Mark Rein changes his mind - bit-tech.net Forums

Tim S · 27th Feb 2008, 13:24

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/02...ges_his_mind/1

In a remarkable turn of events, Mark Rein has said that Epic Games is committed to making PC games and that he loves the PC.

hawky84 · 27th Feb 2008, 13:38

hmm I didn't read the first interview which these comments came from, but it sounds like these guys might have been misunderstood. I mean I love PC gaming much more than console (except for my love for every single Nintendo creation... mmm snes scope) but I could list a whole load of problems that face PC gaming.

p3n · 27th Feb 2008, 13:43

/mock

naokaji · 27th Feb 2008, 13:44

he is still a traitor and ruined ut3.

BlackMage23 · 27th Feb 2008, 13:51

I think a few people have leaned on him a bit and told that he need to clear those up.

Redbeaver · 27th Feb 2008, 15:22

can somebody just please shut him up...

Paradigm Shifter · 27th Feb 2008, 15:42

I get the feeling that he'd say pretty much anything if it looked like there was a chance of 15 minutes of fame (or some cash)...

Hydra · 27th Feb 2008, 16:09

Well of course Epic still loves the PC. I remember when they said Gears was going to be exclusive to the 360, and then before you know it, there's a PC release.

Also what's all this about ruining UT3? Is the game bad?

Gunsmith · 27th Feb 2008, 16:18

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Originally Posted by Hydra

Also what's all this about ruining UT3? Is the game bad?

consolification at its finest.

Ghys · 27th Feb 2008, 16:38

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Originally Posted by naokaji

he is still a traitor and ruined ut3.

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Originally Posted by Gunsmith

consolification at its finest.

QTF

Rein's not all wrong though. Lots of people buy laptops instead of desktops now and 90% of those laptop have onboard intel crap when a desktop of similar price would at least come with mid to lower range video cards.

rjkoneill · 27th Feb 2008, 16:42

laptops are doing more damage to pc games than consoles are

*hears EA ordering more 'laptop friendly' stickers for the sims 3*

Ghys · 27th Feb 2008, 16:52

*raises fist in the air*

DAMN YOU SIMS !!

ssj12 · 27th Feb 2008, 17:09

I love UT3... its just as good as the original.

Mark probably just saw the EU sales of UT3 and Gears and realized that Epic is making a ton on PC software.

Ghys · 27th Feb 2008, 17:19

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Originally Posted by ssj12

I love UT3... its just as good as the original.

Mark probably just saw the EU sales of UT3 and Gears and realized that Epic is making a ton on PC software.

lies and you know it

Anyway I will try not to deviate the subject into how much ut3 sucks, but it's going to be hard

Kamakazie! · 27th Feb 2008, 17:20

It is a different soundbite every week with people like this. They should just keep quiet and get on with making games. No one cares whether a developer thinks a platform is dead or not, it just makes them sound bitter when their game flunks.

Ghys · 27th Feb 2008, 17:33

wasn't Rein just some kind of spokesman anyway ?

Woodstock · 27th Feb 2008, 19:35

note to self : ignore everything that mark rein says

Jordan Wise · 27th Feb 2008, 19:44

ut3: should't have bothered with singleplayer, all ut maps with vehicles suck, characters shrinking and getting wider and what the hell was that menu all about? Oh yeah and gamespy never scores brownie points

metarinka · 27th Feb 2008, 20:00

the most profitable and the best selling games where PC exclusives (world of warcraft, and sims respectively) sims later got ported to consoles, but I think it would be a far cry that you could make WoW sell aswell on consoles. I don't think Pc gaming is going anywhere there's certain genre's FPS, RTS, MMORPG that seem to work better on PC

27th Feb 2008, 13:24	#1
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27th Feb 2008, 13:38	#2
hawky84 SilentModder Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Swindon Posts: 101	hmm I didn't read the first interview which these comments came from, but it sounds like these guys might have been misunderstood. I mean I love PC gaming much more than console (except for my love for every single Nintendo creation... mmm snes scope) but I could list a whole load of problems that face PC gaming. __________________ buy old, overclock and spend some damn money on the actual game!!! Q6600, Asus P5K-E WiFi, Corsair XMS2 2GB, Gainward 8800GT Gold Sample, WD Caviar SE16 500GB (x2), OCZ StealthXStream 600Watt, Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme, Akasa Amber 120mm (x3), Akasa Fan Controller, Antec Sonata

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27th Feb 2008, 16:09	#8
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27th Feb 2008, 17:09	#13
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27th Feb 2008, 17:20	#15
Kamakazie! Minimodder Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 33	It is a different soundbite every week with people like this. They should just keep quiet and get on with making games. No one cares whether a developer thinks a platform is dead or not, it just makes them sound bitter when their game flunks.

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27th Feb 2008, 19:35	#17
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27th Feb 2008, 19:44	#18
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