I agree that they will make more money off of it but I am dissapointed with the fact they dont release it on PC first. And about pirating, lately the gaming industry has nearly stopped pirating in the ways that Tribes 2 and Diablo II have. Hopefully the PC release of the game doesn't take as long as HALO did... (Few people remember HALO in fact came out on X-Box first)

Actually, that's completely untrue. The only reason a console runs better is because it is dedicated to gaming and doesn't have to work through a bulky OS like windows.

Even if it were true, I can upgrade my 1.5gig to a 2.5gig and then a year a 3.5gig. A console will remain 700mhz.

Finally, in short, you shouldn't be a troll. Insulting someone with name-calling only shows that you are unable to communicate intelligently (i.e. idiot).

Erm, there is no way an emulator will work faster or better than an actuall console, after all it only "simulates" the environment the software needs to run. And as all of us know a simulation isnt exactly the "real thing". As for the resolution 640*480 is probably ideal for most televisions, and it looks much better than any TV-out. I hate to say these things because I do all of my gaming on the PC, but that doesnt mean theyre not true.

#83 You're right. Consoles can do a lot more with a lot less power because they are designed specifically to play games. However, you still cant assume his computer can't emulate it better, although it probably wont. It's possible the graphics will look worse through the emulation, but it's also possible that they will look very similir or exactly the same. Either way, he can at least turn his resolution up, which is something that can't be done on the xbox version.

console processors run in a different way that those of PC's, certain major processes are not existant and much more power is free to spend towards the actually processing of the game.

So yes while the Xbox might only have a 700mhz processor. it will run at the equivilant of a 1.5gig machine, and will even run better than any 1.5 gig you can produce.

In short: You are an idot. Learn about things before you go commenting on them. And no, you computer will not emulate halo better than the xbox. moron.

ok let me think. well since the XBOX is only a 700 mghz machine and i have a 2 ghz and it has some nvidia card that probably isnt too much differant from the GeForce 2 GTS and i have a R8500 with 128 megs of ram i think most computers will make the X BOX version look like shit. i thought it allready looked like shit. it runs at a resolution of 640 by 480 and has less polygons per map than DOD. i think that the PC version will look 10x better than the XBOX version and run it like the baddest MOFO ever. N64 sucked BTW in comparison to the PCs out than (yea that's right that N64 is worse than a 200 mghz computer with a VooDoo 2)

Actually, there was a Lost Vikings 2 game out for the PC two or three years ago. I didn't enjoy it quite as much as the original, it was probably one of those games that would've done better on consoles, but it was still a pretty fun game

Erm, where would I find a WORKING emulator of an XBOX???
Can you tell me that?...Well anyway I would have to buy a DVD for my PC for it to theoretically work anyway, right?
Not to mention upgrade my PC to a 2500 Mhz beast with the latest hardware, like the R9700 pro, and probably a crap load of ram right?? And even then it would probably run like shit on my PC, cos the emulator is so badly and shittily written that it uses up every resource my PC has and wants more not to mention the game's requirements itself.....It would probably be cheaper to buy an Xbox in the first place, in the long run. Bloody hell, if it was so simple why do game developers even develop for the PC. Why dont they just write emulators!!??

I've noticed that a game ALWAYS, with the exception of very few, play better on the platform or specific console originally intended for. I think HALO XBOX will still outperform the PC version by far. As Im sure MGS2: Substance on XBOX will not play as well as the PS2 version (but it will probably look 10x better). I think starcraft played insane on PC compared to the N64 version (anyone does and its a perfect example).

speakign of halo, anyone notice how back int eh 1st rendition the game was all fing georgeous, then when they rewrote the engine to work well under directx the look went to crap. the colour vidrance went flat, the muzzleflashes started looking like cardboard cutouts, and the effects went dull ?like reflections in the visors were all crisp, then they went all fuzzy and opaque.

-scheherazade

p.s. let me reiterate, EMULATORS. just buy the game for whatever console you think they made it for best, and then run it on your pc. who cares if its ps2, or xbox, or gc, or whatever, you can still play it on your PC.


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How do you know its not multiplayer? I mean PS2 just brought out its network adapter, XBOX Live is just around the corner, GC is worthless but none the less has a network adapter on the way. I'd say its a 75% chance it will be multiplayer. To make it not is a sin for Blizzard (considering all their games were multiplayer). Only Time will tell. Companies need money. Thats where un-pirate-able consoles some in.

Ok, let's be realistic. There are 2 companies I won't pirate games from: id and Blizzard. I buy all their games because they are the only companies that convinced me that they deserved it. A lot of people dont feel the same way though. One of the reasons blizzard's games sell so well is because you need the cdkey to play them online, so if u wanna play multiplayer, its damn hard to pirate. Starcraft: ghost has no multiplayer, hence if it were released on pc it would be pirated like crazy. If they bring it out on consoles, it would actually sell. A lot of people who own PC AND console would rather pirate on PC then buy it for console. So, my prediction is that they bring it out on consoles, milk the hell out of it, and then port it to pc. Now obviously I realize this is probably not the MAIN reason it's out for console only, but I'm sure it has something to do with it.

Companies make games for platforms that they know they will make more money off of. Take HALO for example. its not because it was made for PC first that they are finally putting it on PC. Its because the company said (more or less) "Hey, we sold millions of copies of HALO on XBOX, lets bring it out on PC and make even more money" This new starcraft game is going on consoles because they know they will make a killing AND some of you bastards can't pirate it on consoles. I forsee a PC version of this game on the horizon. Companies put games on multiple platforms to sell more copies, this new game just happens to hit the console universe first (If you dont belive that statement look at MGS2, a true PS ONLY game, is coming to XBOX - hence the developers can make more money). But the true questions is blizzards originallity. Will this be a cheap rip-off (like 'World of Warcraft' is to EQ and DaoC) or will it be a new and innovating game. We will see in the years to come.

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" I find it halarious that everyone who has a console, also has a PC and bitches and complains that the game they have is not on PC for online multiplayer. Can anyone say XBOX and XBOX Live? Comon, lets say it together...."
-Some dude in BF1942

Wwaaaaaahhhhh! Let me call you a wwwwaaaahhhhhmbulance.

There's a concept called "Target Audience". And for this title, you're not included in there. Go cry me a fucking river then get over it. Someone at Blizzard or Vivendi calculated the costs of developing SC: Ghost for the PC and compared that with the expected revenues. I guess they didn't think they'd be making money with a PC version. It's a cold, hard business where money is the bottom line. If you don't make any... You're out of business because you can't feed your family. Read the headlines. It happens every year. Many, many developers go out of business. Even great ones like Looking Glass.

Nobody's forcing you to buy Blizzard games. Do you buy ALL nVidia products because you like them? No! You only buy the ones targetted for you. Again, that "Target Audience" concept. So simple. Yet so hard to hammer it into your thick skull.

I'm sorry, but I don't think you can unmake them. Each whiny PC bitch that won't buy the game is going to be replaced by 3 console players. And when they DO release StarCraft 2, you'll still buy it. Don't get this the wrong way. I'm primarily a PC gamer. This isn't meant to insult all PC gamers, just the whiny bitches.

Yeah, you're right. You're the "freaking consumers". If you want a custom title tailored to your exact needs and specification, then pay them to develop it (it'll probably suck ass. I doubt a whiny little bitch like you has "Game Designer" on his resume). If you don't have the money, then stfu.

If you want to know which sold more copies, MGS or SC, do your own fucking research.

I have to admit, I initially felt rather betrayed by Blizzard doing this. I first got into Blizzard games by playing Starcraft and have been looking forward to SC2 of some sort for a long time. I understand them getting a bigger market and selling to console(however SC-64 was a flop). I just wish they would give the game to us(PC) as well. I can share.

Anyways, my biggest worry, is that Blizzard will turn into Bungie. I dont know how many of you played Myth I and II but they kicked ass. Shortly after those came out Bungie started making HALO for PC. THEN, HALO was switched to console. Seems like the PC gamers are losing lots of good games from good companies to console. I personally wont be buying a console just for 2 kick ass games, cuz pc's do so much more. Anyways, I was just wishing they could put SC Ghost on PC as well as console.

How can you say people are spoiled just because they're expressing their opinion on Blizzard's upcoming release? That in itself is childish.

why care if its console. jsut buy iy and emulate the console on your pc.

-scheherazade

It is Vivendi.

http://www.vugames.com/vug/

http://www.vivendiuniversal.com/

Not saying anything else %),
Ray

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Look, when I said Blizzard dissapointed a lot of PC users the reason why i said it is not beacause they are going to make a game for consoles. Its beacause they are making a game for consoles EXCLUSIVELY. I have nothing against console users other than the fact that they keep bitching around the forums about how Consoles RULE and PC's SUXOR!! or some such childish nonsense. Im dissapointed. And a lot of other Blizzard fans must be as well. I DONT want to buy a console just to play a Blizzard game, and many PC users out there will. Thats whats pissing me off the most. Its no longer about making the best game in the world. Its more like lets sell out to Microsoft. Fuck that, most companies who did that never turned out another PC game afterwards. And I guess thats what Im afraid of. Microsoft buying out all the game developers out there so everybody has to buy an Xbox to play any kind of game. I dont want to BUY and XBOX or PS2 or anything that plugs in to a TV to do my gaming....but in another 5 years or so, i guess ill have to......

What a bunch of spoiled children you are!