Considering how people select their gaming platforms based on 'exclusivity' ... it is profitable. There are many people, even in Pakistan, that are considering the PS3 next year ONLY and ONLY because of Gran Turismo 5.
Same way, Alan Wake will sell consoles. Unchartered 2, being a console exclusive, sold many a consoles. And im sure a lot of PC gamers got consoles due to GTA time exclusivity as well. And just as many people have decided to get a PC once (and if) Diablo 3 and Starcraft II come as PC Exclusives.
Saying "exclusives" dont matter is just living in denial. Platforms always need a few exclusives that drive the person towards that platform instead of the other.
Its not Shor Sharaba. Its a fact.
Yeah but you didn't answered a question, are "YOU" willing to pay 50 million $ for PC exclusivity of some title ? no ? then complaining about it makes no sense. I told you earlier and perhaps from my first post that there are politics happening here from big companies. Now you said it yourself, Exclusivity is actually happening to propel sales of hardware itself and companies like Microsoft/Sony seeing that it happens on a regular basis so their hardware sales other than that exclusivity has no other benefit.
You yourself might be, but a lot of PC gamers were very pissed off at the GTA4 delay, and the Assassins Creed 2 delay ... and an equal number didnt really like Alan Wake getting shoved off the PC, amongst other things. PC gamers HATE delays, we are 'not' okay with it ... you might be, but a lot of PC gamers worldwide HATE it.
Now a console gamer is telling what a PC gamer likes and what not, actually the problem is you are just going on believing the hype/official story and does not even analyze the reasons behind it, from my first post I am trying to summarize facts/links and stories and you don't even comment on them lol, you are trying to prove yourself a monotone person and you are doing very well in that, you are just preaching that exclusivity, getting the title first and some other factors only matter and does not even see the reasons behind on why they are happening.
You mentioned games that 'consoles will never get to play'. You are true on that ... but if you look at the OTHER side of the problem, there are many many more titles that PC ONLY gamers will NEVER get to play. The balance was pretty good till now with games like Company of Heroes, the whole Total War series, STALKER, Witcher etc etc etc ... but a lot of 'Consoles will never get to play' series are going multiplatform, though its not the other way around. Infact, some titles PCs should have got, seem to be no longer on the PC anymore ...
And for the year 2010, there are a very very few 'Consoles will never get to play' a.k.a. PC Exclusives. But there are quite a few 'PC wont get to play'. Im not going to bother naming them because you wont care about them ...
Look around a bit yourself and figure out what PC gamers will miss this upcoming year ... I aint going to bother taking names ... having better graphics, better controls does not sound more awesomer than Forza 3 or GT5 for a person who likes racing games. Or a GTA fan who has to wait a long time for the next GTA title. Or Final Fantasy XIII for a Japanese RPG fan etc. etc.
Atleast you now admit that PC gaming is taking a backseat, which is what im saying as well.
You just mentioned Company of Heroes and Total War series. Such games take time in developing and they make huge success when they come, the next company of heroes will be PC exclusive for sure (if that satisfies you). Napoleon Total War is announced as a PC exclusive, Command & Conquer 4 will be a PC exclusive, Witcher 2 will be designed having PC in mind (considering the fact that first one made a huge success on PC, selling more then 2 million copies only on PC) but since everyone don't really have a beefed up PC, gamers were dying to play that game on consoles as well so its going on consoles now as well (again profit/beneficial business strategy matters here). Microsoft played a big role in crapping the GTA 4 title, you and I can't do anything about it. Japanese RPG.... did you forget Jade Empire: Special Edition ? obviously its not making quick sequels like Final Fantasy but its much better than that.
Forza 3 and GT5..... Dirt 2, Burnout Paradise and Need for Speed: Shift works for me and I don't even see gamers who feel great urge to play Forza 3 and GT5 (except you).
From your very first post, you are just mentioning these hand picked titles, I think you just know about these games and nothing else, its good "You have console" then.
And now you are just catching the words, you just focused on word "Backseat" and didn't even saw the reasons I mentioned for backseat, what Microsoft/Sony doing to force PC go Backseat, no would you see at those reasons ? they all make sense after all didn't they ? while you are just trying to prove yourself right anyhow.
@USUF
First of all, you've conveniently missed the "some" part i wrote. Some of the most awesome games are coming to consoles which are either exclusives or timed exclusives for them and not for the PC. I am not living in denial dude....It really seems like you have never in your life played some of the hottest exclusives on the 360 or PS3. You're one unbelievable dude...
Me living in denial... wow ! It sure sounds good from the tongue of a fan boy, who is not even looking at the real topic here and just telling us how he is enjoying great titles on his X360 (ROFL). From almost 5 years (maybe more), fan boys like you say on a regular basis that PC gaming is dying or doing terribly bad but it gives a different results in the end. Its not about exclusivity or so called hottest/awesome titles, it's about sales that attract developers and PC is in very healthy state, check out these sales figure on PC in the month of November only,
http://news.bigdownload.com/2009/12/12/pc-game-retail-sales-numbers-for-november-revealed/
and these sales don't even include digital distribution/online sales, so just get an idea yourself how healthy it is and why developers don't abandon it altogether. Just go back a few pages on this thread and see a list of 25 titles that I mentioned coming on PC (mostly in 2010). I will update that list shortly with more titles because I don't stick myself on repeating same names again and again. So it is pretty safe to be a PC gamer in 2010 as well (better visuals and controls are just a few bonuses you get being a PC gamer
).
And for your and Ahsan's exclusivity thirst, check this out, it has some PC exclusive titles of 2009 and also the games which did great on PC.
http://www.mygaming.co.za/news/pc/4975-Top-games-2009.html
While I present facts and proper proves, you are just playing with shallow words.
Wait....what?....A platform which is generating less revenue a month than a medium class U.S citizen (ok i made that up...but you get the point), you think a person/company with a sane mind would wanna continue supporting it? and see his years of hard work just get stolen (pirated) in front of his eyes? And you expect them to keep supporting it? And now when they're not supporting it, you call them as "Being afraid of PC gaming"?
What is the meaning of "Afraid of PC gaming" here anyway?
Lol I think I just answered your revenue propaganda above, and look who is complaining about piracy... What you are doing on your X360 ? And Microsoft is afraid of PC gaming because it is a free platform, it excels in technology at a greater... much greater speed that catch the eyes of developers. And Microsoft just wants to make money, now they have seen that PC gaming is doing just great in digital sales so they are making their own online distribution service called "Games on demand for Windows" lol. Its just like Valve's Steam.
oh my gaawwwwddd yaar....
I am calling it......You have no idea what you're talking about....
Just because an exclusive of PC gaming (Crysis) bombed harder than Tsar bomba doesn't mean the same applies everywhere else! Get over it.
I know what I am talking about, I always did. Honestly you need to get over with that exclusivity shouts, see what I answered above, Microsoft wants to make money that is why they are launching their own digital distribution service, they are trying to keep their foot in two boats just to get more money. Exclusivity of titles, exclusivity of support.... ends here. Maybe some day if Microsoft see more money in PC they will make an exclusive title for PC to propel it, then you'll understand.
2 games in front of....Forget it...i'd rather not.
Two games just for the reference (if you understand). And all games look 1000 times better on PC than X360 that's what I count in comparison of your "Forget it...i'd rather not" list of X360 games.
believe me, right now I want to type big "hahaha" on these lines:
And about the "Most visually impressive game ever", Most critics agree than the game is just nothing more than a tech demo with a pretty mediocre storyline....
Oh but i guess you're gonna come up with the "Critics don't mater" statement....Nothing i can do about that. Sorry.
Every person who cannot run Crysis say it is a tech demo and critics always need some flaws in a game to cite in their review, but ok... lets make you happy and say its a tech demo, I think its good. Like RROD force you to buy a better X360 (Jasper I mean), high end games like Crysis force us to upgrade our PCs simple...
Mediocre storyline... let me ask do you even know its storyline ? Its a sci-fi action shooter, you seriously don't expect its story to be as unforgettable as a story of some big RPG, I say there is no flaw in its story (considering its genre). And next time do also mention the critic names before making such claims as "Mediocre storyline". I checked Gamespot and IGN, two of the most visited critics and they don't make such a claim, so I believe its a self made claim.
@ your first point...You play games which most people have played months/years ago. So you're already lagging behind...
@ your second point, thats very subjective and depends on personal tastes. Excluding myself, you'll find a lot of people who prefer to play an FPS on a controller...There is nothing great between the 2 that eclipses the other...Its just a matter of personal preference....
lagged behind or not, whenever we play we get a better experience.
Personal preference... what a way to satisfy yourself. Even Ahsan mentioned that PC has great controls, there is simply no buts and ifs about it. Just try and show me how you can control Windows pointer with a controller, mouse and keyboard always provide much greater degree of precision.
Here are few of my gameplay videos of Devil May Cry 4 and Bionic Commando (Games which are meant to be played with controllers as most of the console gamers say). I played them using Mouse and Keyboard.
While I accept that mouse and keyboard has much much more potential than what I can do with them but still I enjoy each and every game with smooth controls and I really like to see your MW2 gameplay with a controller.
Long post isn't it ? some time it required. I took me around one and half hour to write this but I don't mind that because it contains facts and not just pile of words.
