Rumor: Fable 2 coming to PC in February

Not unless your set up with a Media HTPC hooked up to a HDTV then no its not ;-)

... plug in an xbox controller.

There, now you can't even moan because you don't understand how to use a mouse properly.... o.O

all console controls suck, woohoo for generalisations

uh, for me the k+m are the best controllers for games that require precision aiming such as shooters and rts's

Now when it comes to action/adventure games that require a certain amount of precision to the movement, I rather go with console controllers.

often those two genre's are on the same game, so I have to see which one would work the best, such as in Tomb Raider where I think it can handle the shooting aspects with the controller.

The rest? I don't really care which controller I use for those other games.

If I wanted to buy games that might or might not work, force me to use a lousy KB/M interface, subject me to a loud fan, over priced system I'd buy a PC for gaming. I used to play PC games a lot but that was before 2001 (when the Xbox first game out) after that I don't resort to PC gaming unless I can't afford real games.

oh no it's chicken chaser

Moderator Sam:

"Confirmed for PC? That's a load of balony!"

Ownage.

Don't post your personal blog here, kthx.

The home of CONSOLE exclusives. PC's usually don't count.

Guess they should clarify Windows PC. There now it's still an exclusive for Microsoft.

And GTA IV and Far Cry 2 :D (Under superior multi-format).

Well they're both Microsoft, do you really think they want to compete too much with their own platforms?

I take issue with the fact that your saying that anybody who skipped the 360 this generation is not much of a gamer. As a previous owner of two 360's, I dropped the platform and started gaming on the PS3. Since making that decision a year ago, I have not found a reason big enough to justify jumping back into gaming on the 360. Also, saying that the 360 has "the best lineup" is opinion at best.

Another thing I have beef about is the fact that you say 95% of the games that come to the PC are ports. Its true that they are ports but they often time support higher resolution, so in a way, they are better ports.

Also, a lot of the highly rated games that come to the 360 are less feature rich and "gimped" ports of PC games. Oblivion, The Orange Box, Command and Conquer series, and most probably Left 4 Dead, and Fallout 3 are a few examples that come to mind immediately.

This message is coming from someone who recently jumped back into PC gaming... but trying to say that PC games are irrelevant and you wish they would go away is completely ridiculous and ignorant. There are far more games that can be played on the PC than on the 360, and far more unique experiences.

Well if you had 360's die on you that's one thing. Personally I think it's worth sticking out. I've had PS3s die on me as well as 3 dead 360s, only Sony forces you to pay $150, while MS offers both extended warranties and the default 3 years on RROD. I bought a backup 360, but the last time my 360 died the service was pretty quick (similar to PS3 service time).

Even in one year's time there's been a lot of big games released on 360. PS3 is a fine system too, and many of its games rival the 360's releases, but I think 360 has the edge.

I didn't say 95% of PC games are ports, I was talking about the 95% of console games that get ported to PC not being upgraded in any important way. The biggest improvement is higher resolutions & framerates on higher end PCs, but that's just graphics. They also add in DRM and quite a few times extra bugs as well. I think a bug-free game is more important than somewhat better graphics (which usually doesn't include higher resolution textures or better effects as console -> PC ports USED to be).

I think calling something like Oblivion or Left 4 Dead gimped on consoles in any way is very wrong. I own Oblivion on PC as well as 360, I even made an early mod for Oblivion that was kind of popular. However, I've played the 360 version probably 10 times as much as the PC version. There's a real argument for RTS ports to 360, because the gamepad really doesn't work well for those Dune/Warcraft clone type games.

I only wish PC gaming would die based upon the fanbase. Hey there are some cool people into PC gaming that I know personally, but they're such an annoying fanboy base on the net, I can't help but hate them.

There are certainly more games on PC than 360, but PC gaming was around for many decades now. If you don't count flash or very small developed games, I think 360 gets more games per year now, especially with the new XNA games.

I don't think the PC is completely irrelevant, but I think it really is starting to become irrelevant for these high production value games (big titles). There are a lot of great freeware / flash / small dev games, and I think those will continue to do well on PC until the platform becomes irrelevant in a hardware-sense.

So you don't consider what you're doing exactly the same as what you hate "PC Gaming Elitists" for? Cmon man, you're doing the same damn thing and massively generalising.

Too bad it would cost you around $400-$600 custom built to play a game like Gears of War 2 on a PC.

That's what I say, but you would be surprised how many people say that $400-600 isn't a lot or is worth it.

it's absolutely coming to PC, it's a MS Games Studio title. Not only is this coming, so is Too Human BTW. Of course the CM's are going to deny it like they always do, it's the Holiday season, and MS does NOT want to send out a message that a better version on PC is coming in a few months. MS Games studio wants money, and in this economy, MS will do ANYTHING, just not until after the Holiday rush.

/commonsense

Enjoying your PC version of Halo 3 then?

Considering how badly those games sold (Fable in particularly) on the PC, I honestly don't see why they'd bother porting the sequel. As is very evident from the replies here, it just gives people reason NOT to buy a 360, and hurts the sales of the Xbox versions of the gaems.

The fact we still haven't even heard rumours of a PC port of Halo 3 well more than a year after it's 360 release, leads me to believe Microsoft may have caught on.

Either way, the point was that this news isn't true. It originated from a small site fishing for hits, and Lionhead have denied it. You can argue that it might happen all you want, but this story is bogus.

I don't know any PC gamers who want Halo 3 =/

Of course not. Elitest PC fanboys don't play inferior console games.

..Until they're released on the PC. Come on, Halo bashing stoped being cool years ago. Anyone who thinks it sucks, or did nothing for the FPS genre has either never played it, or is completely ignorant of gaming history.

OR, we have played it and don't like it... generalisation much? The first one was good, the second one was ok but the PC port was terrible, and as I said before I don't know any PC gamers who would care about Halo 3 being ported. That is not to say there aren't any PC gamers who would want it just not any that I know of.

Agree with Snowblind about Halo 3. Hell there's people right now that probably would have loved Halo 3, but wants to hate it so much that they end up disliking it when it's really a very good game.

Ever notice how games that sell ALOT tend to also be hated on the most? While games that sell little ends up making a following that suddenly makes the game that much better?

But I disagree with the Fable 2 thing. I DO think MS will release it. With Gears and Halo, they have a contract with Bungie/Epic about the game. While with Fable, they actually own the company themselves.

Epic claims they will not make a port so maybe they have that authority or maybe MS will get someone else to port it. Maybe Bungie has the authority to keep Halo on consoles or maybe MS finally wants their hit franchise to truly be EXCLUSIVE, especially since it's sold well enough that they don't need to port it or maybe they will get someone to port it down the line... who knows...

But with Fable, MS OWNS it completely in every aspect. Fable 2 while selling well, does not sell as well as other games. Also it being a RPG, it could very well be alot more successful on a PC where you could have 8 player co-op games instead of just 2.

But these are just theories and could be WAY OFF. But with MS, I always automatically think PORT! They are just such money grubbers that it happens.

So when it comes to PS3 vs 360, atleast PS3 actually has EXCLUSIVES to their console and only their console. The downside to this is that these games, whether it be resistance, Killzone 2, LBP, MGS4, etc. etc. will end up dying because the only people who will be able to play it are people who still own a PS3 and at the same time once the PS3 moves on their won't be any "new" gamers because you cannot buy a PS3 or even a MGS4 copy (like trying to buy SNES games and consoles) because the games/console become a relic that can only be found on ebay, flea markets, etc. etc.

Of course if the next console is backward compatible then this helps it stay alive. BUT, it will still be hard to find the game since no more are made, unlike PC where you can damn near ALWAYS get a game, whether you download it, pay digitally or basically order it off their website (blizzard).

But these are the downsides to console games.

I'll bet anything that in 10 years, you will not find a community of Halo 2 players anymore and if their still is one, it will be very small and will only get smaller with time. While right now, their are still people playing Diablo 1 and WarCraft II because it's on PC.

But for me, this doesn't exactly matter because unlike other people I just cannot play a console game for more than 3 months straight without getting bored because unlike the PC games, their isn't a community to really get into. Sure their are a few forums, but the only communication is while you're in a game with a mic, while PC games have lobbies (mainly blizzard games) and you can use a keyboard. I'm sorry but talking to random strangers with a mic is a bit awkward sometimes and having a casual conversation is odd. I personally only really use it when i'm drunk, high, with a REAL friend or my brother. Which i'm hoping that Playstation HOME can be a fix for that since I see you can chat with a keyboard, so that could help build a true community like back in my Diablo 1, Diablo 2, WarCraft 2, WarCraft 3 and StarCraft days (god I miss those days).

Okay sorry guys, but i'm ranting now... maybe one day I should start a blog lol, or maybe I should stop taking shots of vodka to help me sleep?

That maybe so, but you have two things working against you.

1. MS owns Lionhead so MS decides what happens, no matter how much they may protest
2. Fable 1 was released on PC, so there's that "if history is any indication" effect...