Microsoft refuses to keep "exclusives" exclusive to the Xbox 360. That

Lost Planet, Gears of War, and eventually...Halo 3 all will end up on the Pc with better frame rate, resolution and more content, so why should I waste money on the console version?

I want those games to remain exclusive to their console. Microsoft is just whoring out it's best titles now. Sure, it's great for owners of high end Pc's, but sucks for the rest of us. It's just another example of Microsoft screwing the Xbox owner over. All of us dedicated 360 owners should write into Microsoft expressing our disappointment over their refusal to keep their best titles on their native platform.

You buy the console so you can play then now perhaps?

Also, its not so much whoring games, as it is keeping WINDOWS the number 1 gaming OS .... if thye lost that, then they would lose alot more than with the Xbox360 ... the success of gaming on thier OS is more important ... its a good portion of the reason Windows is dominent ...

So you don't have to wait years for a port that may or may not come?

Besides, even if the games do eventually come to the PC. They'll be old news, and gamers will have moved onto other games.

I don't mind games like Gears and Lost Planet going to the PC. If gamers are willing to shell out hundreds of dollars to get a top of the range PC then they should be getting good games.

Well, waiting several years to play ports is just not for me, personally.

And I'm also sick of people saying ME is multiplatform! Until it's announced, it's not! KOTOR was different.

... No, it doesn't "Suck for the rest of us." Do you really take it personally when MS ports a Xbox game to the PC? Just so you know, Microsoft doesn't care about what goes on around SW. They aren't going to hold out porting a 360 game to the PC if it means more money, just because it could start a 15 page flame war and a string of account suicides in SW.

It's all good and MS knows this.

Many like myself do not want to wait around for a game that most have already played years ahead of time - loses the exitment to play something new & fresh where some like PC players dont mind.

For this hobby, having it first is a large part of the exitement and why I want to play in the first place.

It's like waitning to see a movie everyone else has seen and talked about - that just does'nt do it for most.

So if you want to be able to play the games before they become yesterdays news; a 360 is the best way to do that and at a very reasonable price point.

For MS it's a Win - Win situation and will continue and I for one don't mind at all. :)

wait...how does a game like lost planet bring in more money to m$ when it comes to pc?BillGates_Money

It doesnt give any money to M$ , neither does Gears of War. Only games by Microsoft Studios earn anything.

It just keeps thier grip on gaming on PCs. So theres no room for Macs to step in.

wait...how does a game like lost planet bring in more money to m$ when it comes to pc?BillGates_Money

[QUOTE="BillGates_Money"]wait...how does a game like lost planet bring in more money to m$ when it comes to pc?SecretPolice

M$ Depends on the PC Games market more than Gamers depend on M$ ... we just buy the OS ...

It's all good and MS knows this.

Many like myself do not want to wait around for a game that most have already played years ahead of time - loses the exitment to play something new & fresh where some like PC players dont mind.

For this hobby, having it first is a large part of the exitement and why I want to play in the first place.

It's like waitning to see a movie everyone else has seen and talked about - that just does'nt do it for most.

So if you want to be able to play the games before they become yesterdays news; a 360 is the best way to do that and at a very reasonable price point.

For MS it's a Win - Win situation and will continue and I for one don't mind at all. :)

SecretPolice

[QUOTE="SecretPolice"][QUOTE="BillGates_Money"]wait...how does a game like lost planet bring in more money to m$ when it comes to pc?Meu2k7

M$ Depends on the PC Games market more than Gamers depend on M$ ... we just buy the OS ...

Did I miss something?

[QUOTE="SecretPolice"]

It's all good and MS knows this.

Many like myself do not want to wait around for a game that most have already played years ahead of time - loses the exitment to play something new & fresh where some like PC players dont mind.

For this hobby, having it first is a large part of the exitement and why I want to play in the first place.

It's like waitning to see a movie everyone else has seen and talked about - that just does'nt do it for most.

So if you want to be able to play the games before they become yesterdays news; a 360 is the best way to do that and at a very reasonable price point.

For MS it's a Win - Win situation and will continue and I for one don't mind at all. :)

muscleserge

The games the TC mentioned are 360 games - that all - K ?

Well, waiting several years to play ports is just not for me, personally.

And I'm also sick of people saying ME is multiplatform! Until it's announced, it's not! KOTOR was different.

DarthLukeboy

kotor was pc and xbox during dev time, this time its not ;)

you can still play them on the 360 cant you??.........:roll:

i dont see the problem here at all!

[QUOTE="DarthLukeboy"]

Well, waiting several years to play ports is just not for me, personally.

And I'm also sick of people saying ME is multiplatform! Until it's announced, it's not! KOTOR was different.

toxicmog

Exactly.

kotor was pc and xbox during dev time, this time its not ;)

Who cares? Most people dont have insane gaming PCs, its for PC gamers, not for Damage control for cows.dracolich666

Well said and given the traditional supporters of the Xbox platform are developers who also make PC games it's in their best interests to keep these developers happy. The best way to do that is to make it easy to make games for both 360/PC so they can maximise their profits. The more money developers make with 360/PC games the greater the chance of them making more games on these platforms.

Well, waiting several years to play ports is just not for me, personally.

And I'm also sick of people saying ME is multiplatform! Until it's announced, it's not! KOTOR was different.

DarthLukeboy

Now the porting of GeOW really sucks for 360 owners. PC players will get a better-looking version, a campaign with roughly twice as much content and a level editor that will bolster the gameplay insanely. Basically if you've played the 360 version you won't get to see even half of what the game has.

eventually...

ChiefFreeman

that's the key word here. It's not like anybody is going to put off buying any of these games (or a 360 for that matter) just cause they're coming out on pc.

Also if you ask most people that own both a PC and a 360 they'll tell you that it's pretty easy to figure out which platform they're buying on.

[QUOTE="BillGates_Money"]wait...how does a game like lost planet bring in more money to m$ when it comes to pc?Meu2k7

It doesnt give any money to M$ , neither does Gears of War. Only games by Microsoft Studios earn anything.

It just keeps thier grip on gaming on PCs. So theres no room for Macs to step in.

Well Microsoft Game Studios is thepublisher for Gears of War on the PC, so they would make (more) money off of Gears.

... No, it doesn't "Suck for the rest of us." Do you really take it personally when MS ports a Xbox game to the PC? Just so you know, Microsoft doesn't care about what goes on around SW. They aren't going to hold out porting a 360 game to the PC if it means more money, just because it could start a 15 page flame war and a string of account suicides in SW.

Not-A-Stalker

[QUOTE="Not-A-Stalker"]

... No, it doesn't "Suck for the rest of us." Do you really take it personally when MS ports a Xbox game to the PC? Just so you know, Microsoft doesn't care about what goes on around SW. They aren't going to hold out porting a 360 game to the PC if it means more money, just because it could start a 15 page flame war and a string of account suicides in SW.

ChiefFreeman

[QUOTE="ChiefFreeman"][QUOTE="Not-A-Stalker"]

... No, it doesn't "Suck for the rest of us." Do you really take it personally when MS ports a Xbox game to the PC? Just so you know, Microsoft doesn't care about what goes on around SW. They aren't going to hold out porting a 360 game to the PC if it means more money, just because it could start a 15 page flame war and a string of account suicides in SW.

muscleserge

I understand it from a business standpoint. But they should expect backlash from console owners.

[QUOTE="Not-A-Stalker"]

... No, it doesn't "Suck for the rest of us." Do you really take it personally when MS ports a Xbox game to the PC? Just so you know, Microsoft doesn't care about what goes on around SW. They aren't going to hold out porting a 360 game to the PC if it means more money, just because it could start a 15 page flame war and a string of account suicides in SW.

ChiefFreeman

Then don't buy an Xbox 360 or any Xbox consoles anymore and stick with PC gaming. Is that so hard for you to do?

[QUOTE="Not-A-Stalker"]

... No, it doesn't "Suck for the rest of us." Do you really take it personally when MS ports a Xbox game to the PC? Just so you know, Microsoft doesn't care about what goes on around SW. They aren't going to hold out porting a 360 game to the PC if it means more money, just because it could start a 15 page flame war and a string of account suicides in SW.

ChiefFreeman

How does it make the games you bought your 360 for any better or worse? If Gears of War wasn't coming to PC it wouldn't make the 360 version play any better. You do have a right to feel that way, I just don't understand it.

This obsession with "exclusives" is nonsense and only matters to fanboys. M$ has bigger things to worry about, like saving the dying PC gaming market. Without 360 hand-me-downs hermits would have hardly anything to look forward to.
Natural_Mystic

This obsession with "exclusives" is nonsense and only matters to fanboys. M$ has bigger things to worry about, like saving the dying PC gaming market. Without 360 hand-me-downs hermits would have hardly anything to look forward to.
Natural_Mystic

[QUOTE="muscleserge"][QUOTE="ChiefFreeman"][QUOTE="Not-A-Stalker"]

... No, it doesn't "Suck for the rest of us." Do you really take it personally when MS ports a Xbox game to the PC? Just so you know, Microsoft doesn't care about what goes on around SW. They aren't going to hold out porting a 360 game to the PC if it means more money, just because it could start a 15 page flame war and a string of account suicides in SW.

ChiefFreeman

I understand it from a business standpoint. But they should expect backlash from console owners.

[QUOTE="muscleserge"][QUOTE="ChiefFreeman"][QUOTE="Not-A-Stalker"]

... No, it doesn't "Suck for the rest of us." Do you really take it personally when MS ports a Xbox game to the PC? Just so you know, Microsoft doesn't care about what goes on around SW. They aren't going to hold out porting a 360 game to the PC if it means more money, just because it could start a 15 page flame war and a string of account suicides in SW.

ChiefFreeman

I understand it from a business standpoint. But they should expect backlash from console owners.

Yeah, I sure was mad that PC owners got Halo 2 2+ years after I had already beaten it...

Gears of War? If you were that hard up to play it, you played it already. Same goes for Lost Planet, and it will be the same for Halo 3 come September. Waiting more than a year to play last year's "gotta play them" games does not sound like fun.

So unless you like waiting, or you really like PC gaming, don't short change the 360 and the appeal of playing games when they are still new and fresh.

[QUOTE="Natural_Mystic"]This obsession with "exclusives" is nonsense and only matters to fanboys. M$ has bigger things to worry about, like saving the dying PC gaming market. Without 360 hand-me-downs hermits would have hardly anything to look forward to.
TNT_Slug

Competing in what framework? If you say it being better, that would be an opinion, and I would say that many games are better to me. If you mean sales wise, you could be onto something though, since Starcraft is huge in pro gaming.

I'm only keeping it for Halo 3, which will take no less than 2-3 years to come to the Pc.ChiefFreeman

2-3 yrs from now, Halo 3 is not going to be the big deal it is now - know what I mean ?

[QUOTE="Not-A-Stalker"]

... No, it doesn't "Suck for the rest of us." Do you really take it personally when MS ports a Xbox game to the PC? Just so you know, Microsoft doesn't care about what goes on around SW. They aren't going to hold out porting a 360 game to the PC if it means more money, just because it could start a 15 page flame war and a string of account suicides in SW.

ChiefFreeman

Go punch some pillows, then cry.

You might feel alittle better.

[QUOTE="Meu2k7"]

[QUOTE="SecretPolice"][QUOTE="BillGates_Money"]wait...how does a game like lost planet bring in more money to m$ when it comes to pc?SecretPolice

M$ Depends on the PC Games market more than Gamers depend on M$ ... we just buy the OS ...

Did I miss something?

I buy my OS for more than just games, they earn nothing from me in terms of games at all, but if the consumer went elsewhere for gaming M$ would be screwed.

[QUOTE="SecretPolice"][QUOTE="Meu2k7"]

[QUOTE="SecretPolice"][QUOTE="BillGates_Money"]wait...how does a game like lost planet bring in more money to m$ when it comes to pc?Meu2k7

M$ Depends on the PC Games market more than Gamers depend on M$ ... we just buy the OS ...

Did I miss something?

I buy my OS for more than just games, they earn nothing from me in terms of games at all, but if the consumer went elsewhere for gaming M$ would be screwed.

I think more games have come from PC to console than the other way around, so we are still in credit. Plus as some hermits will claim, we've mucked up a few of their games by them becoming multiplatform. So the games may be made better, but I doubt they'll top the best the PC has or the current best game on the 360 at the time the port is released.

[QUOTE="Natural_Mystic"]This obsession with "exclusives" is nonsense and only matters to fanboys. M$ has bigger things to worry about, like saving the dying PC gaming market. Without 360 hand-me-downs hermits would have hardly anything to look forward to.
TNT_Slug

This obsession with "exclusives" is nonsense and only matters to fanboys. M$ has bigger things to worry about, like saving the dying PC gaming market. Without 360 hand-me-downs hermits would have hardly anything to look forward to.
Natural_Mystic

you mean other than the highest number of AAA/AA exclusives each year? :?