Is it Aprils Fool's today? "Epic Games Making PC its Primary Platform"

[Barfo]

http://pc.gamespy.com/articles/118/1188065p1.html

Does not compute :hmm:

 

[Beev]

After all of the silly remarks calling all of their customers pirates? :hmm:

 

[Maleficus]

Epic has proven themselves to be a bunch of bitches. UT2k4 is one of my favorite games of all time, but I can't support Epic anymore.

 

[gorcorps]

Sounds like somebody finally took the PC gamer outrage seriously. They're just trying to save face that they lost with previous comments. I don't believe for a second that they're going to do anything different.

 

[CPA]

My guess is it's a shift due to the aging of the current console set. They probably have things they want to introduce into games that can't be reasonably done on the consoles, at least until Sony and MS commit to their next versions.

 

[Dankk]

Don't fall for it. Especially for what Epic has done over the past few years, I don't believe them for a second. They can go screw themselves.

 

[Nintendesert]

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Ga...ing-Gears-of-War-Unreal-Tournament,13235.html



This is a better article than the Gamespy one. I guess the huge mega blockbuster style of games that sell on the consoles now is what's scaring them. They invest their entire company on a 1 title release and hope it sells huge or they go out of business. Consoles scare them and they want to come back to the PC where STEAM can provide new money from a game over and over again based on their sales for that day. Once a console game falls off the shelves it's done.

http://kotaku.com/5811346/homefront-studio-shut-down

I guess this also has spurred them back to the PC market, the game isn't amazing and only just good to so-so and it causes a studio to collapse.

 

[skace]

I wish them plenty of luck trying to repair their extremely unprofessional image in regards to PC gaming. However, they, at one time, had the skill to make simply amazing FPS games, so they at least have that in their corner. I do not think Gears of War has been an example of a good FPS game though, more so an example of what console gamers tolerate as good.

 

[paperfist]

They should get an episode on Jerry Springer.

 

[ImpulsE69]

I wish them plenty of luck trying to repair their extremely unprofessional image in regards to PC gaming. However, they, at one time, had the skill to make simply amazing FPS games, so they at least have that in their corner. I do not think Gears of War has been an example of a good FPS game though, more so an example of what console gamers tolerate as good.

If GoW wasn't a good example(and i agree) then prepare to be not wow'd. They even claimed it wouldn't be on the scale of GoW, which means..yep. Not anything..um..epic. <----

 

[AstroManLuca]

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Ga...ing-Gears-of-War-Unreal-Tournament,13235.html



This is a better article than the Gamespy one. I guess the huge mega blockbuster style of games that sell on the consoles now is what's scaring them. They invest their entire company on a 1 title release and hope it sells huge or they go out of business. Consoles scare them and they want to come back to the PC where STEAM can provide new money from a game over and over again based on their sales for that day. Once a console game falls off the shelves it's done.

http://kotaku.com/5811346/homefront-studio-shut-down

I guess this also has spurred them back to the PC market, the game isn't amazing and only just good to so-so and it causes a studio to collapse.

That makes perfect sense, thanks for the link. Makes me think of Valve. Their games don't scream out "AAA Blockbuster," but they don't need to. They're all really high quality and stay fresh years after release.

 

[acheron]

Epic on PCs? Awesome.

I vote for a ZZT remake.

 

[Redshirt 24]

Show, Epic. Don't tell.

 

[AyashiKaibutsu]

It's just like EA. When their reputation starts hurting their bottom line, they backtrack a bit and talk about how they're going to do things better. However, even if they do improve their actions, they'll quickly fall back into their old habits.

 

[lupi]

One of the reasons people have blasted companies for consolitis and drm. The pc community will continue to by something that's very good or fills a vacant niche as long as it's available for sale and can still be played. By and large the console cycle is new buys, resells, then maybe some greatest hit sales if it was a big enough seller, with the dev only getting a real cut out of the initial sales. If something like xwing vs tiefighter could easily run today it would be getting sales in perpetuity.

 

[satsau]

I'll believe it when I see it... words are wind!

 

[Nintendesert]

One of the reasons people have blasted companies for consolitis and drm. The pc community will continue to by something that's very good or fills a vacant niche as long as it's available for sale and can still be played. By and large the console cycle is new buys, resells, then maybe some greatest hit sales if it was a big enough seller, with the dev only getting a real cut out of the initial sales. If something like xwing vs tiefighter could easily run today it would be getting sales in perpetuity.

We have entire markets devoted to selling indie, old and lost games. With STEAM, Impulse and GOG the ability to buy games is endless with PC gamers. I can't even count how many of the great classics I've bought again just to have a convenient soft copy.

They overblew the impact of PC piracy when compared to the long life PC games have. This combined with Intel FINALLY putting some resources to decent graphics on their chips and AMD with their Fusion programs, the market for PC gaming is only going to keep getting bigger.

They made an error and will have to deliver with some great games now in order to win back the PC gamer.

 

[ImpulsE69]

BS PC GAMING IS DEAD! /thread.

Damn pirates.

 

[paperfist]

Show, Epic. Don't tell.

Great, now I'll have that RUSH song in my head the rest of the week!

 

[Golgatha]

Capps added that the games would be smaller in scope than titles like Gears of War, saying that studios needed to leverage blockbuster titles with massive budgets with less expensive to make games.

Translation: We're still going to develop our AAA games for the consoles and continue to throw the PC gaming crowd scraps, but we're going to try and limit our risk by producing Pop Cap or Flash style kiddie games with the PC as our primary platform (but only because we can avoid paying royalties to the smartphone and console makers by doing so).

This announcement is weak attempt at positive PR in a vain attempt to try and get back some of the credibility Epic once had with PC gamers. DIAF along with Activision, EA, and Blizzard please.

 

[badb0y]

Translation: We're still going to develop our AAA games for the consoles and continue to throw the PC gaming crowd scraps, but we're going to try and limit our risk by producing Pop Cap or Flash style kiddie games with the PC as our primary platform (but only because we can avoid paying royalties to the smartphone and console makers by doing so).

This announcement is weak attempt at positive PR in a vain attempt to try and get back some of the credibility Epic once had with PC gamers. DIAF along with Activision, EA, and Blizzard please.

What did Blizzard do to you? lol

 

[greenhawk]

Sounds like somebody finally took the PC gamer outrage seriously.

more likly they are doing the politician approach of promise everything, even things that contradict each other and hope no one notices the double talk they are giving out.

ie: shape your comments for the crowd and hope the two crowds do not talk to each other.

I don't believe for a second that they're going to do anything different.

+1

 

[greenhawk]

What did Blizzard do to you? lol

personally? killing what I feel makes the Diablo Series good.

Though I do think DIAF is overboard, I do think they need a bit of a scortching as a wake up call.

 

[AyashiKaibutsu]

What did Blizzard do to you? lol

B.Net2, flying horses, selling out with D3. Basically, all the stuff Activision has had influence on. I personally don't hate Blizzard yet, but years ago I'd buy anything they put out and now they're just another company.

 

[renz20003]

http://pc.gamespy.com/articles/118/1188065p1.html

Does not compute :hmm:

There games arent some of my favs, just make sure other devs have access to there tech and im happy...

Epic... Fail