Any change in Hmx anti-PC stance?

[Chakal]

I read about the PC version of GH3 and even if they all saying that the game is a poor ported thing, I decided to buy it anyway.

And you what, it works just fine! Even if my PC is far from the high end system.

Yes I dont run it with the graphics maxed out, but in this kind of game, who cares about graphics ?

GH3 and Rock Band are like sims racing games: The eyes candys are blured by the fact that while in the action, your attention is focus on staying on track.

So why Rock Band is an exclusive PS3 and 360 game??

The answer is so simple.

To stop the Nintendo's Wii impulse. Period.
RB is a PS3 and 360 seller.

The futur of console gaming is on interaction. While Microsoft and Sony cranked their new consoles only on super graphics rendering, Nitendo came in with a new dimension...at a lowest price. Looking at the sales of the 3 consoles confirm that Sony and Microsoft miss the train.

People wants intaraction. Just try to get the GH3 and the Wii Bundle...good luck. Its sold out every where, every where u can find piles of the same bundle for the PS3 and 360.

The Wii hits the large scale public ( 7 to 77) while the 2 others only attract hardcore gamers.

An then comes Rock Band. A title that brings the same entertainement as the Wii offer exclusively on consoles that was not initialy desing for interaction.

Seeing the popularity of the Wii, I think Hmx is burning of desires to bring RB to that console but it looks like they are linked somehow with Sony and Microsoft and have to wait ( the time to raise the sales of PS3 and 360) before moving on the Wii.

And dont expect a PC version untill that.

PS: English is not my first language so I m sorry if the quality of my writting and syntax are a lillte poor.

[rvashko]

I think you're right. I think the Wii takes precedence over everything else for Hmx right now. There's certainly much more revenue to be had with a Wii version than a PC version.

But I wonder if it necessarily has to be a case of "Wii first, then maybe PC". Like GHIII, couldn't a PC port be farmed out to a separate developer while Hmx focuses on Wii development?

I know I'm fighting a losing battle here with the PC thing, but I do like keeping the discussion going, if only in hopes that the good points made here catches the eye of a dev.

[FallenAce]

The Wii version isn't "farmed out"? The PS2 one was, so I just assumed it would be too.

[rvashko]

I dunno. I was just guessing that Hmx would prefer to develop such a high-profile title in-house.

My point is that it's not like there's a single team that must be allocated to one project at a time.