eltacohombre
07-27-2007, 06:42 PM
It's sort of understandable with all the updates on URT3 but that doesn't make it any less annoying. What about all the cross platform playing? I mean if the PC gamers get all that content what's the point? Map editors will probably mean that more people will be playing user created maps more often than the ones that come packed in with the game. In my opinion this is only going to widen the gap between console and PC gaming.
Gears of War PC Content Not Coming to 360
Good things come to those who wait.
IGN's got an interview that contains some disappointing news for you, untold legion of Xbox 360 Gears of War fans. You know all that cool downloadable content, map editor, bonus missions, extra boss fight, etc. etc. that the PC guys have been excited about for the last little while? Yeah. You're not getting any of it.
Straight from the mouth of Rod Fergusson -- Gears' PC Producer over at Epic -- comes the following:
"There is no plan to provide the PC exclusive content to Xbox 360 gamers for a number of technical reasons. One is simply the size and scope of the new content which would be difficult to deliver as an update. But more importantly, Gears of War for Windows was not created with the same version of Unreal Engine 3 as Gears of War for 360. We wanted to take advantage of all the latest and greatest optimizations and features that are constantly being added to UE3 and as such, this new content is not easily compatible with the Xbox 360 version."
Dayumn. So, what does this new content consist of anyway? Awesomeness, essentially. 3 new multiplayer maps, a new game type (King of the Hill), a map editor...plus no less than five extra chapters to the main game's single player campaign.
Also present for PC gamers is a new boss fight against that giant living tank beast you saw chasing you away from the Fenix mansion -- 40 feet of guns, armor and teeth apparently known as a Brumak.
"Way back in the day we had hoped to fight the Brumak on the Xbox 360" says Cliffy. "But once we did our first schedules for the original title it became obvious that the beast would have to wait for later... Now, thankfully, he's able to be revealed in his full prime."
Gonna be a big consolation to those 360 owners who still don't know what the heck they were doing on that train there, Cliff. Oh well, Marcus says quit yer yappy yappin' you Xbox 360 owners. That's what you get for having all the fun these last six months.
-Mark Whiting
Gears of War PC Content Not Coming to 360
Good things come to those who wait.
IGN's got an interview that contains some disappointing news for you, untold legion of Xbox 360 Gears of War fans. You know all that cool downloadable content, map editor, bonus missions, extra boss fight, etc. etc. that the PC guys have been excited about for the last little while? Yeah. You're not getting any of it.
Straight from the mouth of Rod Fergusson -- Gears' PC Producer over at Epic -- comes the following:
"There is no plan to provide the PC exclusive content to Xbox 360 gamers for a number of technical reasons. One is simply the size and scope of the new content which would be difficult to deliver as an update. But more importantly, Gears of War for Windows was not created with the same version of Unreal Engine 3 as Gears of War for 360. We wanted to take advantage of all the latest and greatest optimizations and features that are constantly being added to UE3 and as such, this new content is not easily compatible with the Xbox 360 version."
Dayumn. So, what does this new content consist of anyway? Awesomeness, essentially. 3 new multiplayer maps, a new game type (King of the Hill), a map editor...plus no less than five extra chapters to the main game's single player campaign.
Also present for PC gamers is a new boss fight against that giant living tank beast you saw chasing you away from the Fenix mansion -- 40 feet of guns, armor and teeth apparently known as a Brumak.
"Way back in the day we had hoped to fight the Brumak on the Xbox 360" says Cliffy. "But once we did our first schedules for the original title it became obvious that the beast would have to wait for later... Now, thankfully, he's able to be revealed in his full prime."
Gonna be a big consolation to those 360 owners who still don't know what the heck they were doing on that train there, Cliff. Oh well, Marcus says quit yer yappy yappin' you Xbox 360 owners. That's what you get for having all the fun these last six months.
-Mark Whiting