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Game Forum / Action Games / Grand Theft Auto / November 2006Why Is Vice City Stories Not Going to PC?
This bites! From everything I've seen the game looks like a great title and would be perfect to play on the PC right next to the original! I'm not going to spend the $s to drop on a stupid hand-held system just to play one game - Nintendo and Sega did that crap to me once too often in the 90's with GameBoy and GameGear so Sony can forget it! Which sort of brings me to a semi-off topic question of: Why are there so many games going to Playstation and X-Box, yet almost none to the PC? There's lots of great games out there that are console-based only and it's getting me sick! Again - I'm done dropping $200 every year for the newest console system that, most times, cannot play any of the older games. At least on the PC I can still play games that are several years old - unlike systems like Nintendo.  SignatureKyle :o) "I reject your reality and substitute my own!" "Kyle :o\)" <TrollsSuck@LookoutIsOne.com> wrote in news:HIWdndFQVrY-A6vYnZ2dnUVZ_tGdnZ2d@adelphia.com: > This bites! From everything I've seen the game looks like a great > title and would be perfect to play on the PC right next to the > original! I'm not going to spend the $s to drop on a stupid hand-held > system just to play one game Nobody seriously expects you to. > - Nintendo and Sega did that crap to me > once too often in the 90's with GameBoy and GameGear so Sony can > forget it! That's OK with Sony. They know they can't please everyone. The important question is: can they please (and sell to) enough people to make a profit on it? If VCS sells well enough, I'm sure R* will be glad to port it to the PC. I'm thinking it won't, and likely so are they. > Which sort of brings me to a semi-off topic question of: Why are > there so many games going to Playstation and X-Box, yet almost none to [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > of the older games. At least on the PC I can still play games that > are several years old - unlike systems like Nintendo. You're wandering into troll territory here. I don't really care enough to correct the multiple misconceptions contained in this statement. Maybe somebody else will. -- Bob > You're wandering into troll territory here. I don't really care enough to correct the multiple > misconceptions contained in this statement. Maybe somebody else will. > > -- Bob Not me, I'm too busy playing games on my Sony console :O) SignaturePaul (Need a lift she said much obliged) ------------------------------------------------------- Stop and Look http://www.geocities.com/dreamst8me/ > If VCS sells well enough, I'm sure R* will be glad to port it to the > PC. I'm thinking it won't, and likely so are they. Considering how long it took PC gamers to get the GTAIII trilogy, a LCS and VCS port does seem feasible but in my eyes looks unlikely. LCS only really got a port to the PS2 due to the good reception it got on the PSP, so my only guess is that it's some sort of exclusivity thing going on between R* and Sony. > You're wandering into troll territory here. I don't really care enough > to correct the multiple misconceptions contained in this statement. > Maybe somebody else will. There are some truths to his rant; I was one of the suckers who went out and got a PSP just for LCS and I really would have kept it if a) it hadn't broken and b) (The main reason) it had enough good games to justify the expense. That said, Lumines was like Tetris and Lemmings all over again. The amount of time I spent playing that rather than being productive was mental. Just for the record, I am seriously thinking of getting another PSP as there are quite a few good games now that I'd like. I am *never* buying an XBox despite the quality of recent games, and in fact would rather play PSP "classics" than buy a(nother) next-gen console. Cheers, Rob Signature.__ __ |__ |__ .|__ __ | Rob White, Half Man Half Biscuit. | / \| \ | | || ||| /__\ | robthemod@googlemail.com | \__/|__/ |_|_|| |||__\___ | Wimbledon, London, England. "Do sugar cubes have dots or is that a dice I just put in my tea?" To the world you are somebody, but to somebody you are the world. After bad memories of games such as Final Fantasy VII constantly crashing on Windows 98, I've come to prefer my games on consoles. >> Which sort of brings me to a semi-off topic question of: Why are >> there so many games going to Playstation and X-Box, yet almost none to [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >> of the older games. At least on the PC I can still play games that >> are several years old - unlike systems like Nintendo. > After bad memories of games such as Final Fantasy VII constantly > crashing on Windows 98, I've come to prefer my games on consoles. Okay I see your point on the bugs and faults of the Microsoft operating system issues. After all, Bill"ion Dollar" Gates is only interested in making another couple of billion and keeping himself on top of all those damn Saudi princes in the Richest Man on Earth contest. But you have to admit one thing - if you have a really good video card and the right amount of memory - a PC-played game will not lag and drag like many of the console versions do that run off a CD/DVD. I've tried to play a few games that were both for console (X-Box, Playstation, etc.) and PC and the lag time always kills me waiting for cut scenes to load or even for them to just play! And often times I end up in the middle of a real pickle during game play because there's too many baddies on the screen at the same time and the CD/DVD can't give the console the info fast enough! I've almost never had this happen with a PC, unless it was my own fault for not defragging my HDD or for trying to push a game on a system that wasn't 'optimal' for the game I was playing. And given the lack of backwards compatibility with almost every single Nintendo system ever made, with the exception of most portable ones, it's not been a happy time for people like me that have been involved in video game play for over 20 years. I still have my original Atari 2600 and about 30 carts - the original NES and over 75 carts - my original Genesis and SNES with a combined 50+ games - and an N64 with 3 carts. So for me to play any of these games I have to drag out the box containing all the controllers, the games, the cables and power supplies, plug everything in and get it running. Whereas if I want to play my original "Freedom Force" game or even "The SIMS" all I have to do is find the icon and click it on my PC - no muss, no fuss! Plus you have to admit, for games like "Vice City" and others that can utilize skins, mods and cheats - it's so much easier on a PC than it is with a PSP, PS2 or any other 'box' system. On Wed, 18 Oct 2006 17:37:37 -0400, "Kyle :o\)" <TrollsSuck@LookoutIsOne.com> wrote: >This bites! From everything I've seen the game looks like a great title and >would be perfect to play on the PC right next to the original! I'm not >going to spend the $s to drop on a stupid hand-held system just to play one >game - Nintendo and Sega did that crap to me once too often in the 90's with >GameBoy and GameGear so Sony can forget it! then don't, they aren't forcing you to. >Which sort of brings me to a semi-off topic question of: Why are there so >many games going to Playstation and X-Box, yet almost none to the PC? [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >least on the PC I can still play games that are several years old - unlike >systems like Nintendo. consoles, on average, have a lifespan of about 5 years, so your "every year" statement is wrong. oh and nintendo's new machine will play older games. as does the 360 and as will the PS3. PC gaming is a smaller market than it used to be, there isn't the money in it that there is in the console market, so a lot of dev's concentrate on that area. the only really profitable genre on PC seems to be MMORPGs, but even they will have a limited userbase, as 99% of people will stick to the one they like, rather than playing a load of them Signaturegamertag: Chrisflynnuk http://live.xbox.com/member/Chrisflynnuk Current eBay auctions: http://tinyurl.com/hutcb > On Wed, 18 Oct 2006 17:37:37 -0400, "Kyle :o\)" > <TrollsSuck@LookoutIsOne.com> wrote: [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] > http://live.xbox.com/member/Chrisflynnuk > Current eBay auctions: http://tinyurl.com/hutcb It's all this having to buy new this that and the other every time a new game comes out. generally on a console you use what you have and nowadays if it needs something else it comes attached to the game, except steering wheels, but they aren't a necessity. Half the time if I try to play something on my pc, which is goodness knows how much faster and bigger and butcher than any I have owned before it won't play the firkin thing as it's either too old or too new. Virtually the only game I can play well on my computer atm, and not including little windows games, is Diablo II, and then only if I play it offline. SignaturePaul (Need a lift she said much obliged) ------------------------------------------------------- Stop and Look http://www.geocities.com/dreamst8me/ > This bites! From everything I've seen the game looks like a great title and > would be perfect to play on the PC right next to the original! I'm not > going to spend the $s to drop on a stupid hand-held system just to play one > game - Nintendo and Sega did that crap to me once too often in the 90's with > GameBoy and GameGear so Sony can forget it! Fair enough. > Which sort of brings me to a semi-off topic question of: Why are there so > many games going to Playstation and X-Box, yet almost none to the PC? Answer: Profits. > There's lots of great games out there that are console-based only and it's > getting me sick! Again - I'm done dropping $200 every year for the newest > console system that, most times, cannot play any of the older games. Bollox: PS2 plays PSX games, Xbox 360 plays Xbox games, PS3 will play PS2 games, etc. Console life cycles are something on the order of 5/6 years (and not 1). Perspective: If one wants to keep a PC 'up to date', they're dropping $350 on the latest must-have graphics card every year. > At least on the PC I can still play games that are several years old - unlike > systems like Nintendo. See above. Did they ever port LCS to PC - no. So I guess there is no incentive to do so for VCS either. Just get a used PSP off e-ghey - problem solved. > Bollox: PS2 plays PSX games, Xbox 360 plays Xbox games, PS3 will play > PS2 games, etc. I thought the backwards compatibility in Xbox 360 is somewhat limited, so that it supports only some games? Not that I care as such, I don't know any Xbox games I'd like to play... And I don't suppose that number will increase. I'm probably getting a 360 when GTA4 comes out. > Console life cycles are something on the order of 5/6 years (and not > 1). Perspective: If one wants to keep a PC 'up to date', they're > dropping $350 on the latest must-have graphics card every year. Oh come on, any decent console advocate says it's at least $500 every six months. Realistically, $200 every two years gets you reasonable graphics, but you may have to upgrade other things too. > Did they ever port LCS to PC - no. So I guess there is no incentive to > do so for VCS either. Just get a used PSP off e-ghey - problem solved. I'm hoping VCS comes to PS2. It's kind of embarrasing having a console just for four games... > I'm hoping VCS comes to PS2. It's kind of embarrasing having a console > just for four games... Here's hoping, although some R* bigwig said that '...currently there are no plans to port it...'. Funny story on compatibility though: My PS2 disk absolutely detests playing CDRs/CDRWs or burned DVDs, my old PS1 plays audio disks without any problems whatsoever. Not even any skipping on heavily played disks that scratched to sh.t. I put it down to the PS2's drive, although after two (!) replacements with better ones it really should work properly. Cheers, Rob Signature.__ __ |__ |__ .|__ __ | Rob White, Half Man Half Biscuit. | / \| \ | | || ||| /__\ | robthemod@googlemail.com | \__/|__/ |_|_|| |||__\___ | Wimbledon, London, England. "Do sugar cubes have dots or is that a dice I just put in my tea?" To the world you are somebody, but to somebody you are the world. > Funny story on compatibility though: My PS2 disk absolutely detests > playing CDRs/CDRWs or burned DVDs, my old PS1 plays audio disks without [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > I put it down to the PS2's drive, although after two (!) replacements > with better ones it really should work properly. Doubt it's a problem with the drive - unless you call firmware to keep it from playing recordable discs a problem, of course. :) Or do you have a mod chip and still can't play such discs? [audio or otherwise] Signature"Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we." - George W. Bush [August 5th, 2004] > Doubt it's a problem with the drive - unless you call firmware to keep it > from playing recordable discs a problem, of course. :) Or do you have a mod > chip and still can't play such discs? [audio or otherwise] That had actually occured to me. I think you're right, it shouldn't be the drive controlling what it will play. It might even be the version of the audio/DVD player. I don't remember having so much hassle with my first PS2 with CDRs though. That played them fine until it went bang <Good advice: Try not to accidentally leave any tiny screws inside the box if you take apart your console> My other (Modded) PS2 doesn't play them well either, although I've noticed it plays DVDs slightly better. If I get some time I'm going to sit down and work it out. Cheers, Rob Signature.__ __ |__ |__ .|__ __ | Rob White, Half Man Half Biscuit. | / \| \ | | || ||| /__\ | robthemod@googlemail.com | \__/|__/ |_|_|| |||__\___ | Wimbledon, London, England. "Do sugar cubes have dots or is that a dice I just put in my tea?" To the world you are somebody, but to somebody you are the world. > > At least on the PC I can still play games that are several years old - > > unlike systems like Nintendo. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Did they ever port LCS to PC - no. So I guess there is no incentive to > do so for VCS either. Just get a used PSP off e-ghey - problem solved. Or, better yet, buy a PS2... Signature"Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we." - George W. Bush [August 5th, 2004] > This bites! From everything I've seen the game looks like a great title and > would be perfect to play on the PC right next to the original! I really liked VC and have I've read of all the improvemetns that have been programmed into VCS. From what I've heard Vice City Stories may not even be ported to PS2. I hope this is untrue. I really want to play VCS but I don't want a PSP. I really don't see what's the hang up, why would Rockstar turn down a financial profit by withholding VCS for PS2? I've read on one of the GTA 4 sites that Rockstar is pouring all their manpower into GTA 4 so that's why there won't be a VCS for PS2. GTA 4 is supposedly gearing up to be the Game of 2007. > > This bites! From everything I've seen the game looks like a great title and > > would be perfect to play on the PC right next to the original! [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > manpower into GTA 4 so that's why there won't be a VCS for PS2. GTA 4 > is supposedly gearing up to be the Game of 2007. Why put effort into a game for a dead console (PS2), when at the same time you can give the PSP another X-mas sales boost by exclusively releasing VCS. And they >better< spend tons of cash on GTA4! I really doesn't want a repeat of all the major glitches SA suffers from!! =P > And they >better< spend tons of cash on GTA4! I really doesn't want a > repeat of all the major glitches SA suffers from!! =P Nah, I'm sure they'll give you a wholly new and original set of major glitches to enjoy. I have complete faith in them. -- Bob > > And they >better< spend tons of cash on GTA4! I really doesn't want a > > repeat of all the major glitches SA suffers from!! =P [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > -- Bob :O) without doubt SignaturePaul (Need a lift she said much obliged) ------------------------------------------------------- Stop and Look http://www.geocities.com/dreamst8me/ > > > This bites! From everything I've seen the game looks like a great title and > > > would be perfect to play on the PC right next to the original! [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > And they >better< spend tons of cash on GTA4! I really doesn't want a > repeat of all the major glitches SA suffers from!! =P As there are still several major AAA titles being released exclusively for PS2, it is not a dead console. Nobody is saying VCS should be brought to PS2 right now, but it would be nice to have it next year like with LCS. LCS on PS2 supposedly did very well, so that's your incentive right there. |
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