOTE="powerman91"][QUOTE="ispeakfact"] But the mac is a competing piece of hardware.ispeakfact

If you consider misinformation as a form of informing.

[QUOTE="ispeakfact"] But the mac is a competing piece of hardware.MonsieurX

[QUOTE="powerman91"][QUOTE="ispeakfact"] But the mac is a competing piece of hardware.ispeakfact

yet you haven't informed anyone, we are all still waiting on that mac list on meta

Someone does not know the meaning of AAA

Oh good god. I come take a peek in here a couple of hours later and it's still on the subject of what a PC is.

I give up. I'm going to be referring to games which are on Windows as well as Mac OSX as "PC games" and you console kids are going to have to deal with it because it's the truth.

[QUOTE="ultimate-k"]

Someone does not know the meaning of AAA

SNIPER4321

I think they're the same person

[QUOTE="ultimate-k"]

Someone does not know the meaning of AAA

SNIPER4321

[QUOTE="SNIPER4321"][QUOTE="ultimate-k"]

Someone does not know the meaning of AAA

lostrib

I think they're the same person

[QUOTE="SNIPER4321"][QUOTE="ultimate-k"]

Someone does not know the meaning of AAA

gamebreakerz__

[QUOTE="ispeakfact"][QUOTE="powerman91"]lol honestly I think your trolling attempts just fail. You just said PC=windows and mac runs windows as well so you just change your argument again. Nice try sir.powerman91

This never ending need to judge a system solely off its exclusives is getting stupid. The PC may not have as many exclusives anymore but it doesn't stop it having the best versions of those game either. It's still superior

Interesting thread. So AAA means it should be >=90% yeah? and ispeakfact is talking about metacritic results. Furthermore ispeakfact isn't interested in games which can be played on both Mac and PC, wants Windows exclusives.

I'm going to read this whole thread properly when I get home, but a superficial glance at the metacritic page reveals that System Shock 2 from 1999scored 92%.The Longest Journey is currently a PC exclusive, but will be ported to iOS (Metacritic of 91%). FreeSpace 2 from 1999 is PC only, metascore at 91%.

Sorry if these were covered earlier. Keen to know if they meet your criteria Mr Fact.

PC has higher standards. Simply put. There can never be 10/10 game for the PC because there would be 'no room for improvement' and such.

Just because Wii got SMG 2 with a rating of 10 does not mean its better than everything, Past, Present and Future of PC gaming.
SMG2 is great for only on the Wii... Wheras the PC, like for example, the Half Life series is definetly up there...

and some AAA console games and even Mario don't stand a chance against Freeman and his countless mods up to Portal 2 as well ;)

I was poking around Metacritic and noticed, in it's "All Time" section, that the pc seemed to only have one AAA scoring exclusive since 1998. The title being "Thief," sitting at a 92. Is this right?

Link

ispeakfact

Wait, so by this logic, if a person homebrewed their PS3 and runs different operating system on it and the ability to play all PS3 games... Does that mean the PS3 has no exclusives?

PC only has a few good exclusives. Diablo, Day Z, and some RTS games like Rome Total War and Age of Empires. WOW does not count because it is not a game, SWTOR is false advertising and is nothing like Star Wars, don't waste your money.

PS3 is the best system with the best games. Why waste money upgrading a PC for graphics when PS3 can do great graphics too? And at a far better price and with better exclusives? PC gamimg is overrated.

And I own a gaming PC, so I am not a fanboy.

PC only has a few good exclusives. Diablo, Day Z, and some RTS games like Rome Total War and Age of Empires. WOW does not count because it is not a game, SWTOR is false advertising and is nothing like Star Wars, don't waste your money.

PS3 is the best system with the best games. Why waste money upgrading a PC for graphics when PS3 can do great graphics too? And at a far better price and with better exclusives? PC gamimg is overrated.

And I own a gaming PC, so I am not a fanboy.

ShadowMoses900

[QUOTE="ShadowMoses900"]

PC only has a few good exclusives. Diablo, Day Z, and some RTS games like Rome Total War and Age of Empires. WOW does not count because it is not a game, SWTOR is false advertising and is nothing like Star Wars, don't waste your money.

PS3 is the best system with the best games. Why waste money upgrading a PC for graphics when PS3 can do great graphics too? And at a far better price and with better exclusives? PC gamimg is overrated.

And I own a gaming PC, so I am not a fanboy.

lawlessx

My specs:

Windows Vista

12 GB HD

About 2GB RAM

Nvidia HD

GeForce GTX 280

AMD 2.8 GHZ

Hermits are not very nice and last time they just laughed at me, even though my thread was legit and I was asking for help. They just make fun of me instead. This is because they are jealous of the PS3.

And WOW is not fun at all, it is not a game. There is no objective or goal in WOW. It is not a game, it is just a waste of time and money.

[QUOTE="lawlessx"]

[QUOTE="ShadowMoses900"]

PC only has a few good exclusives. Diablo, Day Z, and some RTS games like Rome Total War and Age of Empires. WOW does not count because it is not a game, SWTOR is false advertising and is nothing like Star Wars, don't waste your money.

PS3 is the best system with the best games. Why waste money upgrading a PC for graphics when PS3 can do great graphics too? And at a far better price and with better exclusives? PC gamimg is overrated.

And I own a gaming PC, so I am not a fanboy.

ShadowMoses900

My specs:

Windows Vista

12 GB HD

About 2GB RAM

Nvidia HD

GeForce GTX 280

AMD 2.8 GHZ

Hermits are not very nice and last time they just laughed at me, even though my thread was legit and I was asking for help. They just make fun of me instead. This is because they are jealous of the PS3.

And WOW is not fun at all, it is not a game. There is no objective or goal in WOW. It is not a game, it is just a waste of time and money.

I applaud ispeakfact for getting this thread to 17 pages. There's no reason for this thread to last as long as it has and yet, here we are. Truly, he is the greatest Cow of our time.Silverbond

He's like the loosing_ends of the PS3....except...I sometimes think he's actually just pretending to be a fanboy.

[QUOTE="ShadowMoses900"]

[QUOTE="lawlessx"] refresh my memory..what were those specs for your PC again? Also can you explain what a game is and why WOW is not one?

lawlessx

My specs:

Windows Vista

12 GB HD

About 2GB RAM

Nvidia HD

GeForce GTX 280

AMD 2.8 GHZ

Hermits are not very nice and last time they just laughed at me, even though my thread was legit and I was asking for help. They just make fun of me instead. This is because they are jealous of the PS3.

And WOW is not fun at all, it is not a game. There is no objective or goal in WOW. It is not a game, it is just a waste of time and money.

WOW is not a game. What is the objective in WOW? There isn't one. What is the goal of WOW? There isn't one. I played the week free trial because all these hermits said it was best game ever, but it is not a game at all, it's just a waste of time.

You don't do anything in WOW, you just click and your dumb cartoon does something stupid. There is nothing to accomplish in it. I was a dark elf ranger and I had a gun but I couldn't go in to first person or quick scope with it. What kind of gun game is that?

It's not a game. People lied too, they said I could get my own pet but I never did. And the herd is stupid, what kind of enemy is that? Skyrim is better, even Fable is better. At least those are games.

[QUOTE="Silverbond"]I applaud ispeakfact for getting this thread to 17 pages. There's no reason for this thread to last as long as it has and yet, here we are. Truly, he is the greatest Cow of our time.Goyoshi12

He's like the loosing_ends of the PS3....except...I sometimes think he's actually just pretending to be a fanboy.

I played the week free trial because all these hermits said it was best game ever, but it is not a game at all, it's just a waste of time.

ShadowMoses900

Lol judging a MMO fully by a free trial.

Well done ispeakfact.

You never fail to get SW all worked up. :P

Seriosuly though, how did anyone fall for this? :?

Well done ispeakfact.

You never fail to get SW all worked up. :P

Seriosuly though, how did anyone fall for this? :?

UnrealLegend

Say something long enough, strong enough, and loud enough and they'll go crazy over anything.