Madmage Posted November 9, 2009 Report Share Posted November 9, 2009 From Alanwake to an Exclusives thread.. What a journey it has been.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAG Posted November 9, 2009 Report Share Posted November 9, 2009 You guys might not have noticed, but there are seperate threads for each and every game listed above. Can we please get back to Alan wake now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarketTantrik Posted November 9, 2009 Report Share Posted November 9, 2009 Just saw that 9 minute demo video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killroy Posted November 9, 2009 Report Share Posted November 9, 2009 Link damnit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The JACKAL Posted November 9, 2009 Report Share Posted November 9, 2009 metro 2033? isn't that a PS3 exclusive? (I might be wrong) @afty - that's rule number 2 no its a 360/ PC exclusive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarketTantrik Posted November 9, 2009 Report Share Posted November 9, 2009 Link damnit Its posted earlier in this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karooo Posted November 9, 2009 Report Share Posted November 9, 2009 (edited) 18 mins http://www.gametrailers.com/user-movie/ful...demo-nov/334212 it doesnt embed user movies wtf :| Edited November 9, 2009 by kArooo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nash Posted November 10, 2009 Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 The way i see , if it is on the XBOX 360 & PC and not on the PS3 , then the XBOX360 is the "only console" it can be played on. For a guy who has to choose between either of the consoles this matters a lot. There are many poeple who dont have high end rigs and chipsets, those people wont even consider the PC for gaming. For that reason the XBOX 360 is the only CONSOLE which has MASS EFFECT2 , LEFT4DEAD2 and Splinter Cell Conviction. If these cannot be listed as exclusives then the 360 isnt getting credit where it deserves. I THINK NOT!!! . PS3 has GOD OF WAR 3, Heavy Rain and GT5 . these are the "only" good exclusivess i can think of. But how do those stack up against MASS EFFECT2 (once again 360 is the console it can be played on) Alan Wake Crackdown2 Splinter Cell Conviction HALO REACH Fable3 METRO 2033 The way i see it, the 360 is going to own the PS3 next year as far as exclusives are concerned. Especially when there is a new HALO game coming out next year. you may not like HALO but there are a whole lot of people out there who love HALO and are huge fans of the series (incl myself ) and that game always has huge sales in the first day. HALO3 sold a lot more copies on its first day than what killzone2 has sold in the last 8 months , Even HALO3 ODST has better sales than killzone2. Well just cos you and a few other thousands don't have a good enough gaming rig, it doesn't automatically make these games EXCLUSIVE to the Xbox360. For every one of you playing Mass Effect on the 360 there will be ten more playing it on the PC. Why? Cos Mass Effect on the Xbox 360 was a fkin slide show? Also I really don't give a flying fk about Killzone 2, Heavy rain, Halo or even GT 5 for that matter cos I know GOW III is gonna everything on the fkin planet when it releases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jDaMn Posted November 10, 2009 Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 (edited) *** Edited February 20, 2010 by jDaMn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyofx Posted November 10, 2009 Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 Well just cos you and a few other thousands don't have a good enough gaming rig, it doesn't automatically make these games EXCLUSIVE to the Xbox360. For every one of you playing Mass Effect on the 360 there will be ten more playing it on the PC. Why? Cos Mass Effect on the Xbox 360 was a fkin slide show? Mass Effect 2 looks a lot better on the 360 though, so it isn't like the system can't handle it. And I have a sneaky suspicion that its more than a few thousands who don't have a good enough gaming rig (or the patience to install, configure and troublesoot) Besides, having a gaming rig capable of playing *current* games doesn't mean the games played have been meaningfully monetised. I didn't want to bring up 'ol Jack Sparrow again, but devs and publishers optimise games for NOT the biggest market, but the most profitable market. Just look at IW. Expect that trend to continue until the gaming industry consolidates into a single universal platform (like with music and home video) which covers both on and off desk gaming. It most likely will happen. Bottom line: From a business perspective, they may as well be exclusive to consoles because the margins are way too low on PC to be long term sustainable. You'll be singing a different tune in a few years, I guarantee you that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ne0 Posted November 10, 2009 Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 ^^ I highly doubt if PC gaming will die out anytime soon. If you see, it still has the largest install base amongst all the gaming platforms ! No publisher can ignore it, in spite of the piracy or whatever. They might move to a more viable platform like steam, or have some more retarded DRM policies, but they'll never leave out PC. Also, the other upside is that, for PC, there's no royalty to pay unlike the consoles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyofx Posted November 10, 2009 Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 It may not die out, but you'll be seeing a lot more shoddy ports of games that were developed with consoles in mind. Money vs. Volume. 2499 vs. 699. I'm not even sure about PC sales even at those low prices. In Asia PC gaming automatically equates to piracy, be it India, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, wherever. That's one reason why MMORPGs with a subscription model are so popular: because they have a steady income stream. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devil_angel Posted November 11, 2009 Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 It may not die out, but you'll be seeing a lot more shoddy ports of games that were developed with consoles in mind. Money vs. Volume. 2499 vs. 699. I'm not even sure about PC sales even at those low prices. In Asia PC gaming automatically equates to piracy, be it India, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, wherever. That's one reason why MMORPGs with a subscription model are so popular: because they have a steady income stream. or why not console game prices going down because of prices of pc games in future? That's a possibility too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulovski Posted November 11, 2009 Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 The future of PC games is MMOs and Flash games - basically where the security is tied to a server somewhere with pre-generated codes. No keygen, no cracks nothing works on them. Otherwise the temptation to 'try' the pirated version becomes too much, especially when the game is available one week before release and will only take a night to download. Everyone who says they are only doing it till they buy the original is coming out is speaking through their hat - what's the incentive to buy a game which has already been played? And when nobody finds out? It's a slippery slope. Game publishers will push for more console games, and the console owners will pay a lot of money to keep them exclusive for a limited period of time. The profits are a lot. You see - games can sell consoles (Halo, Gears, MGS, Final Fantasy) but games cannot sell PCs. So the MS / Sony / Nintendo have a vested interest in keeping the games on the consoles whereas they really don't give a damn about the PC (well except MS). One more point, consoles don't need constant upgrading, PCs do. And they cost cheaper, and provide easier gaming. The average gamer prefers that. The hardcore ones will have their rigs and all, but the console owners are the ones who will be buying and giving better profit margins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jDaMn Posted November 11, 2009 Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 Staying OT, but what about game streaming? It's probably the future of gaming, no more consoles or any thing and games can scale h/w requirements faster than what consoles permit (and you can play them without getting a new setup). Probably no more piracy. Given the state of so called 'broadband' in India, still a long way away atm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulovski Posted November 11, 2009 Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 I feel it's technology before its time - like Iridium Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyofx Posted November 11, 2009 Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 The cloud is the future. But in all honesty, there are only two ways gaming can go: 1. A unified platform; i.e, no more xboxes and playstations, (and) 2. A Subscription/PPV model, either external or through your internet provider (or whatever we end up calling ISPs in the future) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyofx Posted November 11, 2009 Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 I feel it's technology before its time - like Iridium Not when broadband speeds are pushing 80mbps in some countries. There are places that are ready for it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jDaMn Posted November 11, 2009 Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 Not when broadband speeds are pushing 80mbps in some countries. There are places that are ready for it now. Yup... I remember seeing some report of an ISP in Japan offering a 1 gig connection. Not much data is sent/received for/from the controls and full HD video/audio (which is what gaming is) can easily be supported over fast connections. But in India, where ping times within the country are double what people abroad get across continents... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyofx Posted November 11, 2009 Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 ^^ We need a broadband overhaul. NOW. Building physical infrastructure is one thing, but ignore a national fiber-optic network and we'll be left behind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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