xbox 360 holding gaming back: case Alanwake.

In 2005-2006, this game demo was showcased as the example of a quadcore-DirectX 10 optimized engine. Featuring a gorgeous open huge forest world with impressive draw distance while managing still fine details. This was seen a game in which M$ could finally convince hardcore gamers to upgrade to windows vista.

But now is mid 2009 and this game has de-evolved into another fogy corridor shooter, technically not match to even the original Stalker. The reason is quite simple and sad: sometime down the road the 360 became the lead (and possibly the only) SKU for this game. Making the original vision technically impossible.

Another example of the 360 holding gaming back.

look i'm a HUGE SONY FAN..but alan wake looks very very nice, of course it isn't going to look like it did a couple of years back, just go look at the prototype for Resident Evil 4 (it looks WAY different the the orignal product).. i don't see how the 360 is holding it back, but that's just me

Yep its sad really. And theirs also no reason why this game had to be dumbed down even if it was on 360.

I guess it must suck to be you then. If you are so worried about console gaming holding back PC gaming, then buy PC exclusives only. Problem solved.

The rest of us will buy and likely enjoy the game.

look i'm a HUGE SONY FAN..but alan wake looks very very nice, of course it isn't going to look like it did a couple of years back, just go look at the prototype for Resident Evil 4 (it looks WAY different the the orignal product).. i don't see how the 360 is holding it back, but that's just me

Chris_Williams

oh jeesh, the game still looks freakin awesome, and you guys haven't played it yet...get off the drugs.

Wow, they did not do it because the 360 could not take it, they did it for the sake of better story telling. Brightfalls will be there and the game will not be completly linear, they will probably let you explore it when you are finished with the game.

look i'm a HUGE SONY FAN..but alan wake looks very very nice, of course it isn't going to look like it did a couple of years back, just go look at the prototype for Resident Evil 4 (it looks WAY different the the orignal product).. i don't see how the 360 is holding it back, but that's just me

Chris_Williams

If you watch the newer trailer it looks better than in 06.

If memory serves me correctly, it was changed because of the story demanded it to be changed; not the Xbox 360's limited power compared to the PC.Stevo_the_gamer

/thread and back fire.

In 2005-2006, this game demo was showcased as the example of a quadcore-DirectX 10 optimized engine. Featuring a gorgeous open huge forest world with impressive draw distance while managing still fine details. This was seen a game in which M$ could finally convince hardcore gamers to upgrade to windows vista.

But now is mid 2009 and this game has de-evolved into another fogy corridor shooter, technically not match to even the original Stalker. The reason is quite simple and sad: sometime down the road the 360 became the lead (and possibly the only) SKU for this game. Making the original vision technically impossible.

Another example of the 360 holding gaming back.

loco145

I guess it must suck to be you then. If you are so worried about console gaming holding back PC gaming, then buy PC exclusives only. Problem solved.

The rest of us will buy and likely enjoy the game.

look i'm a HUGE SONY FAN..but alan wake looks very very nice, of course it isn't going to look like it did a couple of years back, just go look at the prototype for Resident Evil 4 (it looks WAY different the the orignal product).. i don't see how the 360 is holding it back, but that's just me

Chris_Williams

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In 2005-2006, this game demo was showcased as the example of a quadcore-DirectX 10 optimized engine. Featuring a gorgeous open huge forest world with impressive draw distance while managing still fine details. This was seen a game in which M$ could finally convince hardcore gamers to upgrade to windows vista.

But now is mid 2009 and this game has de-evolved into another fogy corridor shooter, technically not match to even the original Stalker. The reason is quite simple and sad: sometime down the road the 360 became the lead (and possibly the only) SKU for this game. Making the original vision technically impossible.

Another example of the 360 holding gaming back.

navyguy21

It looks better than many linear games(this game is this not completely linear), and yea FUEL is huge. But yea it isn't the 360, it is for story.

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look i'm a HUGE SONY FAN..but alan wake looks very very nice, of course it isn't going to look like it did a couple of years back, just go look at the prototype for Resident Evil 4 (it looks WAY different the the orignal product).. i don't see how the 360 is holding it back, but that's just me

gameofthering

Prbably cause it went multi and no optimization for just gamecube.

We haven't seen enough of it to judge it and call it a corridor shooter...

We haven't seen enough of it to judge it and call it a corridor shooter...

ps3wizard45

It is not gonna be corridor, it is gnna probably be like a fable type of "sandbox/linear mix"

Lol. I love the "blame the 360 for holding back gaming" theories.

It isn't the developers fault at all. :|

Lol. I love the "blame the 360 for holding back gaming" theories.

It isn't the developers fault at all. :|

heretrix

This thread should be over it is a story choice.

You should be blaming PC pirates for this. It's not the Microsofts fault that most pc games get pirated to death now a days, and because of this and xbox360 gamers unfailing ability to actually buy games you have the situation we are in today. Its sad for me because I used to love PC gaming over everything but anymore I don't even have the desire to build/buy a new pc in the future due to pc pirates.

In 2005-2006, this game demo was showcased as the example of a quadcore-DirectX 10 optimized engine. Featuring a gorgeous open huge forest world with impressive draw distance while managing still fine details. This was seen a game in which M$ could finally convince hardcore gamers to upgrade to windows vista.

But now is mid 2009 and this game has de-evolved into another fogy corridor shooter, technically not match to even the original Stalker. The reason is quite simple and sad: sometime down the road the 360 became the lead (and possibly the only) SKU for this game. Making the original vision technically impossible.

Another example of the 360 holding gaming back.

example of this thread as explained in a real life situation.

360 kid: *sits in his corner not affecting any thing*

Developer: Okay we need this and this to happen we'll use pc.

PC: *here he is in the middle of every thing*

Developer: nah we've decided to use 360 instead

Developer: *grabs 360 kid and forces him into the limelight*

Publich: why does this thing they need to happen not look as good as it used to be?

As you can see how is the 360 holding it back? its not, its been put into a position where it is trying to do the load of what a super expensive and high end system years ago was capable of doing, something not even the ps3 could do, as you can see its not the 360 holding the game back, its the developer and you the consumer expecting a 200-400 dollar system to outpreform and still keep the same game, and same development as a system that likely cost 2000 or more dollars years ago when you first saw the game on a quad core direct x 10 system.

Blame the developers not the system its on, they could have easily kept it a pc game if they wanted but they wanted money.

In 2005-2006, this game demo was showcased as the example of a quadcore-DirectX 10 optimized engine. Featuring a gorgeous open huge forest world with impressive draw distance while managing still fine details. This was seen a game in which M$ could finally convince hardcore gamers to upgrade to windows vista.

But now is mid 2009 and this game has de-evolved into another fogy corridor shooter, technically not match to even the original Stalker. The reason is quite simple and sad: sometime down the road the 360 became the lead (and possibly the only) SKU for this game. Making the original vision technically impossible.

Another example of the 360 holding gaming back.

loco145

Geforce 8600GT/9500/9600M's CUDA 32 shader model was replaced by CUDA 48 shader model (e.g. Geforce GT220 DX10.1 40nm release) for NV's mainstream segment.

Ya, for better story telling. :roll:

The replies in this thread are one of the prime reasons why gaming is dead/dying.