Console games you like to see a petition for to be released on PC

[Asukachan]

Metal Gear Solid (Please!)
Halo 3 (for multi-player)

Those are the only 2 I can really think of..

http://pc.ign.com/objects/014/014593.html - Metal Gear Solid exists on the PC already.

Granted, Halo 3 doesn't, but Halo CE and Halo 2 does so you can still get your multiplayer fix there.

Any good JRPG.

Final Fantasy VII not good enough for you? FF8 and others also exist in "glorious high res" on the PC. The Ys series has made several ports as well.

Don't neglect the PC exclusive rpgs though. Septerra Core is an often forgotten JRPG-style gem that didn't get any widespread attention since PC gamers didn't appreciate those kinds of games at the time.

 

[ActionDan]

I understand how you feel. I love Valkyria Chronicles.

Isn't there a PS3 emulator being developed though, or is that just a rumor?

If it is true, then you're going to need an incredibly powerful PC, when i say incredibly, I'm saying at least an 8-core processor with 8-12 GB's of RAM and one of the latest graphics cards. Even the last console generation emulators need a decent PC to run properly.

 

[Asukachan]

I understand how you feel. I love Valkyria Chronicles.

Isn't there a PS3 emulator being developed though, or is that just a rumor?

If it is true, then you're going to need an incredibly powerful PC, when i say incredibly, I'm saying at least an 8-core processor with 8-12 GB's of RAM and one of the latest graphics cards. Even the last console generation emulators need a decent PC to run properly.

Emulation always depends on how efficient the emulator is at transcribing the emulated format into instructions that your own hardware can understand and vice verca. The general rule of thumb seems to be that you need between 4-10 times the pure power of the emulated hardware in a tested, optimized and well-written emulator while experimental emulators can require much higher power levels for optimal function.

To take a few well known examples... zSNES worked fine on PCs sporting 125 MHz CPUs back in the day with virtually no slowdown at all without noticable frameskipping. Snes9x for the PSP still has a very hard time keeping up in most games unless you overclock the CPU in the PSP to somewhere around 333 MHz, especially in Mode 7.

Long story short, I'd wager it'll be a very long way before you see any PS3 or X360 emulators out there, especially since any programmer could barely test their code using the current hardware they'd have at home and get a satisfactory result.

 

[lordlillen]

Mainly 360 exclusives so i can play them
if there is one thing i can say is that the 360 has some damn good indie games.

 

[z121231211]

Any good JRPG.

I agree. I'd love to see more JRPGs released on PC.

 

[Scarim Coral]

I would love to see -

Skullgirl (Well on Steam.)
3d Dot Hero
Bayonetta
Anarchy Reigns
Journey

 

[Aris Khandr]

The Rock Band series
Kingdom Hearts
Final Fantasy X
The WWE/Smackdown games
Ocarina of Time

If there are several games on consoles that you wish were on PC.

Why don't you just buy the console?

Because my computer is HD, my TV is not. My computer is already here. A console, not so much. My computer can be upgraded far cheaper than a new console can be purchased. My games on PC don't just suddenly stop working because we've "moved on to a new generation".

I have a 360. I have a Wii. But neither gets used, because the PC is simply far more convenient for me. And I'd guess I'm far from the only one. My 360 stopped getting used when every game assumed that I had an HD screen, and the on-screen menus were either blurry or cut off on my 15-year old television. I don't want to buy a new TV. I never watch TV, and I never really use my consoles anymore. My computer has my DVD/Blu-ray player, my computer has my games. With the exception of two series (Rock Band and WWE), everything I'm interested in is either on PC already, or old enough that I couldn't play it on the current gen consoles anyway. It's far more reasonable to wish the games would come to the device I have, rather than buying a bunch of things I don't need for a couple of games.

 

[Weaver]

If there are several games on consoles that you wish were on PC.

Why don't you just buy the console?

Cause then the PC master race would have to admit that consoles are worth buying too. We can't be having that!

I own 11 consoles and a PC, but I still prefer to buy any game on PC when I can.

 

[HavoK 09]

Dragons Dogma seems like an interesting game but it will only come out for PS3 and Xbox360

 

[BENZOOKA]

Never had a console. PC all the fucking way. From Amiga to i7.

NHL
Red Dead Redemption

Those two at least.

 

[Tuesday Night Fever]

All of them. Even the one I dislike and / or hate. Really, I want to see that stupid wall named "exclusives" burn.

I think you might have won this thread. Congratulations!

Captcha: hot diggity dog

(apparently Captcha agrees!)

 

[jpoon]

I'd definitely agree with the MGS series, that would be an excellent series to have on PC. I mean the WHOLE series too so I could finally see them all.

 

[Trivun]

I know this will never happen, because they're Sony exclusives. But I was actually thinking the other day how I'd love to see a petition for Flow, Flower, and Journey to all be made multi-platform, or at least be released on PC. They are meant to be some of the most artistic and best indie games of the current generation, and yet most people can't play them because they're limited to one console. I don't have a PS3, yet would gladly pay double the retail price for the chance to play each of those games, so why the hell won't Sony simply allow them to be multi-platform and take my money? I would actually post the 'Fry's Money' picture here if I could be arsed to find it and type the image tags...

 

[Jynthor]

Gears of War 3
Jack & Daxter series
Red Dead Redemption
God of War series
Monster Hunter
A lot more, but I kinda forgot which, I should probably be thankful for that.

 

[chuckdm]

If there are several games on consoles that you wish were on PC.

Why don't you just buy the console?

Cause then the PC master race would have to admit that consoles are worth buying too. We can't be having that!

Because then I couldn't use mods.

Because then I'd have to buy 3 $800 machines to play everything instead of 1 $800 machine and 3 free emulators.

Because then I'd have to buy a separate $2,000 monitor instead of the one already attached to my laptop.

Because then I'd have to pay $10-$20 more for virtually every game.

Because then I'd be stuck with a joystick-based system instead of being able to use both a joystick AND a mouse whenever I choose.

Because then I'd have to buy 3 separate controllers and learn all 3 of them instead of using a single PS2 controller, a $7 USB adapter, and custom key mappings that makes the single PS2 controller capable of controlling every emulator.

Because then I couldn't run all of this on battery as I can now, and I couldn't play any of it when the power goes out.

Because then if the game is broken, as almost all are, I'd have to re-apply a patch every time I load the game rather than installing it once and being finished with it.

Because then I am limited by the graphical capabilities of a box with little-to-no heat dissipation instead of being able to upgrade anything and everything whenever I choose.

And last but not least...

Because then everyone wouldn't think I'm nearly as 1337 as they do now. (This is the only joke on this list. Seriously.)

Any more questions?

EDIT: Forgot one.

Because then I'd have to drop the security on my router from WPA2 a.k.a. "Cracked in 2 trillion years" to WEP a.k.a. "Cracked faster than I can make a cup of coffee."

EDIT2: I should also clarify that, while I do not own any of these, I actually did BUY a Wii, a 360, and a PS2. I don't play anything on the PS3 currently, the Wii is the lake and my Mom uses it for Yoga, and the 360 is on permanent loan to a friend. Considering my previous piracy reprimand I just wanted to clarify that yes, I am using all of this legally.

 

[YiyraTheCat]

I've been wanting a multiplayer Monster Hunter game on PC for so long. =(

 

[cora mcstrap]

I have waited and waited for Fable 2 to be released on PC. It's maddness that Fable and fable 3 are on the PC but fable 2 isn't

/end of rant

 

[lacktheknack]

If there are several games on consoles that you wish were on PC.

Why don't you just buy the console?

Because it's a $200 premium on top of the games I want. I don't want them bad enough to break my tiny bank account.