Topic: Shadowrun is proof MS hates PC gamers

[idolminds]

Proof

How can they even think this is helping them? "We love PC gamers! Look! We're doing Games for Windows! We're going to launch it with a 2 year old console port, followed by the shittiest shit of a FPS you could ever hope for! To make it slightly less shitty you can give us $50 for Live! And ALL of this requires our new OS that doesn't have proper drivers!"

[MysterD]

Well, well.....Time for PC gamers to complain for the game to be fixed.

I think we all knew Shadowrun was screwed once the game was revealed it would NOT be an RPG.

[scottws]

Well, I disagree.  I mean Microsoft is doing some weird things to promote Windows Vista as a gaming platform, but I'm sure they know that without gamers, their domination of the home desktop market wouldn't nearly be what it is today.

[Quemaqua]

I've been wondering, to be honest.  There's a little thing in the back of my head that says Microsoft doesn't need gamers on PC because that doesn't make them any extra money.  Everybody already uses the OS for everything else, and if you look at the business world you see how much cabbage they make from Office suites and that kind of shit.  Good luck, for instance, finding a government office that doesn't use all of them and pay out the ass for it.  So if they kill off PC gaming, that means more people who'll have extra money to waste on a 360.

Obviously this is all ludicrous, but I can't help having it pop up in my mind anyway.  Because it sure seems like they've been inept as fuck with all their PC gaming endeavors of late.

[Xessive]

The only reason I'm using a Windows OS over MacOS or Linux is games. If they take that away, I really have no reason to stick with Windows. Firefox exists for MacOS and Linux.. Office is available for Mac, and OpenOffice on Linux.. Photoshop is available and in some ways superior on Macs.. What else? I know Apple are trying to enrich Macs as gaming platforms, they just don't get much attention.

I sure ain't buying a console, and if I do it won't be a Microsoft one (assuming MS are responsible for PC gaming misfortune).. So that pretty much puts Microsoft in the ditch if they take games away from me and my PC.

[idolminds]

I think its more MSs heavy-handed attempt at controlling the PC gaming market. Right now its open and free, anyone can release a game for windows and dont have to pay MS anything. But now they can say "Hey, use our little toolkit. Get VOIP in your game, get exposure, people love achievements, easy console port for more money, etc" and they hope devs sign up. Then they can get a cut of game sales (esp on that 360 port), and they get PC gamers to cough up for Live service.

Mo' money, mo' money, mo' money!

[Xessive]

Mo' money, mo' problems..