Ghostbusters Dev Explains Lack of PC Multiplayer

[Xanadu84]

It is half price on the PC. This actually makes me prefer the PC version. Frankly, I'm way more interested in the part of the game that is, essentially, the 3rd movie. Every game in the world seems to be dead set on tacking on some sort of multiplayer, when it would be better to focus on the high quality single player experience. So my PC Elitism is a little pissed, but generally Im getting a good deal here. Ill buy the game someday, and it will be much cheaper. Possibly much much cheaper if the game bombs on the PC and becomes bargain priced very soon.

As long as its not a sloppy port job, i'm pretty happy with this. And if a patch comes along to add multiplayer later, allowing me more options in how I buy the game, so much the better.

 

[WhiteTigerShiro]

I have a while until I'll be able to get this game anyway, so if the PC Multiplayer is patched-in later, I'm cool with it. I'll be disappointed though if they do in fact have no plans to do so. :/

Also, am I the only one who thinks that the picture used for the article would've been 10x more fitting if Stay Puft was edited to be flipping the bird (to the un-pictured PC-gaming crowd)?

 

[Nurb]

Thanks for a short game with no replay value.

My upcoming article: "PC gamer explains why Ghostbuster dev can blow him"

 

[Halfbreed13]

Thanks for a short game with no replay value.

My upcoming article: "PC gamer explains why Ghostbuster dev can blow him"

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Dumb move

 

[The Political Gamer]

The game is $30 on Steam and $60 on console. So that would be $30 for tuned down visuals and multiplayer at I would never use. I will stick with PC thank you very much.

 

[Rhayn]

I couldn't even get the game for PC if I wanted to. Something about Sony making it PS3 exclusive in Europe...

Wait.

Just checked - Tilt.fi has it for sale for PC over here. For 45 euros, making that roughly 20 dollars more expensive than in the States?

 

[KaiusCormere]

I just saw it over at a friend's, the multiplayer is kinda boring.

 

[Credge]

I've heard two things today from the developers today that made me realize how god-awful they are at making games.

1. They originally intended to make the PS3 version look the best, but failed to do so.

2. They originally intended to add PC multiplayer, but failed to do so.

What next, they originally intended to make the game fun, but failed to do so?

 

[Rajin Cajun]

Lets be honest with ourselves it is a cheap console port nothing more nothing less. I personally never thought about getting it on PC even though it is cheaper mostly because when they port from console the controls tend to blow hard.

 

[cainx10a]

At least these developers are honest about it; unlike EPIC when they 'port' their poop.

 

[Asehujiko]

This is just a pathetic excuse for atari to go yelling "this is why drm involving several sticks of c4 in the box is necessary".

 

[Goldeneye1989]

If there is less game, will it cost less money, if not then GTFO

 

[irrelevantnugget]

If there is less game, will it cost less money, if not then GTFO

This. Though here in Belgium, PC games are 50-55 euro's, current gen console games are 65-70 euro's. And for all I know they could just see the current price deficit as good enough for having spent less time in it. They should release it midprice (30 euro's... still more than what a US resident pays for a current gen console game in their country. Sigh.) here or something in order to not invoke my rage (not that I'd buy it anyway)

 

[opiwankenobi]

I thought about buying this. Well, no longer. I can live without that game.

 

[Toggo]

Then they'll say: see the PC version didn't sell that many copies, we were right to focus on the console version.
So other devs will see this (out of context) and do the same thing.

Look like an endless cirkel.

Still, I'm not gonna try to break it by buying this game, fan of ghostbusters or not...

 

[Chaos Marine]

Fuck'em. Pre-order cancelled.