LucasArts slammed for no PC Force Unleashed

Randy Stude, president of the PC Gaming Alliance, has slammed LucasArts for not releasing a PC version of massively successful Star Wars game The Force Unleashed.

[TheIneffableBob]

LucasArts isn't releasing Force Unleashed on the PC for a very stupid reason.

[ReBurn]

It would have been better had LucasArts said that they weren't releasing it because they're tired of dirty pirates stealing their stuff. I'm surprised anyone releases games for the PC any more.

[zagibu]

@ ReBurn: The game would sell bad on the PC, true, and LucasArts would probably accuse piracy for that, but actually, it is because PC gamers are better informed than console gamers and don't buy that much crap.

[JsonHenry]

Well, the force stuff is pretty cool. But the gameplay is inferior to Outcast and Jedi Academy. I mean, you can't even manually target what you want to use your force powers on!

This would be seen as a step backwards to PC gamers and would not sell well on the PC and LucasArts knows it.

[morganfell]

They should be getting slammed for another crappy overhyped Star Wars game that slags the license so George Lucas can buy a few more pork chop sandwiches. Ridiculous. The Force Unleashed = most overhyped piece of crap this year.

[Samer305]

If it did come out on pc it will get pirated like crazy. Thats just the way it is.

[UltimateIdiot911]

Which is the real reason why they aren't releasing a PC version.

[rogimusprime]

... I blame them for not wanting their stuff pirated, but I don't think that's the reason. What game HASN'T been pirated on PC successfully that has been widely popular. If the nerds want it, they will hack it...simple as that.

Personally they can keep that crap. I have to admit I was a bit let down by TFU. Definitely was no lair, but not as good as it could have been. I guess Lucas was against lightsabers actually being fatal to stormtroopers in one swipe and maiming them.

[SaiyanFury]

Yeah that was a pretty lame excuse. Saying that it's possible on the Wii and not on a decent PC? They just don't want it to get pirated. I saw that the first time I noticed they weren't releasing it on PC yet they release it on every other platform.

[kittoo]

But I have to put this list every time there is a PC gaming related article cause people assume that PC games just dont sell. Look up this list and see how many new titles are there which sold more than 1 million-

http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...

AoE III (exclusive)- 2.5 million
STALKER (exclusive)- 2 million
Crysis (exclusive)- 1.5 million
The Orange box- at least 1.5 million
Warhammer online (exclusive)- 1.5 million
Hellgate London (exclusive)- 1 million
Bioshock- 1 million
Command and conquer 3 (exclusive)- 1 million
Supreme commander (exclusive)- 1 million
Spore (exclusive)- more than one million and still selling fast
The Witcher (exclusive)- 1 million
Age of conan (exclusive)- 1 million

And there are many more games which are still selling cause PC games sell over the time. Also, these figures dont include the disital distribution sales which you can assume at least half of, if not equal to, the retail sales. Adding those will not only increase the sales numbers of these games, it will also add some more games to this list. These are 12 games right there from the last year which sold more than 1 million, and I am sure this list would be of about 15 games if digital sales were included. Also, many games like Warcraft, HL2 and Sims are not added which are continuously selling. How much more proof can one give? These are numbers stating right there that PC gaming is still alive and kicking.

[ReBurn]

Now stack that list up against the number of PC's out there in the world. There are 4 in my house alone. There are probably tens of million to hundreds of million people playing games on PC's worldwide, so the overall attach rate for these games is very low.

[ape007]

this game worth at least a rental,buy it if you love the star wars universe

8 out of 10 imo

need a lot of improvements in both gameplay and overall design,gameplay needs to be way more intense and brutal

[theEnemy]

The game already did great on the 360, PS3, and Wii.

They will only make 40% profit and 60% loss since the game doesn't have an Online mode. It will get pirated like crazy.

[Timesplitter14]

massively successful?

massively successful!?!?

[Charmers]

To be honest Lucasarts has lost the respect of the very fans that made them in the first place. Years ago they were known for quality titles that pushed the boundaries and technology. Now they just bring out shovel ware on as many platforms as they can.

It is pretty clear why Force Unleashed was never released on the PC, they wised up and realised most PC gamers wouldn't pay for such crap. However rather than have the guts to say the game is mediocre at best they invent some pathetic excuse like "oh the PC can't handle it", still that is better than the usual party line of "piracy".

I am sure Lucasarts will continue to make substandard games on the dozens of consoles that exist. I am equally sure console gamers will keep buying them and continue to line George Lucas pockets. However I am thankful that Lucasarts has ditched the PC, their games are of such low quality and lack any kind of imagination or innovation that I wouldn't be buying them anyway if they were on the PC.

[bumnut]

agreed, they think they can get away with mediocre games as long as they call the game star wars.

[lelo]

Not much lost... the game is crap.

[Captain Tuttle]

They're not missing much

[Lumbo]

There are enough crappy games on the PC already, no need for yet another crap game.

[OOG]

I wish it woulda been on PC the Jedi Knight games showed the true freedom of being able to use lights sabers etc....you cant be creative with the console controllers for those style of games

[moe84]

I like the game, and it's horrible "movie scenes" as it is. If I had to see the terri-bad graphics on my PC, I would kill a kitten.
Nothing wrong with L.Arts wanting "the same game" across all of its platforms. If it had come to PC, and kept it's current graphics.... simply saying the game "fails" would be an understatement.

[Groo]

Maybe Lucas Arts didn't make this game for PC cause maybe they didn't want to?.... whats wrong it that. Not every game made has to be on both PC and Consoles.... If you don't like it, go buy a damn console already.. If you don't want a console then stop cryin. There are plenty of PC games I would love to see on a console but it ain't happnin.. don't hear me cryin about it....

[The_Perverted_Ninja]

Groo the internet has enough condescending comic book guy types.

[moe84]

Completely agree

[Gravitons]

LucasArts has been going down the crapper for a while.

[tamd]

pc gamers made lucas art successful and now they r turning back