Why no Pc version?

[Teancum]

Are you forgetting the rampancy of piracy?  THAT is what's killing development studios.  People who say they pirate a game and then go out and buy it are lying.  Why would they buy it?  Pretty box art and a manual?  They already have the game!  Studios are losing money they deserve, AND it's perpetuating the cycle -- they have to build shovelware to make a quick buck off parents who buy for their kids because lots of hardcore gamers just pirate their stuff anyways.  They HAVE to make shovelware because any decent-but-not-incredible game just gets pirated, and they get no money.  Piracy is the killer.

Oh and if you want to talk shovelware, don't bash EA, they've moved on from that.  Bash Activision and their 3-4 Guitar Hero games a year.

Honestly, if I were Vicarious Visions/Activision I wouldn't develop for PC either, just for that reason.

[xlehnsherr]

Well said, Teancum!

If you'd ever come to MAOland, you'd surprised!

Just a quick example! The 007 Casino Royale crew (director, actors, etc) went to Beijing for the premier and guess what... The day ffter the first day in the theaters, pirate - BAD QUALITY - copies were already all over the streets! And a big big irony. A local street illegal vendor even offered a copy to who? 007 himself! Mr Craig was "in disguise" walking around the city sightseeing and was not recognized as the actor! Of course, he bought the dvd for RMB 10.00 (around USD 1.40) and took it back to show what really happens in China! Besides the absurd and stupid info block the gov does, there's piracy! That's why nothing that has a copyright is respected in this MAOland! I'm sorry for any Chinese of this forum, but it is the reality we see around here! Games and/or movies (basically anything that comes in laser discs) has this issue here! I don't think i've ever seen a dvd store selling ORIGINAL discs of movies or games at all!

[piutebob]

Well said, Teancum!

If you'd ever come to MAOland, you'd surprised!

Just a quick example! The 007 Casino Royale crew (director, actors, etc) went to Beijing for the premier and guess what... The day ffter the first day in the theaters, pirate - BAD QUALITY - copies were already all over the streets! And a big big irony. A local street illegal vendor even offered a copy to who? 007 himself! Mr Craig was "in disguise" walking around the city sightseeing and was not recognized as the actor! Of course, he bought the dvd for RMB 10.00 (around USD 1.40) and took it back to show what really happens in China! Besides the absurd and stupid info block the gov does, there's piracy! That's why nothing that has a copyright is respected in this MAOland! I'm sorry for any Chinese of this forum, but it is the reality we see around here! Games and/or movies (basically anything that comes in laser discs) has this issue here! I don't think i've ever seen a dvd store selling ORIGINAL discs of movies or games at all!

That bad huh? I am starting to think it may get as bad here in America with Setoro imposing as President.

[BLaw]

@ TC

Blizzard is a genius conserning anti-piracy. (WoW)

Nobody can play on a (almost) bug-free server. And a gamecard is needed (which holds a unique code only insertable once). People might play on private servers, but can not play bugfree + server would crash a lot.

Anyway, that method could also be used for non-multiplayer games. But just a onetime payment when you actually BUY the game. For example, when installing, an Internet connection is needed to activate the installation at all. Anyone who downloads full game isos needs the Internet..

I understand people who say that their favorite games these days cost a lot of cash and that they download it with the purpose of saving money, but I have no respect to the same people because of the piracy. It's robbing well deserved money of the creators of the game.

[xlehnsherr]

Hey Blaw, about that internet connection needed for registration and all... Well, I've seen a lot of renowned software been pirated even with this kind of "barrier". This is where the so called "crack" enters!

[marvelfan12345]

I wouldn't mind a PC version so I could get some of my fav characters in, but I really doubt they will make one. I'm fine with the XBOX 360 version anyway.

[Dihan]

I won't have access to a 360 in September.

[piutebob]

Why not? You going to college? Selling your 360? Don't have one? Won't have one by that time?

Sorry for being oh so curios.

[Dihan]

It belongs to my brother and I'll be going to university. He'll also be moving out sometime as he has a stable income.

I have a Wii, though. I'm just cautious that it'll be completely different to the other version.

[piutebob]

Ah. I see...

[Dihan]

I may get my own eventually as I have several games for it, though.

[marvelman]

I read on a few sites its comin on PC

[Teancum]

Only vendor sites list it for PC, and they are notorious for being wrong.  It's not coming out for PC.

[piutebob]

Yeah, they're probably looking to give the poor people false hopes...

[Teancum]

No, when a title is announced they make a guess as to what platforms it will be on.  Kindof like they guess when it's going to be released.  Why?  So they can get your pre-order money.  If it doesn't come out on a platform they offer it to you on another platform, or refund your money.