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Mr. Chambers
03-09-04, 02:47 PM
http://www.gamepro.com/microsoft/xbox/games/features/34068.shtml

ok WTF. why do developers always screw over PC users? i was looking forward to playing COOP with a friend, but now it appears to only be on the xbrick... :mad:
Vipasnipa
03-09-04, 04:01 PM
Eh, I'm getting tired of the XChode messing around with cool PC games (and compeltely fuxoring them over in the case of Dues Ex 2).
illwillchill
03-09-04, 04:10 PM
Im still recovering from the fact that Doom III is being released for the xbox. :rolleyes:
Mr. Chambers
03-09-04, 04:20 PM
it doesn't bother me so much that its being released on the Xbox.. i mean ID *is* a company - and they want, and have every right to try and maximize profits...

but Doom was *born* on the PC.. PC users made that game what it became - why give us the shaft and only include COOP on a freaking console but not the PC?? it doesn't make sense to me...
TheFrag
03-09-04, 05:20 PM
Yay for me... my PC probably wont play it too good, so Ill be FORCED to enjoy it on a 32" TV with good FPS, maybe even a 54" plasma HDTV if it supported. Too bad...
Sentential
03-09-04, 05:22 PM
Im still recovering from the fact that Doom III is being released for the xbox.

Its because Nvidia won the rights to Doom3. Nvida makes the grafix for the Xbox. Odds are it will be exclusive.

Yay for me... my PC probably wont play it too good, so Ill be FORCED to enjoy it on a 32" TV with good FPS, maybe even a 54" plasma HDTV if it supported. Too bad...
---> Good call :beer:
N1vek215
03-09-04, 05:23 PM
I HOPE Doom3 is being fully developed for the PC, then being fully developed to Xbox, and NOT Visa versa, or at the same time. Look at Deus Ex 2 :(. As for COOP for PC, I wouldn't worry aobut it, being included or not. I'm sure some modders will make a coop mod, like for half-life and such.
9mmCensor
03-09-04, 05:30 PM
id need money to finances Ferrari adictions... this is the only logical explaination.
Vipasnipa
03-09-04, 05:43 PM
Wait.. So Nvidia OWNS the rights to Doom 3?
Sentential
03-09-04, 05:45 PM
I HOPE Doom3 is being fully developed for the PC, then being fully developed to Xbox, and NOT Visa versa, or at the same time.

Yes, Doom3 is a PC game that will be ported to Xbox and not the other way around

Wait.. So Nvidia OWNS the rights to Doom 3?

This is considerable information and rumors that Nvidia will box Doom3 retail with its NV4xx grafix cards to combat ATi's HL2.

So the anwser is most likely yes, Nvidia bought the rights to Doom3.

Nvidia's website is full of Doom3 propaganda ATM, just like ATi's HL2 stuff.
solidsnakexix
03-09-04, 05:47 PM
This is a same, So few games include coop story mode, its a good break during a lan party, take for instance serious sam, The lan group i hang out with can play the campaing in a night, and it never gets old. The last lan we resorted to playing Quake 2 coop. Its the same story as Halo pc...one day maybe developers will realize that gamers on the PC in fact want coop.

-Snake
KfistoRok
03-09-04, 05:48 PM
Actually it isn't being "ported". They are basically building it from the ground up for the xbox. Check out the new gamepro if you can.
Vipasnipa
03-09-04, 07:16 PM
Originally posted by KfistoRok
Actually it isn't being "ported". They are basically building it from the ground up for the xbox. Check out the new gamepro if you can.

Thank God! I had a terrifying thought that they'd do something like they did with DX2.
Oni
03-09-04, 10:11 PM
Doom III . . . on . . . Xbox?

* Oni remembers Quake, Quake 2 and Quake 3 on N64
TheFrag
03-09-04, 10:16 PM
* Frag remembers Quake 2 on x-box o_O
TUK101
03-10-04, 12:47 AM
That sucks, there's nothing funner that sucking down a few :beer: and kicking Diablo's ash with a buddy. Co-op on LAN is the only way for some of us dial up guys to truely enjoy some of these games that you dsl or cable guys get to enjoy. That is one of the reasons that I did buy an Xbox last year was to see what all the rave was about with Halo and Co-Op. I ended up giving the Xbox to the kids for Xmas, but still..... why do the guys with the low end computer (Xbox) and a tv get to have all the fun? I guess that it probably has something to do with the fact that it is probably much easier to code for one machine to do co-op than it is for our mostly unique boxes that "we" the hobbiest build. It still sucks though. :(
Flashfx2
03-10-04, 01:32 AM
I don't see what the big deal is. Was co-op mode ever planed for the PC? Sure it would be sweet as hell to play co-op Doom 3 on PC, but at least it's going to be possible one way or another.
Shishio
03-10-04, 01:33 AM
Well what is the co-op mode even going to be like? If it's like it is in Perfect Dark for N64 then it's not that big of a deal.

I really wanted a co-op in Perfect Dark where the actions of player 1 and player 2 have to be such that you can't do it without two people instead of just putting two people in the same single player missions...
Amino
03-10-04, 05:00 PM
Originally posted by TheFrag
Yay for me... my PC probably wont play it too good, so Ill be FORCED to enjoy it on a 32" TV with good FPS, maybe even a 54" plasma HDTV if it supported. Too bad...

you'll also be forced to enjoy it with a controller and not a mouse/keyboard. I hope you're "all thumbs..."

I've got a 42" HDTV but I'd NEVER play an FPS on it unless it's my PC that's hooked up to it.
Mr. Chambers
03-10-04, 05:23 PM
Originally posted by Flashfx2
I don't see what the big deal is. Was co-op mode ever planed for the PC? Sure it would be sweet as hell to play co-op Doom 3 on PC, but at least it's going to be possible one way or another.

the big deal is alot of people want coop modes in their PC games, but only a handful of game developers actually seem to understand this...
KfistoRok
03-10-04, 05:49 PM
/\ Very true. :(
TheFrag
03-10-04, 06:52 PM
Originally posted by Amino


you'll also be forced to enjoy it with a controller and not a mouse/keyboard. I hope you're "all thumbs..."

I've got a 42" HDTV but I'd NEVER play an FPS on it unless it's my PC that's hooked up to it.

First of all, the controller isnt always a bad thing, it was done perfectly on Halo and many other games (Rainbow Six 3 and Uc come to mind). If they are developing it seperatley, it probably will have nice controls and feel good with a controller since it wont just be a port.
TheTick
03-10-04, 11:19 PM
I kind of like using the controllers with FPS on consoles, even if the aim isnt as perfect as I would like ... Long as there is deathmatch on the PC, Ill be all set.
TUK101
03-11-04, 12:48 AM
Co-op is a pretty cool thing to be able to do on a LAN. That was one of the reasons that I loved the buggy game Hidden&Dangerous. Its just pretty cool to be able to succeed in your goals with a buddy.