Steverulez
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They haven't said as yet, I doubt it though
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Gears of War Ultimate Edition coming to PC
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They haven't said as yet, I doubt it though
Obliterator
Member
Dude I can't wait to take some 4k shots of this game
Steverulez
Member
Its just Gears of War 1
Really? Oh well, that's me out. Thanks for letting me know.
Caayn
Member
Bummer, well Xbox version it is then.
GFWL had its problems but it's death is not all on Microsoft.
Origin is a fine client but most PC gamers had, and still have the stance of "Titanfall on Steam or GTFO" or wouldn't play ME3 because it wasn't on Steam (luckily for them though since the SP was utter trash).
It wasn't until Valve tried to implement paid mods (a fucking optional feature) that the internet lost it's shit and decided "hey, maybe we shouldn't let Valve monopolize the PC market"
but then they said "jk, late april fools" and now people want them to monopolize it again. so maybe those games would have access if people didn't beg for a Valve monopoly.
Syphon Filter
Member
i rather they dump the orginal pc gears on steam. they messed with this ultimate edition, not buying it.
Crimsonclaw111
Member
I never played Gears 1 all the way through or had a PC in time for a digital copy of it on GFWL, so I'll buy it. $40 is much easier to swallow than $60.
Been playing it feels like Gears 1. You can smell a scrub from a mile away
Conkerkid11
Member
Battlefield and Sims games do fine on Origin. Titanfall was a lackluster PC title with always-online, and no server browser. That makes a game DoA for PC.
GFWL's failure was entirely on Microsoft.
Steverulez
Member
It's a better version and also the pc original is the base version which has been improved, why would they not put this version up?
Xplatformer
Member
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Lip service by Microsoft. Yes, KI, Fable and GoW are nice. DirectX 12 is awesome.
But Microsoft is doing just enough on the PC platform that they can't be viewed as ignoring it.
I get it...they don't want people to have even the smallest reason to not get an XBox.
OK Microsoft.
Well, it's based on the 360 version of Anniversary which was NOT based on the original Xbox version.
I see what you're implying there but they ARE actually re-doing all of the assets for the game. This isn't just the original Gears. It's getting the full Anniversary treatment. New lighting, new models, new textures, new effects, etc etc etc. It's not the same game.
Pretty sure this game was supposed to be a collection before MCC so I'd bet on it
You little fucking beauty. What marvellous news to wake up to. Easily one of the best games of last generation.
To each his own. I didn't think any of the sequels lived up to the first game.
GhostTrick
Banned
Coming to Steam or Windows Store exclusive ?
Majima Everywhere System
Member
For once, just for one time, I hope someone was looking at the juice.
The game feels great. I'm playing a role, but just seeing people handle these shotties and sniper rifles makes me feel inadequate.
The game feels great. I'm playing a role, but just seeing people handle these shotties and sniper rifles makes me feel inadequate.
Heh, I've wondering about that as well.
That said, since they are taking the anniversary approach here, I'm not sure it would have been feasible to do all three games in that style.
Halo 1 and 2 needed that work since they were made for the original Xbox and looked super dated. Gears exists within one generation. Gears 1 is the least impressive but still a nice looking game. Re-doing Gears 1 while leaving 2 and 3 alone would be a bit odd, I think.
toddhunter
Member
The million dollar question and the difference between Microsoft seriously supporting PC gaming or just trying to push adoption of windows 10 with some token games before they spurn it as you would spurn a rabid dog.
Miles Quaritch
Member
Why wouldn't people adopt W10 if it's a free upgrade?
This idea that you aren't supporting PC gaming if you don't release something on Steam is pretty stupid.
toddhunter
Member
Because they are using apple products, some sort of tablet or simply will not bother.
Microsoft need as many people as possible to switch to W10 because there is obviously going to be a big push for their store this time around. It won't work of course, which is why these games need to be on different content delivery systems if Microsoft are serious about gaming.
If Gears 4 comes also at some point that would be the case for me. Good to see this is cross-play as well.
Yes, but not every game will be made to take advantage of what Win10 offers so early in it's lifecycle, is the point i'm making.
Miles Quaritch
Member
Monopolies tend to have that effect.
MS doesn't have an obligation to support Apple products. They are focused on Windows and if that's where they want to keep Gears, you either upgrade to Windows or you miss out.
I hated the multi in 2 and 3, the sp is also boring in 2, couldn't even finish 3, bored me to tears. There really is no loss here, gears 1 campaign is the best and has the best multi. Definitely in for this on PC. I logged in 500+ hours of gears 1 online on 360. It's so good.
Awesome, hopefully it doesn't render itself unplayable after a year or so because of DRM like the last PC Gears game.
This has Cross-play? That's gonna be interesting...
toddhunter
Member
You missed the point. They want users to switch to windows.
You clearly don't understand PC gaming or must be very new to it. Do some research into Microsoft's past efforts and you might get a grasp of what is at stake here.
They have actually been putting their games on steam lately, the service of choice for the majority of PC gamers. If they choose to ignore it in favour of Windows 10 store, it is clear they are not supporting PC gaming at all, they are supporting Windows 10 store PC gaming.
It is a pretty obvious difference and that would be a deliberate choice.
ISee
Member
. I came into this thread thinking ultimate edition meant it was all three games - the reality has just set in - disappointed.
No, its not an obvious difference. A company is allowed to have their own delivery service. Wanting to make money is part and parcel of business and I cant blame anybody who wants to avoid the major cut that Valve demands from publishers.
Gears of war 1 is already available on pc so why would this signify the end of the xbox? Gears 4 won't be and neither will the rest of the exclusives. Quite the jump to conclusions!
toddhunter
Member
Microsoft have had their own delivery service, several times before in case you didn't know. You should probably look up how those services ended and how much Microsoft continued to support PC gaming as they failed.
There is a history lesson to be had. It is a long history.
The point that Microsoft are allowed to do what they want is completely irrelevant. They have a stated purpose, which is to support PC gaming properly. This is easy to do with the games they have and the outcome is fully in their control.
Miles Quaritch
Member
And? If you're serious about PC gaming, why wouldn't you use Windows or have a Windows partition so you can play all the latest releases?
This just smacks of you desperately seeking to find a negative with this announcement. Frankly, it's a little ridiculous.
MS are finally stepping (somewhat) in supporting PC and yet there's still people complaining...
