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    what the fffuuuuu

    http://www.pcgamer.com/2011/01/28/the-witcher-2-%E2%80%9Cdesigned-with-console-in-mind%E2%80%9D/
    Jan 28, 2011 8:06pm PST
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    what the fffuuuuu http://www.pcgamer.com/2011/01/28/the-witcher-2-%E2%80%9Cdesigned-with-console-in-mi... : duffman03

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    • April Fools. : Nixx2004
    • This surprises you? I don't really see any part of the first game that wouldn't easily translate : derelict515This person is cool!
    • Doesn't sound like it's anything worth worry about. These guys know their fan base. : PenicillinX57This person is cool!
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      I wish rpg developers would realize they get more sales on the pc. Bethesda seems obsessed with consoles ... : locater16This person is cool!
      • Got some data/sources there? DLC sales per platform would be even better. : derelict515This person is cool!
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        http://gamrfeed.vgchartz.com/story/82519/fallout-new-vegas-week-one-sales-in/ In its first week, 1.3 m... : Happy Doodle Muffin
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          Now it's up to like 4m on consoles vs 500k on PC. So take that, PC gamers! : roushimsxThis person is cool!
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            but but but. : shirif
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              you know how as you go further on in Devastation you get more and more motherfuckers on your team and you : roushimsxThis person is cool!
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                nice :D. have you tried the laser rifle, pew pew! Also, major Kudos for beating that mission :D : shirif
                • haven't got the laser rifle yet :( The way I wound up beating the mission was after I came out out of ... : roushimsxThis person is cool!
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          Vgchatz is crap, doesn't count any digital distribution sales Much more reliable NDP group says Fallout 3... : locater16This person is cool!
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            I'm unclear how you extrapolated that PC outsold consoles from that link, maybe I missed something though... : verasThis person is cool!
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              Near "launch" section Oh and chats still don't include digital distribution sales. Because Steam and e... : locater16This person is cool!
              • I wonder if I'm getting a different version of the page or something, because there is no "launch" sectio... : verasThis person is cool!
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                The link I followed from the wiki (http://n4g.com/news/298592/npd-january-2009-life-to-date-numbers) does : Happy Doodle Muffin
                • Well? : Happy Doodle Muffin
      • you have a very active imagination : verasThis person is cool!
      • Bethesda and ZeniMax have made bank on the consoles. : shirif
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        Dude...no. Not gonna share numbers, but you have no idea what you're talking about. Also, we love ... : jason bergmanThis person is cool!
        • get `em, bergie! : zerog83This person is cool!
        • berg vs. sperg : verasThis person is cool!
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      Could this mean they're being a good PC developer and implementing a specific UI for when a supported con... : Cliffzorz
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        Nah, it's gotta be that they dumbed it down for dumb console kids who are dumb and can't understand PC ga... : Happy Doodle Muffin
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          consolized simplistic kiddie twitch dumbed down durr durr durr durr : xxx2xxx
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            Every time someone says sarcastically that console RPGs aren't dumb I wanna make them choke on the broken... : SpaecKowThis person is cool!
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              Every time someone generalizes that every console RPG is like Fable 3 I want to hammer their penis into a... : Dave-A
              • No it's not just me, but let me put it this way: Someone makes a thread lamenting news that their fav : SpaecKowThis person is cool!
        • Damn, I was really hoping for a dev to finally get it right. : Cliffzorz
    • I like the game but the interface and controls were rather dated : ryuusekiThis person is cool!
    • http://f00.inventorspot.com/images/fisher-price.jpg : Godhatesfatpeople
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      This is good news, the interface and controls in the first game (especially in combat) were not very good... : Vincent GraysonThis person is cool!
      • The interface was fine, the combat wasn't perfect but had a nice system to it. The game itself (and I wil... : MeestaNob
      • Agreed. Apart from the fairly shitty interface (which will thankfully need to be redesigned) I can't thin... : -JLN-
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      "Thank you PC gamers for buying our games and praising us, now, can you go sit on the curb or will we hav... : Matt BurrisThis person is cool!
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        You are reading far too much into this. What part of the original game couldn't have worked with a contro... : shirif
        • Look at past history of games “designed with console in mind”. : Nixx2004
        • actually i used xmapper to play the first one with a controller.. and I found it quite enjoyable. : DemiusThis person is cool!
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      that witcher is one of those games that really felt it needed a gamepad option to enjoy it. I thought... : X-GOUKIThis person is cool!
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        man, Vampire could totally have been good if the interface wasn't quite so terrible. Well ok, maybe not q... : roushimsxThis person is cool!
        • they were busy modding multiplayer stuff : derelict515This person is cool!
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        Woot, Rune rocks! Enclave not so much :( : shirif
        • Also Heretic 2 is the motherfucking shit., : shirif
      • Enclave fucking ruled : Dave-A
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      Fuck the world. : Link.
      • Burn it all down! : EdgesThis person is cool!
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      i am sure they want to make it more portable than the first game was : grendelThis person is cool!
      • also i think its either mistranslation or you are misreading it : grendelThis person is cool!
    • BUT I CAN PLAY ON MY 50 INCH TV ON MY COUCH : doctorbfunkThis person is cool!
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      It's fine with me, whichever version is better I'll probably get. It's not really an issue if you have b... : jingletard
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        That's a stupid comment. : Nixx2004
        • I'm an expert on stupid comments! ;) : Nixx2004
        • No it's not, a console is the price of a good video card. To skip on good games is a pretty shortsighted... : jingletard
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      well it could still be good :< : AMikaboshiThis person is cool!
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        This is the great thing about the PC version. If it sucks? It will get modded. : Godhatesfatpeople
        • ya. i was going to preorder it, but now i'll likely wait until i hear how it is. I don't want to play som... : AMikaboshiThis person is cool!
    • Wow, props to the balls for just coming out and owning up to it. Good to know, thanks for the honesty. : Goto10
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      Can't they just make like Mass Effect and have two different interfaces? : someWayne
      • Or like Dragon Age. : NitriumThis person is cool!
    • What made The Witcher good had nothing to do with its controls and interface. Console it up! : Arceihn
    • I would witch it up witchy-style if it comes out on a console : Dave-A
    • Read the whole quote bitches As the resident Pc Übermensch, Witcher fan and console contemnor i'd poi : HoaxThis person is cool!
    • So you're telling me they want to develop this game for the platform that can make them the most money? ... : FormerHPBThis person is cool!