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scat398 on 02 September 2008

This game will eventually make it's way to PC. But seriously who cares. I left PC gaming years ago and never looked back.



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DMeisterJ on 02 September 2008

We all know it's coming to PC.

Just admit it.



EaglesEye379 on 02 September 2008

^Youre right, not really. Its just another nice bullet for some to add to the arsenal of reasons not to own a 360.



mike_intellivision on 02 September 2008

Microsoft is tired of people playing for free.
PC players would not buy Xbox Live subs -- so this is their revenge, they won't release (themselves) any PC games that are from their console collection.
It makes good (short-run) business sense -- but may force people to start buying substitutes from your competitors (bad long-run business).

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Barozi on 02 September 2008

Of course it will come to PC, but I bought a 360, because I don't want to wait when those games are going to released maybe 1 or 2 years later and yes my 360 purchase was worth it :)



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jasonnc80 on 02 September 2008
mike_intellivision said:
Microsoft is tired of people playing for free.
PC players would not buy Xbox Live subs -- so this is their revenge, they won't release (themselves) any PC games that are from their console collection.
It makes good (short-run) business sense -- but may force people to start buying substitutes from your competitors (bad long-run business).

Mike from Morgantown

I don't see how keeping something exclusive forces people to buy from your competition...

So the PS3 keeping MGS4 and LBP makes people go out and buy X360's and Wii's?  I don't buy it.  Exclusives are one of the biggest factors in purchasing a console imo.



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vlad321 on 02 September 2008
mike_intellivision said:
Microsoft is tired of people playing for free.
PC players would not buy Xbox Live subs -- so this is their revenge, they won't release (themselves) any PC games that are from their console collection.
It makes good (short-run) business sense -- but may force people to start buying substitutes from your competitors (bad long-run business).

Mike from Morgantown

 

Of coure they didn't, online services such as Battle.net have been around since '98 and they are completely free. Now comes along M$ 10 years later and expects PC players to just start throwing money to play a subpar online experience (it's subpar compared to other PC shooters not other console games) online. Anyone else see something messed up with their plan?

I agree that Microsoft is shooting itself in the foot by not having PC games released and jsut keeping them on a console. Even fewer people are gonna want to buy vista now than before. I also can't think of any PC gamer worth his salt that would buy a 360 solely just because GoW2 is exclusive to it. All in all, this decision makes me laugh, and kinda sad because GoW was one of the few co-op shooters I have played since DOOM. Ah well I guess I will be playing TF2 more now.



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Sansui on 02 September 2008

I like how Gears 2 is a "debacle", but PS3 console exclusives are "good business".
disolitude on 02 September 2008
mike_intellivision said:
Microsoft is tired of people playing for free.
PC players would not buy Xbox Live subs -- so this is their revenge, they won't release (themselves) any PC games that are from their console collection.
It makes good (short-run) business sense -- but may force people to start buying substitutes from your competitors (bad long-run business).

Mike from Morgantown

Saying that the biggest game of 2008 holliday season is coming to PC before it comes out is like making a Wiimote controller for a PC and releasing mario games on it.

the difference is that MS will most likely release ot on PC in 6 months after release...

 



twesterm on 02 September 2008

Meh, it's better on the 360 anyways. Playing on couch in front of my TV is always better than playing hunched over in my desk chair on a half the size monitor.