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Dante's Inferno on PC? No thanks, says EA photo

Wait a minute -- Visceral's action-adventure game Dante's Inferno isn't going to be released on PC? Huh? I had always just assumed such a version was in the works, seeing as how the game is miraculously coming to the PSP, but apparently that is not the case.

When nudged by Big Download for clarification, EA responded with the following statement: "When Dante's Inferno was originally announced in December, we attached no platforms to the project. When we came out with a first look for press in February we announced 360/PS3 and then in April we announced PSP."

"We never announced a PC SKU nor are there plans for any." Harsh. Who knows, though. There's always the off chance that Dante's Inferno will meet sales expectations and get ported over to PC down the line, right?








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Monodi's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/21/2009 20:05
Monodi
What's with EA suddenly not wanting to release on PC lately? Brutal Legend is going through the same odd way.
gamadaya's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/21/2009 20:10
gamadaya
Well EA, if you're going to be like that, then I'm not even going to steal your game. Yeah. How do you like that?
Clarke's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/21/2009 20:12
Clarke
DAMN you EA! DAMN YOU TO HELL!

Actually I never cared for this game.
Drachula64's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/21/2009 20:18
Drachula64
Couldn't care less. The game itself, however, looks fantastic.
Chris Carter's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/21/2009 20:20
Chris Carter
I actually JUST found out this was "supposed" to be on PC today via Goozex listing. Odd!
ajaxender's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/21/2009 22:25
ajaxender
I dont really care. The only games in this kind of genre that are on PC (as far as I know/care) are Devil May Cry 3 and 4, and they %100 need a controller for any kind of serious play. Such a requirement is a big roadblock for good sales, especially when a decent controller can cost at least half as much as the game anyway.
Isocheim's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/21/2009 22:55
Isocheim
Couldn't care less. Hearing about Brütal Legend, on the other hand, was kind of devastating. :(
Chronic Logic's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/22/2009 01:02
Chronic Logic
Does this mean I actually have to physically steal a copy of a game instead of copying a digital copy from the intertubes?
Timmeh's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/22/2009 01:28
Timmeh
Maybe it'll be released later on, or maybe stuff like Dead Space didnt sell terribly well on PC and they decided it wasn't worth bothering. Although Dead Space wasn't a great port so they might not have been that 'bothered' in the first place.
gamadaya's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/22/2009 07:27
gamadaya
@ajaxender: I use a regular PS2 controller and a $5 converter. It also works with N64 controllers.
PappaDukes's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/22/2009 11:03
PappaDukes
@Ajaxender- get a PS3 controller since it uses a USB cable. There is a free driver you can download that allows you to use it as a controller on your PC. I love it. I use it all the time when I'm NOT emulating games.
Android8675's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/22/2009 14:09
Android8675
This seems like more of a PC only game vs. a console game, which leads me to think this game may not be as "deep" as I was hoping it would be. I was enjoying some of the stuff they had on their website the other day and was thinking it looked interesting, different, etc, but console only... What does PC do that makes a game have that potential to be more "sophisticated" feeling?"

Know what I mean?
Spartan's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/23/2009 07:16
Spartan
Hmmm... The sooner EA gets out of the PC game business the better for all gamers. Let's hope this is a sign of the good things to come for gamers.
pow1983's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/05/2010 13:13
pow1983
PC Games are generally being snubbed. I wouldnt bother buying a PC for gaming these days.
All games are now ported from Consoles to PC. Therefore if you have bought a really good PC you will have wasted your money because the game will be designed for lower end hardware. Just look at Modern Warfare 2, its a slightly tweaked engine of the first MW because consoles havnt advanced and cant! my 5 year old AMD 939 PC can handle MW2!
Micky Mantle's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/17/2010 02:55
Micky Mantle
Buy a consol system? no thanks... and the absolute highest grossing releases are still pc based, you haven't been gaming very long if you think you can play ANY fps with an analog stick. EA has not produced anything decent since battlefield 2, they should have just cut their losses and stopped altogether after 2142. I wanted bad company to be good, I wanted to love it as much as bf2 SO bad, but no.. should I even mention heros? I'd quit trying with the PC releases also.. but now I cant play dante's inferno? Maybe blizzard or valve can give them some hints, or they should just stick with sports games for the after school jocks. I can see why retailers don't bother with pc games, walmart employees are too retarded to set up a virtual download setup on their website. Virtual downloading makes life much easier although I must say the EA download manager was a huge fail when compared to steam or any other such setup. Considering the games are designed on PC's to begin with it does not make a whole lotta sense to limit the market to lower quality systems unless there is a lack of content to begin with... anyone ever play the original xbox "fallout" or "dungeons and dragons" theme topview games? Same engine for both games.. pathetic attempt to reap in monetary gain, and a complete insult to anything else ever released under either title. Up until recently home systems couldn't even keep up with pc games, now they are limiting the market to this garbage? 99% of the general public still would not have any idea where to go to pirate games, let alone crack one themselves. Also the people that go through the trouble to rip either cant afford the game or would not purchase it in the first place. Either the control style really really sucks, or there's a guy with his head stuck really far where the sun don't shine for this not to end up on PC.
TRiGGER-HAPPY's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/05/2010 05:39
TRiGGER-HAPPY
eh ur just piissed that it aint coming out on pc micky. they dont need to put it on pc if they dont want to, console games just sells more. check any video game store, console games dominate the gaming industry. Plus, like u said ..they dont need ro worry about some geek hacking n downloading for free.
Rarian Rakista's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/22/2010 11:54
Rarian Rakista
PC Games are surging online as digital distribution looks to make up about 25%-30% of all sales this year for the platform as retail numbers are being hit hard. If you think the future is having 3 consoles attached to your TV versus one Windows 8/9/10 box than you are pretty Naive.

http://www.shacknews.com/featuredarticle.x?id=1271
Jon Wallen's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/28/2010 17:28
Jon Wallen
I played a demo at my friends house on his PS so I figured I would look it up to see if it was available for PC, because I was thinking of buying it to play through it (even though I don't think it's the best game I've ever played). Too bad it won't be on the PC, but maybe the sales just aren't high enough for it. Oh well, stick your game where the sun don't shine, EA.
Benjamin George's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/30/2010 15:45
Benjamin George
Blizzard is the last bastion for PC Gaming. As long as they remain committed, everything else is bullshit. Fuck you EA, I've never bought any of your games and I don't plan to anytime soon.
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