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Squilliam on 15 February 2010
KingKold said:
Squilliam said:
Its because people started saying 'wait the game is coming out on PC I don't need an Xbox 360' so Microsoft read those posts and responded in kind.

I'm guilty of this! The whole reason I didn't get a Xbox360 is because I expected a hell of lot more games to make it on PC.

Lulz! Guilty as charged eh? You should watch what you say, its all PR in reality... JK.

 



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KingKold on 15 February 2010

Also, the PC is best suited for FPS anyway. I hated Gears of Wars on the Xbox360, because the controls were awful. I could never imagine playing a FPS on a console.



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greenmedic88 on 15 February 2010
Squilliam said:
Its because people started saying 'wait the game is coming out on PC I don't need an Xbox 360' so Microsoft read those posts and responded in kind.

Probably more true than not even with the intended sarcasm.

If MS wants to maintain an encapsulated gaming platform like any console platform, I'm sure they acknowledge they do need exclusive titles labeled "Only On Xbox 360" to help market it. Fable II, Gears 2, Halo 3, Forza 3, etc. All strong games that could have easily been ported to Windows even if they wouldn't have sold as well as they did on console. 

While I don't know if Alan Wake is intended as a franchise, if it is accepted as a must play experience, it will sell more Xboxes and sell more players on the Xbox as a platform, even if it is at the expense of all those poor PC gamers who'd like to have it all on one super duper box.

SCE has their in house exclusives. Part of the problem for MS is the strong correlation between MS Games for Windows and MS Xbox which makes most PC players feel entitled to those Xbox exclusives even if they really aren't.

That being said, I'd still rather play Alan Wake on PC with DX11 effects. Too bad!



Squilliam on 15 February 2010
greenmedic88 said:
Squilliam said:
Its because people started saying 'wait the game is coming out on PC I don't need an Xbox 360' so Microsoft read those posts and responded in kind.

Probably more true than not even with the intended sarcasm.

If MS wants to maintain an encapsulated gaming platform like any console platform, I'm sure they acknowledge they do need exclusive titles labeled "Only On Xbox 360" to help market it. Fable II, Gears 2, Halo 3, Forza 3, etc. All strong games that could have easily been ported to Windows even if they wouldn't have sold as well as they did on console. 

While I don't know if Alan Wake is intended as a franchise, if it is accepted as a must play experience, it will sell more Xboxes and sell more players on the Xbox as a platform, even if it is at the expense of all those poor PC gamers who'd like to have it all on one super duper box.

SCE has their in house exclusives. Part of the problem for MS is the strong correlation between MS Games for Windows and MS Xbox which makes most PC players feel entitled to those Xbox exclusives even if they really aren't.

That being said, I'd still rather play Alan Wake on PC with DX11 effects. Too bad!

Actually no sarcasm intended. They said as much themselves.



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greenmedic88 on 15 February 2010
Squilliam said:
greenmedic88 said:
Squilliam said:
Its because people started saying 'wait the game is coming out on PC I don't need an Xbox 360' so Microsoft read those posts and responded in kind.

Probably more true than not even with the intended sarcasm.

If MS wants to maintain an encapsulated gaming platform like any console platform, I'm sure they acknowledge they do need exclusive titles labeled "Only On Xbox 360" to help market it. Fable II, Gears 2, Halo 3, Forza 3, etc. All strong games that could have easily been ported to Windows even if they wouldn't have sold as well as they did on console. 

While I don't know if Alan Wake is intended as a franchise, if it is accepted as a must play experience, it will sell more Xboxes and sell more players on the Xbox as a platform, even if it is at the expense of all those poor PC gamers who'd like to have it all on one super duper box.

SCE has their in house exclusives. Part of the problem for MS is the strong correlation between MS Games for Windows and MS Xbox which makes most PC players feel entitled to those Xbox exclusives even if they really aren't.

That being said, I'd still rather play Alan Wake on PC with DX11 effects. Too bad!

Actually no sarcasm intended. They said as much themselves.

It's their platform. If anyone doesn't like it, they can either go buy an Xbox for $199 or boycott those 360 exclusives.



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Mr Puggsly on 15 February 2010

A game like Alan Wake would probably be ignored and heavily pirated on the PC. The 360 will be that game's bread and butter.



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Zlejedi on 15 February 2010
Squilliam said:
greenmedic88 said:
Squilliam said:
Its because people started saying 'wait the game is coming out on PC I don't need an Xbox 360' so Microsoft read those posts and responded in kind.

Probably more true than not even with the intended sarcasm.

If MS wants to maintain an encapsulated gaming platform like any console platform, I'm sure they acknowledge they do need exclusive titles labeled "Only On Xbox 360" to help market it. Fable II, Gears 2, Halo 3, Forza 3, etc. All strong games that could have easily been ported to Windows even if they wouldn't have sold as well as they did on console.

While I don't know if Alan Wake is intended as a franchise, if it is accepted as a must play experience, it will sell more Xboxes and sell more players on the Xbox as a platform, even if it is at the expense of all those poor PC gamers who'd like to have it all on one super duper box.

SCE has their in house exclusives. Part of the problem for MS is the strong correlation between MS Games for Windows and MS Xbox which makes most PC players feel entitled to those Xbox exclusives even if they really aren't.

That being said, I'd still rather play Alan Wake on PC with DX11 effects. Too bad!

Actually no sarcasm intended. They said as much themselves.

It's kinda funny that by doing this they fuel the sales of macs because computer gaming is one of the biggest advantages for MS oses



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