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Forums - Microsoft - Remedy:'Alan Wake is Xbox 360 exclusive' (PC version shelved indefinitely)

greenmedic88 on 16 July 2009

MS will never drop support for PC gaming.

If DX11 delivers, it would actually drive sales of Windows 7 among the PC gaming niche. Odds are good MS learned their lesson from the DX10/Vista debacle and this generation will see a smoother, more beneficial transition.

DX11 will also be tied to VGA cards as well. MS wants VGA card manufacturers to continue aggressive support of Windows, preferably Windows 7. And vice versa, VGA card manufacturers want MS to provide reasons (ie DX11) for consumers to upgrade video cards.

The decision was most likely partially driven by the acknowledgment that console exclusives can move 360s, but also by the fact that a staggered release (assuming a PC port ever surfaces) could ultimately yield greater margins through the elimination of the bulk of piracy.

So in the case of Alan Wake, the only losers in this deal are the PC gamers. And to a lesser extent, those who have a 360, but were planning on buying it on PC to run higher resolutions and frame rates (probably not an issue for what looks to be slow moving game) with additional effects.



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Garnett on 16 July 2009

Another real exclusive.



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deathgod33 on 16 July 2009

so if it was on PC, it wouldnt be considered xbox 360 exclusive?



 

 

 

 

Garnett on 16 July 2009

@deathgod no it would be a exclusive,but to PS fanboys it wouldnt be a "TRUE BLUE SYSTEM EXCLUSIVE" yes big letters needed.



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Bitmap Frogs on 16 July 2009
shio said:
Bitmap Frogs said:
Delivering platform is a publisher's choice, Shio.

You can't blame Microsoft for looking after their own interests.

Otherwise you better be bitching about every single game not released on a PC.

Yes, companies do what they must for profit, but Microsoft had previously commited itself to the release of Alan Wake on the PC, a game that was first and foremost and PC game, that many PC fans had longed for. It's not legally wrong what they did, but I'd say it's ethically wrong. I do not believe they should give some sort of compensation to the PC platform or anything, the biggest one to blame is Remedy for giving Microsoft power to do such a thing.

Anyway, I brought this up more to say the real reason Alan Wake isn't coming to PC, since so many people in this thread erroneously believe that Alan Wake is not coming to PC because of piracy.


They didn't commit to it; they didn't sign a public document in front of testimonies and neither did they became sworn to that goal. They just announced it and changed plans. Which corporations do all the time. Nintendo, Sony, Valve, id, you name it, they've done it.

And Remedy can't do shit when it's MS that's paying their monthly wages. They gave away the power to do such a thing when they signed with a publisher instead of self-publishing it. They were happy to let someone else carry with the risk so it's MS's call.





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sguy78 on 16 July 2009

That game looks wild.



XxXProphecyXxX on 16 July 2009
Garnett said:

@deathgod no it would be a exclusive,but to PS fanboys it wouldnt be a "TRUE BLUE SYSTEM EXCLUSIVE" yes big letters needed.

like we havnt seen a M$ fanboy rant how ff14 aint exclusive cause its on PC.....phhhhuuuuuuleaz stop acting like a certain group of fanboy is better than the other.

 

OT: damn was hopping to grab this for my PC.



Zizzla_Rachet on 16 July 2009
Keep_the_change said:
FUCK NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

I was keeping windows xp on my PC just for this game. Thanks Microsoft, I'll welcome Linux Fedora on my home now.

need a 360 much?



 



Zizzla_Rachet on 16 July 2009
tronied said:

I love this... ps3 and PC fans have been saying for ages that the 360 has no real exclusives as everything is coming out on PC too. Then, as soon as one is made a 360 exclusive, everyone starts complaining about how Microsoft is ignoring their other platform - seriously, they can't win. As has been said, most 360 console exclusives are going to the Windows platform anyway, so I personally don't see what the problem is if they want to make an exclusive out of the game.

You never know, if sales are good on the 360 it will probably be ported to the PC anyway as its in Microsoft's best interest to do so. They, more than anyone don't want to see windows as a gaming platform die as its one of the reasons that Windows as an OS stands out above the rest.

I'm done!



 



Squilliam on 17 July 2009
XxXProphecyXxX said:
Garnett said:

@deathgod no it would be a exclusive,but to PS fanboys it wouldnt be a "TRUE BLUE SYSTEM EXCLUSIVE" yes big letters needed.

like we havnt seen a M$ fanboy rant how ff14 aint exclusive cause its on PC.....phhhhuuuuuuleaz stop acting like a certain group of fanboy is better than the other.

 

OT: damn was hopping to grab this for my PC.

I think its a reasonable perception that because most MMOs are played and made for the PC platform that it may be more workable on that platform.

 



Tease.