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July 3rd, 2009, 18:41 GMT · By

Tim Schafer Debunks Brutal Legend PC Rumors

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Brutal Legend is one of the most expected original titles to appear at the end of this year. Promising to put players into the boots of Eddie Riggs, a character voiced by famous actor and musician Jack Black, it will take them into a heavy metal-themed fantasy land, filled with interesting characters and creatures.

While the title is confirmed for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, and presumably a Wii version existed at some point but was scrapped due to not living up to the quality standards imposed by famous game designer Tim Schafer, a lot of PC gamers wondered why it wasn't arriving on their favorite platform.

Luckily, in a recent interview with Eurogamer, the game designer talked about this subject and revealed that it was meant to appear on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation, and that his team was extremely focused on those platforms. “Well it's really an action game, that when you play it you'll see that it was meant to be on a console,” Schafer said and added that, “We are really focused on the Xbox 360 and PS3 version right now.”

Even though such excuses are getting old, a lot of video game developers should remember that many titles originally made for the console have ended up on the PC. Capcom is a recent example, as it brought a lot of its blockbuster lineups, like Devil May Cry 4 or Street Fighter IV, to PC gamers all around the world, giving them a chance to experience those great titles.

Perhaps Tim Schafer should bear in mind that, although blamed by many analysts or critics, the PC is still the most popular platform in the world and that, even though piracy is an issue, with a game such as Brutal Legend, there would have been a lot of people interested in legally buying the game.

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Comment #1 by: shadyy on 12 Oct 2009, 18:27 UTC reply to this comment

well thats not fair its only for xbox and ps3 -.- we all want it for pc too why they dont make it for pc too? they forget where they started the real gaming -.- they started with PC and then with these consoles -.- i dont get it because some people dont have enough money to buy a console ...like me i dont have so much money to buy it but i will try to get an xbox to play "brutal legend"...i will try...well i hope will appear this game on pc too...cuz its not fair for others ...thanks ....


Comment #2 by: Dageri on 25 Oct 2009, 11:24 UTC reply to this comment

Simply put I believe this needs to be released on PC, even if not on the initial release day. If it doesn't come to PC, it sucks that we will miss out on what appears to be a great game, but I for one will NOT be buying a console just to play this game, if they want my business, they will market a game that I can play. Either way you look at it by not releasing this on PC aswell they are losing a rather significant amount of money, and only further irritating the end users who had to hear all the hype and be forced to buy a console just to play a game when they already had a computer capable of meeting the graphic and processing demands of the game sitting at home. When it's all said and done I hope they either release it for PC, or realize what a big mistake it was not releasing it on PC, and then release it for PC anyways! hehe...


Comment #3 by: Cole on 06 Dec 2009, 10:25 UTC reply to this comment

Tim! c'mon man. You started on PC, why are you forsaking us? I STILL play Grim Fandango. just put it out on pc. hell put it on steam even....

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