Delaying multi-platform ports is stupid.

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Rainbird said:

Rock_on_2008 said:
Assassins Creed, Mass effect, Gears of War, Burnout Paradise City, Devil May Cry 4, GTA 4, delayed for PC. PC versions would of sold more if released at same time as console versions of the game. Excitement for the game would have faded when the game does make a re- appearance . Cosmetic improvements do little to enhance sales of the game, that has been delayed.

Wow, you are so right about the delays for PC Rock_on, in fact I will go so far as to say most of them should never even be made for PC.
Mass Effect, Gears of War and partially GTA IV should be on PC as the only ones you've listed here, and I don't even see why you put Burnout Paradise on your list as it was never ever intended as a PC game, and is in fact the first PC version of a Burnout game, you should be happy that they are at least doing.

And GTA IV hasn't even been announced for PC yet, Rockstar might as well not do the port and do something else.

And the hole thing you are nagging about here is what we normally know as 'timed exclusives', which is essentially (for this generation) Microsoft or Sony making a deal with a given game developer to delay the game for the opposing console and/or PC. If that isn't the case, then the developer most likely will have another version follow the essential releases due to time restraints. This can prove important for the sales of the PS3/X360, which is why it is so used as it is, and so I think that instead saying that it is stupid here, I think you should try and explain to Sony and Microsoft why it sucks so much and see what will happen.

 

Whew, sorry about all that, guess you caught me in a bad mood :P

GTA: San Andreas sold 2.5 millions on PC (without counting digital distribution), so I don't think 'not porting' is a good option for Rockstar. There have been heavy rumors about GTA IV PC being released in October