Poll: Little Big Planet: To Port or not to Port

[Volstag9]

I think the PC will be the only thing Little big planet would feel right

 

[Bowstring]

I sense a heated debate on exclusives on the horizon.

I also predict Indigo Dingo's blood pressure to be at dangerous levels.

 

[jdnoth]

Ok. Seriously? Sony created this game purely to generate decent exclusive content for the ps3.
After this how about a poll on whether Nintendo should port Mario Kart, or whether or not Microsoft should port Halo.

Less stupidity on the forums pls.

 

[SecretTacoNinja]

It's not exactly a competition killer is it? I'd like it on the 360 and maybe even DS.

 

[sirdanrhodes]

Two things;

It was built around the PS3s hardware.
It was shit.

 

[Seydaman]

god please port it to the 360 it looks like a great game and people are saying its great and i like platformers, but i don't own a ps3

 

[Healey]

I doubt it'd work on the PC. The strengths of the PC seem to be out of sync with the strengths of the PS3. I really couldn't imagine a 2D platformer being up to the control standards of a computer (there are some cases where an analogue stick just fits).
I wouldn't mind if it was ported to the Xbox 360, but both Sony and Media Molecule seem pretty steadfast in the whole "exclusive" thing. Plus I just want to be stubborn and not let Xboxers have it for us not getting Halo.
I really don't think the Wii would be built for this sort of game. If it was to be a ported, there'd have to be a serious reconsideration of some of the game's mechanics.

 

[Healey]

I doubt it'd work on the PC. The strengths of the PC seem to be out of sync with the strengths of the PS3. I really couldn't imagine a 2D platformer being up to the control standards of a computer (there are some cases where an analogue stick just fits).
I wouldn't mind if it was ported to the Xbox 360, but both Sony and Media Molecule seem pretty steadfast in the whole "exclusive" thing. Plus I just want to be stubborn and not let Xboxers have it for us not getting Halo.
I really don't think the Wii would be built for this sort of game. If it was to be a ported, there'd have to be a serious reconsideration of some of the game's mechanics.

And you couldn't use an analog controller on the PC because?

Not everyone owns an analog controller, for a start. A PC isn't designed for an analog controller, either. I'm sure there'd be a lot of people who would enjoy it on PC (and whether or not they use controllers isn't the big issue), but it's still a very kiddy-friendly game. Seeing as Spore was almost universally derided by the "Hardcore" crowd, PCs just seem to be built for an intense game like a shooter. I'm not opposed to the idea of porting it to PC, I just don't think it'd work as well or be as accepted as on the PS3.

 

[Healey]

I doubt it'd work on the PC. The strengths of the PC seem to be out of sync with the strengths of the PS3. I really couldn't imagine a 2D platformer being up to the control standards of a computer (there are some cases where an analogue stick just fits).
I wouldn't mind if it was ported to the Xbox 360, but both Sony and Media Molecule seem pretty steadfast in the whole "exclusive" thing. Plus I just want to be stubborn and not let Xboxers have it for us not getting Halo.
I really don't think the Wii would be built for this sort of game. If it was to be a ported, there'd have to be a serious reconsideration of some of the game's mechanics.

And you couldn't use an analog controller on the PC because?

Not everyone owns an analog controller, for a start. A PC isn't designed for an analog controller, either. I'm sure there'd be a lot of people who would enjoy it on PC (and whether or not they use controllers isn't the big issue), but it's still a very kiddy-friendly game. Seeing as Spore was almost universally derided by the "Hardcore" crowd, PCs just seem to be built for an intense game like a shooter. I'm not opposed to the idea of porting it to PC, I just don't think it'd work as well or be as accepted as on the PS3.

Then what are USB ports for?
Besides an analog controller costs 10 bucks. At least down at the local hardware shop.

And if PC's are in fact made for shooters then why do games that are mod friendly like any Source game, Oblivion and Fallout 3 strive in it? Spore wasn't good because--

1) the DRM issue got blowned out of proportion.
2) It was a very dumbed down game made of other more complex games.

The fact that it wasn't a success on the PC had nothing to do with the fact that the 'hardcore crowd' didn't accept it. I'm part of the 'hardware crowd' and I was genuely content when I heard the game was being developed, but when I was offered the shit on the platter I had to politely decline it.

Fair enough. For better or for worse, it'd probably be better if everyone got a chance to experience the game, then.

 

[Jumplion]

I actually find those statement halarious, actually!

So you guys basically want a dumbed down verson of Gary's Mod that's intended for consoles anyway? I love LBP, but that's basically what it is, Garry's Mod for consoles.

I'm not trying to be a dick, I just find that funny.
THe PC doesn't need a simple modding tool for it, it has dozens of those already.

What? Nothing about that makes any sense. Garry's Mod isn't some open source level creator. Hammer is that. Garry's Mod is just using tools that the mod supplies you with to create things. LBP is a level creator that allows you to play through the level. Even further LBP is a third person side scroller. Garry's Mod is a first person game.

They aren't anything alike at all.

You've basically just described both of them. They both let your create stuff with the tools they give you, and they both let you play what you've done and create.

Garry's Mod is a mod tool to let people do a ton of stuff within their imagination.
LittleBigPlanet is a user creation tool to let people do a ton of stuff within their imagination, albiet with much more restrictions compared to Garry's Mod.

I'm sure many people have modded an RTS game or a Point-n-click game with Garry's Mod, and to my understanding someone made Quake a Point-n-click game before.

I love LittleBigPlanet with all my heart and I'm not much of a PC gamer, but it is basically Garry's Mod for consoles, and we all know how things have to be "dumbed down" for console games. LBP is quite simple compared to Garry's Mod, but it's simple in the right places like the popit and creation. It's just simple compared to Garry's Mod in a technical viewpoint.

 

[Jumplion]

I also predict Indigo Dingo's blood pressure to be at dangerous levels.

I think it's my blood pressure that's going to rise. I am supposed to be the LBP guru on this here forums afterall.

But, what the hell, I havn't ranted in a while, I'll go ahead and rant;

god please port it to the 360 it looks like a great game and people are saying its great and i like platformers, but i don't own a ps3

Port it to the 360! That way I wont have to buy a PS3 just to play it, and I want so bad that I've seriously considered it!

These two, out of many statements similar to these, are why I hate people sometimes. (Don't worry, it's nothing personal to you guys, just the statement).

If you guys want LBP and want to play LBP to it's fullest-

Get. The. Damn. Hardware.

That is the only way you will ever be able to play LBP. I don't care if you can't afford a 400-600 dollar console, too-bad so-sad!, either pony up the dough or piss off. I get it, a PS3 is expensive, boo-freakin'-hoo, I payed for one myself to get exclusives such as LBP and MGS4 not to beg 360 owners to give me Halo 3 or Gears 2 so I "won't have to buy a broken console!"

I stick with my purchase, end of story, and I can't expect everything to come to me. Ever since FFXIII went multiplatform, people (more specifically 360 owners, I'm sorry but that's what I've seen) have started whining about exclusives and wanting them to go multiplatform because they can't afford/don't want to buy a new console. Well though shit!

People always say that the PS3, quote, "Has no good games! It lacks exclusives!" and when something genuinely interesting comes out like LBP people go "Port it to 360/Wii/PC!#%!$^$" Hipocrasy much? This is practically for every PS3 exclusive for some reason, and I'm assuming it's because of it's price point.

So far I have seen people whining for;
MGS4 (obviously)
LittleBigPlanet
Resistance 2
Warhawk
And Killzone 2, and people were basing it off of a typo in GameInformer. But for some reason, even if the company is owned by Sony or that Sony has the rights to the game, people still *****.

Whenever I see someone want Gears 2 or Fable II on PS3, people immediately shoot it down as impossible. But when a stupid typo for Killzone 2 comes up, everyone jumps out of their seats and pray it happens.

*sigh*

Case in point, get the hardware or piss off. I can't play Left 4 Dead and experience it's awesomeness because don't have a 360 or a good PC, so the best choice is for me to wait for a PS3 port or upgrade my PC (I'm not going to buy a 360 just for one game, obviously). But I'm not going to ***** and moan about L4D not being on PS3, if it does then I'll pray it's not going to be another Orange Box, but until then I'll upgrade my PC.

Sorry for the rant, but I guess you could say that's my "official" "$0.03".

 

[klc0100]

See what you guys have done to are other wise peacefully Jumplion you should all be ashamed.

 

[tiredinnuendo]

Should it be ported? Well, maybe. It won't be, because of rights and such. That's important to understand. However, in a purely hypothetical world where Sony couldn't guarantee exclusivity of the product, it would exist in a quantum state of both "should be ported" and "should not be ported". And here's why:

Competition is good for console gaming. If there was only one console, one source through which all games were delivered, there would be no call to make the games a quality experience. If the choice was essentially, "Buy Console1 and its latest games or don't play anything at all," there would be far less motivation to spend five years on a title.

We need healthy consoles in the marketplace competing with each other to assure growth in gaming, and thus each console needs its talking points. Currently, the XBox has the multiplayer angle fairly well cornered, and the Wii has gotten "casual" down to an art form. I don't think its any secret, even to those who wish it were, that the PS3 has struggled. To pull out of that and have a name for itself beyond "most expensive", it will need some not only great but unique to itself titles to show off its relative strengths. LittleBigPlanet and MGS4 are great exclusives and...

Wait... that's a lie. LittleBigPlanet is a great exclusive anyway, and MGS4 has a high level of allure to those who haven't played it yet, which makes it a very viable exclusive.

Now, when the PS3 has a much larger library of awesome exclusives, we could return to our hypothetical world where Sony couldn't stop it from happening and allow it to port to other systems, because it would be a less needed talking point at that juncture, but for the moment, Sony needs all the ammo they can fit in their can, and trying to take any away from them isn't good for the overall health of the competitive state of the console market.

- J

 

[runtheplacered]

There's been some rumors floating around that it will end up on the PSP. We'll see.

http://blog.newpspwallpapers.com/2008/11/25/little-big-planet-goes-to-psp/
http://www.gamespot.com/news/blogs/rumor-control/909119209/26332110/little-big-planet-touching-down-on-psp.html

I have a PS3 so it doesn't matter much to me. But, I could care very very little if it gets ported, since I can't imagine that effecting me any.

 

[Jumplion]

See what you guys have done to are other wise peacefully Jumplion you should all be ashamed.

Oh please, I restrained myself for fear of being banned/probed

 

[TheBadass]

Long ass rant right here.

I love you, man. We need to play LBP online once my internet's working fully again.

 

[Hevoo]

I would buy Little Big Planet if it came to PC. But that is not going to happen, because its a good idea and Sony is the void of good ideas.