It was rumored that a PC version of Alan Wake would be worked on after the release of the Xbox 360 version of the game. If you want to play one of the most talked about games of 2010 then I highly suggest you purchase yourself a Xbox 360 if you haven't already done so. Microsoft seems to think the Xbox 360 is the only platform that this game should be played on. The following quote is from a Microsoft spokesperson: "Some games are more suited for the intimacy of the PC, and others are best played from the couch in front of a larger TV screen. We ultimately realized that the most compelling way to experience "Alan Wake" was on the Xbox 360 platform, so we focused on making it an Xbox 360 exclusive. Both Microsoft and Remedy have long histories in PC game development. This decision was about matching this specific game to the right platform." I myself believe that this is a sales strategy for Microsoft to sell Xbox 360's at a time where normally sales are down. Normally big title are released during the holiday season to get profits up for the 4th quarter of the fiscal year. If the Xbox 360 is the only way to play a game then it will force people to pickup the system and generate more green for Microsoft. The comment about "Some games are more suited for the intimacy of the PC" is absolutely correct. Take a game like WoW or Guild Wars, those games are definitely more suited for the PC but you can make a game work on a console that is normally meant for a PC. RTS games are usually played on a PC but Halo Wars which is an RTS game was made for the XBOX 360 and it works quite well. I have only played the demo and from what I experienced I really enjoyed and I plan on eventually picking up this game. I believe that a game can be enjoyed on either a console or a PC and it is up to the gamer to decide how he or she would like to play their game. Some gamers prefer to play a shooter on a PC while I prefer to play a shooter on a console because I can move better using the analog sticks than I can with the arrow buttons on a keyboard. Also with a keyboard you have many more buttons or keys to remember and what their function is. For a console you have much less buttons to remember and they are right there and you don't have to move your hand way left to get to the button or key and then back right to the next button or key that you need. What ever you prefer is a decision you have to make yourself. The only PC game I play is Guild Wars and I enjoy it on the PC. I suppose it could be made for a console. What would make it or break it for success would be of course the button layout and access to spells and weapons. Fable I and II were both made for Xbox and are highly enjoyable. Everything is easily accessible and I see no reason why putting these games on the PC for them to be enjoyable.
Friday, February 12, 2010
No Alan Wake for the PC???
It was rumored that a PC version of Alan Wake would be worked on after the release of the Xbox 360 version of the game. If you want to play one of the most talked about games of 2010 then I highly suggest you purchase yourself a Xbox 360 if you haven't already done so. Microsoft seems to think the Xbox 360 is the only platform that this game should be played on. The following quote is from a Microsoft spokesperson: "Some games are more suited for the intimacy of the PC, and others are best played from the couch in front of a larger TV screen. We ultimately realized that the most compelling way to experience "Alan Wake" was on the Xbox 360 platform, so we focused on making it an Xbox 360 exclusive. Both Microsoft and Remedy have long histories in PC game development. This decision was about matching this specific game to the right platform." I myself believe that this is a sales strategy for Microsoft to sell Xbox 360's at a time where normally sales are down. Normally big title are released during the holiday season to get profits up for the 4th quarter of the fiscal year. If the Xbox 360 is the only way to play a game then it will force people to pickup the system and generate more green for Microsoft. The comment about "Some games are more suited for the intimacy of the PC" is absolutely correct. Take a game like WoW or Guild Wars, those games are definitely more suited for the PC but you can make a game work on a console that is normally meant for a PC. RTS games are usually played on a PC but Halo Wars which is an RTS game was made for the XBOX 360 and it works quite well. I have only played the demo and from what I experienced I really enjoyed and I plan on eventually picking up this game. I believe that a game can be enjoyed on either a console or a PC and it is up to the gamer to decide how he or she would like to play their game. Some gamers prefer to play a shooter on a PC while I prefer to play a shooter on a console because I can move better using the analog sticks than I can with the arrow buttons on a keyboard. Also with a keyboard you have many more buttons or keys to remember and what their function is. For a console you have much less buttons to remember and they are right there and you don't have to move your hand way left to get to the button or key and then back right to the next button or key that you need. What ever you prefer is a decision you have to make yourself. The only PC game I play is Guild Wars and I enjoy it on the PC. I suppose it could be made for a console. What would make it or break it for success would be of course the button layout and access to spells and weapons. Fable I and II were both made for Xbox and are highly enjoyable. Everything is easily accessible and I see no reason why putting these games on the PC for them to be enjoyable.
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