gta5 for pc petition

[nilbog]

Sign sign sign.

http://www.change.org/petitions/rockstar-release-gta-v-on-pc

[SamwiseRed]

gta series so much better on console though, i guess ill sign it for a fungi on red ofc.

http://i.imgur.com/IWDkT.jpg

[Auditore]

nothing is better on console, we call that "pc with a joystick"

[stormlord]

PC-gaming market is shrinking. Sorry to say. It's too niche.

There're just so many portable devices now and, of course, console gaming machines. They're not going to sell games for the IPHONE or IPAD2 in Fred Meyer - they'll sell them online. Same can be said for the increasing use of notebooks. Big games won't run on those, so they're getting their games online too.

Perfect example is my local department store. It used to be that the PC section took up almost a whole aisle. But these days, it's just a corner. At the same time, if you go on over to the console section, it consumes a whole aisle. The same story can be told about Electronics Boutique. I used to go over there to look for PC games. Over the years the PC areas shrunk and the console area grew. It was pretty bad. For that matter, EB closed down a few years back and was replaced by a store that solely sells console games.

I think the future of PC games is mostly digital - no box copies.

[Grimbeorn]

It used to be that the PC section took up almost a whole aisle. But these days, it's just a corner. At the same time, if you go on over to the console section, it consumes a whole aisle.

Well, there's this thing called Steam. It's a pretty cool way to instantly get the games you want, rather than have to go to a department store. It's doing pretty well.

[stormlord]

Well, there's this thing called Steam. It's a pretty cool way to instantly get the games you want, rather than have to go to a department store. It's doing pretty well.
Well genius then tell me why console games aren't using steam too? Do you think consoles are just behind the times? I think you're only half right, you're missing some variables in your equation.

I pointed out portables and notebooks as a big reason that we're increasingly going online for our games. Big game companies can't market to smaller devices because of the higher system requirements necessary. The pc-gaming market has shrunk as a result of the increasing use of portables and gaming consoles. So it's more profitable for these companies to go to the consoles. Internet bandwidth is still a concern even in this day and age so if you want to market to hundreds of millions of consumers it's a better bet to sell box copies.

Not to mention that developing a game for BOTH the PC and consoles takes time/money. It's hard to do both equally well. I can imagine that some companies want to focus on one or the other.

In the end, you can pick it apart however you want. It's easy to pick what you want and discard what you don't want. But the bottom line is that PC-gaming is increasingly behind the times. People like their portables. They like how easy it's to play a game on a console. PC's are too complicated and bulky.

Are you the same guy that said Linux is better than Windows? That guy that said Windows sucks?? The guy that pretended that Linux, given a chance, would become a worldwide phenomenon? Well, sir, the reality says the opposite. Linux won on the business front in some respects, but it never caught on in the general PC population. Cold hard reality. The same is happening with gaming. Things are as they're.

(this is not to say that linux or a non-windows OS won't do well on portables or in the future on pc's)

Because my spider sense tells me that you're trying to argue something similar.

[Auditore]

consoles dont use steam because that would take revenue from the console creators who sell the game at retail price and never have sales.

[Auditore]

Also, steam has been pretty adamant about staying as a PC gaming platform.

PC gaming isn't dying. If people like you were correct, PC gaming would have been dead by the release of PS3/Xbox 360. Consoles aren't replacements for PCs. They're training wheels.

[Auditore]

hey no shut up pc gaming is dead because of halo 4

[SamwiseRed]

pcs good for mmos or games where you need to have conversations and shit. some games are just better on consoles.

[SamwiseRed]

id play earthbound on my supernintendo anyday over playing it on pc

[Sirken]

GTA started on PC waaaay before sony added it to PS1

its blasphemy that they would not include a PC version.

[Auditore]

pcs good for mmos or games where you need to have conversations and shit. some games are just better on consoles.

that's when you just use a joystick.

that's the only difference

[SamwiseRed]

do you guys watch a movie on your computer or tv?

[Lexical]

Computer.

[Lexical]

Well TV through computer since I use my TV as monitor.

[Breeziyo]

Wtf, it's not currently going to be a PC release?

Fucking console babies and their 7 year old hardware ruining good things.

Have fun with your 1.6 ghz processor on your 720s.

[Chedduh]

Will sign under one condition, Velious is released!

[SamwiseRed]

watching movies on a computer? fucking single people, i envy you.

[Lexical]

if you saw my media server set up, I bet you would crap your pants.

[SamwiseRed]

prob would, i dont even have surround sound on my tv anymore :(

[SamwiseRed]

http://www.wimp.com/nintendohistory/

dont diss dey console!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i grew up on this shit because i was a poor little bastard whos parents couldnt afford a 386 so they bought me a used commodore 64.

[Urbanzkopf]

The same story can be told about Electronics Boutique. I used to go over there to look for PC games. Over the years the PC areas shrunk and the console area grew. It was pretty bad. For that matter, EB closed down a few years back and was replaced by a store that solely sells console games.

wow theres a blast from the past, I miss Electronic Boutique, Game pretty much took over and shit all over it :(

[Lostprophets]

watching movies on a computer? fucking single people, i envy you.

Wut about Computer > 360 > Windows Media Center > TV??

[Grimbeorn]

Well genius then tell me why console games aren't using steam too? Do you think consoles are just behind the times? I think you're only half right, you're missing some variables in your equation.

I pointed out portables and notebooks as a big reason that we're increasingly going online for our games. Big game companies can't market to smaller devices because of the higher system requirements necessary. The pc-gaming market has shrunk as a result of the increasing use of portables and gaming consoles. So it's more profitable for these companies to go to the consoles. Internet bandwidth is still a concern even in this day and age so if you want to market to hundreds of millions of consumers it's a better bet to sell box copies.

Not to mention that developing a game for BOTH the PC and consoles takes time/money. It's hard to do both equally well. I can imagine that some companies want to focus on one or the other.

In the end, you can pick it apart however you want. It's easy to pick what you want and discard what you don't want. But the bottom line is that PC-gaming is increasingly behind the times. People like their portables. They like how easy it's to play a game on a console. PC's are too complicated and bulky.

Are you the same guy that said Linux is better than Windows? That guy that said Windows sucks?? The guy that pretended that Linux, given a chance, would become a worldwide phenomenon? Well, sir, the reality says the opposite. Linux won on the business front in some respects, but it never caught on in the general PC population. Cold hard reality. The same is happening with gaming. Things are as they're.

(this is not to say that linux or a non-windows OS won't do well on portables or in the future on pc's)

Because my spider sense tells me that you're trying to argue something similar.

I'm not going to pick apart everything, because a few other folk already have, but Steam for Linux is happening. And it will be cool.

http://steamforlinux.com/

Also, the Steambox in development will be running on Linux. So if companies/indies want their games on said steambox, it will likely have to be somewhat Linux compatible or easily run on some sort of Wine-like setup. So, when this thing ships, and the few million people that want it get it, that analogy will be lost.

Also, you're fucking crazy. 20 MILLION people bought the Sims 2. The Sims fucking 2. Find me a 360 or PS3 game that comes close to that number. Minecraft has about 10 million units sold. That was something developed in an indie shop, with little to no startup costs, nor a need to ship out software.

You don't think those kind of numbers make people want to develop for the PC?

[nilbog]

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http://www.change.org/petitions/rockstar-release-gta-v-on-pc

[nilbog]

bump OP

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[MrSparkle001]

Link isn't working.

[nilbog]

Whoa, change.org is down. Not sure about that but should be temporary.

[MrSparkle001]

Just read their privacy policy

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I don't even have to read further, the very first section already turns me off. I entered completely false information. There's no way in hell I'm giving out anything close to real info online. I wonder why they even bother trying to collect it.

So yes I did sign it, but no none of the information I gave about myself is true. Not that it matters, but why do they even attempt to gather it?

[dragonfists]

bump

[Swish]

wow theres a blast from the past, I miss Electronic Boutique, Game pretty much took over and shit all over it :(

They were shit as well. In fact the UK high street ("shopping malls") have always been terribad for game prices, but Game are writing their own death warrant at the moment in terms of trying to ignore Amazon's far cheaper prices. Also you have to spend £1000 to get £10 off dont you? Loyalty card for the hardcore...

As for GTA5, my brother had Vice City on the PC and I just couldn't deal with the keyboard to play it. Some things are better on a console (sad to say). The only real positive I can think for the PC is the modding communities out there :)

[Swish]

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Also, standard petition practice to get people to sign... "oh, only a few thousand more needed".

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[nilbog]

bump.

[cadiz]

Sign sign sign.

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signed. consoles are for twitchers.