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Alan Wake not on PC?

The gameplay looks like it was meant to be played on a PC. This is very disappointing. I guess waiting 6 months for the inevitable isn't too bad
 
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Well doesn't really matter. I like Remedy games and I will buy it for 360 if I have to. Would have been nice to see game running on max settings with my next rig but what can you do ?
 
FuKuy said:
I'm going to wait for PC version as long as it needs... I have a 360, but I'm only interested on playing Alan Wake on PC.
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Same. I've had it with paying a higher price for an inferior game, I'm happy to wait.

What exactly does MS hope to achieve by doing this? Do they really expect PC gamers to pick up a 360 for a gimped version of Alan Wake? Really?
 
Minsc said:
I think you've missed the point. Given the choice between playing a game in sub 720p at choppy framerates and playing it at 1080p at 60fps, he'd rather be playing the better quality version.

If a game has no alternative version to play, you don't have to think about it in the back of your mind every time the frame rates drops, as you wouldn't have that problem on the PC version. Most Wii games don't have PC versions, so this isn't the same thing.

It's sort of like if there's a Wii version and a 360 version of the game, and you own both consoles, how often do you buy the game on the Wii if the game doesn't use any of the Wii's features?
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I see what you mean but from the live demo at E3 Alan Wake on 360 looks amazing already and the game was smooth enough for an early build except some tearing here and there that I'm sure in the final product will be ironed out as Remedy's previous games were all polished as hell - in fact I have a feeling that we all gonna be surprised by what we will see in the 360 version of the game.

Let's just wait and see how the game will turn out and then we'll have the "oh what could've been" - sub 720p/choppy frame-rate talk again.
 
I'll wait patiently for the PC version.

Don't be surprised when Mass Effect 2 PC is (not so) mysteriously delayed.
 
Stop It said:
I hate you.

Honestly, Microsoft spent years to help build up PC gaming as a viable platform, then pisses it all away when they have a new plaything (consoles), fucking terrible.

I feel sorry for Remedy, it is clear they want tyo make Alan Wake for PC as intended, but MS are calling the shots here and clearly hate what was their main platform. I hope Remedy learns from this as ditches MGS as a publisher post haste once Alan Wake hits retail.
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WTF is this shit? if a guy said something similar about Wii, 360, PS3 or even DS and PSP he would've been banned in a few seconds...but if you're a PC fanboy that hates on consoles it's somehow cool and acceptable.

Platform specific fanboys/trolls are always been warned or even getting banned (and of course this is the right thing to do) so why don't mods also punish the PC fanboys/trolls as all the PC gamers always say that PC is a platform - it's fans should be treated like all the other platform specific fans here don't you think?
 
Dabanton said:
Some of you guys are so dramatic. :lol
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I think PC gamers have every right to be upset about these news. Many Remedy fans are long time PC gamers and suddenly they are told that they can't play the game.
 
Feindflug said:
WTF is this shit? if a guy said something similar about Wii, 360, PS3 or even DS and PSP he would've been banned in a few seconds...but if you're a PC fanboy that hates on consoles it's somehow cool and acceptable.

Platform specific fanboys/trolls are always been warned or even getting banned (and of course this is the right thing to do) so why don't mods also punish the PC fanboys/trolls as all the PC gamers always say that PC is a platform - it's fans should be treated like all the other platform specific fans here don't you think?
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This thread is clearly about the PC VERSION not coming out. Of course there is going to be conjecture about the reasoning about this, is it not perfectly sound to somewhat blame MS's strategy of late?, which is to primarily focus on console development and sales rather than the platform that gave reason for their existence.
 
CiSTM said:
I think PC gamers has right to be upset about these news. Many Remedy fans are long time PC gamers and suddenly they are told that they can't play the game.
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Yeah but the funny thing is that the most people in this thread are saying that they have a 360 but they won't buy the 360 version (saying that it will be sub 720p with a choppy frame-rate) and wait for the ultra superior PC version...that's where it gets somehow dramatic...don't you think?
 
Feindflug said:
WTF is this shit? if a guy said something similar about Wii, 360, PS3 or even DS and PSP he would've been banned in a few seconds...but if you're a PC fanboy that hates on consoles it's somehow cool and acceptable.

Platform specific fanboys/trolls are always been warned or even getting banned (and of course this is the right thing to do) so why don't mods also punish the PC fanboys/trolls as all the PC gamers always say that PC is a platform - it's fans should be treated like all the other platform specific fans here don't you think?
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PC fanboys can be as bad as the rest, but what you've quoted is nothing. You're completely overreacting. Microsoft who was once a PC publisher now closes PC studios and stops development of PC versions of games, because they have a closed platform where they are paid licence fees for every game, can charge for online, and have a monopoly on peripherals and upgrades. It's not hard to be a little miffed at them for doing that. It's not like people are complaining that Sony or Nintendo aren't publishing PC titles.
 
YuriLowell said:
Game looked like Alone in the Dark 2.0.
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Agree to quite an extent. My anticipation for this went down after watching the E3 gameplay videos. Though I would still like it to come it on PC.
 
Feindflug said:
Yeah but the funny thing is that the most people in this thread are saying that they have a 360 but they won't buy the 360 version (saying that it will be sub 720p with a choppy frame-rate) and wait for the ultra superior PC version...that's where it gets somehow dramatic...don't you think?
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Not really. I'm not impatient when it comes to game releases, and I have more than enough games on my plate. If it hasn't hit after two years (which it will), I'll pick up the 360 version for less than £10. Why would I want to ruin my first play through by buying the more expensive and vastly inferior version when there's every chance there'll be a much better version available for less money, just 6-12 months later?

Nothing dramatic at all, I'm just being a savvy consumer.
 
x3n05 said:
This thread is clearly about the PC VERSION not coming out. Of course there is going to be conjecture about the reasoning about this, is it not perfectly sound to somewhat blame MS's strategy of late?, which is to primarily focus on console development and sales rather than the platform that gave reason for their existence.
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Of course it's their right to be disappointed and even be angry about such a decision but calling consoles "playthings" isn't the most intelligent thing to do, don't you think?

Stoney Mason said:
Wait till you see every Alan Wake thread for the 360 for the next 2 years. They all will be a non-stop derail.
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This man knows what he's talking about...
 
Feindflug said:
Of course it's their right to be disappointed and even be angry about such a decision but calling consoles "playthings" isn't the most intelligent thing to do, don't you think?
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I agree that frustrations can be worded better, but I guess that's gaf/interwebs :D

edit: I guess I should type my thoughts on the main topic, and that is that I am rather disappointed to see how this seems to be panning out, but if I have no choice I won't hesitate in picking up the 360 version. If the game turns out as good as I hope AND it does make it to PC I will probably double dip.
 
Fredescu said:
PC fanboys can be as bad as the rest, but what you've quoted is nothing. You're completely overreacting. Microsoft who was once a PC publisher now closes PC studios and stops development of PC versions of games, because they have a closed platform where they are paid licence fees for every game, can charge for online, and have a monopoly on peripherals and upgrades. It's not hard to be a little miffed at them for doing that. It's not like people are complaining that Sony or Nintendo aren't publishing PC titles.
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It's nothing for you and me but it could definitely be a reason for banning a guy if it said the same thing about a console...
 
Feindflug said:
Yeah but the funny thing is that the most people in this thread are saying that they have a 360 but they won't buy the 360 version (saying that it will be sub 720p with a choppy frame-rate) and wait for the ultra superior PC version...that's where it gets somehow dramatic...don't you think?
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Well yeah, that's bit dramatic :lol In the end it's not up to Remedy whether Alan Wake is coming to PC or not so they should not be punished for it. If you have a 360 then you should buy it. It's still a same game even if it's on box. But still for people who only own PC this is sad news.
 
If I owned a 360 I would not be buying Alan Wake on it. Shooters suck on dual analog.

I won't be buying it now. Even if it does make it to PC a year later.
 
So how long do you think we'll be made to wait for the PC version? Knowing Microsoft they probably have something in the publishing contract that says no other platforms for a year. That's what happened with Braid and Bioshock right. It's strange though because they don't even consider PC a platform when talking about their exclusives.

I made the mistake of not waiting for the PC version of Mass Effect. A mistake I won't be making again. Plus I now refuse to reward Microsoft for actions like this.
 
Alan Wake announced as multiplatform
Gaf member: 360 has no good exclusives.

After Alan Wake is now possibly a 360 exclusive
Gaf member: WTF is this shit.
 
Feindflug said:
It's nothing for you and me but it could definitely be a reason for banning a guy if it said the same thing about a console...
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If someone called a particular console the plaything of a particular developer or publisher? I don't think there'd be anything in that. I think you're reading more into "plaything" than is there.
 
Phoenix Fang said:
Alan Wake announced as multiplatform
Gaf member: 360 has no good exclusives.

After Alan Wake is now possibly a 360 exclusive
Gaf member: WTF is this shit.
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Followed up by some variation of I didn't want to play it anyway, Microsoft killed pc gaming, or its so bad on the 360 I couldn't even play it even if I wanted to. :D
 
CiSTM said:
Well yeah, that's bit dramatic :lol In the end it's not up to Remedy whether Alan Wake is coming to PC or not so they should not be punished for it. If you have a 360 then you should buy it. It's still a same game even if it's on box. But still for people who only own PC this is sad news.
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No, its not.
 
CiSTM said:
Well yeah, that's bit dramatic :lol In the end it's not up to Remedy whether Alan Wake is coming to PC or not so they should not be punished for it. If you have a 360 then you should buy it. It's still a same game even if it's on box. But still for people who only own PC this is sad news.
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if only :/
 
Disappointing. I'd been looking forward to trying the game for a long time. Though, I was a lot less interested after the poor E3 showing. Hopefully, that wasn't representative of the full game.

Phoenix Fang said:
Alan Wake announced as multiplatform
Gaf member: 360 has no good exclusives.

After Alan Wake is now possibly a 360 exclusive
Gaf member: WTF is this shit.
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...which makes enough sense if you're not moronic enough to believe in this all-encompassing hive mind bullshit, but rather that different people express different opinions to news. This is a forum, not the Borg.

Snowden
 
Phoenix Fang said:
Alan Wake announced as multiplatform
Gaf member: 360 has no good exclusives.

After Alan Wake is now possibly a 360 exclusive
Gaf member: WTF is this shit.
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Pretty much.

Haven't seen rage like this since Monster Hunter 3 announcement, and that was a complete cancellation.

PC guys at least get SW:The Old Republic exclusive, which is a much bigger betrayal IMO.

I think everyone should brace themselves for a similar announcement from Ubisoft Montreal this fall...
 
Phoenix Fang said:
Alan Wake announced as multiplatform
Gaf member: 360 has no good exclusives.

After Alan Wake is now possibly a 360 exclusive
Gaf member: WTF is this shit.
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:lol so true
 
Snowden said:
Disappointing. I'd been looking forward to trying the game for a long time. Though, I was a lot less interested after the poor E3 showing. Hopefully, that wasn't representative of the full game.


...which makes enough sense if you're not moronic enough to believe in this all-encompassing hive mind bullshit, but rather that different people express different opinions to news. This is a forum, not the Borg.
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Boohoo ...cry me a river.

I don't care if the game is exclusive or not because I'm not really interested that much by it. I'm just showing how much of a joke most of the posters on Gaf are and how much their fanboyism shine through when they get unsettling news.
 
Fredescu said:
PC fanboys can be as bad as the rest, but what you've quoted is nothing. You're completely overreacting. Microsoft who was once a PC publisher now closes PC studios and stops development of PC versions of games, because they have a closed platform where they are paid licence fees for every game, can charge for online, and have a monopoly on peripherals and upgrades. It's not hard to be a little miffed at them for doing that. It's not like people are complaining that Sony or Nintendo aren't publishing PC titles.
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I'm sure rampant piracy factors in there as well. it is so stupid easy to download a pirated game that why would you want to lose all those sales when the game hype is at it's max? But I'm sure we'll see a PC version once the steam from the 360 sales dies down.

I don't blame them
 
Phoenix Fang said:
Boohoo ...cry me a river.

I don't care if the game is exclusive or not because I'm not really interested that much by it. I'm just showing how much of a joke most of the posters on Gaf are and how much their fanboyism shine through when they get unsettling news.
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For what its worth, I completely understand the dissappointment of someone who wanted to play Alan Wake on the PC because its their chosen platform of gaming with all the benefits that brings.

As you are hinting at though we all know how these things work on GAF. It goes way beyond that and now the the game and the 360 in general will most likely be the scene of the some of the most epic trolling in GAF history by a certain breed of fanboy.

Also I think you went too far with your comment about never developing on the PC. It's certainly a viable platform and it's always better to play the high ground anyway in these sort of disputes.
 
Phoenix Fang said:
Alan Wake announced as multiplatform
Gaf member: 360 has no good exclusives.

After Alan Wake is now possibly a 360 exclusive
Gaf member: WTF is this shit.
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Is this 'Gaf member' the same guy or something? Or are we all expected to feel the same way about everything? I hate posters like you.
 
Phoenix Fang said:
Alan Wake announced as multiplatform
Gaf member: 360 has no good exclusives.

After Alan Wake is now possibly a 360 exclusive
Gaf member: WTF is this shit.
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Sorry but I never seen anyone say anything like this :/
 
Dunlop said:
I'm sure rampant piracy factors in there as well. it is so stupid easy to download a pirated game that why would you want to lose all those sales when the game hype is at it's max? But I'm sure we'll see a PC version once the steam from the 360 sales dies down.

I don't blame them
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Piracy is easier on 360.
 
Phoenix Fang said:
Alan Wake announced as multiplatform
Gaf member: 360 has no good exclusives.

After Alan Wake is now possibly a 360 exclusive
Gaf member: WTF is this shit.
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Yeah it couldn't be that people wanted to play it on PC who don't have a 360 are pissed off
 
Fredescu said:
Piracy is easier on 360.
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Hm? Wouldn't you need a chipped 360 or get the DVD FW flashed to run pirated games on the 360? I'd say that's harder than downloading a game, installing it, applying a patch or a crack or whatever, and then play it.
 
I guess it's the way the world turns.

Alan Wake starts off as a Intel tech demo, gets bought by MS and becomes x360 exclusive; Project Offset starts off as a multiplatform tech demo, gets bought by Intel and becomes a PC exclusive.
 
Fredescu said:
Piracy is easier on 360.
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It's damn easy on either platform. The debate is whether one platform would have a greater piracy culture surrounding it, whether the percentage of people doing it are the same on both platforms, whether the barrier of doing it for the casual consumer is the same on both platforms, and which platform in general is more profitable to develop for anyway.

In other words this piracy argument is both lame in general as related to this thread and a lot more complex to analyze even if it wasn't.

Alan Wake coming or not coming to the PC has very little to do with piracy which is why this whole thing is moot and much more to do with having an exclusive title which was funded by a publisher of a console that wants exclusive titles for their console.
 
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