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By: Joe Topolnisky Aug 31, 2008

Gears of War 2 for PC? Don't count on it!

Feeling a little chatty today, the guys over at IGN have fired up a quick Q&A with Epic Games' Cliff Bleszinski regarding their highly anticipated third person shooter, Gears of War 2. The interview mainly covers Achievements and how they'll link up with the original game, but the "big" news is that they've decided against doing a PC port this time around. Here's the scoop:

Do you need to earn these Achievements in "Gears of War" on Xbox 360, or can you earn them in "Gears of War" for Windows?

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.

Not a huge surprise, but still sad news for those of us without 360's. :/


 

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NukemNazi 2008-08-31 #1
Means I won't be touching the game but they said the same thing about Gears of War 1.


I just really don't like Epic/Microsoft's attitude these days.




snowcrash512 2008-08-31 #2
it might well be a good game on the 360 but I thought the first one was kind of boring on PC...




NukemNazi 2008-08-31 #3
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it might well be a good game on the 360 but I thought the first one was kind of boring on PC...
It was the same game.




snowcrash512 2008-08-31 #4
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It was the same game.
in theory maybe... halo is the same game on console and pc and yet its just another shooter on pc... console players dont get the same variety which would explain why they go insane over an average game.




Unregistered 2008-08-31 #5
Stupid Developer.




Unregistered 2008-08-31 #6
I'm not surprised since I can remember an interview where one of the Epic's guys was asked about the PC sales of Gears 1 and he replied something like "I don't know. No one has ever asked that question before..."




Unregistered 2008-09-01 #7
just buy a 360 and stop sulking




Snixtor 2008-09-01 #8
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just buy a 360 and stop sulking
Agreed. I don't remember hearing anybody rave about how much better it was on the PC, so just get the 360 version and enjoy.




epking 2008-09-01 #9
i find this hard to believe. Seems to me Gears2 being a flagship title, they want people to buy an x360 to play it. As mentioned, the original Gears was not supposed to come to PC.

anyways, I'm not totally convinced here. I wouldn't be suprised if Epic aren't porting it, but seems like they will farm it out to a smaller developer for the port and they just don't want to reveal it yet because MS are encouraging them not to do so.

I could be totally wrong, but still....i'm taking this with a grain of salt.




IeatNvidiots 2008-09-01 #10
Sounds like BS to me, maybe they say that to make sure fans get the 360 version first, add few things to pc version and some might buy both, and 360 version is prices 10 to 20 more then pc version another reason they wanna sell that one first.




NukemNazi 2008-09-01 #11
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just buy a 360 and stop sulking
The game isn't worth that much and your missing the point.




admiralFlameberg 2008-09-01 #12
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just buy a 360 and stop sulking
I not buying a x360 just to play one stupid game. So i not gonna miss it not being on the pc even if i liked the first one a bit.




Copperhead 2008-09-01 #13
Good riddance , uninstalled the first one after 10 minutes. The game belongs to the consoles.




Unregistered 2008-09-01 #14
Some people here are just pathetic (4 11 12)




Unregistered 2008-09-01 #15
stupid game






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