But, but... oh, forget it. As horrifying as this is to me, I'll just have to stomach it and eat the delay. | |
I guess more time to upgrade my PC.. | |
It's a shame no one on either system is really gonna care. | |
Basically, this. I don't even know anything about this game. To the interwebz! | |
It pretty much a cool overhyped sandbox game that got turned into a (what looks like) a run of the mill action game. | |
I don't think PC Gamers are that bothered about this then... | |
Guess I'll get it on my 360, then. | |
That's interesting, I'd always assumed it was a aquatic sports game, along the line of Wakeboarding Unleashed Featuring Shaun Murray... every time I read or heard the title my mind just processed it as Alan's Wake(boarding), which is the only reason for my complete lack of interest. So Alan Wake isn't surfing's equivalent of Tony Hawk, and this game is nothing to do with sports... I might check it out. | |
seeing how long it has been (prior to e3) since anything had been said about alan wake a gauntaree that a lot of people have completly forgotten about it. as much as i perfer my pc to my consoles id much perfer remedy to focus on making alan wake a damn good game. | |
Why does microsoft continually seem to forget about the PC platform a format that nintendo and sony have no hold over, allowing cross-platform gaming would significantly improve the xbox experience | |
I heard MS say something on shacknews along the lines of "if this gets released on both the 360 and PC simultaneously in Europe, they will buy the PC version 9 times out of 10." | |
This is one game I can't seem to get excited about, no matter how I try. Getting rid of the sandbox gameplay just makes it that much harder. | |
You can play certain xbox games against PC gamers, but the variety is low and the only game I actually played that was a xbox/PC crossover was some game called 'Shadow Run', and it was pretty terrible. But I do agree with your point. I think even if it was something like TF2 or L4D, you might introduce a new sector into the experience, but that might force charges onto PC Gamers, and they'll bitch 'till the cows come home. Good idea though :] | |
Oh, another 360 "exclusive" with a PC version, eh? The system is really getting pointless when everything on it can be had on a PC for WAAAAAY cheaper. Not that I'm really interested, the E3 trailer looked seriously MEH and made me wonder why people acted like the game's a big deal. Oh, hey, another third person shooter EXCPET THIS ONE IS ABOUT A WRITER, INNOVATION! A writer with superhuman stamina and an aim that makes soldiers look cross-eyes, most likely...
PC version: 50€. 360 version: 70€. What could POSSIBLY make people prefer the PC version... | |
True however those game when released had the problem of Live even without owning a 360 being a paid for service and since it has gone free (pc version) it has stopped entirely. | |
@ KDR_11k People act like the game's a big deal because it's made by Remedy, who brought us Max Payne. As a Finnish citizen, I have a special reason to be interested in it because the game is made about 30 kilometers from where I live. I don't really mind waiting longer for it, but what I'm worried about is that the pc controls will have the oh-so-common "mouse acceleration / mouse smoothing that can't be turned off" problem. So far Ghostbusters, Bioshock and Dead Space have been ruined by it, forcing me to buy a 360 usb controller and trying to learn console fps controls. | |
I will most likely rent it for my 360 and see if it warrants a PC buy. If it is a horror game then I will not be renting it. | |
This. They've changed the premise a bit too much =\. | |
Well, I'm not bothered about waiting. It'll be a piss poor port, considering all the crap that's gone before, so I won't buy it. | |
This game is going to rock, despite what all of the people who didn't even look at the E3 trailer and are calling it a "run of the mill action game" are saying. I bet you people are the same people who whine over the new art style in Borderlands.. Luckily I'm getting it for Xbox 360, so no delay for me! | |
This is just unfair. In general, lots of games suffer from the "console-fication". Mouse control turns to dung because of the permanent smooth effect. Other controls have to be simplifyed for the console-tards. (No offense anyone, but it's just a numerical fact that a keyboard has more buttons than an xbox 360 controller) | |
I don't mind waiting. I'm annoyed on principle that the PC as a platform is once again being pushed aside but speaking strictly of Alan Wake, I'm not going to lose any sleep over it. Despite my love for Max Payne I just don't see it as a "must buy" title, which means that unless there's a solid demo and/or overwhelmingly positive reviews, I had no intention of buying it right away anyway. If the PC version comes later, there's a good chance we'll get bonus stuff, the bugs and balance issues will be patched out and it might even be cheaper than the 360 launch price. And since Microsoft, to its detriment, obviously won't be looking to make any real money on it anyway, the price will probably drop quickly, meaning that if I wait another six months after the PC version finally arrives, I'll probably be able to pick it up for around 20 bucks. For the long-term good of the PC platform, it's a bad thing. But if major publishers are going to behave like this, I'm certainly not above taking advantage of it. | |
I didn't buy the amazing melting console for Fable2 and I'm not going to do it for this either. | |
AAAIIICCHOOOOO! *hands Alan Wake a handkerchief* Nasty case of consolitius, that. | |
delay on a pc game oh iv never heard of that before | |
Yeah, used to be pretty excited about it. But from the E3 footage, it looks like the new and crappy Alone in the Dark. | |
This ^ Again I'll be buying it for 360 so no delay (Hopefully) | |
(Sadface) Aww, I thought the game looked cool. Like Alone in the Dark but good. | |
At least Im still able to get it on my 360 | |
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Remedy Focusing on Xbox 360 Version of Alan Wake
Bad news for PC gamers: Remedy is putting all its effort into developing the Xbox 360 version of Alan Wake and as a result, the PC release will just have to wait.
Quoting the Finnish gaming magazine Pelaaja, fansite BrightFalls.net picked out a few major points regarding the upcoming game. First, Alan Wake is on schedule and will make its launch target, coming out for the Xbox 360 in spring 2010. The "original vision" of the game remains the same but as development has progressed, the way it plays has changed: It will not be linear, according to the magazine, but in order to accommodate the focus on story, the planned sandbox style of gameplay has been abandoned.
But of particular interest to PC owners is the fact that Remedy has talked exclusively about the Xbox 360 version of the game since E3, leaving the fate of the PC version a mystery. In the article, the studio said it and Microsoft were only talking about the 360 version at this point; when pressed for clarification on the Alan Wake forums, "MarkusRMD" of Remedy responded with the following:
It seems unlikely that the PC version would be canceled at this late stage, but a delay appears all but inevitable. Hopefully Remedy will reveal its intentions for the PC release in the near future.
via: Voodoo Extreme
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