Epic, no interest into a PS3 exclusive??

[Shishio]

Was Always curious about this. Epic did wonders with Gears being exclusive to 360. Now that the PS3 is really close to the 360 in sells, why not creating a Exclusive IP for PS3?? your though EPIC??

[merlintt]

I thought I saw a pre GOW1 interview with R.Ferguson where he talked about how much he liked the PS3, so long ago I may have dreamt it !

By the looks of this:http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/14/wa...u-ps-vita-and/ EPIC could be intrested in some of the new platforms.

[Shishio]

good news.

[Shishio]

And , BTW any real interest for the PS3? Uncharted is still unmatched here, Epic could bring a real opponent...

[Shishio]

So Epic Any plans for the PS3 in the future?

[magicman2u]

Noooo.... We don't want an Exclusive Anything ...ever again! What we want is all games Multi-Platform for best results for sales! This whole X-box Exclusive deal has really pissed me and a lot of people off! I'm sure quite a few people did exactly what Microsoft wanted and went out and bought an X-box....just so that they could play ONE GAME! NOT ME!!!!! Note to Epic... Do this again and WE promise you even worse sales than Bulletstorm!!! Its a joke to trying and force consumer into an X-box... to limit a game like Gears is a Shame to the Gaming Society! Its a Scam...and you are being truly frowned upon because of it!

[Crusha K. Rool]

^ Pretty much this.

Gears being XBox exclusive and UT3 being primarily developed for the console and just ported to the PC afterwards did scatter most of the PC gamers' trust in Epic as a company. I would love to give them my money, but they obviously don't want it. And I also don't understand why most of Epic's PC games are not available in the German Steam Store, since Germany is one of the few countries where the PC still outnumbers the consoles by far as gaming platform.

[Sly.]

Noooo.... We don't want an Exclusive Anything ...ever again! What we want is all games Multi-Platform for best results for sales! This whole X-box Exclusive deal has really pissed me and a lot of people off! I'm sure quite a few people did exactly what Microsoft wanted and went out and bought an X-box....just so that they could play ONE GAME! NOT ME!!!!! Note to Epic... Do this again and WE promise you even worse sales than Bulletstorm!!! Its a joke to trying and force consumer into an X-box... to limit a game like Gears is a Shame to the Gaming Society! Its a Scam...and you are being truly frowned upon because of it!

Pretty much agree with it.
I was totally angry about the decision to push Xbox sales by making Epic's new blockbuster Xbox-exclusive and leaving PC gamers like me with just one game of the trilogy and no possibility to ever play the rest unless I buy a Xbox (the console I like the least only to play two other games of one franchise, which would also be -even if they are good games- a waste of money in my eyes, especially if I think about the 50% death rate of the Xbox which might explain why it is the best-selling console out there).

Crusha, I guess it's because most games are already "borderline" here. Just think of Bulletstorm and the high probability that the game would be put on the index (which still is not out of question, even after its "butchering"/censoring).

Talking about the "develop for this and that platform first"-topic:
I think games should be (as previously mentioned) in multiplatform development, but optimized for each platform individually. For example: On consoles there is not much need for graphics settings and tweaking, on PC it's actually essential to have many possibilities to tweak the graphics (since PC's hardware and performance can vary), set controls (especially since you can use much more keys with keyboard + mouse, not to mention keybinds) and have a practical UI (more like the U-window, which was imo the best UI ever).

I really hope there won't be any exclusive-stuff anymore. It just makes parts of the fanbase angry - especially if the decision comes after the first part of a franchise was released for other platforms and played by that part of the fanbase.

PS: If there will be a new game by Epic which will be PS3-exclusive I would at least demand a PC-exclusive title with at least the same quality.

[Crusha K. Rool]

Crusha, I guess it's because most games are already "borderline" here. Just think of Bulletstorm and the high probability that the game would be put on the index (which still is not out of question, even after its "butchering"/censoring).

Right, so I can buy the uncensored and indexed game Prototype as well as Bulletstorm in the Steam Store without any problem while UT2k4 and UT3, which are both available as retail games in Germany and rated for 16 year olds, are not available there to us. And the whole Epic Pack from Developer Packs during Steam Holiday sales is also not available here.

[darksin]

If it's a Gears type or some TPS game, then it should be all platform, not console exclusive,

if it's a FPS then really don't care, too many FPS on PC already......

[Shishio]

Well, Post unburrow of the death... So EPIC, what's your mind on the PS3??

[dinwitty]

Do you own a PC? Are you posting here thru a PS3? Is the PS3 internet capable?
I am not going to make console wars here but make the reality, when these consoles were released, (xbox 360 2005, PS3 2006)
The PC technically waa already far ahead of them technically and today, 6-7 years later the PC is light years ahead. The game makers who jumped on the consoles are hanging onto their threads. Theres new things coming down the pipe and the consoles are not capable of handling the technicalities. Are we going to go another 5-6 years and people still stuck on these consoles? Time marches on the console makers want to stick to their thing, and the PC marches on ahead. Many of the PC-ers were aghast when Microsoft hijacked Halo to be an Xbox excusive, you got the money honey we got the time. I'm stuck on the PC and staying I do not want to be swapping systems just to play a different game it makes my life more complex. And so many times I see a console game ported to the PC and they up the quality of the models/textures..game in general.
And porting to the console you have to back down your technical qualities to fit into the console.
I have a few PC ports from consoles and if you compare the "feel" of the game to a PC game designed for the PC, call it Unreal Tournament VS any consoled game pc ported you start to see the designs difference.
Unreal was being ported to the Playstation and they had to chop up levels and cut back details to get it to fit and then it would run like snails. If you design it right like perhaps EPIC has done it may be workable but you still have these technical restrictions. And if you have worked professionally like I have on an outdated graphic machine you find out your creativity gets stunted by technical restrictions. The console makers went for one thing and thats...-PROFIT-. It seems we are now stuck with the console makers and they may all come out with new consoles, but they are running behind...enjoy your console but I hope you find out what the PC can really do.

[darksin]

Well, not a graphic detail fan, the 360/PS3 really still do a great job now, people should check PS3 exclusive The Last Of Us, really a nice game...

If these game come to PC the graphic will be better, but gameplay the same. The PC advantage is modding, not graphic boost all the way. Provide a editor and do custom stuff, like UT and Gears of War PC. That's why we play PC games...

i think Epic should do all platform games, not PC/console exclusive anymore. Gears is really a pain to PC gamers. Making a new title game is good, but port some classic game is much better than this...Bulletstorm is not better than Gears. and now PCF is doing Gears JD still console exclusive, that's nightmare....

UE4 game is PC exclusive bacause they have no choice, console can't handle it, Will this title be future console exclusive again? Hope not...

i really hope not just Unreal series for PC, they already always do, but other games type by Epic/PCF should be all platform as well...

[TourianTourist]

Unless Sony pays Epic tons of money, they probably won't be interested in a Playstation-exclusive game. Because that's what Microsoft did to keep Gears on the XBox.

As a PC-gamer I would like to see something like Gears of War: Chronicles for the PC, where you get the campaigns of Gears of War 1, 2, 3 and Judgement and the latest multiplayer experience. That would be awesome. I would like to play Gears, but I'm not getting a 360 (or any other PC-wannabe console) for this. Also, I live in Germany and I've heard you can't get the map packs here because the games are indexed. What a joke...

It already was the same problem with Unreal Championship 2, I really wanted to play this game, so I bought a (cheap) Xbox at the time. The game was great, but the console was crap. It can't even play the game anymore, because it got disc reading problems. It recognizes the DOA boob volleyball game, but not my beloved Unreal. I'm not buying a console like that again. Also, the game would have been much more fun on the PC, where the community would have made new maps and mods and where I could use mouse and keyboard...

My hopes are that with the Unreal Engine 4 a PC-exclusive UT4 is coming. But hope is the last thing to die.

[darksin]

i think no chance for Gears 2,3 port to PC, as MS take the control, 360 exclusive all the way, but really no need for Gears Judgment still 360 exclusive.....

If a FPS title is consle exclusive like killzone, Halo, really no interest. i hope Epic/PCF can make more TPS like Gears all platform in future, PC need more this type...Not FPS all the way,too many already..

[chonglee]

Yes there are many FPS on PC, but most of them are sort of crap. So FPS of good quality on PC? I want more!
And I want PC versions of Gears2,3, although I enjoy play these games on my xbox360 but I believe PC can be proved a better platform for this TPS (unless better only means more money nowadays).
PS3? Well, no exclusive title plz, just do something like Bethesda did. TES5 on PC is indeed more fun with tweaks and mods. That's what consoles can never provide.

[darksin]

Many crap, but many great as well, FPS is the most popular style, PC never worry about that....

Already too many good FPS on PC every year, Epic, valve, DICE, ID, Crytek etc, they all make FPS and come to PC.
Hafe life, CS, L4D, TF, Quake Doom Rage, Battlefield, Crysis, COD, Borderland, etc...Also those Hard reset, Duke, Serious Sam, Armed Assault, Medal of Honor, etc.....

So if more new FPS come to PC, no surprise, because they always do...But TPS great as Gears, hard to find some on PC, we really need more these...if Epic can bring a title like Gears Judgment to PC, that's so much better than bring sth. like Bulletstorm. but it's just a dream...That's why i don't like exclusive at all...

[Anthony*Carmine]

it should stay with xbox, you dont see any ps3 games coming out on xbox why should gears come out on just ps3?

[Shishio]

well I have a PC, just not a gaming quality PC and won't be able to afford one... console a far more cheaper for me. And as Darksin says there is some really good game on console. I think peoples are taking the probleme back ward and do'nt wan't exclusive anymore. I think that the right decision is the oposite, doing exclusive ONLY, but on each support.

Basicaly to keep fornite PC exclusive, Keeps Gears xbox Exclusive and créate a PS3(4) exclusive IP... So each ech support will have a game that will be perfectly shaped for him...