PC should be the best platform for fighting games

Most graphics hard have HDMI inputs which means you can hook it up to a big TV and yeah you can use ANY controller or a fighting stick (I do),

PC is the best for fighting games, better graphics and more gamepad options.

Blazblue, SF4, and now possibly Mortal Kombat making its way to PC could mean a rise in the PC fighting game market, possibly.

Devs just need to make sure to release there games on Steam and not retail only, Capcom only released SF4 on PC retail and didn't use Steam till about 8 months later which was stupid.

Imagine using a laptop on the go and playing some Street Fighter (already possible) or Mortal Kombat with 2 wireless 360 pads, would be sick.

Anyways, what do you guys think on PC for fighting games?

Instashot

I absolutely agree 100%. I was playing Street Fighter 4 on my 50" Samsung Plasma by hooking up my HD 4870 to it. The difference in graphics playing at 1080P is NIGHT and DAY. The game looks absolutely AMAZING at full HD. It looks nothing like playing it at 720P. I know I have played games on my PS3 at 720P and compared that to 1080P everything looks SO MUCH sharper and clearer. Not to mention I could play it with FSAA. I don't know why there aren't more fighting games on the PC. The piracy issue is a bunch of bullcrap. Use a steam like system where you have to log in online to play and the CD key gets locked for only one account. How hard is that? How many pirated copies of Half-Life 2 are out there? I bet it's very, very little. Even Valve admitted that the number of pirated copies from Half-Life 2 is extremely small. Valve is one of the few companies that have figured out to almost stamp out piracy in thier games.

Most graphics hard have HDMI inputs which means you can hook it up to a big TV and yeah you can use ANY controller or a fighting stick (I do),

PC is the best for fighting games, better graphics and more gamepad options.

Blazblue, SF4, and now possibly Mortal Kombat making its way to PC could mean a rise in the PC fighting game market, possibly.

Devs just need to make sure to release there games on Steam and not retail only, Capcom only released SF4 on PC retail and didn't use Steam till about 8 months later which was stupid.

Imagine using a laptop on the go and playing some Street Fighter (already possible) or Mortal Kombat with 2 wireless 360 pads, would be sick.

Anyways, what do you guys think on PC for fighting games?

Instashot

LMAO um no. PC is by far the worst platform for fighting games. Why? Because visually the only way those games have an advantage is image quality settings which means its really not that much better looking at all and then you take into account that the fighting game community on pc is non existant hence the reason SSF4 isnt even coming to pc.

well thank you captin obvious. of course the superior gaming platform would be best for any genre.

well thank you captin obvious. of course the superior gaming platform would be best for any genre.

washd123

To bad its not .

To bad its not .

TheSterls

too bad it is. maybe one day console gamers will finally realize this and the consoles can die and gaming can remove its shackles.

[QUOTE="jedikevin2"]@ Savebattery I hope you understand that this thread is demonstrating that the PC is just as capable for this genre. It has some fighter games and can easily handle it. This is why the TC said "should". Should is not "is". Consoles still have this genre by leap and bounds on amount of games. That does not disprove that the PC could or should be a great platform for this genre considering it does have some good fighting games and could easily handle it.savebattery

Um just for a FYI, I just had 6 friends over playing Melty Blood, guilty gear on my 32 inch spectre for a couple hours off my PC. The TC is speaking in context and I hope you understand that. On a Technology sense, It is the best platform for it when it comes to input devices, controls, graphics and what not.

As 2 members spoke earlier, I too believe the PC is not because of piracy, and the social networking that has been brought up for this genre on consoles.

I don't know why there aren't more fighting games on the PC. The piracy issue is a bunch of bullcrap. Use a steam like system where you have to log in online to play and the CD key gets locked for only one account. How hard is that? Xtasy26

I don't really like the idea of fighting games on PC, conisidering how hard they are to play on a keyboard.tekken220

Read back through the thread to get a understand how things were stated and you will notice we are not talking about the keyboard here.

Okay this is the only reason capcom wont bring SSF4 to PC

DLC

Capcom love charging console gamers 10 dollar's or so for costumes and stuff

The pc version of SS4 was able to get all that dlc for free

also with Mods, the PC version of SS4 was able to get skins/costumes better than capcoms official DLC (naked cammy anyone?)

Same reason why they took dedicated servers away from MW2, DLC is a real money maker

Okay this is the only reason capcom wont bring SSF4 to PC

DLC

Capcom love charging console gamers 10 dollar's or so for costumes and stuff

Ultizer

[QUOTE="Ultizer"]

Okay this is the only reason capcom wont bring SSF4 to PC

DLC

Capcom love charging console gamers 10 dollar's or so for costumes and stuff

dc337

nah its DLC dude

I've never had any issues with a fighting game for PC. I always use the KB/Mouse combo as well. Just as I did with DMC4 (well, DMC4 only uses the KB but you know what I mean)and destroyed that game. I would still prefer a joystick while playing a fighting game though.

SFIV on pc was pirated at a ratio of over 10:1. That means less than 1 in 10 pc gamers actually paid for it. Anyone who really wants to play fighting games already has a 360 or PS3. Capcom gave pc gamers a chance and they blew it.

dc337

making claims with no proof makes you look ignorant

[QUOTE="Instashot"]

Most graphics hard have HDMI inputs which means you can hook it up to a big TV and yeah you can use ANY controller or a fighting stick (I do),

PC is the best for fighting games, better graphics and more gamepad options.

Blazblue, SF4, and now possibly Mortal Kombat making its way to PC could mean a rise in the PC fighting game market, possibly.

Devs just need to make sure to release there games on Steam and not retail only, Capcom only released SF4 on PC retail and didn't use Steam till about 8 months later which was stupid.

Imagine using a laptop on the go and playing some Street Fighter (already possible) or Mortal Kombat with 2 wireless 360 pads, would be sick.

Anyways, what do you guys think on PC for fighting games?

TheSterls

Because visually the only way those games have an advantage is image quality settings which means its really not that much better looking

When I read that I almost fell out of my chair. Not better looking visually? Have you played games at 1080P and compared that to 720P. SFIV looks crap at 720P when compared to 1080P. It's like comparing a movie in regular quality DVD to 1080P Blu-ray. You don't notice any difference between regular DVD movie to Blu-Ray 1080P? If you don't than you must be blind. People say there is a difference in playing games last gen resolution at 640x480 to this gen 720P and the difference is only 614400 pixels. While the difference between 720P to 1080P is 1152000 pixels. So the difference is even larger from the last gen to this gen. The difference is night and day it would be like me saying the game doesn't really look much better playing at last gen resolution to this gen 720P gen. Just ridiculous. Not to mention I could play with 4X FSAA and 16X anistrophic filter AT 1080P. Something that the consoles can't even touch.

[QUOTE="Xtasy26"] I don't know why there aren't more fighting games on the PC. The piracy issue is a bunch of bullcrap. Use a steam like system where you have to log in online to play and the CD key gets locked for only one account. How hard is that? dc337

Please provide proof. I remember playing it without any issues.

Most graphics hard have HDMI inputs which means you can hook it up to a big TV and yeah you can use ANY controller or a fighting stick (I do),

PC is the best for fighting games, better graphics and more gamepad options.

Blazblue, SF4, and now possibly Mortal Kombat making its way to PC could mean a rise in the PC fighting game market, possibly.

Devs just need to make sure to release there games on Steam and not retail only, Capcom only released SF4 on PC retail and didn't use Steam till about 8 months later which was stupid.

Imagine using a laptop on the go and playing some Street Fighter (already possible) or Mortal Kombat with 2 wireless 360 pads, would be sick.

Anyways, what do you guys think on PC for fighting games?

Instashot

Going by your logic THEORETICALLY pc is the best for every single game genre....if every game was released on the pc, but obviously thats not the case.

Blazblue and tekken are not going to be on the pc anytime soon, keep hoping bro.

as long as you have a PC Controller you're safe for PC Fighting Games.

[QUOTE="Mystic-G"]

Well since mouse and keyboard is the standard for pretty much all PC gamers to have as a input device, it makes fighting games much less popular. Unless there was a way to get more gamepads to be obtained easier and cheaper then I'd suspect it'd become more popular.

Instashot

[QUOTE="Einhanderkiller"][QUOTE="dragonfly110"]

didnt capcom state that they were done with the PC though because of how much SF4 got pirated?

TheShadowLord07

forgive me I should've been more specific, Im talking within the fighting genre alone. Obviously the whole company isnt dumping PC.

Going by your logic THEORETICALLY pc is the best for every single game genre....if every game was released on the pc, but obviously thats not the case.

Blazblue and tekken are not going to be on the pc anytime soon, keep hoping bro.

PSdual_wielder

blaz blue is on the pc. and pc is the best for any genre. itd be pretty ignorant to suggest otherwise

Ya it's popular, it sold decently and only 1% of people actually legitimately bought it :lol:. It may be popular on PC, but Capcom said they're done because it got pirated so much.oldkingallant

you might want to back up your claims with proof

[QUOTE="PSdual_wielder"]

Going by your logic THEORETICALLY pc is the best for every single game genre....if every game was released on the pc, but obviously thats not the case.

Blazblue and tekken are not going to be on the pc anytime soon, keep hoping bro.

washd123

blaz blue is on the pc. and pc is the best for any genre. itd be pretty ignorant to suggest otherwise

it is? :roll:

it is? :roll:

PSdual_wielder

here

its clamity trigger but im pretty sure continum shift is there as well

[QUOTE="PSdual_wielder"]

it is? :roll:

washd123

here

its clamity trigger but im pretty sure continum shift is there as well

fighting games are horrible on consoles tbh the so mighty sitting on the coach style doesnt work with arcadesticks. I hope to see more fighting game on pc trust me guys its much moreconvenient to have an arcadestick on the table near your monitor.

The main gripe I have about consoles is that when I play fighting games on my PS3 as well as others and I try the same game on the PC the difference is night and day. Street Fighter IV looks gorgeous at FULL HD 1080P. I was like WOW when I first played at 1080P on my Samsung Plasma. AT 720P the characters and background looks blury and no where NEAR as crystal clear and sharp like when playing at 1080P.

[QUOTE="washd123"]

[QUOTE="PSdual_wielder"]

it is? :roll:

killab2oo5

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its clamity trigger but im pretty sure continum shift is there as well

And its the japanese version on top of that. :|

I doubt the people this thread is pointing towards(NA and europeans) will be able to get their hands on it.

Most of the games don't come to the PC, the closed platform of a console is more suited to fighters and there's much more people playing online on consoles. Consoles are easily the preferable choice for fighters, always have been.

And the multiplayer for sfiv is horrible on the pc version compared to consoles. Not to mention super sfiv is not on the pc.

As a big fighting game fan, I have to dissagree with TC. When it comes to fighting games, PC's just don't do the job like consoles can. A few reasons include:

1. The controller. How am I going to use a Hadoken on a keyboard? Am I going to press 2,26,6+p? I can't see that working well at all. Now, you can use a usb controller, but that still requires you to buy one (if you don't have one, that is), and if you play on a fight stick, you may have to replace the parts, mod it, etc.

2. Local Play. One thing me and my friends used to do every friday is get together, put up a 360 (and a PS3 if I brought it), and play MvC2 and SSF4. We can easily transport our consoles. But not only can we not do that with our computers, we REFUSE to huddle on a small moniter and play SSF4, and when it won't even look that great (I'm the only one of my friends who is anywhere near a PC gamer, and I'm still a console guy forever, so I'm not shelling out for a gaming comp). Plus, it just feels great to sit down on a couch, pull out some snacks, and trash talk each other on who sucks.

3. Popularity. I know there are multiple fighting games on the PC, and Melty Blood made it to EVO 2010. But you know what I found out during evo? Looking at the online chat I was in, there was a grand total of9 people including mewho knew that the hell melty blood was.9 peopleout of the 1000+ watching.And I only know it because I've heard of it before. I had never even seen gameplay until then. I'm not saying the game unknown, but it's hard enough to find people who know Guilty Gear. And that game is somthing you DON'T have to import.

Now, don't get me wrong: I wouldn't mind if PC's got more into the fighting game scene. But I can't see them ever being the best platform for fighting games. I can't even see them being popular right now. The most popular PC fighting game I know of is MUGEN, and we all know how balanced and great that is, and how many tourneys that thing makes it into. The PC is great for gaming, I won't deny that. You can do a ton that you can't do on consoles. But consoles (and arcades) will always be the best platforms for fighting games.

Most graphics hard have HDMI inputs which means you can hook it up to a big TV and yeah you can use ANY controller or a fighting stick (I do),

PC is the best for fighting games, better graphics and more gamepad options.

Blazblue, SF4, and now possibly Mortal Kombat making its way to PC could mean a rise in the PC fighting game market, possibly.

Devs just need to make sure to release there games on Steam and not retail only, Capcom only released SF4 on PC retail and didn't use Steam till about 8 months later which was stupid.

Imagine using a laptop on the go and playing some Street Fighter (already possible) or Mortal Kombat with 2 wireless 360 pads, would be sick.

Anyways, what do you guys think on PC for fighting games?

Instashot

PC is the best platform for every genre.

PC gas better controls, true HD graphics (unlike 720p or sub HD on the so called HD consoles :lol:), better online.. Hell everything is better on PC compared to consoles

[QUOTE="Instashot"]

Most graphics hard have HDMI inputs which means you can hook it up to a big TV and yeah you can use ANY controller or a fighting stick (I do),

PC is the best for fighting games, better graphics and more gamepad options.

Blazblue, SF4, and now possibly Mortal Kombat making its way to PC could mean a rise in the PC fighting game market, possibly.

Devs just need to make sure to release there games on Steam and not retail only, Capcom only released SF4 on PC retail and didn't use Steam till about 8 months later which was stupid.

Imagine using a laptop on the go and playing some Street Fighter (already possible) or Mortal Kombat with 2 wireless 360 pads, would be sick.

Anyways, what do you guys think on PC for fighting games?

loadedboon

PC is the best platform for every genre.

PC gas better controls, true HD graphics (unlike 720p or sub HD on the so called HD consoles :lol:), better online.. Hell everything is better on PC compared to consoles

No.

[QUOTE="loadedboon"]

[QUOTE="Instashot"]

Most graphics hard have HDMI inputs which means you can hook it up to a big TV and yeah you can use ANY controller or a fighting stick (I do),

PC is the best for fighting games, better graphics and more gamepad options.

Blazblue, SF4, and now possibly Mortal Kombat making its way to PC could mean a rise in the PC fighting game market, possibly.

Devs just need to make sure to release there games on Steam and not retail only, Capcom only released SF4 on PC retail and didn't use Steam till about 8 months later which was stupid.

Imagine using a laptop on the go and playing some Street Fighter (already possible) or Mortal Kombat with 2 wireless 360 pads, would be sick.

Anyways, what do you guys think on PC for fighting games?

waltefmoney

PC is the best platform for every genre.

PC gas better controls, true HD graphics (unlike 720p or sub HD on the so called HD consoles :lol:), better online.. Hell everything is better on PC compared to consoles

No.

Is that the best you can come up with? This just proves the PC is better for everything :lol:

[QUOTE="waltefmoney"]

[QUOTE="loadedboon"]

PC is the best platform for every genre.

PC gas better controls, true HD graphics (unlike 720p or sub HD on the so called HD consoles :lol:), better online.. Hell everything is better on PC compared to consoles

loadedboon

No.

Is that the best you can come up with? This just proves the PC is better for everything :lol:

It's not.

Fighting games are all about beating the crap out of your mates for hours. The minute I tell them 'hang on a sec, I'll go get my PC and lug it to the living room,' they'll be out the door playing SSFIV somwhere else, and won't return no matter how much I explain u can use 360 controllers, play it on a tv or whatever. Until perceptions change, I'm sticking to consoles.

I wouldn't go so far as to say the best by any stretch but it is viable no doubt there, I don't know about the majority of pc gamers but I have had an arcade stick handy for the pc for a long time for erm other reasons...

[QUOTE="NerubianWeaver"]Lack of titles like the franchises of Soul Calibur, DoA, Tekken and SSIV makes it improbable to proclaim PC as best platform for fighting games.unknown37

[QUOTE="PSdual_wielder"]

it is? :roll:

washd123

here

its clamity trigger but im pretty sure continum shift is there as well

[QUOTE="Instashot"]

Most graphics hard have HDMI inputs which means you can hook it up to a big TV and yeah you can use ANY controller or a fighting stick (I do),

PC is the best for fighting games, better graphics and more gamepad options.

Blazblue, SF4, and now possibly Mortal Kombat making its way to PC could mean a rise in the PC fighting game market, possibly.

Devs just need to make sure to release there games on Steam and not retail only, Capcom only released SF4 on PC retail and didn't use Steam till about 8 months later which was stupid.

Imagine using a laptop on the go and playing some Street Fighter (already possible) or Mortal Kombat with 2 wireless 360 pads, would be sick.

Anyways, what do you guys think on PC for fighting games?

Xtasy26

I absolutely agree 100%. I was playing Street Fighter 4 on my 50" Samsung Plasma by hooking up my HD 4870 to it. The difference in graphics playing at 1080P is NIGHT and DAY. The game looks absolutely AMAZING at full HD. It looks nothing like playing it at 720P. I know I have played games on my PS3 at 720P and compared that to 1080P everything looks SO MUCH sharper and clearer. Not to mention I could play it with FSAA. I don't know why there aren't more fighting games on the PC. The piracy issue is a bunch of bullcrap. Use a steam like system where you have to log in online to play and the CD key gets locked for only one account. How hard is that? How many pirated copies of Half-Life 2 are out there? I bet it's very, very little. Even Valve admitted that the number of pirated copies from Half-Life 2 is extremely small. Valve is one of the few companies that have figured out to almost stamp out piracy in thier games.

[QUOTE="Instashot"]

Most graphics hard have HDMI inputs which means you can hook it up to a big TV and yeah you can use ANY controller or a fighting stick (I do),

PC is the best for fighting games, better graphics and more gamepad options.

Blazblue, SF4, and now possibly Mortal Kombat making its way to PC could mean a rise in the PC fighting game market, possibly.

Devs just need to make sure to release there games on Steam and not retail only, Capcom only released SF4 on PC retail and didn't use Steam till about 8 months later which was stupid.

Imagine using a laptop on the go and playing some Street Fighter (already possible) or Mortal Kombat with 2 wireless 360 pads, would be sick.

Anyways, what do you guys think on PC for fighting games?

TheSterls

LMAO um no. PC is by far the worst platform for fighting games. Why? Because visually the only way those games have an advantage is image quality settings which means its really not that much better looking at all and then you take into account that the fighting game community on pc is non existant hence the reason SSF4 isnt even coming to pc.

Technically, SSFIV is going to be released on the PC i.e. targeted for Taito Type X2 (Wintel gaming PC).

From http://arcadeheroes.com/2010/05/12/super-street-fighter-iv-arcade-listed-for-sale-at-the-end-of-august/ PS; make that end of October 2010.

They are still working on Taito Type X2 SSFIV version. They have to complete the Taito Type X2 SSFIV version before the official PC home version. The official home PC version SFIV is basically the Taito Type X2 version.

As a big fighting game fan, I have to dissagree with TC. When it comes to fighting games, PC's just don't do the job like consoles can. A few reasons include:

1. The controller. How am I going to use a Hadoken on a keyboard? Am I going to press 2,26,6+p? I can't see that working well at all. Now, you can use a usb controller, but that still requires you to buy one (if you don't have one, that is), and if you play on a fight stick, you may have to replace the parts, mod it, etc.

2. Local Play. One thing me and my friends used to do every friday is get together, put up a 360 (and a PS3 if I brought it), and play MvC2 and SSF4. We can easily transport our consoles. But not only can we not do that with our computers, we REFUSE to huddle on a small moniter and play SSF4, and when it won't even look that great (I'm the only one of my friends who is anywhere near a PC gamer, and I'm still a console guy forever, so I'm not shelling out for a gaming comp). Plus, it just feels great to sit down on a couch, pull out some snacks, and trash talk each other on who sucks.

3. Popularity. I know there are multiple fighting games on the PC, and Melty Blood made it to EVO 2010. But you know what I found out during evo? Looking at the online chat I was in, there was a grand total of9 people including mewho knew that the hell melty blood was.9 peopleout of the 1000+ watching.And I only know it because I've heard of it before. I had never even seen gameplay until then. I'm not saying the game unknown, but it's hard enough to find people who know Guilty Gear. And that game is somthing you DON'T have to import.

Now, don't get me wrong: I wouldn't mind if PC's got more into the fighting game scene. But I can't see them ever being the best platform for fighting games. I can't even see them being popular right now. The most popular PC fighting game I know of is MUGEN, and we all know how balanced and great that is, and how many tourneys that thing makes it into. The PC is great for gaming, I won't deny that. You can do a ton that you can't do on consoles. But consoles (and arcades) will always be the best platforms for fighting games.

solidoutlaw

2. I've played SFIV on PC locally with my friend, I have 2 PS3 controllers, 2 USB cables and 2 ports, done.

3. Not sure what Melty Blood has anything to do with popularity on PC, since it's also out on PS2, as well as the version they played at EVO was the PS2 version. Melty Blood has always been released on PS2 first, then possibly ported to the PC.

yeah and they will get pirated to hell.AiurProtoss

[QUOTE="washd123"]

[QUOTE="PSdual_wielder"]

it is? :roll:

siLVURcross

here

its clamity trigger but im pretty sure continum shift is there as well

From Amazon.com

BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger seems to be "Games For Windows Live" title.