Bleszinski rules out Gears 2 for PC

By Tom Bramwell Published 1 September, 2008

"We're not going to do a PC version."

Cliff Bleszinski has saved us months of tedious speculation by ruling out a PC version of Gears of War 2.

"Gears of War is a great franchise first and foremost for Xbox 360, and therefore we're focusing on that platform for Gears of War 2. We've decided we're not going to do a PC version this time around," he told IGN matter-of-factly.

Following the release of Gears of War on Xbox 360 in November 2006, Epic and Microsoft played dumb for over eight months until the next E3, when the duo surprised nobody by unveiling a spruced-up PC version with new single-player content.

The PC game reviewed well, despite using horrible Games for Windows Live, and filled in some of the gaps in the narrative.

Xbox 360 owners won't have to worry about the need for that with Gears of War 2 though, apparently - at least according to lead writer Joshua Ortega, who told Joystiq this weekend that players will "get nice closure" and avoid a Halo 2-style conclusion.

Check out our most recent Gears of War 2 hands-on with Cliff Bleszinski for more information, and if you want to know all the Achievements in advance, head over to the Gears of War website.

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  • JayeM #1 4 years ago

    Sure you're not.

  • UncleLou #2 4 years ago

    Well, shame - really liked the first one (although I still haven't finished it).

  • Farfarer #3 4 years ago

    I'm sure we're really going to miss out.

  • Negotiator #4 4 years ago

    All PC moron's waiting for this, go and have a good cry because it ain't ever gonna come.

  • Wyrm #5 4 years ago

    I'm sure we're all devestated. GoW bored the arse off me.

  • neilka #6 4 years ago

    People Can Fly did the PC version of the first one, so he's probably right that Epic won't do the second one either...

  • David_Snakes #7 4 years ago

    Wyrm


    Well great for you, but you're mistaken when you say "we". I love GOW to death, and judging from the general traffic and hype around the game, most people who played it liked it as well.

  • David_Snakes #8 4 years ago

    neilka

    Epic bought People Can Fly

  • Shakey_Jake33 #9 4 years ago

    The PC port of the original is one of the buggiest, most broken games I've played in many, many years. Maybe it's for the best.

  • miiiguel #10 4 years ago

    donīt believe it neither, 2010, 2011 the most and itīll appear.

  • TheWretched #11 4 years ago

    Marc Rein said the same about Gears 1 too... so why should we believe them now?!?

  • samk #12 4 years ago

    "The PC port of the original is one of the buggiest, most broken games I've played in many, many years. Maybe it's for the best."

    Amen to that. Whenever I tried to play it co-op online, half the time I'd start in a debug position floating in mid air without any hud or weapons visible, and on the few occasions it did work the sound echoed to the extent it was unplayable.

  • Jigglybean #13 4 years ago

    We'll have Damnation to play instead.

  • WrongShui #14 4 years ago

    Yeah yeah, no pc version, for the first year anyway.

  • Shakey_Jake33 #15 4 years ago

    They might actually go through with this, because Mike Capps and Mark Rein and expressed their shock and confusion over the poor sales of the original on PC.

    It's their own fault though, it being such an awful port, a year late when no-one cares anyone, infected with that Games for Windows rubbish.

  • UncleLou #16 4 years ago

    "All PC moron's waiting for this"

    Excellent.

  • Katsumoto #17 4 years ago

    "All PC moron's waiting for this, go and have a good cry because it ain't ever gonna come"

    So the question is, who is "All PC Moron", or alternatively, what is "waiting for this" which "All PC Moron" apparently owns? Or, alternatively, are you, in fact, a moron? Tough one!

    Either way, i'm off to have a cry because Gears of War 2 isn't coming to PC.

  • UncleLou #18 4 years ago

    The EPIC forums are hilarious. Lots of intellectually challenged 360 owners posting stuff like "gr8 newz PC sux".

    Can't accuse EPIC of not hitting their core audience! :)
    Edited by 1 at 01/09/08 @ 11:27

  • JediMasterMalik #19 4 years ago

    hehe

  • BadBoyBonner #20 4 years ago

    neilka

    David_Snakes

    Your both right - wiki text below.

    During an interview for Polish console games magazine Neo Plus, Adrian Chmielarz described Epic's acquisition of People Can Fly as a multi-step process. Facing issues with extending its proprietary engine, People Can Fly considered using a third party solution. This lead to an interest in the Unreal Engine, which lead to contacting Epic Games. After presenting a demo to Epic Games, People Can Fly was hired to create additional content for the PC version of Gears of War. Impressed with the quality of the collaboration, Epic decided to shift the PC porting effort to the studio. The success of the Gears of War port lead to the formal acquisition

  • autogunner #21 4 years ago

    co-op was ok, good for an afternoon, the plot still made no sense to me at all tho. belly boy can say what ever he wants however its the publisher that really will decide.

  • john_silence #22 4 years ago

    Well, it's not like we were going to buy the second one, anyway. Oh wait, maybe that's why they're not porting it.
    I bought GoW a few months ago, and have played it for one hour exactly. So I am deeply grieved I won't be able to play the exact same game next year, for one more hour.

  • paketep #23 4 years ago

    PC Gamers rule out CliffyB

  • brewy100 #24 4 years ago

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  • Shakey_Jake33 #25 4 years ago

    I don't really understand the PC-hate from 360 owners, I mean, what the hell fuels that? It's the most bizzare 'rivalry' ever.

  • Gaol #26 4 years ago

    Pity this, I really enjoyed it on PC (despite the game loosing my save during Act 4 on the first play through...).

    Still, 360s should be even cheaper by November...

  • Moonprince #27 4 years ago

    probs because pc gets the same games at reduced prices that look better?

  • StooMonster #28 4 years ago

    Darn it, I liked GoW on PC -- once I fixed the stuttering by turning texture streaming off, which was causing problems even with my 10,000 RPM Raptors -- and was looking forward to GoW2 on PC too.

    This news along with The Force Unleashed not being on PC makes me think I might have to buy a 360 after all -- which is prolly what they want.

    Still, at least Valve continue to offer high-class PC goodness: Left 4 Dead could be the game I'm spending most time with over the 'holidays'

  • skillian #29 4 years ago

    GOTY

    GTFO

  • Fusey #30 4 years ago

    GoW1 was shit. It doesnt even come close to most PC shooters.

    It may have "advanced gameplay" for a console but PC gamers have been playing far more enjoyable FPS games for years.

    I played GoW PC for about 2 hours and got so bored I uninstalled it.

  • Katsumoto #31 4 years ago

    "real gamers".

    Oh the horror. And yeah I don't get why 360 gamers seem to hate us so much and revel in it every time there's some mildly negative news for the PC. It's quite pathetic, but seems a common theme. I must remember to gloat in future every time there's some hilarious 360 news. Or I could just not, as it doesn't affect me.

  • mkreku #32 4 years ago

    Love it when they try to make Xbox 360 games seem exclusive..

  • JediMasterMalik #33 4 years ago

    Go coin-op! Go coin-op! Go!

  • Nithron #34 4 years ago

    Katsumoto: You wouldn't have to wait long, with periodic reports of sales in Japan so low people would have to physically give them back to microsoft to make them any lower. Which of course isn't inconcievable, with that infamous failure rate and all.

    Anyway, this really isn't a big loss. The game isn't bad, by any means, but it's very very much designed for console control systems. Basically every shooter on PC ever has a cover system. It's called "Ducking behind something.".

    It's only on a controlpad that you really need a button which automates this process.

  • dsmx #35 4 years ago

    Gears 1 was "exclusive" to the xbox 360, any guesses about what will happen to gears 2?

  • toy_brain #36 4 years ago

    I distinctly remember, right from when GoW1 was first announced, that a PC version was always on the cards.
    It was always a 'timed excluse' to the 360, as Epic were still quite PC-centric at the time, and keen to not totally piss off what they then thought of as their core fanbase.

    Times change it seems....

  • Pulsar_t #37 4 years ago

    Good riddance. The first one was overrated and made no sense. The sad thing is that if they ever made a sequel for Kill.switch it would be miles better than GoW. Sad cos they'd never do it.

  • hiddenranbir #38 4 years ago

    Good. PC doesn't want trash.

  • craziii #39 4 years ago

    I kinda wish he would honor these words. a game designed for consoles should stay on consoles, they make for extreme bad gaming when ported to pcs.

  • Gaol #40 4 years ago

    "I kinda wish he would honor these words. a game designed for consoles should stay on consoles, they make for extreme bad gaming when ported to pcs. "

    Only to keyboard and mouse nazis.

  • saku_luk #41 4 years ago

    We gotz cryziz!

    errr I won't cry, didn't like the first one, and the damn game always crashed before checkpoints......

  • peppergomez #42 4 years ago

    couldn't care less- let the console kiddies keep their stupid twitch 3rd person shooters
    Edited by 1 at 01/09/08 @ 21:31

  • DAN.E.B #43 4 years ago

    couldn't care less- let the console kiddies keep their stupid twitch 3rd person shooters

    The EPIC forums are hilarious. Lots of intellectually challenged 360 owners posting stuff like "gr8 newz PC sux".

    probs because pc gets the same games at reduced prices that look better

    I don't really understand the PC-hate from 360 owners, I mean, what the hell fuels that? It's the most bizzare 'rivalry' ever.

    mmmm you got me!!!!!

  • onyx_elite #44 4 years ago

    PC gamers have been playing far more enjoyable FPS games for years.

    I played GoW PC for about 2 hours and got so bored I uninstalled it.

    Wow Fusey you are SO cool!

  • RedSparrows #45 4 years ago

    I don't get the PC/console snobbery. Half this thread is filled with snide comments and blatent fanboy ramblings.

    I enjoy both PC and console games. I own a powerful PC and a 360. Oh shit no, my brain must be split between idiot and genius.

    Or something.

  • Chalee #46 3 years ago

    Isn't the same thing said about basically every other 'console exclusive' out there? It'll come out six months later like they always do.