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Why did Halo Wars never come out on PC?
- Thread starter injurai
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Shadowhaxor
Member
I believe it was rumored but never officially confirmed to come to the PC but Ensemble Studios got dissolved before this happened.
Not gonna happen.
Not gonna happen.
Dictator93
Member
angular graphics
Banned
This.
Terbinator
Member
Dropping them ODSTs in was immense.
The Xtortionist
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Hero_of_the_Day
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All there is to it. MS could not give less of a fuck about PC gaming.
peanutbutterlatte
Member
Why did decent Xbox 360 title never come out on PC?
jim-jam bongs
Member
The game that killed a revered PC studio, and it never even got a PC release. It's pretty much Microsoft PC gaming in a bitter nutshell.
AcademicSaucer
Member
It was ensemble studios last wish for it to remain exclusive fro xbox 360
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lmao, well I would certainly honor any last wish of Ensemble. It was my impression though that it was a pretty fun game.
Terbinator
Member
It really was. I spent hours online - mainly getting my arse kicked - but it was great.
Scorpion rush, Hornet rush, Warthog rush were all brilliant. On the Covenant side you could mass spawn the suicide Grunts.
And they would also damage the value of Xbox 360.
Why should people buy Xbox 360 over PS3 if it didn't have any exclusives?
The same goes for X1 and PS4. They need exclusive games.
Because it was built ground up to be a Console RTS using the controller. That's why the game plays so well and is one of the best "RTS" implementations on consoles.
As for why it never came out on PC, probably for the same reason a number of PS3 games didn't come out on the PC. Microsoft didn't care much about PC gaming last gen. It's why Halo 3 and Reach never came to the PC despite the fact there were ports of CE and 2 on PC. It all comes down to money, profitability, and future goals. MS just cared more about building the Xbox brand, building Live etc.
Maybe things will change this Gen with a pivot back to PC, then again, I'm pretty sure with the fact the PS4 has the early lead in sales, is cheaper, that they wouldn't risk people being PC/PS4 only and being able to play games that would come out on the Xbox One on PC.
As for why it never came out on PC, probably for the same reason a number of PS3 games didn't come out on the PC. Microsoft didn't care much about PC gaming last gen. It's why Halo 3 and Reach never came to the PC despite the fact there were ports of CE and 2 on PC. It all comes down to money, profitability, and future goals. MS just cared more about building the Xbox brand, building Live etc.
Maybe things will change this Gen with a pivot back to PC, then again, I'm pretty sure with the fact the PS4 has the early lead in sales, is cheaper, that they wouldn't risk people being PC/PS4 only and being able to play games that would come out on the Xbox One on PC.
I think he's not asking for same day releases. A game like Halo Wars has sold what it's going to sell on 360. Putting it on PC now wouldn't damage the 360's value.
Look at Alan Wake. It was released on PC years after it's 360 debut, was very profitable from the get go and didn't spark a downfall in Xbox's brand prominence.
Deadly Cyclone
Pride of Iowa State
Mark my words, there will be a Halo Wars 2.
lol this is an answer to most Microsoft threads here.
Prince Vultan
Banned
Why would it?
LastChance2Frag
Neo Member
Would love this and a sequel lol
PlayStationboy
Banned
It's a damned if you do, damned if you don't situation. I'm sure MS listens to feedback from gamers constantly complaining that only Sony has real exclusives, I don't need an Xbox, I'll just get Xbox games on the PC and other drivel. The fans spoke loudly on this.
"I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody"
Bill Cosby
Monty Mole
Member
Why did Pikmin never come to PC?
Why did Fat Princess never come to PC?
Same reasons.
Why did Fat Princess never come to PC?
Same reasons.
Doug Heffernan
Member
Because it was designed to be used with a controller.
It wouldn't work on the PC, people would just complain that it was too simplistic.
There's a reason that it's regarded as the best console RTS... it was always designed with the console in mind.
Plus it would get lost in the already crowded PC RTS market, not worth it.
It wouldn't work on the PC, people would just complain that it was too simplistic.
There's a reason that it's regarded as the best console RTS... it was always designed with the console in mind.
Plus it would get lost in the already crowded PC RTS market, not worth it.
Neuromancer
Member
It doesn't make any god damn sense. It was a really cool game too (coming from someone who doesn't ordinarily play RTSs).
I was talking about Gears 1, Halo: CE, Halo 2 and Viva Pinata for Steam.
BECAUSE THEY ARE ALREADY ON PC.
Are Pikmin and Fat Priincess already on PC? Halo 1, Halo 2, Gears 1, Viva Pinata are already on PC.
It would though. It has created the idea that if you just wait long enough you will eventually get [Xbox Exclusive] on PC.
Aeriscloud
Banned
Hope I'm not derailing here, but I think this is easily one of Microsoft's best first party games ever. It's such a damn shame that Ensemble is gone.
I doubt a significant amount of potential customers have a "wait years for a PC release" mentality.
Aeriscloud
Banned
I believe! I believe ; ;
They are trying to take their ball home when they made DX 11.1 exclusive to Windows 8.
But if I learn all the shortcuts and adapt to the failures of such an idea, I can be just about as efficient at using Windows and I was in Win 7. Dont you see the benefit of that?
Why is it okay for Sony and Nintendo to keep games off PC, but not MS? They lose either way.
"Lol, MS is so afraid of losing exclusivity, they won't let it come to PC."
"Lol, this game is also on PC, like all MS games usually turn out to be. No need for anyone to get an Xbox."
People use both arguments as to why they won't get an Xbox.
Those are all ancient games though; MS must have had a change of heart because they didn't get the sales they wanted from PC or wanted to beef up 360 sales.
PC gaming? You mean Windows gaming, right?
So the question is actually why did MSFT not release more games for one of their premiere money maker?
I have no idea.
Unless I'm mistaken neither Sony nor Nintendo get paid when you get a licence of Windows.
So yeah totally not the same thing in the slightest.
So the question is actually why did MSFT not release more games for one of their premiere money maker?
I have no idea.
Unless I'm mistaken neither Sony nor Nintendo get paid when you get a licence of Windows.
So yeah totally not the same thing in the slightest.
Why not try to stay on topic and not make this a Steam begging thread?
That mentality was certainly thrown around a lot during Durango/Orbis discussions.
Haunted
Member
And yet people still wonder why MS is held in such low esteem among many gamers.
Forum chatter is not the same as real potential customers.
This. I'm not an RTS fan on PC, but Halo Wars is the game I believe I spent most time with on the 360 (yeah, that General rank...).
Somehow I can't imagine it working on PC as it is pretty much dumbed down from a normal RTS and had a kinda low unit limit compared to PC strategies, not to mention the Covenant leader controls, which were designed for the controller too.
Would Civilization Revolution work on PC? I don't think so.
Its the same, its about the brand. When people play PC games they don't ever consider it a MS Platform. Its PC, or Steam. How many people do you know claim they game on "Windows"? Putting a game on both weakens Xbox exclusivity and makes it less unique. People bought PS3s last gen for blu-ray and exclusive games you can't play anywhere else. Same with the Wii.
Because we are not real potential customers? Right...
This is about aiming for the core group who will carry on the "word" to their close circle of friends/family/acquaintances. These people will not care about what the core group cares about, but they listen to them. These people will also carry on the "word" to their close circle.
It's called "ripple effect".