Bionic Commando Remake Hits PC, Steam Thursday; Costs $5 More Than Console Versions

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  Lack of gamepad for PC? : bigimp
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    If you are a pc gamer, the standard pad IS the 360 controller. Has been for 3 years now. There really isn... : baron calamity
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      I like my Logitech Rumblepad better. Especially now that I have the wireless version. : avatar_58
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        Ofcourse you can get whatever you want, I just find it amazing that pc gamers, people who spend $300+ on ... : baron calamity
        • Every PC gamer has a gamepad. Welcome to 2008 console people. : MrGrindy
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          Yeah I know. It saddens me because I'd love more gamepad friendly PC games. The reason we don't get many ... : avatar_58
          • It's especially crazy when you consider that you can use the same damn controller (360) or just use a $10... : Fayk
          • Street Fighter IV is definitely on my to buy-list. I have the wireless 360-pad as well. It's really gr... : fffortune
    • That's a rather bold and unfounded claim to make. : omnova
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      If I'm gonna use a 360 controller, I might as well have a 360. PC = games that are good with keyboard ... : bigimp
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        Why? So are you telling me you never enjoyed the old Apogee days when platformers were in great numbers o... : avatar_58
        • Yeah, I have had tons of gamepads for PCs over the years. : OmegaRed59
      • Err, that's pretty close minded. Why not have games that are good with keyboard and mouse, and have games... : fffortune
  • Where have you been? PCs have had gamepads for years and years. : OmegaRed59
  • Ha, almost but not quite. : ElArabDeMagnifico
• It will sell well, because it's being digitally distributed, especially on steam. I'm hoping that GRIN... : Mystery0000

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• A person that wants it who's not a thief. : Pneum0
• More expensive = greater piracy I think Whatever, as soon as a publisher starts whining it's time to f... : watcherxp
• Me. :) : Twist of Cain
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  yeah I was going to get the steam version but now I'm just going to get the 360 version : Bumpmapped
  • i might end up getting both if its good : dantastic
• haha its 5 dollars on top of a dirt cheap product as it is : dantastic
• I am buying it. it is 15 bucks. what abuch of cheap fucks. ohhh im gonna be a pirate cause for once a pc ... : bdiddy74
• I'm not getting it 'cause they treat PC gamers as second grade customers, 5$ price hike just because of b... : paranos
• I'm buying it. : OmegaRed59
• I think its a mental reason to hike the price and am almost tempted not to get it on the PC and get it ei... : valcan_s
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  This thread sounds vaguely like an excuse to not buy a game you probably weren't going to buy anyway. $5 ... : heartsauce
  • It's +50% of the original price. : zehh
  • Yup. : Stoned Gargoyle
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  The fuck you say? I't worth far more than $15 my friend. I'd gladly pay $50. : avatar_58
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    I think people are going to see it, and either buy the console version, or just torrent it, because of th... : bluewagon
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      Anyone who fucking torrents this epic piece of remake goodness can lick my nutsack. THEY are the reason P... : avatar_58
      • ^^^^^^^^ : rasputinreborn
      • count me in : derean
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    if it turns out being pos and doesn't run on half of PCs out there, you remember this and go out to buy 2... : paranos
    • I'd pay $50 because it's a damn good looking remake of a classic. I paid $49 for FFIVDS, I see no reason ... : avatar_58
• Yeah... I was waiting for this game for a while now and I'm happy that it's being released soon. But char... : l0s7man
• actually - after thinking about it, and capcom's previous ports of titles to the PC - I'm not going to bu... : dedgecko
• Enjoy your PC pricing AIDS! : gnoleb

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  Console games also have to pay royalties per disc sold to the console manufacturers. This royalty is appa... : Schnapple
  • Carmack was bluffing about the royalty thing. He just wanted MS to give him a price concession in lieu o... : rasputinreborn

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  On the flipside, they don't have to pay royalties to the hardware manufacturer for releasing on the PC an... : nudel
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    They do have to pay royalties to Valve for releasing it over Steam, though. : rrmills
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      Anyone know what the Valve publishing (so to speak) percentage is vs. the XBLA ranges? : Fayk
      • peanuts :) : paranos
      • The Valve percentage is slightly higher than the non-publisher-route onto XBLA. : RomSteady
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      I know, but my understanding is that on the 360 they pay royalties to both a publisher *and* the console ... : nudel
      • Oh, hang on. Capcom *are* a publisher. Ignore me. lol : nudel
  • the other flip side is that there are a fuck load more PCs that can likely run this than there are consol... : dedgecko
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  Makes sense. But then I want to know why 360 and PS3 equivalents of all other games are $10 more than the... : DrZettl
  • i was just about to post this : flasher 907
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  Three, Valve : capt tripps
  • this ^^^^^ : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • Wouldn't EA charge royalties as well......... and EA being EA, I bet they're higher than Valve's : Mystery0000

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  that comic only relates to braid...which is the same amount on all platforms and I assume is worth the mo... : Bumpmapped
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    I don't get the Braid hype. : baron calamity
    • yeah its like a flash game pretty much.. seems cool but i dont want to spend 15 bucks on it : dantastic
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  In all honesty, I believe that comparison, while well timed, is invalid because there are different ways ... : zehh
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    If every PC game had a $5.00 increase to cover the cost of "piracy concerns" I would gladly pay it if it ... : avatar_58
    • that's bullshit - because I don't want to purchase it on the PC BECAUSE the price is 5 dollars more for s... : dedgecko
    • Except that might just help push people to piracy? :| : crummynz
  • Please, stop making sense: this is the Internet, the most emotion-driven, logic-free, void in the history... : ECMIM
  • Yeah... this summarises my feelings pretty well. Which is odd... I mean, if the console versions were $15... : crummynz
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  lol, oh give me a break: "a game that matters"--what a bunch of pretentious nonsense. Nobody needs games ... : ECMIM
  • PA is not arguing you need games to live. : crummynz
• nobody should have to read that crap : dantastic
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  I am already sick of the hype Braid is getting. Calling it 'important'? Wtf. Why is Braid important, b... : deathofrats
  • Who said they aren't? : crummynz

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• Nope. Microsoft gave Capcom a special exception to break the file size limit, whereas Sony really has no ... : Chris Faylor

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• There's remote play so you can play it on PSP. : Vegtro

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• Yea $5 is no big deal on a PC when most games are $10 cheaper anyway. Still getting it for PS3 though, t... : phinn
• next time it'll we $90 as in 50% more than console's price of $60. You'll make that reality with such kin... : paranos

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• same here : easeup
• Me too :). I have next Friday off and a brand new 50" plasma. My Wireless XBox 360 controller for windows... : fyrie

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• Agreed. : heartsauce