Console exclusives that would have been great on PC

[Elijin]

There is an odd mash of 'consoles only go in living rooms! And living rooms are filled with the unwashed masses who disturb me!' in this topic.

Anyway, the answer seems pretty simple..

Literally any game anyone enjoyed anywhere ever and someone else went 'Man, I wish I could play that on my ____, because I dont have the right system for it.'

 

[endtherapture]

There is an odd mash of 'consoles only go in living rooms! And living rooms are filled with the unwashed masses who disturb me!' in this topic.

Anyway, the answer seems pretty simple..

Literally any game anyone enjoyed anywhere ever and someone else went 'Man, I wish I could play that on my ____, because I dont have the right system for it.'

No ones calling our families unwashed mashes. We just prefer gaming and for those of us who use our consoles as Netflix machines and for games like FIFA it's just not convenient moving it upstairs to a desk for a hardcore gaming experience, then moving it downstairs again every session or so.

 

[kasperbbs]

All of them, because why the hell not? If it was good on a console then it would have been good on a PC and perhaps even better to some. Personally i would pick Gears of war, Halo, Killzone and any other console exclusive shooter simply because i dislike playing them with controllers.

 

[AnthrSolidSnake]

Well, now that MGSV is coming to PC, I do wish they'd port all of them over, in a collection similar to the PS3/360 collection they made. I know MGS 2 had a PC version, but since the rest are on consoles I haven't made it a priority to seek it out.

I always wished Black on the PS2 was on something else other than the PS2. For one, I can't seem to find a copy anywhere except a couple online, and I heard the framerate was terrible since it really was pushing the PS2 limits.

I know they are already on PC, but I do wish a site like Good Old Games would release Turok 1 and 2 on PC again. I have physical copies, but they're old games that have MANY issues on modern PCs. For one, Turok 2 doesn't have music unless you use commands, and even then the music ends up being so loud you can't hear anything else.

 

[Cidward]

I prefer to play at my PC at my desk simply because I end up playing more often. I'm doing other stuff (chatting online, writing, etc.), feel like I'm in the mood to play, and open up something on Steam. At this point, going over to my console feels like an extra step. It's about convenience and laziness, but consoles are more convenient/lazy for a lot of people who prefer them, so that's hardly irrelevant when it comes to a hobby.

As for games, I agree with the OP that I'd like to see "The Last of Us," simply because I'll probably never play it as a strictly PS title. I think the "Halo" and "Metroid" games would do very well on PC.

It's better for consumers to have every game as widely available as possible, but exclusivity is about the only way to distinguish yourself right now, so it's not something we're going to see for titles that Nintendo/Microsoft/Sony have any in-house control over.

 

[Sewa_Yunga]

Earth Defense Force 2025

Spoiler: Freaking E. D. F.

The only part of the series that has come to the PC so far is Insect Armageddon, and that one had a way too short campaign (about 5hrs) and lacked weapon variety in general.

From what I heard they're doing a remake of EDF 2025 for the PS4, no idea about the XBone (it was originally released for PS3 and 360). It would be awesome if they released that remake for PC as well.

 

[Rozalia1]

"i feel deeply offended by this non-serious hypothetical scenario you just presented"

"LOL U MAD BRO YOU SHOULDNT TAKE THINGS SO SERIOUSLY"

i see you are just pretending at this point so i wont even bother

A difference between joking about some peoples insistence on gaming at a desk being the only way games should be played, and joking about brain damage. The last people who tried to rubbish me and keep joking about "retards" and "brain damage" got rightly warned, keep going and you're going to pass that line too. It may seem all a big joke to you, but the making light and joking of such things is something I personally take very serious.

Final Fantasy IX. The rest of the PSX Final Fantasies made it to the PC, why didn't IX? With how Square keeps releasing games on the PC, I'd LOVE to see them port IX over finally.

IX never got a PC release originally nor has it gotten a new version they could port to PC. If they ever do a "real" re-release of FF9 than its very possible it'll find its way to PC. As it stands they don't to go to the trouble of working out getting FF9 on PC.
Worth mentioning because someone always does in these things, yes emulation of FF9 is possible but legally I believe it wouldn't be possible for them to do it unless Sony gave the go ahead as it'd require emulation of something that belongs to them... what do people think is the odds of Sony doing that?

Those who'd rather play at a desk are... well being dishonest to themselves, or have some odd fetish.

Well I prefer to play at my desk, even my Xbone and PS4 [http://i.imgur.com/W8EtiAU.jpg] are at my desk. Why? Its comfy, everything is there and I have a specialised gaming monitor thats simply better than any TV for playing games even on a console.

Yeah I know people do that. I've answered that in previous posts, and what you outlined is commonly considered impossible.
What it highlights is the "I prefer desk/couch" point is meaningless as you can play on whichever you want with whatever you want... well the Wii can be difficult as I've tried to have it at my desk and it wasn't too great in certain games... but I'm such that could be fixed if I moved some stuff around.

According to a certain someone in this thread, I'm dishonest and a fetishist because I like to game at a table instead of in a living room.

Apparently having a luxury computer desk with height adjustable everything, having an oversized leather executive office chair, and wanting to avoid a noisy living room with other boisterous people and a TV that's already in use, is a completely foreign concept to this person.

If you were to take my statement completely straight you'd still be wrong because you could only be either dishonest or a fetishist, not both. So your statement is wrong on two levels.

 

[endtherapture]

According to a certain someone in this thread, I'm dishonest and a fetishist because I like to game at a table instead of in a living room.

Apparently having a luxury computer desk with height adjustable everything, having an oversized leather executive office chair, and wanting to avoid a noisy living room with other boisterous people and a TV that's already in use, is a completely foreign concept to this person.

If you were to take my statement completely straight you'd still be wrong because you could only be either dishonest or a fetishist, not both. So your statement is wrong on two levels.

Why do you have such a problem with people enjoying what they like? Why do you keep calling us fetishists and liars from daring to enjoying playing at a desk instead of on a sofa in the living room? Please give us a break.

 

[NPC009]

Is this what the already very sad system wars have turned into - chairs versus sofas?

Just... go play a game or something.

 

[gmaverick019_v1legacy]

Final Fantasy IX. The rest of the PSX Final Fantasies made it to the PC, why didn't IX? With how Square keeps releasing games on the PC, I'd LOVE to see them port IX over finally.

IX never got a PC release originally nor has it gotten a new version they could port to PC. If they ever do a "real" re-release of FF9 than its very possible it'll find its way to PC. As it stands they don't to go to the trouble of working out getting FF9 on PC.
Worth mentioning because someone always does in these things, yes emulation of FF9 is possible but legally I believe it wouldn't be possible for them to do it unless Sony gave the go ahead as it'd require emulation of something that belongs to them... what do people think is the odds of Sony doing that?

seeing as how they ported XIII and XIII-2 recently (quite well if I must say, the only thing I would add is allowing skippable cutscenes) I don't see why IX would be any harder (if anything it'd be easier VII and VIII both run great and have been adjusted to run through steam, IX can't be that difficult).

According to a certain someone in this thread, I'm dishonest and a fetishist because I like to game at a table instead of in a living room.

Apparently having a luxury computer desk with height adjustable everything, having an oversized leather executive office chair, and wanting to avoid a noisy living room with other boisterous people and a TV that's already in use, is a completely foreign concept to this person.

If you were to take my statement completely straight you'd still be wrong because you could only be either dishonest or a fetishist, not both. So your statement is wrong on two levels.

you go on to criticize someone else harshly for using a comparable example to brain damage when they were simply pointing out your ridiculousness, yet you tell other people to chill out and not take stuff so seriously.

hello pot! meet kettle.

Instead of backpeddling and trying to say everyone is taking it the wrong way, could you just simply admit you made a harsh and unfair generalization, and either edit it or admit you were in the wrong?

 

[Flammablezeus]

Red Dead Redemption. I've bought it for both 360 and PS3 but all I really want it for is PC.

The Last of Us should be on PC as well, as I find the controls awkward in it. If they simply allowed the PS Move controller to work with it that wouldn't be a problem. Oh well, Naughty Dog is weird.

The Darkness would be fantastic on PC, since it's an FPS. Hell, they released the sequel on PC but not the original which is better in a lot of ways.

 

[Rozalia1]

Why do you have such a problem with people enjoying what they like? Why do you keep calling us fetishists and liars from daring to enjoying playing at a desk instead of on a sofa in the living room? Please give us a break.

Really no excuse for that response as you've read my earlier responses. I don't keep calling you anything, in that post I merely corrected someone else that even if their complete misunderstanding of what I said was true... they'd still be incorrect because the state of being dishonest/fetishist would be binary and thus impossible to be both at once.

seeing as how they ported XIII and XIII-2 recently (quite well if I must say, the only thing I would add is allowing skippable cutscenes) I don't see why IX would be any harder (if anything it'd be easier VII and VIII both run great and have been adjusted to run through steam, IX can't be that difficult).

Were XIII+-2 14 years old? Running on several generations old hardware originally? They'd have to go through the code and the original people who worked on it may well not be around, or be busier on more important matters. While possible for them to do all that they not want to go through the hassle. Now if there was say a 3DS remake or something of that nature than it'd be a lot more likely.

you go on to criticize someone else harshly for using a comparable example to brain damage when they were simply pointing out your ridiculousness, yet you tell other people to chill out and not take stuff so seriously.

hello pot! meet kettle.

Instead of backpeddling and trying to say everyone is taking it the wrong way, could you just simply admit you made a harsh and unfair generalization, and either edit it or admit you were in the wrong?

And I'll tell you what I told him. I don't make light of such matters and "joke" about them.
To compare a slight jab to such a thing as brain damage is unacceptable, and shows callous disrespect especially as I know there are certain things he will rule out... yet won't this as its "fair game" and is sure he won't be punished for it.

 

[gmaverick019_v1legacy]

Were XIII+-2 14 years old? Running on several generations old hardware originally? They'd have to go through the code and the original people who worked on it may well not be around, or be busier on more important matters. While possible for them to do all that they not want to go through the hassle. Now if there was say a 3DS remake or something of that nature than it'd be a lot more likely.
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and? emulators run it just fine right now, they wouldn't have to do a good job in the performance category, most emulators just depend on your hardware brute forcing through it. and since when did an original team have to be the one to update or port a game? really, you could pick many different games here, where original teams (could be same company, different people) weren't the ones that had "HD" remakes or just ports in general. why would a 3ds remake be more likely than a pc port? why not both if they are going to go through the trouble of porting it? have they showed anything as of recent that would make you think they would port it to the 3ds? I just listed proof that they cared enough to put XIII and XIII-2 on the pc and with ported upgrades, so I'm not sure why you would think a 3DS game would be more probable.

you go on to criticize someone else harshly for using a comparable example to brain damage when they were simply pointing out your ridiculousness, yet you tell other people to chill out and not take stuff so seriously.

hello pot! meet kettle.

Instead of backpeddling and trying to say everyone is taking it the wrong way, could you just simply admit you made a harsh and unfair generalization, and either edit it or admit you were in the wrong?

And I'll tell you what I told him. I don't make light of such matters and "joke" about them.
To compare a slight jab to such a thing as brain damage is unacceptable, and shows callous disrespect especially as I know there are certain things he will rule out... yet won't this as its "fair game" and is sure he won't be punished for it.

so instead of acknowledging my points, you deflect back to the brain damage issue...I'm not the one who made that point, so if you are just going to speak in hypocritical puzzles instead of giving straight answers, then don't bother responding.

 

[Vigormortis]

"i dont like X, therefore nobody is allowed to like X"

is that what you are saying?, why do you always come in defense of consoles each time someone mentions PC?

Because it's the only way he can justify his fervent hatred for PC gamers. Even if he has to make up 90% of the things he claims; including the supposed "constant barrage of PC elitist attacks".

And he's not alone in that attitude on this forum...

Anyway, OT:

As tempting as it is to go with the smart-ass remark "all of them", I'll go with two specific examples.

Halo Wars and Crackdown.

Each, while not the most robust of titles, had interesting mechanics and gameplay structures that seemed tailor-made for a modding community. I would have especially liked to have been able to make my own maps for Halo Wars or design my own mission challenges for Crackdown.

Oh well. A man can dream.

fucking halo wars its great RTS game with a lot of potential so of course its on the 360.........WHY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?

I'm glad I'm not the only one to have seen the potential.

 

[gmaverick019_v1legacy]

Crackdown.

Each, while not the most robust of titles, had interesting mechanics and gameplay structures that seemed tailor-made for a modding community. I would have especially liked to have been able to make my own maps for Halo Wars or design my own mission challenges for Crackdown.

Oh well. A man can dream.

to this day that is my favorite sandbox style game, I'm not sure why I liked it so much while I find stuff like GTA, RDR, SR3 and SR4 the most boring slogs on the planet, but hot damn did I play that thing to completion. Giving it second thoughts though, I'd definitely love some user made content and bosses, not to mention the race tracks that I'm sure users would come up with lol.

(I do enjoy just cause 2 and sleeping dogs too, just not as much as crackdown)

 

[DementedSheep]

Hmm Dragons Dogma, Halo series, The Last of Us, Vanquish and Journey come to mind.

I don't own a console as I'm not stuck for games to play on the PC, I don't want to have to use the TV and I don't care enough about the exclusives to buy a console just for them. If I had my own TV and a ton of cash maybe I would buy one but as it is I'm not planing buying another console. I had PS2 and barely used it because it's just less convenient than my PC.

 

[Vigormortis]

to this day that is my favorite sandbox style game, I'm not sure why I liked it so much while I find stuff like GTA, RDR, SR3 and SR4 the most boring slogs on the planet, but hot damn did I play that thing to completion. Giving it second thoughts though, I'd definitely love some user made content and bosses, not to mention the race tracks that I'm sure users would come up with lol.

(I do enjoy just cause 2 and sleeping dogs too, just not as much as crackdown)

I have sorely wished for a sandbox/superpower game that combined the best of, say, Crackdown and Prototype with the creation toolsets of something like Garry's Mod. Give the players a massive sandbox to play in, give them the tools to do what they want, and give their characters superpowers by default.

I'd especially like to see such a game with a mode wherein one or so players are the super-powered characters and a collective of other players assume the role of random pedestrians charged with the task of hunting down and destroying the players with the powers. Likely with their own sets of specialized tools, weapons, and traps. (and ingenuity)

Sort of like a reverse cat-and-mouse game. Only the cats can jump 200 feet in the air and can lift city buses over their heads...

 

[Signa]

Final Fantasy IX. The rest of the PSX Final Fantasies made it to the PC, why didn't IX? With how Square keeps releasing games on the PC, I'd LOVE to see them port IX over finally.

Because the rest of the PS 1 games were on the PC when they were on the PS 1. Not to say I don't want FF9 done as well but I'm assuming that is the main reason why 7 and 8 are on Steam after being redone slightly and 9 isn't. Must be easier to do a port when you already have a port to work with but maybe one day we can have FF9.

Rhetorical question, dude.

 

[Rozalia1]

and? emulators run it just fine right now, they wouldn't have to do a good job in the performance category, most emulators just depend on your hardware brute forcing through it. and since when did an original team have to be the one to update or port a game? really, you could pick many different games here, where original teams (could be same company, different people) weren't the ones that had "HD" remakes or just ports in general. why would a 3ds remake be more likely than a pc port? why not both if they are going to go through the trouble of porting it? have they showed anything as of recent that would make you think they would port it to the 3ds? I just listed proof that they cared enough to put XIII and XIII-2 on the pc and with ported upgrades, so I'm not sure why you would think a 3DS game would be more probable.

I already addressed why the "but emulation" does not make it all nice and easy. You think they can just package an emulator from the net in there with the game and sell it? You think them emulating Sony's PS1 is going to go down dandy? Easiest money Sony would ever make.
And because I can see it coming yes I know of the games that come are played through emulators that are sold... I am aware.

Its not as simple as getting the code and writing at the bottom "now work on PC pretty please". Working on something that old can bring great difficulty and time consumption especially as they are hardly going to have some massive team on it.

I didn't say a 3DS remake is more likely. I said if something like a 3DS remake was to happen than it being ported to PC would be possible as it'd not be that much trouble for them.

Those are modern titles and so porting them wouldn't be too "difficult".

so instead of acknowledging my points, you deflect back to the brain damage issue...I'm not the one who made that point, so if you are just going to speak in hypocritical puzzles instead of giving straight answers, then don't bother responding.

Why would I admit I made a false generalisation when I have repeatedly told you it was not said straight? If you think I actually said people have sex with their desks than what I can respond to that with?
I'm not deflecting with the "brain damage issue" and don't appreciate you trying to push that I'd ever use such a thing to gain an upper hand in anything. I am not so villainous to ever do it and what in the scheme of things does it matter if it did deflect his little comment? Can he not use another example that doesn't involve bringing up brain damage? You speak as if that was the only valid response to be made and I'm trying to shut it down.

Because it's the only way he can justify his fervent hatred for PC gamers. Even if he has to make up 90% of the things he claims; including the supposed "constant barrage of PC elitist attacks".

And he's not alone in that attitude on this forum...

The same joke starts being less and less funny the more you say it. You've used it regarding other things (like defending certain companies), but this is likely the worst of the lot. Yes this forum is dominated by PC haters, being a PC gamer around here is ever so dangerous as you'll be shamed out of the door. Please come now, playing the woe is me card on a PC majority site? Well I suppose that approach beats the "ah but but but you're a console peasant so I win" you tried before which I rebuked with the fact I was multiplatform... but whatever its cool and I've given you what you wanted.

I mean out of everything you could have chosen to quote that was it... says it all doesn't it.
And for the record... for the millionth time I game on PC too which I would find it hard to forget... I mean I'm forced to remind people enough. If the warriors didn't come out and play than I think you'd find I can be quite the nice fellow... well... that depends I suppose.

 

[gmaverick019_v1legacy]

I already addressed why the "but emulation" does not make it all nice and easy. You think they can just package an emulator from the net in there with the game and sell it? You think them emulating Sony's PS1 is going to go down dandy? Easiest money Sony would ever make.
And because I can see it coming yes I know of the games that come are played through emulators that are sold... I am aware.

Its not as simple as getting the code and writing at the bottom "now work on PC pretty please". Working on something that old can bring great difficulty and time consumption especially as they are hardly going to have some massive team on it.

I didn't say a 3DS remake is more likely. I said if something like a 3DS remake was to happen than it being ported to PC would be possible as it'd not be that much trouble for them.

Those are modern titles and so porting them wouldn't be too "difficult".

I'm not saying they have to take the emulator route, just that it isn't as difficult as you're making it out to be. why would they go through the trouble of making a 3ds game and THEN porting that to pc? why use that as an example of being MORE probable?

going to have massive time consumption..right..because teams that remake/port games are SO HUGE to begin with, amirite?

Why would I admit I made a false generalisation when I have repeatedly told you it was not said straight? If you think I actually said people have sex with their desks than what I can respond to that with?
I'm not deflecting with the "brain damage issue" and don't appreciate you trying to push that I'd ever use such a thing to gain an upper hand in anything. I am not so villainous to ever do it and what in the scheme of things does it matter if it did deflect his little comment? Can he not use another example that doesn't involve bringing up brain damage? You speak as if that was the only valid response to be made and I'm trying to shut it down.

keep backpeddling then, I can keep saying "if you don't like hamburger, you have some odd fetish or are some weird spiritual animal" and tell the vegetarians and vegans it's not my fault if they don't take it "straight", because that's perfectly okay in your book.

you're claiming you're not deflecting, then continue to go off topic about my original points...

by all means, buy a recorder and talk to yourself and whoever for days about brain damage, it won't change the fact you are running in circles in this conversation to drag me into something that I didn't say.

And for the record... for the millionth time I game on PC too which I would find it hard to forget... I mean I'm forced to remind people enough. If the warriors didn't come out and play than I think you'd find I can be quite the nice fellow... well... that depends I suppose.

you pretty much initiated a "warrior call" with your original post, and since this is getting more and more hilarious, I'll continue to "warrior".

Spoiler: since you love using wrestling references

warrior intensifies