Yeah, I can't imagine how they would be able to handle all the controls with the X360 controller. Hopefully this doesn't mean the PC game will be too dumbed down, but I think the reality is that it won't reach the complexity of controls the original PC games had. I still have my trusty F-16 Combat Stick I used to play the Mercenaries, and every single button and hat direction had some function to control, plus using keyboard to handle jump thrusters and torso movements and probably also weapon groups. There is simply no way to have that kind of control with the gamepad, sadly, and for a game like this it is essential. So while the game does look great, and BattleTech universe is sweet, I'll reserve judgment until the game is actually out and we know more about the controls. If it is good, then I might follow your footsteps and buy a gaming PC for this game alone (and maybe some other PC games I've missed over the years... :)

Just a side note - XB360 exclusive means it's the only platform the game will feature on. Since it's coming to the PC as well, its not entirely exclusive - people who own PS3 systems or Wii systems and have a gaming PC can still play it without getting a 360. Just wanted to clarify for those people saying its a 360 exclusive

Call it a M$ exclsuive!

When did portables stop being consoles?

Exclusive means that no one else has it, that it is the ONLY source you can play the game on. Just like "exclusive news" for a newspaper - no one else has the story, you can only read it there. So, because MW5 can be played on the PC as well, it is not exclusive to the 360. An example of an exclusive title would be Metal Gear Solid 4, Gears of War (at least I dont think a PC version was made), Zelda Twilight Princess, etc.

MW5 is NOT an exclusive title.

Not to point you out specifically, but why do people insist on altering the overall userbase for all gaming to fit their needs? Gamers for PC, HD consoles, Wii or portables are all gamers. The exclusion of any of these markets needs to stop.

From the IGN Interview:

The mechs are so valuable and so important: they're more important than the guy you've got in the cockpit. You can find another guy, but the mechs are so valuable. Salvage will take on more of a real meaning in the game, right down to a rudimentary level of "keep getting enough parts to keep fighting" rather than "I have another six chassis in my inventory to just throw on the market." So we really want to get that feeling again. Along with that comes the personality: those enemy mechs, you'll recognize that one Atlas with the horns or something because you'll know who that is--it's that main enemy commander. It won't be like fodder; you'll see him throughout the game. Stuff like that really gives the personality and the importance back to the mechs.

http://pc.ign.com/articles/100/1002164p3.html

And on MW4, there was a thread about it becoming a free download with all the expansions in case you don't find your CD!  I've only played 2 and Mercs so I'm definitely getting 4 when it is a free dl!

Right, I keep forgetting the game came to GC too. Ok then, Wind Waker. ;)

king - free download? that's pretty sweet. Looks like more MW action in the near future