Rare Replay is an X1 exclusive as it relies on the X360 emulator, and Halo 5 Forge remains the only modern Halo game on PC (excluding spin-offs such as Halo Wars, obviously).
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It's happening: Sunset Overdrive for PC rated by the ESRB (Up: SteamDB entry found)
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Rare Replay is an X1 exclusive as it relies on the X360 emulator, and Halo 5 Forge remains the only modern Halo game on PC (excluding spin-offs such as Halo Wars, obviously).
Hope it is a good port! Always wanted to give this title a shot can't wait to see what insomniac made with this one.
Hey, at least once Sunset Overdrive is over, we can focus all of our energies on playing it instead of begging for it.
Also, that would leave Master Chief Collection as the last most wanted exclusive not on PC as well. Rare Replay relies on Xbox 360 and original Xbox emulation, so that's a bit of a non-starter, but Master Chief Collection? That seems to be a matter of when and not if.
Also, that would leave Master Chief Collection as the last most wanted exclusive not on PC as well. Rare Replay relies on Xbox 360 and original Xbox emulation, so that's a bit of a non-starter, but Master Chief Collection? That seems to be a matter of when and not if.
Is it possible that Insomniac was too busy with Spider-Man to bother porting this game until now?
I'm just very glad it's on steam lol.
I hope the mouse and keyboard controls are up to snuff though.
It was submitted to South Korea's ratings agency and the ESRB by Microsoft. It'll presumably include all of the DLC by default, as belated PC ports generally do, and there are no microtransactions, so a Steam release makes sense, even from Microsoft's perspective.
Also, gets more people excited for the sequel when they announce it at E3 19
Technically, a Steam release would make sense for all of MS's games if they were interested in maximizing potential sales. However, if their priority is getting people to use the Windows Store, making Sunset Overdrive exclusive to it would make more sense.
I think a Steam release is in their best interest. People would have a more positive attitude about the Windows Store if they didn't have to use it.
I'd say the priority of publishers the size of Microsoft is to have users engage with titles that have avenues for residual revenue beyond the initial purchase. Releases like Sunset Overdrive PC are considered secondary as user engagement begins and ends at the point of purchase, so maximising unit sales means maximising revenue, regardless of perspective or outlook. Similarly, Acti still releases single-player titles on Steam despite now having a hugely popular and well-respected platform in the form of Battle.net.
I think you're correct about Sunset Overdrive being considered a secondary product. I don't necessarily agree with the reasoning, though. I think it has more to do with MS keeping their "killer apps" (Halo, Gears of War and Forza) exclusive to the Windows Store because those games might actually convince people to use the Windows Store. If it were solely about long-term monetization, Gears of War: Ultimate Edition and GoW4 would already be on Steam because they don't have revenue streams beyond the initial purchase.
Probably $30. That's the price of the Deluxe Edition (game + DLC) on X1.
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Gears UE has a bunch of weapon/skin packs, and Gears 4 has both DLC and microtransactions.
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Really? That's surprising. However, Killer Instinct also has microtransactions and that's available on Steam, so the presence of microtransactions doesn't seem to be the deciding factor on which games MS puts on Steam.
It's simple really externally developed it can show up on steam , usually after development is done. Hence KI was put on steam once all major content was done.
If developed by an internal studio it hasn't been put on steam. Forza Horizon uses ForzaTech so even though developed externally pre buyout MS has more invested.
State of Decay, if devs mentioned steam pre buyout MS would honor just don't expect it on steam until development is done.
That's the obvious current strategy, which of course is subject to change at anytime.
Didn't this engine get used for something else recently?
I'm completely blanking on what it was and yet I know I played it...
I'm completely blanking on what it was and yet I know I played it...
One of the many games underrated and unfairly hated on simply by being an XB1 exclusive. It'll be interesting to see opinions on this once it's out on PC.
Nope. It has region locked subs, which aren't available for everyone. So that limits a lot who could've done it.
They do that and I'll start the game over and even buy the DLC. Sunset is one of those games that would visually shine with 4K/HDR.
This made my day! Thanks for posting this m8!
Here's some reading for ya:
https://www.resetera.com/threads/uw...omedy-of-errors-the-ars-technica-story.72504/
https://www.resetera.com/threads/why-pc-gamers-shouldnt-support-the-windows-store.24363/
Hell yeah!
I wonder how the pricing will be considering you can get the Xbone version for dirt cheap.
I'm hoping for a "Available now for $20" at the X018 event.
Unless PS4 version will be published by Insomniac Games themselves or another third-party publisher.
It's really interesting to read the whole thread now haha. I didn't expect it on Steam either, but I held hope.
What does he do besides sitting on his ass all day and collect 30% royalty cheques?
Are there any Steam games that actually require those? As far as I know, every previous Windows Store exclusive added DX11 support when it finally arrived on Steam.
it was in that huge "Steam helpdesk" leak few years ago with other stuff noone beleived will ever happen (like Final Fantasy games , Danganronpa or EDF) and Halo is pretty much one of few few that didnt happen. Iirc MS even talked about it that it was in works at some time
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