Gears Of War 2 not coming to PC

[shadowless911]

In a conversation regarding Gears 1 achievements (360 & PC) unlocking content in Gears 2; Cliff Bleszinski revealed that unlike Gears 1, Gears 2 will not be getting a PC version later.

"Cliff: You can unlock these characters in Gears 2 if you earn the Achievements in Gears 1 through Xbox 360 or PC, provided you are using the same Gamertag.

Does this mean you are planning a Windows version of "Gears of War 2"?

Cliff: Gears of War is a great franchise first and foremost for Xbox 360, and therefore we're focusing on that platform for Gears of War 2. We've decided we're not going to do a PC version this time around."

I don't know If this has been posted or not before so I'm sorry If it's but I just felt really disappointed about this so had to post it. :(

[buckaroo]

I don't care.

That game was boring like hell.

Maybe it's a good 360 game, but on PC it's crap.

Just my 2 cents...

[Sethos]

I don't care.

That game was boring like hell.

Maybe it's a good 360 game, but on PC it's crap.

Just my 2 cents...

It's also crap on the 360* :p

*Personal opinion

[+Audioboxer Subscriber²]

Neither was Halo/Halo2/Gears of War probably :p

Might be true actually, but it might not be - Makes no sense what so ever to draw attention away from the 360 by saying there will be a PC version coming for now.

[betasp]

I won't miss it on PC. I is/was designed for consoles. It just does not "work" on a PC.

[Doli]

I didnt play the PC version but was it like Halo PC? Halo was just too easy to play on the PC with a mouse, everything was slow and easy to kill.

[+longgonebn Subscriber²]

I never played Gears Of War on the 360, played about 30 Minutes worth on the PC, never finished it, is that because it sucked, I don't think so, but I didn't see the amazing stuff I hear people talking about it for. I knew when Gears Of War 2 was coming that at the very best the PC version would take awhile, so it's not that much of a let down.

I didnt play the PC version but was it like Halo PC? Halo was just too easy to play on the PC with a mouse, everything was slow and easy to kill.

I played Halo 2 on the 360 and PC, I don't think they were that much different, just keyboard and mouse is a bit easier.

[Ayepecks]

Doesn't bother me. It felt better on the 360, IMO. I just hope Epic makes a singleplayer FPS for the PC soon.

I don't see why they'd bother anyway. I have a hard time believing that they'd make much more on porting it to the PC compared to how much it'd cost to port it.

[Srugie Veteran]

I don't really mind it. I was looking forward to many other releases anyway.

[Xerxes]

Of cause it's coming to the PC :p there is no doubt at all. They just don't want it stealing the 360's thunder ;) (I'm fairly sure the same was said about Gears of War too)

[Blackhearted]

I won't miss it on PC. I is/was designed for consoles. It just does not "work" on a PC.

Gears 1 felt mostly fine to me on the pc. The only thing that was bad about it were the glaring bugs and my then under-specced pc.

I didnt play the PC version but was it like Halo PC? Halo was just too easy to play on the PC with a mouse, everything was slow and easy to kill.

No. Halo is and always has been slow and easy. If anything the pc just helped make it more noticeable.

On the no gears 2 for pc bit though..: I can say i'm not surprised. Epic is a console company now. You can tell that by UT3 alone, as it's a console to pc port. So it's no surprise they've forgotten about their "bread and butter" that's gotten them this far.

[+Mystic MVC]

Well we all know they said this last time and then backed up. I know there are some different circumstances this time, but I hope they don't mess around with it and focus on other games.

[splicer707]

I don't care.

That game was boring like hell.

Maybe it's a good 360 game, but on PC it's crap.

Just my 2 cents...

+1 (Y) All that needs to be said.

[toadeater]

Bwahhaha. I hate that game. I hate Halo too. Good riddance.

[S00N3R FR3AK]

Im sure it will be on the PC at some point. I really loved the first game but never got to play multiplayer as I didn't get XBl till much after it came out and haven't played it since.

[LingeringSoul]

I think it's safe to say that Epic has pretty much abandoned the PC at this point. From CliffyB's comments about the PC being "in a state of disarray" (link here) to this, they've pretty much committed themselves to making big budget games tailored to console crowds.

That said, I have faith that the PC will do just fine without Epic. With big companies like Blizzard and Valve alongside the hundreds of independent studios, I'm not particularly worried.

Edited August 31, 2008 by F-Stop

[Smigit]

I think it's safe to say that Epic has pretty much abandoned the PC at this point. From CliffyB's comments about the PC being "in a state of disarray" (link here) to this, they've pretty much committed themselves to making big budget games tailored to console crowds.

Can't say I agree otherwise I don't see why they would bother releasing UT3. Sure it was on consoles too but its a series that was and still is "tailored" to the pc more so than consoles. They're just branching out, I don't think they are giving up on the PC.

I also fully expect to see GoW2 on PC at some point.

[Scirwode]

I hope it's coming out for the PC because I don't have a Xbox 360! Despite what people have been saying for the past few years about PC gaming dying, it hasn't happened and I would much prefer to game on my notebook as I can play any time I want, such as during lunch breaks or on the train back home.

Scirwode

[Blackhearted]

Can't say I agree otherwise I don't see why they would bother releasing UT3. Sure it was on consoles too but its a series that was and still is "tailored" to the pc more so than consoles. They're just branching out, I don't think they are giving up on the PC.

I also fully expect to see GoW2 on PC at some point.

Still is tailored to the pc? Did they make another version of ut after #3 that i didn't notice? Cause that sure doesn't fit with ut3. Console style UI, slowed down gameplay and movement, increased damage across the board, increased focus/ease of use on spammy weapons, the stuff i heard about the headshot hitbox on your target actually getting bigger if you stand still, and so on. Those are all things that would be done to tailor it to the console, not the pc, as games need to be easier/simpler for the masses to buy. Look at halo as an example if you disagree with that final statement.

[Avatar Viper]

i am very sure that if MS is not releasing on PC, someone else will :D

[+John. Subscriber¹]

Meh, it was always mainly geared (hurr hurr) to the Xbox market anyway.

[Yusuf M. Veteran]

I was looking forward to the PC release, as well as the X360 release, of Gears of War 2. A PC release for a game like GoW usually means extra content since it's released way after the console version.

[Snakehn]

They said the same thing with the first one, go find one of the early releases and you will see in the box a yellow stamp that says "Only on Xbox" Yet the game made it to PC

so is all Bull$h!7

[shadowless911]

They said the same thing with the first one, go find one of the early releases and you will see in the box a yellow stamp that says "Only on Xbox" Yet the game made it to PC

so is all Bull$h!7

I hope so. :D

[capr]

the PC version was soo damn buggy that they decided not to deal with those bugs and just not release it for the PC this time around... good move. lot less head ache.