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I'll wait for the PC version then. I can occasionally be pati... WHY THE FUCK ISN'T IT OUT NOW?! THOSE COCKS. BOYCOTT.
It's obvious the developer is in cahoots with microsoft. Why would a developer willingly miss out on another big part of the market. The sorry comment was a giveaway. Unproffetional.
its things like this that let me know that developers are slowly trying to kill pc gaming, one bullet at a time
In my opinion, this is one of the only "must haves" this year - $15 is a steal IMO.
@Mazz
Who cares? Play it on your PC. Microsoft trolled you, son! U mad?
@Mazz
Who cares? Play it on your PC. Microsoft trolled you, son! U mad?
Standard operating procedure for these type of games, as long as they make their way to the PC (Steam hopefully) or PS3, I'm happy.
@magnalon of course you'd say that about an xbla title! And the "who cares" very mature I'm sure there are tons of psn only users who do.
But hey its the developers wishes to miss out on another platform, gotta respect that shit right?
If I was gay I'd totaly fuck a guy named bastion.
But hey its the developers wishes to miss out on another platform, gotta respect that shit right?
If I was gay I'd totaly fuck a guy named bastion.
ok so if its part of some promo for xbla. Then of course the developer was paid or has some type of relationship with ms. Im not mad I know I can still play it on pc, but i just think its stupid for a digital downloaded game to limit themselves to 1 platform. This type of game I think would sell better with the ps3 crowd anyway.
I don't even understand why people are complaining. Surely the minimum requirements to run Bastion can't be very high, right? So pretty much anybody with a functioning PC will be able to run it. I seriously don't get what the whining is about. You have to remember that the dev team is very small so a PSN release would entail rewriting all the code and I'm sure they'd rather use that time on a new game.
not complaining judge. just sayin. Do you release a hardcore jrpg on the 360 and expect it to sell amazing. No, because it won't. It will do well with ps3 though. I just think the dev made a mistake by choosing 360, but well see, I hope Im proven wrong.
Yea and the pc will be dooable, but what if I want to play on a 50 inch screen instead of a 19.
Yea and the pc will be dooable, but what if I want to play on a 50 inch screen instead of a 19.
"This type of game I think would sell better with the ps3 crowd anyway."
because? Limbo is one of the highest selling xbla titles. Trying to construe that audience as dumb teenage fpsers?
because? Limbo is one of the highest selling xbla titles. Trying to construe that audience as dumb teenage fpsers?
So PSN release by the end of next year. Big surprise. Looks neat though!
Oh, and @Basstomouth: that's because XBLA is made up of a TON of serious garbage (don't worry, so are the PSN and WiiWare) so the best of them SHOULD be the highest selling period. Quality is Quality no matter what the crowd.
Oh, and @Basstomouth: that's because XBLA is made up of a TON of serious garbage (don't worry, so are the PSN and WiiWare) so the best of them SHOULD be the highest selling period. Quality is Quality no matter what the crowd.
As a developer I can sympathize with not wanting to put the effort into PSN. No one pays attention to the technical advantages of developing for Xbox over PS3. Xbox uses a processor architecture that's familiar, and provides an excellent SDK. It also uses a form of DirectX that makes porting code to PC much easier since API calls will largely be the same (why do you think so many 360 games make it to PC?)
Aside from the technical aspect, the business side leans toward XBLA/PC as well. XBLA games make more money per investment dollar than PSN. Period. Porting to PSN will still make money, but the margin won't be as high as a XBLA/PC release.
Aside from the technical aspect, the business side leans toward XBLA/PC as well. XBLA games make more money per investment dollar than PSN. Period. Porting to PSN will still make money, but the margin won't be as high as a XBLA/PC release.
@SayWord
This isn't a case of a giant mega-corporation developer with deep pockets.
This is a very small developer, and this is their *first* game. How do you think people who make video games get them published? By the magic funding fairy?
People always praise and hail Sony for "helping indies" like some Saint-like diety. Again, this is another case of Microsoft proving that they actually do it more.
I logged into the PSN Store yesterday to check out the newest releases, and what did I see? A year old indie game that Microsoft already gave a chance and published [Limbo], a game that was on XBLA two weeks ago [Dead Block], and "Fast Draw Showdown" - a terrible laserdisc game that was already remade for the Wii.
If you want to play these unique games like Bastion, buy a 360 for dirt cheap (about $100 cheaper than a PS3) and stop blindly following Sony! It's not a hard choice!
This isn't a case of a giant mega-corporation developer with deep pockets.
This is a very small developer, and this is their *first* game. How do you think people who make video games get them published? By the magic funding fairy?
People always praise and hail Sony for "helping indies" like some Saint-like diety. Again, this is another case of Microsoft proving that they actually do it more.
I logged into the PSN Store yesterday to check out the newest releases, and what did I see? A year old indie game that Microsoft already gave a chance and published [Limbo], a game that was on XBLA two weeks ago [Dead Block], and "Fast Draw Showdown" - a terrible laserdisc game that was already remade for the Wii.
If you want to play these unique games like Bastion, buy a 360 for dirt cheap (about $100 cheaper than a PS3) and stop blindly following Sony! It's not a hard choice!
@Mazz0928 Playing on a TV with a PC can be done though, granted, not as simply as with a console.
Although true it may have sold better on the PS3 than 360 I'm sure it came down to what the team knew in terms of programming language and whether or not it was feasible to learn the PS3's in the amount of time they had.
Although true it may have sold better on the PS3 than 360 I'm sure it came down to what the team knew in terms of programming language and whether or not it was feasible to learn the PS3's in the amount of time they had.
calling somebody a fanboy these days means nothing. Im using logical thinking to my argument.
and the whole ps3 is harder to develop for is stupid too. Developers know the harware now. It may be cheaper to develop for 360, but i don't think its a huge commitment to port a copy over to ps3.
and the whole ps3 is harder to develop for is stupid too. Developers know the harware now. It may be cheaper to develop for 360, but i don't think its a huge commitment to port a copy over to ps3.
I'd rather complain here rather than other various forums. Look at metacritic.com, Destructoid has the lowest score for the game by 10 points, it has an average of like 91 and Jim gave it a 65.
This is why Destructoid keeps him around, he can't review games for shut, but he is 'controversial'
This is why Destructoid keeps him around, he can't review games for shut, but he is 'controversial'
I hereby nominate @amtalx for the 'TRUTH' section of Comment of the Week
He just dropped a truth-bomb, Nagasaki style.
He just dropped a truth-bomb, Nagasaki style.
@MAzz0928
Except that it is a huge commitment to port a game. I don't claim to know much about game development, but I'm pretty damn sure porting isn't as simple as just throwing your game's code into a different console and watching what happens. Bastion's dev studio is really quite small and they likely don't have the resources to be able to afford something like that (for now).
Hell, look at the big companies like EA, it still takes companies like them at least a few months to properly port something. It's not that easy, it costs money, and you might not make as much back as you like. So if a big company already has to consider the pros and cons of porting a game, do you really think a small studio like SuperGiant is going to think about it?
Except that it is a huge commitment to port a game. I don't claim to know much about game development, but I'm pretty damn sure porting isn't as simple as just throwing your game's code into a different console and watching what happens. Bastion's dev studio is really quite small and they likely don't have the resources to be able to afford something like that (for now).
Hell, look at the big companies like EA, it still takes companies like them at least a few months to properly port something. It's not that easy, it costs money, and you might not make as much back as you like. So if a big company already has to consider the pros and cons of porting a game, do you really think a small studio like SuperGiant is going to think about it?
gee-man that is fair enough, but when you talking about big companies porting games over. Those are big retail releases, not digital downloads, and even if it did take a bit more coding and such. It still wouldn't make sense to just cut out a big ps3 croud.
It just doesn't make sense. There have been many small indy developers who made a game for both systems, even if it took more time on one console.
It just doesn't make sense. There have been many small indy developers who made a game for both systems, even if it took more time on one console.
Why do you twist the truth so much Jim...here is a clip from Supergiant website FAQ regarding other platforms.
"Q: Why is the game not available for my favorite platform, e.g. PS3, Mac, Linux, iOS, etc.?
A: It’s nothing personal. As a studio, we’re not limited by what platforms we can support, and as game players, we like and use them all. That said, the quality of our game is our primary concern, and that means having to focus on developing for one platform at a time. Our secondary goal is to make Bastion available on as many platforms as makes sense – where there exists a sufficient demand and where we can offer the game without compromising on its quality. Weighing these priorities together, we made the decision to start with the Xbox 360 version and move on to PC after that. Once those versions are locked in, we’ll see how things are going and decide where to go from there."
"Q: Why is the game not available for my favorite platform, e.g. PS3, Mac, Linux, iOS, etc.?
A: It’s nothing personal. As a studio, we’re not limited by what platforms we can support, and as game players, we like and use them all. That said, the quality of our game is our primary concern, and that means having to focus on developing for one platform at a time. Our secondary goal is to make Bastion available on as many platforms as makes sense – where there exists a sufficient demand and where we can offer the game without compromising on its quality. Weighing these priorities together, we made the decision to start with the Xbox 360 version and move on to PC after that. Once those versions are locked in, we’ll see how things are going and decide where to go from there."
@ RagingStormX
How did Jim twist the truth? Near as I can tell, Jim simply said the development studio has "no plans" to develop for the PS3 and from what you posted, it seems like the studio has no current plans for any other platform than currently announced. Once the PC version is complete, then they'll see... but at the moment, they don't plan on releasing it for any other plan.
Jim hadn't suggested that it will never see a PS3 release, just that currently there is nothing in the works.
How did Jim twist the truth? Near as I can tell, Jim simply said the development studio has "no plans" to develop for the PS3 and from what you posted, it seems like the studio has no current plans for any other platform than currently announced. Once the PC version is complete, then they'll see... but at the moment, they don't plan on releasing it for any other plan.
Jim hadn't suggested that it will never see a PS3 release, just that currently there is nothing in the works.
@Cryotek
You probably don't realize this because fanboys rarely do, but every time you post shit like this you make PC gaming look less and less desirable to console people like me, simply because your arrogant anti-console stance can be seen as a reflection that all PC gamers are Elitist ass hats that can't just enjoy what they got without talking down consoles.
Please, in future and this goes for everyone keep bullshit fanboyism at home when talking up the strengths of your chosen gaming platform.
You probably don't realize this because fanboys rarely do, but every time you post shit like this you make PC gaming look less and less desirable to console people like me, simply because your arrogant anti-console stance can be seen as a reflection that all PC gamers are Elitist ass hats that can't just enjoy what they got without talking down consoles.
Please, in future and this goes for everyone keep bullshit fanboyism at home when talking up the strengths of your chosen gaming platform.
It's always the same thing. The PC version is always delayed. Probably due to piracy (a weak argument, but oh well).
They just didn't have to insult our inteligence. Sure they shouldn't need several months to tweaks PC controls...
They just didn't have to insult our inteligence. Sure they shouldn't need several months to tweaks PC controls...
@TristanMike - His wording is implies an absolute statement for a PSN release. When reading words of the actual developers, the words "no plans" are not found to be directly quoted. Developers have never been shy to state "no plans" for ABC game on XYZ platform. And from the answer they gave, other platform owners besides the ones mentioned by the developers needs to only wait for them to finish what they have in the pipeline. Thats what I meant by twisting the truth... I never said Jim lied.
It's sad how Greg Kasavin had to lie about how long it takes to bring it to PC. This from a once game journo.
It won't be out to PC for a while because Microsoft paid to have it delayed.
It won't be out to PC for a while because Microsoft paid to have it delayed.
by there official statement on the releases and how they left a window of opportunity for a ps3 version. quoting "no plans" doesn't make sense.
True fact: digital games sell more on XBL than PSN so the choice of making a deal with Microsoft is an obvious one. I'm glad they're doing QA for the PC version. PC version of Meat Boy sold more but it took a month of patches to get where it is now.
So many fanboys in here arguing.
Game looks good... Based on that single pic. I hope they don't remove controller controls from the pc version. Always so retard when devs do so.
Game looks good... Based on that single pic. I hope they don't remove controller controls from the pc version. Always so retard when devs do so.
The PS3 is harder to develop for. MS gives out XNA for free, and the Xbox uses a modified version of DirectX, which is what the developers are probably using to build the game in the first place. You can't expect a small team to port to a very different system with different architecture.
Amtalx said it better than I could.
Amtalx said it better than I could.
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