xhonzi said:neebis, did you know that they are releasing a PC version this fall sometime? It'll be the Sith Edition with all of the extra content.
Yes thanks I know, that's why I posted. I can't sign a petition against them finally releasing a PC version. Console owners are lucky to be complaining about not getting one expansion, when I still can't even play the original game yet...
C3PX said: I have always had the PC along side my consoles.
...you can't blame game companies for diverting their focus to the larger group of customers.
Well, maybe I'm not a serious gamer or just old fashioned, but I just like playing on PC (mouse+keyboard) much better than on consoles. I like playing open ended longer games (RPGs, space sims, FPS, etc.), with all sorts of community mods and add ons. I like multiplayer with (keyboard) text chat (voice can get on my nerves) and more networking options on PC. I don't like console controllers and I don't sit in front of my TV to game.
It's really not that I couldn't afford to buy a console. When I play consoles at friends and relatives, always think to myself "this would be much better on PC" (with PC controls). I also don't like consoles being stuck in a hardware cycle. When the current gen came out, they were obviously more bang for the buck compared to a gaming PC. Now, a few years into the cycle when they finally have a decent catalog of games available, the hardware is holding them back compared to a mid-range gaming PC. It's like that every generation. And for the price of a PC or upgrades, you're obviously also getting a multi-use/general-purpose computer. For me, consoles just seem to be about control, they take hardware and limit it's functionality for purely marketing reasons, then they go after people who try to open it up.
Anyway, I know PC gaming is a lost cause and by now I'm used to waiting forever for console leftovers, but the one thing that really ticks me off is companies who promote games as "console only" for years, then turn around and offer a PC version after they've sold as many console copies as they can. And they expect PC gamers take it on the chin every time and buy the outdated games for full price and like it. So far, there's only been one game that was "console only" that I've been interested in that hasn't eventually been announced for PC...it happens every time. I understand the marketing, but it's the same BS every time and if you follow the game market for more than a year or two it's so obvious that the PR guys are lying about lack of PC releases. It's a complete lack of respect for their customers.
I admit you can't beat a console for drop-n-play, but I haven't run into any major hurdles getting PC games to run, except once with buggy DRM...and that's a whole other can of worms.
FWIW, I heard that the previous head of LucasArts when The Force Unleashed was originally released was extremely pro-console and anti-PC. Supposedly, there is a new person in charge now with more respect for PC gaming. This person is supposed to be behind the PC release of Force Unleased as well as release of some LucasArts classics for PC on Steam.