Says no PC version of upcoming Star Wars game was a 'difficult decision'. 'Understands PC gamer concerns'.
Cameron Suey, producer of the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of upcoming Star Wars game The Force Unleashed, has said he understands the concerns of PC gamers left in the cold by developer LucasArts' decision not to release the game on that platform.
LucasArts suffered a torrent of abuse from PC gamers following our May 2008 interview with Suey, where he explained that the reason the developer wasn't releasing a PC version was because of the difficulty of scaling the game so that it was playable on PCs of varied power. The interview currently has four pages of comments, most of which are negative towards the move and the reasoning behind it.
AdvertisementWhen we caught up with Suey at Leipzig Games Convention last month, we asked him how he felt about the overwhelmingly negative response to his explanation for the move.
He said: "Wow. OK that's interesting. Obviously the reason I'm doing this and the reason I think any of us is doing this is because we love games and we want to make games for people who love games. So any time someone's not happy with something, I won't say it's difficult because you have to deal with it, but we would totally prefer everybody to be as happy as possible, you know we want to make everybody as happy as possible.
"In this case, it just really wasn't feasible. As much as I really understand everybody's concerns and I really understand that people want to play the game on their platform of choice, the truth of it is, the way this game is designed, based around these physics, that are simulation based and very procedural, it would take a very powerful PC to pull them off. This is definitely stretching the Xbox and the PS3 really to the farthest they can go.
"And yet high-end PCs definitely would be able to do it. Traditionally the way you get a game on multiple PCs is you have to scale the graphics down, right? Unfortunately physics, especially procedural physics, it's impossible to scale it and if you did scale it or turn it off or turn it down it would fundamentally change the way the gameplay works. It would just be too limited for us. It was a difficult decision to make but you can't scale the physics."
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed is due out for Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PS2, PSP and Nintendo DS on September 19. You can get all the latest trailers, screen shots and hands-on previews over on our game page.
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Screw LucasArts, wont buy any of their games unless they make Battlefront 3 :p
(for PC ofc)
NOW Look at Crysis, probably better gfx then SW:FU, still it has been selling good, and there was always people playing it on Xfire when it was released, and also I've seen alota clans playing it as well, means their PC can RUN IT, cause they dont PLAY it unless they CANT run it.
Now don't come here and say most gaming PCs can't run it.
Probably their LAME excuse cause they're afraid of the piracy going on.
Another example is Farcry 2, graphics didn't stop them making it for PC, they're even making it better graphics for PCs = PREORDERED! UbiSoft ftw.
NOW GET YOUR DAMNED FINGERS OUT AND MAKE ME BATTLEFRONT 3. lol
LucasArts = EPIC FAIL
Now I'm too lazy to read trough this to check for errors, so bare with me lol :pLast edited on Fri 12 September 2008 by FantasyMeister
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This is a complete and utter load of bull and I am amazed someone so ignorant has actually managed to get as far as he has in the software industry. But then does explain why the games industry is in such a mess with morons like Cameron Suey in charge.
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This is complete and utter rubbish that Cameron is spewing but hey it seems to be working because you believe him. The consoles are not some sort of mega machine it has been proven time and time again that you can do it much better on a PC.
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Dont make me laugh!
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Most crappy PC games have come out with the ability to scale performance by offering resolution and effect options, even many LucasArts games.
Sounds like the current LucasArts staff have lost the ability to tell the truth.
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rofl I like that :p
Now someone make LucasFails read these comments.
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With Irish logic like it cant run on a Computer yet it runs
on a PS2 and a DS , how bad could the game turn out ?
Recently Nvidia released a way for people using Nvidia 8000 cards
to enjoy the physics addon card graphics without getting one
(Since they were overpriced anyway)
I enjoyed one of the Jedi knights games that was on the
PC years ago but the Star Wars one's seem to be
solo single player based without LAN coop and
without Multi Player modes .
Companies that use the same logic that pirating
is huge on the PC and that's the reason for poor
sales I hope go out of business and let in some
new decent companies that are willing to look
at the whole issue of gaming and fix it instead of
blaming the consumer for pirating their buggy half
compete peice of crap game that they don't support
once the sucker (I mean customer) gives the company
the money.
Lots of users are seeing on the x86 PC and even
the latest geneartion of console hardware that
support patching games that
- Games on all platforms are buggy and problematic
(heck you see console games that lock up and the fix
is to reboot the device or leave it off for 20 mins)
- Lack of Duel Split screen on PC Windows Games
- Lack of proper seperate SADS software to host
PC games on Windows/Linux and to host Console
games on PC's (Windows/Linux)
- Lack of coop LAN and coop ONLINE in RPG/RTS/FPS
- Lack of the same style in games , eg GTA/NFS/BF/COD
keep to the same style , eg fun racer , if you want to make a sim game
then start a new spin off series under a new title.
- Recently on PC , lack of Demos displaying what the product will be like
often people PIRATING the games is a way to see what its actually
like before wasting money on something that could turn out to be a waste
of time and cash .
- Cross platform play (without using Games for Live) when is this finaly
going to happen with FPS/Sports/Racing
- Figting games on PC has basicly disapeared , boxing games , teken style
games , you dont see many at all , very rare .
- Lack of ping limiting function for online games (Console and PC) to
block high pingers (over 150 ping) from joining and ruining game play.
No shortage of articles and stories on the net about how Crysis 1
was pirated a lot , sure , but how many people wanted to play
it via LAN COOP mode instead of Single player solo mode
and didnt want to spend wads of cash on upgrading to another
directx video card that wont be able to play the next years games
at full speed
(Lots of gamers are thinking game companies
get kick backs for making the graphics bloated which is why
graphic cards get a huge boost in sales)
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Please explain this simple 1+1 equation to me, because really that's as simple as this question is.
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"It was a difficult decision to make but you can't scale the physics."
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed is due out for Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PS2, PSP and Nintendo DS on September 19.
!?!?!#*$*#!!!!
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