Originally posted by: shortylickens
Does anyone else wish they had made a BC for the Super NES?
Originally posted by: PhatoseAlpha
I was planning on ordering it, at least until I heard the capcom exec's spiel on why, exactly, the PC version is $5 more then the console version. No stupid piracy argument, thank god.
Unfortunately, his justification was essentially "cause they'll pay it." I don't much feel like paying extra simply because they figure I will, so my only recourse is not to.
Too bad. Looked so promising.
Bionic Commando Rearmed is $5 more expensive on PC than it is on console! Oh, the outrage! The injustice of it all! The...oh, Capcom's Ben Judd has an explanation (or, at least, a better one than this). Which is:
I can give you a song and dance about PC digital content being more expensive as a general rule... but nobody wants to hear that crap. I can say this: for the PC version we are planning on uploading some additional PC-only challenge rooms via a free patch so you will get more bang for your buck.
There you have it. More buck, yes, but also more bang.
Actually, I do have some bad news on the Steam front. At the last minute, we've been unable to reach mutually agreeable terms with Valve on BCR, so they won't be carrying it (unfortunately you'll have to get it elsewhere). I won't get into the details but we do continue to have a good relationship with Valve and future Capcom titles we expect to be carried on Steam.
You'll find BCR available tomorrow on Direct2Drive at 8AM PST. Other sites (like our Capcom e-store and Gamersgate.com) will come on shortly thereafter.
Within a few days (or perhaps sooner, just waiting on some package tests), you'll find it at more than a dozen other sites (including BestBuy.com, Nvidia.com, CircuitCity.com, etc.).
Christian Svensson
Corporate Officer/VP of Strategic Planning & Business Development
Originally posted by: PhatoseAlpha
So, $5 more then the console version, isn't available on the absolute largest PC digital download service, and it's got Securom.
Why does capcom hate PC gamers?
Originally posted by: Maleficus
Maybe so, but capcom definitely hates PC gamers, they promised SPFIITHBR for PC and never followed through, never even started, they were, and have been, 'waiting to get a read' on the number of sales.
Originally posted by: Zbox
not available on steam = not going to purchase
direct2drive is terrible.
Originally posted by: PhatoseAlpha
Then there's the RE4 port with no mouse support.
The devs have said it wasn't that valve wanted too much money. Haven't actually said what the actual problem was though.
Originally posted by: Piuc2020
Originally posted by: Maleficus
Maybe so, but capcom definitely hates PC gamers, they promised SPFIITHBR for PC and never followed through, never even started, they were, and have been, 'waiting to get a read' on the number of sales.
What is SPFIITHBR?
The only worthwhile Capcom port I've played is Devil May Cry 4, that game is awesome and very well ported.
Originally posted by: jonks
Doh, thought this was this: http://www.gamespot.com/pc/adv...tml?tag=result;title;4
Originally posted by: PhatoseAlpha
Then there's the RE4 port with no mouse support.
The devs have said it wasn't that valve wanted too much money. Haven't actually said what the actual problem was though.
Can you really picture playing RE4 or DMC4 with m/kb? There's way too many buttons to press. Some games just require a keypad, so why spend a ton of time creating a control scheme that will ultimately be unsatisfying and just cause people to complain about the game? It's like trying to play an RTS with a gamepad.