AHA-Lambda
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http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/...estiny-2-launching-after-console-release.aspx
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Activision: Destiny 2 PC version will launch late, still determining exact date
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http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/...estiny-2-launching-after-console-release.aspx
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EDIT: can mods update title to reflect that this is news from an ATVI source?
franklyshankly
Member
I'm not going to lie i'm like embarrassed at myself how bummed I am about this.
Death Insurance
Member
Totally fine with this.
Yeah, that's definitely the reason alright.
PackAPunchedMick
Member
With no cross save? Fuck that!
Yeah that's what I'm hoping, 2 month window would be what I'm ok with.
Any more and it's like "Ok, something fishy is going on"
Raylan Targaryen
Member
With no cross-save? Good luck.
Poot Poot Splash
Member
Fuck off Activision!
Buying a game twice and everyone wins in the same sentance? Naahhh lad.
That's the joke.
JigglesBunny
Banned
Fine by me, I would rather have it done right than on time.
Take your time, lads.
Take your time, lads.
Robert7lee
Neo Member
Will the beta be on PC?
DriftingSpirit
Member
Thanks, Sony.
PhantomThief
Banned
That has 0 to do with Sony.
Pegasus Actual
Member
Real dumb, Bungie.
This is kind of a baffling move for a GaaS styled game unless it's a very short delay.
I'd always assumed this was why they never bothered with 1, as it would mean getting an audience that didn't have 6 months or a year of dailies, raids, etc to hook them into the loop.
Double dipping makes sense in single player games, I guess, but the market of "Wants a 60 FPS version, and is willing to ditch his friends (and progress?) 2 months or w/e in" doesn't seem like a hefty one. So that makes little sense.
Piracy makes no sense since it's an always online game.
Just seems like a bizarre decision.
I'd always assumed this was why they never bothered with 1, as it would mean getting an audience that didn't have 6 months or a year of dailies, raids, etc to hook them into the loop.
Double dipping makes sense in single player games, I guess, but the market of "Wants a 60 FPS version, and is willing to ditch his friends (and progress?) 2 months or w/e in" doesn't seem like a hefty one. So that makes little sense.
Piracy makes no sense since it's an always online game.
Just seems like a bizarre decision.
And this is now my major concern going forward. Are all patches going to be delayed on PC now? Expansions? The "best version" is not the one on a separate codebase that's months behind consoles.
Rumblebones
Banned
This some bullshit. Baiting double dippers.
Dreams-Visions
Member
RIP PC gaming!
serenewarfare
Banned
Seems like a huge mistake unless it's a delay of like two weeks at most.
Games like this are so about being in the moment and experiencing content as it comes. Being late to that is a big negative.
Games like this are so about being in the moment and experiencing content as it comes. Being late to that is a big negative.
I doubt Sony has anything to do with this. Did Sony stop wb from releasing injustice 2 on pc?rockstar from Gta 5 and Red Dead? Ubisoft delayed watch dogs 2 for a few weeks? These are huge publishers that Sony can't stop them from releasing a certain version. They are already getting exclusive stuff anyways so they are not paying extra to delay pc version.
SpiceMelange
Member
if it's delayed by more than 2 weeks then I'm just gonna join the console party at launch instead
funkystudent
Member
It seems like a game that could do quite well on PC if they dont fuck it up.
Take the time and do it right. The world has seen too many sloppy and rushed PC ports.
Also do we know Bungie is doing this in house or is another studio doing the porting?
Take the time and do it right. The world has seen too many sloppy and rushed PC ports.
Also do we know Bungie is doing this in house or is another studio doing the porting?
CaptainSmirnov
Member
That's BS. Like previous comment, the fuck have they been doing this whole time.
Edit: not a big deal if its a few weeks but a few month delay wouls be BS.
Edit: not a big deal if its a few weeks but a few month delay wouls be BS.
Dreathlock
Member
Sony paid to delay the pc version so we have to buy the 30fps experience if we wanna play early.
FU Bungie and Sony.
FU Bungie and Sony.
I'm out if that's true. A 3 month delay means Activision is obviously going for double dippers. And anyone who doesn't will be at a severe disadvantage since console players will know every last detail about a game they have been playing daily for 3 months... Is the game launching with raids from day 0 or is there a 1-2 week delay? Ideally, the PC version would come out before the raids, but it sounds like it is going to much more than a week or 2 delay.
TemplaerDude
Member
Fine. Take your time. Just don't take too much of it.
If you want to imitate Rockstar then do it correctly. Don't announce PC before the console version releases. That ensure more people will double dip. Your current way you are just encouraging people to wait.
Okay, come back to reality in 3,2,1...
Huge Succeeded
Banned
Pretty much anyone else, and I'd assume that delay will amount to time spent well on improving the game.
Activision-Blizzard, on the other hand?
They want those GTA V double dip bucks. I can't imagine anything besides.
Activision-Blizzard, on the other hand?
They want those GTA V double dip bucks. I can't imagine anything besides.
GalacticToast
Member
Yikes
terrdactycalsrock
Member
Normally I wouldnt care to just buy it on console and be done with it. Destiny is a gameplay focused game, so 60fps is a feature waiting for. I wont necessarily be happy waiting though!