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3/29/2013 8:49:54 PM
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Destiny : Why limit such an exciting game to consoles?

Hi all, As an owner of both a XBOX 360 and a custom built PC, and as someone who prefers their FPS games with mouse and keyboard interfaces (yes, I'm that old), I'm wondering why Bungie has decided to limit their new IP to just consoles? I know that both the PS4 and new XBOX will have much beefier hardware than the current generation of consoles are furnished with, but neither of them compare to the PC I've built (and mine is modest compared to most), so why not harness the power of Windows based platforms and also do a PC version at launch? Sure, the game may come to PC's later in the same way Halo eventually came to the PC, but I'd hope that triple A developers like Bungie would recognise that PC gaming is just as relevant as console gaming and given it the same respect. It's a shame, and if I'm honest a bit disappointing.

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  • Totally agree Corinthar, I come from old school too, and also have a custom built PC that when compared to the XBOX 360 and the PS3, my system makes those sissy consoles look, act and feel like an Atari 2600. (/sarcasm off) In my book, if a game isn't offered to be played on a PC, then it's not worth buying let alone playing.

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  • Cry some more.

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    • Edited by Ayleas: 3/29/2013 9:36:51 PM
      I find it positively hilarious that people get flamed for wanting to play a game on a system they are comfortible with. Excluding the fact that your average computer has more power behind it than even the next gen systems will have, it just baffles me. Edit: to stay OT, While I would love to see it for PC, I doubt we will, especially not any time soon. The primary reason is as follows.These multiplayer games rarely are cross platform, that means one more thing that bungie has to worry about patching and keeping up to date.

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    • Okay I'm honestly getting tired of the entire "please release Destiny on PC" bitching parade. I know that there are a lot of people who prefer PC's over consoles and I know that a lot of people have custom built their PCs to handle the best games available. Here's the thing though. In reality the amount of PC gamers is actually dwarfed by the amount of console gamers. If you don't believe me then go an look it up. In addition to this it would require the team to build the game to support yet another system (2 if you include mac) which essentially means more time and money spent on development. Finally, no one from Bungie ever said that it was not going to be released on the PC. It may very well be released at a later date, just like Halo was. Destiny is supposed to be an all immersive world where a multitude of players can interact with one another. Every time you start up the game is supposed to be different. How well do you think such a world will fare on PCs (and macs) when the majority of players are console based? It won't be the same experience. So by not announcing it for the PC, Bungie has basically asked its fans and future customers to purchase it for a console where they will be able to experience the full experience.

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