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Top 5 PC Games That Should Be Ported To Console

gameguru.in — List of the top 5 games that should be ported to the consoles. Interesting!

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  • gamedyer, on 05/15/2008, -37/+13Stalker! would love to see it on the playstation 3. even crysis... nice list though.
    • JettaMan, on 05/15/2008, -5/+7I'd like to see Stalker and Crysis on the XBox 360 too.
  • donstar, on 05/15/2008, -52/+5Yeah s.t.a.l.k.e.r and crysis do deserve to be on the consoles, ps3, it would be killer. Cant say the same about the Xbox 360!
    • estvir, on 05/15/2008, -9/+23> Cant say the same about the Xbox 360!

      .. because you're a delusional, biased fanboy. I'm so sorry.
      • theaceoffire, on 05/15/2008, -5/+4Maybe not the Wii though.
      • AdamBisignano, on 05/15/2008, -8/+0Um actually I dont think he is being a fan boy. I think he is telling the truth. The xbox cannot handle the power of crysis. I dont know much about stalker though. I love the ps3 but this isnt my fan boy side speaking...its my common sense that is speaking.
      • Purin, on 05/15/2008, -1/+4Really, if Crytek can't optimize the code for Crysis for as long as it's been out for PCs, what makes you think they'll do a better job on the XBox360?
        • estvir, on 05/16/2008, -1/+4Why are you trying to single the Xbox360 out? If a version on a console would be easier and have better optimised code it'd be the X360, not the PS3 and Sony's less friendly development tools and having to program for the Cell.
    • fadetoone, on 05/15/2008, -1/+7Last I heard, Crysis is coming to PS3... couldn't tell you if that was or still is a rumor though. (I'd look it up, but frankly I don't care for the game)
    • Wartz, on 05/15/2008, -7/+6hell no, consoles don't deserve to get those games.
    • Zyphron, on 05/21/2008, -0/+2Consoles - either 360 or PS3 cannot handle crysis. Fanboys of both can be sad together.
      http://www.pcplay.hr/modules.php?r=23&id=15
      Here the president of Crytek talks about plans to make games for consoles as well as PCs in the future, but also says of Crysis on consoles:
      "Crysis as we have seen is impossible. Crysis would have to be largely changed to bring it to Xbox 360 or Playstation 3. Crysis is designed to be PC Exclusive. Our internal focus is not linked to bring Crysis to consoles."
      In other words, if consoles get it, they will have to gimp it for the consoles. Big surprise there...
  • estvir, on 05/15/2008, -26/+2115. D2 without a mouse? No thank you.
    4. How would it be any different? I get to use a controller? No thank you.
    3. This may be okay but B&W2 was such a let down.
    2. The Witcher would suck if I had to play it with a controller.
    1. How would it be any different? I get to use a controller? No thank you. Far Cry 2 is coming out anyway, you can get your pretty, tropical island fix there.

    Horrible, horrible list.
    • bigbadgoat, on 05/15/2008, -20/+9PS3: use a keyboard and mouse instead if the controller.

      problem solved.
      • Nobiting, on 05/15/2008, -5/+41Or play the PC version *face palm*
        • JakeyG14, on 05/15/2008, -6/+2Not everyone has a PC capable of handling games...
        • EvilCan, on 05/16/2008, -0/+3Not everyone has a PS3 either...
        • bigbadgoat, on 05/16/2008, -1/+2Far cheaper to buy a PS3 than it is to buy a PC that runs crysis well.
        • emjaymj, on 05/16/2008, -1/+2Except everybody here on digg clearly already has a computer for other purposes, it's far cheaper to upgrade your PC than to buy a PS3...
        • bigbadgoat, on 05/17/2008, -1/+1Okay, I'll bite.

          what about people who have laptops.

          How many decent graphics card and RAM upgrades cost less than $400?
          That's provided you don't need a new mobo or a processor if your bus speed isn't up to snuff.
        • emjaymj, on 05/17/2008, -0/+1Okay, I might have put it poorly, replacing the components would not be cheaper. But most people if they had put that extra money into their PC when they bought it in the first place would have quite a nice gaming machine.
      • dsmx, on 05/15/2008, -0/+15Or try and figure out how in the middle of the african savana you go to a tropical island in far cry 2.
    • Picaroon, on 05/15/2008, -16/+8"How would it be any different?"
      STALKER with Xbox Live? STALKER for those of us who don't have PCs that run these games really well, or use Linux?
      • L4WL3RS34L, on 05/15/2008, -7/+2Have you seen STALKER? A 10-year old PC can run that game.
        • houndeyex, on 05/15/2008, -1/+5...because it took 10 years to develop.
        • piesforyou, on 05/15/2008, -1/+3er, not quite.
        • AwesomeMonster, on 05/16/2008, -1/+6Stalker is actually notorious for it's high spec necesity. Way to go.
    • JettaMan, on 05/15/2008, -12/+2I don't know what magical thing you expect to happen when a PC game is ported to a console. I just want the game on my big-screen TV so I can sit in my comfy chair and play it. Not really much more complicated than that.
      • TRScheel, on 05/15/2008, -0/+13So... plug your computer into your big screen tv?
      • puttly, on 05/15/2008, -0/+13Plug it in, buy a ***** wireless keyboard and mouse. Problem Solved.
      • JettaMan, on 05/16/2008, -5/+2Ok, I *could* pay $2000 for such a system. Or I could pay $400 for an XBox 360 that includes wireless and TV connectible right out of the box. Oh, and you pop the game in and it plays. No messing around with installation and compatibility problems.
    • Punkazz189, on 05/15/2008, -3/+18Farcry 2 takes place in Africa. Not on an island.
      • piesforyou, on 05/15/2008, -0/+10Well, technically, it's just a bloody big island really isn't it.
        • Planets, on 05/16/2008, -4/+1Using that logic, the whole world is a big island. =P
    • Jenovaside, on 05/15/2008, -11/+4you know diablo 1 was on the ps1 and it worked fine.
      • SteveMax, on 05/16/2008, -0/+2"Fine"? Only for those who never played it with a mouse. I couldn't stand playing it with the PSX controller for one minute.
    • Scrappy1850, on 05/15/2008, -5/+4i played far cry and crysis with a controller. it was fun. i use keyboard and mouse when playing FPS games online, but other than that i would prefer to chill on the couch with a controller.
    • toxicityj, on 05/15/2008, -1/+4the only advantage I see in having crysis on console would be I'd actually be able to run it. Other than that it, like the rest of the list, seems pretty pointless.
      • Raptor007, on 05/21/2008, -0/+1The consoles wouldn't even manage 640p on Crysis.
    • Skooma714, on 05/15/2008, -1/+3I think the Witcher IS getting ported.

      And trust me, as awesome as STALKER sounds. You don't want it, least in it's present state.
      • estvir, on 05/16/2008, -0/+3STALKER is fine and Clear Sky looks even better but there's no way I'd want to play it on a console.

        Seriously, TW is getting ported? Oh well, at least they'll get more sales and make a sequel. :D Sacred 2 is coming out on consoles as well, so I'm not completely surprised with TW..
    • allisonaxe, on 05/16/2008, -2/+5diablo 2 without a mouse wouldn't be bad. you'd control the character directly instead of using a cursor, and set a couple action buttons. I think diablo 2 (or an equivilent game) would be excellent on PSP or DS, even..( and there's been a couple that are similar enough, but they haven't had the replay value that diablo has.)
      • Raptor007, on 05/21/2008, -0/+2I'd play it on the DS, but only because the DS has "mouse" functionality with the stylus.
    • Radan, on 05/16/2008, -1/+1Yeah, I'd say it would play a bit like the Baldurs Gate games that was released on the original Xbox some years ago. I think it would play kind of nicely, even going as far as saying it would maybe play even better on a console.

      Though, we'll see when Diablo 3 comes out in 2199 what Bizzard will do.
    • TimTheSuperGuy, on 05/16/2008, -0/+2I completely agree.

      The only thing I could see playing out well on console is Crysis.
      I would say S.T.A.L.K.E.R. as well, but I'm not big on FPS-with-a-controller, so I'm only willing to let one of them in.

      Diablo 2 without a mouse would be ridiculous, and Black and White 2 is based almost solely on the mouse. If you want to draw gestures with a ***** analog stick, be my guest. And don't try to bring Okami into this, because that is way less complex. Half the time it's hard enough to draw ***** in B&W WITH the mouse, let alone without it.

      Oh, I never played The Witcher though. Can't say anything about that.
    • trunk8, on 05/16/2008, -1/+2I play The Witcher with an X360 controller, it's wonderful. Feels like the game was made for it. This allows me to sit back in my chair and play in a lot more comfort, rather than being hunched over my keyboard. For anyone interested, I'm using a free program called Switchblade to make X360 controller profiles for my games.

      Honestly, I don't think this is such a horrible list. If all you can come up with is "it sucks because I'd have to use the controller", you're missing the point of this article. Now, I agree that point-and-click games like Diablo 2 would be awkward and probably a lot less fun, but how did they do it with the original Diablo on PS1? I don't know, I never played it....
    • D4rkDrago0n, on 05/16/2008, -2/+2I wouldn't want to see crysis on a console, the graphics would be put down to low.

      I'd rather play very high at 17fps than low at 60fps and restricted to some sub-hd resolution.


      Console gaming is for casual gamers and wannabe-hardcore 12 year olds who seem to have anger issues.

  • mentallyinhell, on 05/15/2008, -8/+202Funny, I can think of a lot of console games I'd rather see ported to PC.
    • DanteDefiance, on 05/15/2008, -2/+42Metroid Prime series would be right at home on the PC.
    • thelastcivilian, on 05/15/2008, -2/+12Seriously, the gaming industry just needs to get its act together and develop some standards for PC gaming - make the development process easier. Set like 'bronze' for the casual PC user, 'silver' for better machines, 'gold' for gaming rigs. I know that things change all the time, so just indicate "Bronze 2008" or something.

      Even companies like EA are completely ignoring PC gamers, which is sad. NCAA Football for the PC? I can only hope...
      • Scrappy1850, on 05/15/2008, -2/+1there hasnt been a good sports game for the PC since front page sports. the EA games look like crap on a widescreen monitor.
      • artofwot, on 05/16/2008, -0/+2That's the entire reasoning behind the Vista performance rating. The problem? No one actually uses it.
    • aznhomig, on 05/15/2008, -1/+24GTA IV for PC, thanks.
      • StreakFree, on 05/16/2008, -0/+3I Know! I guess they're just trying to avoid another 'Hot Coffee' incident, but this isn't the way to go. I think this just annoys potential customers (who, if they're anything like me, bought it anyway) to no ends. Also; think of what the mod community that could develop around it: Zombies!
        From a technical standpoint the porting arguments only really work in one direction anyway, not that I really know what I'm talking about....
      • Raptor007, on 05/21/2008, -0/+1I want it to, and I'm sure it's in the works. GTA has gotten delayed PC releases since GTA3.
    • stargatesteve, on 05/15/2008, -10/+7everyone has forgotten it by now, but Halo 3!
      • Mackofalltrades, on 05/15/2008, -1/+3Halo whut?
      • OrangeSoda31, on 05/16/2008, -1/+7People want that game?
      • Zyphron, on 05/21/2008, -0/+1They have forgotten it for a good reason. See Zero Punctuation Halo 3 review if you need more information.
    • revanrules, on 05/15/2008, -0/+14Star Wars: The Force Unleashed would be nice
      • Raptor007, on 05/21/2008, -0/+1Isn't that going to be a PC release?
    • sishgupta, on 05/15/2008, -1/+5Katamari
    • DyceFreak, on 05/16/2008, -4/+1yea its all you goddam console owners giving the corporations money, which make them rethink their target markets and how to exploit them for maximum profit from each.

      This was never a problem before every kid on the god damn block has a game system that connects to the internet with a credit card to constantly give game companies money.
    • Pollmak, on 05/16/2008, -0/+1I say Give US PC Games GTA 4 ,and Perhaps you may get Crysis. (toned down so that your consols can handle the game of course)
    • snek, on 05/20/2008, -0/+0Yeah I agree.. Console games should be remade for PC more often, not the other way around. Consoles are also already getting swamped by mass releases of mediocre FPS games, the PC doesn't need any more of those! We need proper console games, of which Burnout: Paradise is the first one to actual be remade for PC.
      Screw ports though, they are never as good as a proper remake of for the machine at hand.
  • CarzorStelatis, on 05/15/2008, -8/+35Although Diablo 2 with no mouse might not seem like an inviting prospect, you could use the same 'trigger + facebutton = spell' control scheme as Marvel Ultimate Alliance and it would work fine. Even double up and use both triggers, that gives you up to eight spells on hotkeys (should that be hotbuttons?), which is only slightly less than the PC version could do with F-keys.

    As for Crysis, don't make me laugh. As a game it is mediocre - people only use it as a benchmarking suite. Since all consoles have the same hardware, there's no greater need to port Crysis to them than there is to port 3dMark.
    • lennybird, on 05/16/2008, -0/+1I was shocked at how bad such a highly anticipated, high budget game could be... I thought Crysis was awful, and the novelty of the graphics wore off half way through the first "chapter." I still stand by my saying (and many others) that the Half-Life series is the best as far as story line and gameplay is concerned. The ***** acting in Crysis made me want to throw my brand new computer out of the window and then gaze at my mistake due to it likely hitting a passerby.
      • Raptor007, on 05/22/2008, -0/+1Look, Half-Life is awesome -- no argument there. But the best shooter storyline is Marathon's. Unfortunately, the presentation seems a bit cumbersome by modern standards; you read the story from terminal screens. But it's a very cool story, ripe with details.
        http://marathon.bungie.org/story/
    • Gizza, on 05/16/2008, -0/+3Well considering that the first Diablo was on the PS1 and it worked pretty much OK they could just do the same for D2.

      Crysis wouldn't run on the current gen consoles at anywhere near it's level of graphics anyways. So you'd end up with an average game with average graphics.
    • snek, on 05/20/2008, -0/+0Yes Crysis was quite a crappy game.. It's more eyecandy than anything else.
  • guillebravo6, on 05/15/2008, -9/+2These should definitely be made available on console. I would love to see this done....but is most likely won't happen
  • Glossary, on 05/15/2008, -9/+4I only agree on S.T.A.L.K.E.R since it's the only game on the list that wouldn't be too dumb or wierd to transfer to a console..
    I think you're right that why the heck should Crysis get converted with Far Cry 2 coming out!?
  • Huangism, on 05/15/2008, -15/+10buried for "top whatever"
  • whatthefu, on 05/15/2008, -22/+40Crysis wasn't even a good game at all.
    • Wayms, on 05/16/2008, -1/+3Don't be dissin just because your moms computer wont run it.
    • Matt2727, on 05/16/2008, -0/+1Burn! HAHA
    • Di0genes, on 05/16/2008, -0/+2It would have actually made a pretty solid rent on console.
    • johnsmith3210, on 05/17/2008, -0/+1Blasphemy!!! Repent NOW!
    • crispynoodle, on 05/22/2008, -0/+0Crysis was just 90% eye candy, 5% gimmicky suit and 5% game play. It's gets old very quick.
  • mobilehavoc, on 05/15/2008, -8/+71Ported = garbage.
    • robodan, on 05/15/2008, -0/+6Well said, sir.

      But at least it's porting PC games to a console, not the god awful other way around.
    • gmprunner, on 05/15/2008, -3/+4Tell that to Resident Evil 4 on the Wii.
  • frieddonuts, on 05/15/2008, -6/+44Having a game on as many platforms as possible is always a good thing. I'm a Sony fanboy, but I was happy that GTA4 wasn't a PS3 exclusive. Can't we all just get along (looking at you, so-called PC master race)?
    • saxreturns, on 05/15/2008, -1/+37If they release the next GTA for PC at the same time as the console versions, then we'll talk.
      • dbsmoker, on 05/16/2008, -0/+4These day's it takes a very long time to make a video game. Consider the fact that consoles use unified hardware- developers can optimize a game for consoles much easier because there's pretty much only one or two different hardware configurations. Think about how many PC configurations there are out there- different video cards, different processors, different API's... the list goes on and on.

        The second most important thing to consider, is that PC gamers pirate games a lot more than console gamers. Developers are catching onto this and are taking the route that's gonna make them more money. The PC gamers who were too cheap to pay for their games can be partially to blame for the major decrease in PC game development.
        • poturta, on 05/16/2008, -2/+1Wrong there is really only one api they need to know for pc which is directX which is a layer between hardware and windows. There is also open gl but unfortunately for linux and mac users not very many games make use of it hence why windows is the number one gaming OS atm
    • Jenovaside, on 05/15/2008, -3/+3We will all get along once the final solution to the console gaming untouchables is implemented.
    • Zyphron, on 05/21/2008, -0/+1Sure...I don't have a problem with stuff being released for consoles assuming:
      A) They don't gimp the graphics so that the consoles can handle them (http://www.pcplay.hr/modules.php?r=23&id=15 - See that article where Crytek president admits they would have to gimp Crysis to bring it to console)
      B) They don't gimp my control screens or inventory. (See the rehash of Mass Effect to have less of a crappy inventory system on PC)
      C) They don't use crappy Console menu systems (See Assasin's Creed - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwOvuY0UbFM)
      D) The depth and complexity of PC Games is not simplified (This is becoming less of a problem, but is still a concern - see any Fallout 3 message board)
      E) They have a fully functioning mouse/keyboard interface and don't expect me to use those stupid little sticks.
  • tomellaby, on 05/15/2008, -25/+17Ha, most of these games are too difficult for console gamers.
    • championchap, on 05/15/2008, -4/+3Ikaruga.
      /discussion.
      • mookieXL, on 05/16/2008, -0/+1Ikaruga is ported arcade game. So your argument is BS.
  • ChromaVita, on 05/15/2008, -14/+4Woah the comments look all weird.
  • tulizx, on 05/15/2008, -18/+6Crysis? lol, That game is just eye candy nothing else.
    I get 30FPS(hight settings) on a $5k Alienware, I rather play CoD4 than that garbage.
    • knoxchris, on 05/15/2008, -1/+23You paid $5k for an ugly computer case.
    • SSCrow, on 05/15/2008, -2/+11Huh my 800 dollar computer gets about 30 fps as well.

      And that game is awesome, stop being such a little troll.
    • harrypl0tter, on 05/15/2008, -3/+16HAHA you paid 5k for a ***** computer? HAHA...sounds like your a the dumbass...
    • BugMeNot2, on 05/15/2008, -0/+10Who the ***** buys Alienwares?
    • zerobackup, on 05/15/2008, -0/+14People who buy Alienware want to play computer games, but they have no idea how to build their own systems. e.g. people who have a lot of money and have no idea what to spend it on.
    • puttly, on 05/15/2008, -0/+9what a waste of $3000
  • tyywebb, on 05/15/2008, -16/+6Anyone know if there are mac versions of any of these? (I know I know, digg me down...)
  • Lane, on 05/15/2008, -5/+12its like a small list of the only pc exclusives left in the world....
  • AngusSteel, on 05/15/2008, -2/+73How about games to be ported for pc's. (gta4)
    • Punkazz189, on 05/15/2008, -1/+4Ports aren't that great.
      I want to see some time and effort put into a version of ANY game for PC.
      Not the ***** ports we have been forced to endure as of late.
    • Pulch, on 05/15/2008, -1/+11I remember when GTA was a PC original that had to be ported to console.. I miss those days.
    • MacSuxWindozSux, on 05/15/2008, -2/+5Usually they make a Console game and do a ***** PC port months later. Then they look at the sales figures and see PC sales are slipping.
    • SilverBlade2k, on 05/15/2008, -2/+2Games ported to P.C are horrible. Every one has been bad, and there is a reason.

      The game developers have to make sure the game can run on like a wide variety of systems, with a potential of like 20 million hardware combinations. It is much harder to make P.C games because of this, and this is why ports of console games take longer, and they need such huge amount of resources and high specs to play. And this is also the reason why most ports are 'super-bloat-ware'.

      • BodomX, on 05/16/2008, -1/+1Umm, hardware wouldn't matter. It is actually the operating system.
  • lokee73, on 05/15/2008, -3/+54And watch perfectly decent games get wattered down for the console market?

    Yeah, that brings to mind the immortal words of Sean Connery: "Suck it Trebek!"
    • jp12380, on 05/15/2008, -4/+2Maybe they would be watered down, MAYBE but that would not change the game on the PC. UT3 came out on PS3 and UT3 yes there are some thing that suck because of it but if they gave more development time it could have been better. You don't have auto aim on the PC and you don't have slowed down game speed on the PC that you have on the PS3.

      I wish game developers had more games they made for console and pc, it would be better then them not coming out on the PC at all.
    • IEatHamburgers, on 05/16/2008, -0/+3Yeah, like Civilization. Hey Firaxis - a turn-based game that doesn't use any more buttons than the controller has on it does not need to be dumbed down!
  • funktimus, on 05/15/2008, -4/+4I hope they make a Natural Selection 2 port for 360/PS3 if and when its released. Playing random games of the first one can be boring and frustrating, but if you land a game where a good majority know how to play, it's just so damn good.
    • DubBucket, on 05/15/2008, -0/+3If I had a list of my favorite moments in video-game history... NS would have the top five.
    • tmbrwolf19, on 05/15/2008, -0/+1I hope it never ends up on consoles to be honest. It's twitch game play, and consoles are terrible for that. It would end up slowed down and dumbed down, and that completely goes against what made NS so great. It was a complex game that was heavy on skill as much as it was reflexes.
      • scabbers, on 05/17/2008, -0/+1The ONOS was about Skill, along with jetpack and grenade launcher? I think noooooot!
  • GoMegaMan426, on 05/15/2008, -10/+6Dugg for Crysis. A port of a game that lets me realize my boyhood dream of donning a technologically enhanced bad-ass suit of armor and wrecking havoc is A okay in my book.
    • Kerath, on 05/15/2008, -2/+20You just described like 25 games.
      • citizenchan, on 05/15/2008, -0/+9True. So, maybe he shoulda said, "Dugg for mentioning Games."
    • Metellus, on 05/15/2008, -2/+6Halo? Basically any fps set in the future?
      • bagboyrebel, on 05/16/2008, -0/+1There's a difference, Halo just has armor. the armor from Crysis has a bit more functinality than most other games and is a bit more involved.
  • tvnation, on 05/15/2008, -2/+3dead any mirrors?
    • kenok, on 05/17/2008, -0/+2Don't bother reading it... it's full of *****.
  • knoxchris, on 05/15/2008, -12/+13LOL Console
  • crobarian, on 05/15/2008, -2/+7mirror?
  • debuffplx, on 05/15/2008, -20/+14What the ***** is up with the comments? The is no contrast to help distinguish between posts. wtf OMFG
    • harrypl0tter, on 05/15/2008, -4/+3get your eyes checked.
    • antiorblkflag9, on 05/15/2008, -2/+8There is a tiny gray little line
    • jp12380, on 05/15/2008, -2/+14Read the front page of digg sometime. They made a new comment system. Yeah there should be more contrast.
    • uziko, on 05/15/2008, -0/+10I agree it needs more contrast it's killing my eyes.
    • altf4me, on 05/15/2008, -0/+5Alternating row colours would be nice. I'd suggest a light grey, but grey is currently being used for buried comments. Perhaps change buried comments to a light red or orange? Or maybe have a light blue as the alternating colour? See what looks good and implement it, please, Digg staff.

      Thanks. The comment system is much improved.
      • championchap, on 05/15/2008, -0/+1But of course there are still problems.
        I just had to refresh the page to see a comment I just made down the page a little from here.
        After submitting it I was told "0 Replies to this comment, the most popular has -infinity diggs"
    • renegadeafk, on 05/16/2008, -0/+1You need a new monitor if you can't read black on white without hurting your eyes.
  • fadetoone, on 05/15/2008, -2/+1Completely backwards to the point of the article, but I still think Third World War for SegaCD should be expanded and brought to PC or another console.
  • N3k74r, on 05/15/2008, -0/+33Mirror:
    http://www.duggmirror.com/pc_games/Top_5_PC_Games_ ...
  • uziko, on 05/15/2008, -47/+8I think games should be made for all 3 platforms, they are all capable of the same graphics, and they all use similar controllers, so why not?

    oh and to the dumbasses that are like "oh my gawd no! pc uses mouse and keyboard, and console games just aren't meant to played with that!)

    NO, YOU ***** IDIOTS, THE REASON COMPUTERS USE MOUSE AND KEYBOARD IS BECAUSE YOU PLUGGED A MOUSE AND KEYBOARD INTO YOUR COMPUTER, PLUG YOUR CONTROLLER INTO YOUR COMPUTER, TRY IT YOU DUMBASSES, IT'S THE SAME ***** THING
    • accessviolation, on 05/15/2008, -6/+12It's the other way around. Consoles don't support kb/mouse, which is a must for shooter fanatics.
      • uziko, on 05/15/2008, -9/+2yea, if that is true, then it just furthers my point that, why the hell would anybody buy a console?!?!

        consoles only allow controllers, cost more, don't do anything other than games, and a billion other crapinesses

        while pc's allow controlers, mouse, keyboard, better graphics, cheaper, and other billion not crappiness

        who are the idiots buying consoles?
        • haylel, on 05/15/2008, -4/+8consoles are cheaper. are you retarded?
          not to mention that you buy a console and it WILL play the games that come out for it (IE: no having to try to play the newest game, have it run like *****, go and spend $200+ to upgrade a single video card so you can play the ***** thing and have it look decent. Then next week, you'll see your same $200+ video card on sale for $50, because a new one came out, which you will need to go buy now because the new game you just got won't run on your ***** (what is now) old video card.
          I play PC games too, but ***** you for calling me an idiot for buying something I don't have to upgrade every 3 months to continue gaming on.
        • frsrblch, on 05/15/2008, -1/+7Good job with the gross exaggeration there, haylel. My computer is more than a year old, and it still runs everything perfectly fine, and all the components were mid-range, not high end. I doubt I'll need to upgrade anything in the next year and a half at least, and that would just be to keep all the pretty options on. The only people who upgrade that frequently are idiots, and people who can't stand there being something better that they don't have. Note that these groups overlap quite a bit.

          And by the time you buy an HDTV to play said console on, you really aren't saving all that much.
        • haylel, on 05/16/2008, -1/+4I use my HDTV for my pc as well (daily).
          not to mention you can use it to, you know, watch tv.
          you don't need an hdtv to play a console anyway. I just used my pc's monitor for my 360 for almost a year.
          I openly admitted here, i use both, but this PC gamer elitist ***** is just stupid.
        • nksoccer13, on 05/16/2008, -0/+4Hey guess what haylel, a computer does other things than play games. I love that you insinuated that a computer is only good for games in your above post when you are using a computer to access the internet . Good show.
        • haylel, on 05/16/2008, -1/+1Who said I'm using a computer right now?
          I could be using a ps3, or even my cell phone.
          I love that you insinuated that you can only use the internet from a computer. Good show.
    • LaughingMan11, on 05/15/2008, -1/+14Some games are just not well suited for the console.

      Real time strategy games, by and large, are total ***** when they try to be ported to consoles. Command & Conquer has tried their best, but serious players understand that there's a level of control and keymapping that simply CANNOT happen when you replace a full keyboard and a full freedom and accuracy of a mouse control with two thumbsticks.

      Also, games like WoW is so button and UI dependent that it can't be done on a console.

      The PS3 release of UT3 made it very clear. Even on the same console, a player using a keyboard and mouse is simply more accurate than with two analog sticks even in FPS games.
      • championchap, on 05/15/2008, -6/+3But each have a shortcoming.
        The thumbstick for movment is huge for me.
        Presure sensativity, the character can move at different speeds dependant on how hard i press in any direction.
        Ok, it's not as big a deal as the lack of accuract in FPS games but still.
        Going to the WASD keyboard control setup for movment is really quite painful.

        Any console gamers out there will agree, it's basically going back to the D-Pad. Something I for one am not prepared to do.
        • ufee, on 05/16/2008, -0/+2In an FPS, the control stick does not have nearly as much of an advantage, and what little it does is by FAR outweighed by the precision of a mouse. And keep in mind, altering where I look alters the path I am walking, so it's not like I am limited to eight directions.

          There is nothing wrong with the D-Pad. It gives you instant, 100% predictable movement. It has its uses.
    • D14BL0, on 05/15/2008, -2/+3I don't think you've played many PC games. Or console games for that matter. In fact, I'm pretty certain that you're Jack Thompson.
      • uziko, on 05/15/2008, -2/+1i'm a wow junkie i'll confess, i quit playing non mmorpg's over 5 years ago
    • MacSuxWindozSux, on 05/15/2008, -0/+3I bought a USB Xbox360 controller and plugged it into XP and Vista machines... Works fine, but I only use it with racing games, and GTA.
      • uziko, on 05/15/2008, -7/+1and why? you can play any console game you want on your pc with a controller. I geuss you were just too dumb to that when, you can out and another computer for more money! right? right?
        • MacSuxWindozSux, on 05/16/2008, -1/+4Actually you stupid ***** I'm a software developer. I use the computer to write software.
    • OaklandNative, on 05/15/2008, -1/+3oops, i accidentally reported you for being offensive. sorry, just meant to digg you down for excessive anger and pointless yelling.
    • kahakauai, on 05/15/2008, -0/+9bro - mellow out on the roids eh?
      • sk2134, on 05/16/2008, -1/+1dont joke about drug use *****.
        • kahakauai, on 05/16/2008, -1/+1blow me - if you can't control your drug use then go ***** yourself.
      • dixienormous101, on 05/16/2008, -1/+0***** you too jack, mellow out.
  • Borgcube636, on 05/15/2008, -3/+22If people want to play games on PC, which are better anyways since they're more complex, high-tech, and require the player to actually think, then for Xenu's sake, play it on the PC!! Consoles shouldn't be getting so much attention.
  • Gonasadude, on 05/15/2008, -5/+7Website in India FTL.
  • Yareking, on 05/15/2008, -7/+3+1 for crysis even it i dont like it
    -1 for d2 maybe for wii LOL
    • TRScheel, on 05/15/2008, -0/+5It'd be an exercise in breaking your wiimote. I am surprised my mouse survived D2... I shudder to think what would happen to a wiimote.
      • Gregus1032, on 05/16/2008, -0/+35 mouses = 4 years of hack and slash fun.
  • simplistics06, on 05/15/2008, -9/+13what are you retarded screw consoles
  • baldgye, on 05/15/2008, -2/+2the only game on that list i would want on my ps3 is crysis, and that's just so i can look at it, as I've already completed the 'lego version' of it on my £2000 PC....
    • Raptor007, on 05/22/2008, -1/+1If your PC is actually worth that much, then it will render Crysis much better than your PS3 can.
  • RyVal, on 05/15/2008, -0/+23UNREAL TOURNAMENT 1999 - DON'T CHANGE A THING. that is all.
    • Punkazz189, on 05/15/2008, -2/+1Used to LAN that game in my highschool CAD class.
    • fumar, on 05/16/2008, -0/+0Port to the Wii yeah. Other consoles, not so much. They would have to dumb down its speed, even for the Wii most likely. Just try to play lightning mode on a console, come on I dare you.
  • Striff, on 05/15/2008, -9/+11Crysis would never run on a current gen console. Not even the generation after this one!
    • aznhomig, on 05/15/2008, -1/+6Well, considering it doesn't run properly on Tri-SLI 8800Ultra rigs (as in, constantly smooth at Very High 60FPS+), that game is either from the ***** future or is just that badly optimized.
      • Bender1001, on 05/18/2008, -0/+1Bah, back in the day having just 20 FPS was fine (of course, back in the day gameplay wasn't just a re-hash of the same ol...).
    • Pyrosis, on 05/15/2008, -4/+0Most likely, it would be interesting to see what the PS3 could do with it though because it is the most powerful of the three right now. We'll probably see with Far Cry 2 because thats using the same engine right?
      • Raptor007, on 05/22/2008, -0/+1Most powerful of which three? If you're comparing with the PC and 360, you're way off.

        Sure the PS3 outclasses the Wii in graphics, but it's about even with the 360 and no match for a decent PC.
    • fantasyflamz, on 05/15/2008, -7/+1I donno, bioshock looked better on the 360 than on the pc
    • xXRUSHXx, on 05/15/2008, -1/+4Are you on crack?
      • xNaquada, on 05/16/2008, -0/+2Gotta love when people have underpowered or integrated GFX comment on how bad a game looks.
  • Vafthrutnir, on 05/15/2008, -1/+6Most of those games would have to be stripped down so much to run smoothly on those consoles because of their lack of RAM amongst other things.
  • moocow1452, on 05/15/2008, -2/+9No Audiosurf for Wii?
    • fumar, on 05/16/2008, -0/+1Here's the thing about Audiosurf, it requires having music and storage space for that music. Last time I checked the Wii had a paltry 512 MB, 33% of which you can't use out of the box. So unless you want to copy a lot of your music to SD cards your not going to have anything to play in Audiosurf.
      • broodking, on 05/16/2008, -0/+1good point
        but u think they could could let u link it from a sd card or via internet
  • discoloda, on 05/15/2008, -2/+2Nexuiz should be ported to PS3 (with mouse and keyboard support) so i can play on my big TV.
    • hcjake, on 05/15/2008, -0/+3why dont you hook your computer up to your tv
  • Naegling, on 05/15/2008, -9/+9Um, ***** consoles??? Yeah, thats what i was looking for...
  • pigducksheep, on 05/15/2008, -4/+9all the PC gamers are here to claim superiority?
    • broodking, on 05/16/2008, -1/+2dude some games were ment to stay on consoles and some were ment to stay on pc
      crash bandicot would proberly suck on pc
  • taradisiac, on 05/15/2008, -4/+3DIABLO II.
    That game is so ***** awesome, but still has a lot of potential. With bigger scenarios and a few more features, it'd be the best thing ever by far.
    • Kicker01, on 05/15/2008, -1/+1It would be way to slow with a controller. But on the Wii I could see it working.
    • Coffeedemon, on 05/16/2008, -1/+1I wouldn't say that. I've been playing Marvel Ultimate Alliance on the 360 and that's not too far off the idea behind Diablo. In this case you just swing the analog stick towards the enemy and mash away on a few buttons instead of pointing an clicking repeatedly and using hot keys. It would make it more difficult to target single enemies quickly with the controller like you can with the mouse but the overall speed wouldn't suffer too much with the right interface and control scheme.
    • StreakFree, on 05/16/2008, -1/+2DIABLO was way better than its sequel, arguably not in terms of features, but certainly in terms of actual fun. Also, no current controller would be fast enough for the rapid clicking and aiming required to properly manage an inventory full of potions to keep that mana shield up, not even the Wii.
      • Gregus1032, on 05/16/2008, -1/+1Diablo single player was more fun, but i loved diablo 2 multi-player more than anything out here even now.
      • Di0genes, on 05/16/2008, -0/+1"DIABLO was way better than its sequel, arguably not in terms of features, but certainly in terms of actual fun."

        You can't claim that Diablo was "way" better than its sequel without, you know, some kind of actual reasoning to support yourself. I can't think of a single way that Diablo II was worse than Diablo, so "actual fun" seems like a pretty convenient placeholder for a real opinion.
        • StreakFree, on 05/17/2008, -0/+1Me and some friends often get together and play Diablo from start to finish over long weekends. The sense of completeness after was we watch the ending cinematic is unparalleled in games as far as I have experienced. I guess I should have elaborated; also, ouch: your comments hurt my feelings.
          As for that single way Diablo II is worse, it isn't as challenging, and it takes itself to seriously. Diablo has little quirks that seem to communicate an underlying sense of humor (Hellfire's Mrs. Leoric; the walking speed) or lightheartedness. Trying to describe what I mean by 'actual fun' is hard, and it could just be the misplaced joy of the time spent with friends while playing it, I hope this helps.
  • fudged71, on 05/15/2008, -5/+2Speaking of Crisis...
    Crytek is hiring. There are 3 cities in Europe that they have positions in
  • Sifl, on 05/15/2008, -0/+7Need the reverse. Top 5 console games that need to be ported to PC. Crackdown should be top of the list IMO.
  • thelehmanlip, on 05/15/2008, -2/+6diablo 2 would SUCK on consoles- but is such an awesome game. i just reinstalled that game today, as a matter of fact.
    • ZenMojo, on 05/16/2008, -0/+1Wasn't it already on the playstation? Or was that just Diablo?
  • LegomanArt, on 05/15/2008, -0/+3Maybe he should use something other than Metacritic as a basis for everything.
  • psg188, on 05/15/2008, -2/+16Crysis looked pretty, but biggest FPS achievement since Half Life 2? I think not.
  • Cleverdan77, on 05/15/2008, -1/+4Id play D2 on the DS maybe. that is all.
  • Lunarbunny, on 05/15/2008, -1/+9Is it just me or does this article read like it was written by a 6th grader? Plus the only games I could imagine on that list being played without keyboard or mouse are STALKER or Crysis, and it would still be clumsy (I have yet to truly enjoy console FPS with a standard gamepad). Anyway I think Crysis was just a tech demo.
    • jweigand, on 05/16/2008, -0/+2I was seriously about to say the same thing... it seems like it was written by someone who's trying to make it sound like they have a much better command of the English language than they actually do.
  • darlyn, on 05/15/2008, -0/+6Seriously? The control scheme on most PC exclusives would be impossible on consoles ... and I never got used to aiming with a darn joystick.
  • Enron, on 05/15/2008, -0/+9I still want a console port of Commander Keen.
    • ieatsmurfs, on 05/16/2008, -0/+3I've been saying it for years. We need a remake of Commander Keen, most awesome game ever. Was way better than Prince of Persia.
    • allisonaxe, on 05/16/2008, -0/+1they made a commander keen game for gba, I think.
    • broodking, on 05/16/2008, -0/+1yeah and im waiting for jazz jackrabbit for console
  • b3owulf, on 05/15/2008, -2/+2Company of Heroes
    • fumar, on 05/16/2008, -0/+1Actually not a bad choice, I'd be for a port of this much more than a port of Supreme Commander, which is actually being made. This plays much smaller and is easier to handle than most RTS's. It would defiantly be a good representation of the genre.
    • Pinmonkey555, on 05/16/2008, -0/+1There was talk of it at one time, and yes unlike most RTS games they decide to port it would actually work very well.
      • Exodin, on 05/17/2008, -0/+1Company of Heroes is about microing, and wouldn't translate well to console
      • Pinmonkey555, on 05/17/2008, -0/+1Yes but its about microing one or two tanks or only a few squads at a time. Not massive amounts of units as in a game like Supreme Commander or CnC.
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