NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO..
I’ll start with the good news. We finally have a fixed date for the PC version of Batman: Arkham City. Now to the bad news. It’s a full month away.
On today of all days, when the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions launch across North America and just three days before the UK launch, Warner Brothers have confirmed that PC gamers will need to wait until November 18 to go hands on with The Dark Knight’s latest crime fighting capers. Yikes.
I do of course need to remind myself that once the PC version does arrive, we’ll be getting RockSteady’s lead version of the game, packed with more tweaks and features than the Batmobile. If Arkham Asylum’s PC performance is the standard for which they’re aiming, then the wait will certainly be worth it, and frankly it’s nice to hear about a delay that ultimately benefits gamers rather than the DRM or anti-piracy nonsense we’re usually served in such circumstances. And it’s not like I don’t already have enough games to play, right? RIGHT..?
Hmm. Waiting sucks, doesn’t it?
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Just enjoy the wait, Mat. Other people will have Batman hangovers and you’ll only then be strapping on your bat-belt.
From what I understand, these delays are actually an anti-piracy measure. They figure if they release the PC version on the same day as the console version, people will just pirate the PC version (since all us PC gamers are pirates, after all) and not have any reason to buy the console version.
I think this ends up eating into PC sales though, seeing as someone with both PC and console who really wants the game will just buy the console version instead of the PC version since they can get it a month early.
Muhahahahahha (if I had any money) I’d be playing the hell out of this game by Saturday morning! Huzzah!
In a strange way this is convenient for me. I got a free copy of Arkham City with my new video card, and now I don’t have to feel guilty about having a third game (atop Dark Souls and Rage) calling for my attention. If all works out well, I’ll have moved on from those two by 15 November and will want something to offset all the Skyrim I’ll be playing.
Wait… Uncharted 3. Dammit!
Stronghold 3. Crap!
Modern War-FUCK!
Why do you hate me so, O holiday season?
Silly PC gamers. See, Batman would have both a PC and a console in the Batcave. He’s always prepared.
And, with that, we return me to my regularly scheduled crime-fighting…on my PS3.
Don’t forget Saint’s Row the Third Steerpike. You know you wanna play it.
Fuck Modern Warfare. Don’t buy that crap, fool! They’ve remade the same game 3 times since Call of Duty 4. Sounds like Madden-itis to me.