Epic focusing on console titles
PC gaming in "disarray", says Cliffy B
Epic's Cliff Bleszinski has said that the studio is focusing on producing console titles for the time being, claiming PC gaming is currently in "disarray".
"I think people would rather make a game that sells 4.5 million copies than a million and Gears is at 4.5 million right now on the 360," he told MTV Multiplayer.
"I think the PC is just in disarray... What's driving the PC right now is Sims-type games and WOW and a lot of stuff that's in a web-based interface. You just click on it and play it. That's the direction PC is evolving into."
So with PC gaming all messed up, what's a development studio to do but stick with good old consoles?
"For me, the PC is kind of the secondary part of what we're doing," confirmed Bleszinski. "It's important for us, but right now making AAA games on consoles is where we're at."
CliffyB declined to name said games, refusing to be drawn on speculation that maybe, just maybe Epic will make a sequel to its multi-million selling global hit Gears of War. However, he did say Epic is sticking to making games for the demographic it's familiar with.
"I don't want to win over [someone's] little college sister, because that's not the kind of game I do," he said. "I'm not going to make f***ing Cooking Mama." Jolly good. It's sh**.
We'll be catching up with Epic's other outspoken exec, Mark Rein, at GDC next week, so come back soon for more exclusive refusals to discuss Gears of War 2.