Comments on: Console Holiday Releases 2007

By: BFrosty

BFrosty — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 00:40:44 +0000

This is the console wars, not the system wars. PC’s dont coun’t towards exclusivity in the console arena IMO. If PC’s did count, it would simply be called something like the system wars. Anyhow, regardless of who has what exclusives, one thing is for sure, gamers are going to reap the benifits with some great titles being released. There’s about to be a flood of great games, our problem, how to afford them all~!

By: ACEA

ACEA — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 23:45:15 +0000

if it comes on the 360 and not Wii or PS3 the it is a console exclusive and its always been that way because the PC is not in the next gen console war. The reason consoles exist is because people cant afford a top of the range gaming Pc’s pure and simple. You have to spend over Â£2000 to get a PC capable of running latest games. The only reason you find 360 games on PC is because Microsoft develops the OS so it makes sense to port to both 360 and PC. If OS was created by Sony you can guarantee the PS3 games would be on the PC.

By: Norbit

Norbit — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 22:22:16 +0000

egon said:

“Whether the PC gets them or the Xbox 360 or both, the point is that Sony and Nintendo users will not play them this year”

What are you talking about? I’m a Sony user and I will be playing those games. Reason? Because they are not 360 exclusive. Whatever. If you want to artificially inflate the list of 360 exclusives do so.

BTW I’m interested to know why people think MGS4 won’t be out this year. Konami said 3 weeks ago that it will be and last week Sony spokesman Jonathan Fargher said it will be.

By: Marcsu

Marcsu — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 20:22:07 +0000

Lost Odyssey is an Xbox 360 exclusive RPG due out late 2007.

By: egon

egon — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 20:08:51 +0000

norbit:

The point I’m trying to make has no bearing on the popularity of certain titles. As per this “CONSOLE HOLIDAY RELEASES 2007″ article is concerned, the titles are exclusive to Xbox 360, insomuch as the fact that Microsoft itself has procured the rights to them.

Whether the PC gets them or the Xbox 360 or both, the point is that Sony and Nintendo users will not play them this year. If PC games had been listed under holiday releases, then maybe your argument would hold sway, as it stands, it has no basis on the nature of the article itself.

By: Norbit

Norbit — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 19:48:32 +0000

You cannot describe a game being released on the PC as well as the 360 as being a 360 exclusive. As I’ve already pointed out I can play these so called exclusives and I don’t have a 360!

William said: Very few people ever purchase a PC for gaming.

That’s simply not true.

The biggest selling packaged PC games:

The Sims – 16 million
StarCraft – 9.5 million
Half-Life – 8 million
Myst – 6 million
The Sims 2 – 5 million
RollerCoaster Tycoon – 4 million
Half-Life 2 – 4 million
Populous – 4 million

By: William

William — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 18:57:51 +0000

egon. I can see what you are saying. Very few people ever purchase a PC for gaming. Of course they eventually use their PC for games, but it almost always has a primary purpose other than games.

By: egon

egon — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 18:33:32 +0000

Norbit:

I’m not seeing your point here. The impact of this list is for consoles. PC gaming has always been sort of it’s own entity, as the games do not SELL the systems. Nobody buys their first computer to play Command and Conquer 3, but they do buy an Xbox 360 FOR Halo 3.

I really see no point in a PC gamer making a stink over Xbox 360 exclusives anyway, because chances are they pretty much ALL are going to make their way to the PC. Microsoft has been porting over PC and Xbox titles like crazy lately, and with the inclusion of a PC version of Xbox Live, the trend will only continue.

By: Norbit

Norbit — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 17:09:22 +0000

egon I’m not saying Alan Wake, Two Worlds and Bioshock are being released on the PS3, they are all being released on the PC. They are not 360 exclusives and don’t say that PCs don’t count because of course they do. An exclusive is a game you can only play on one system meaning you have to buy that system to play them. I can play those 3 games and I don’t own 360 nor do I intend to buy one so how can they be exclusive to the 360? If I didn’t own a PC there is a good chance I would buy a 360 because then it would have some good exclusives.

By: egon

egon — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 14:18:43 +0000

Norbit:

MGS 4 definitely not till 2008, just do a search. It was all over the news a few weeks ago.

IGN has Killzone 2 listed for 2008.

Alan Wake is definitely an Xbox 360 exclusive. Even mentions of a PS3 version get you locked on the Alan Wake forums.

Bioshock has ZERO current information regarding PS3 release, you can be sure it’ll be at least 2008.

By: eren

eren — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 13:50:31 +0000

brother in arms hells highway?
haze is ps3 exclusive this year
call of duty 4 and burnout revenge
wt bout them

By: Norbit

Norbit — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 12:39:47 +0000

The new trailer for MGS4 that was released a few weeks ago said it would be released this year so what have you heard since then that calls that into question?

Is Killzone 2 not also being released near the end of the year?

BTW Alan Wake, Two Worlds, Bioshock, and Conan are multiplatform not 360 exclusives.

By: egon

egon — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 12:17:17 +0000

He said the holiday season starts on 8/1. BIGS comes out like this month.

Pro Evo 2008 might be in there tho.

By: egon

egon — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 11:45:40 +0000

Pro evo 2008, yes.

Bigs, no. Bigs comes out like this month, and he said the list starts on 8/1

By: eren

eren — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 11:04:27 +0000

u 4got bout multiplatform game pro evo 7
u also 4got BIGS multiplatform

but other than them i cant think