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Originally Posted by IGN News
The first console game from developer Iron Lore Entertainment, this project expands the development scope of the Boston-based company. The game could possibly be a console conversion of the developer's own Titan Quest franchise, but it could also be a new title for the company. Check back for more info as the project solidifies. (source) |
This is possibly good for Iron Lore and, if it's TQ, good for our beloved forum, but it's a little sad for the PC platform. More and more studios shift their focus from PCs to consoles, for obvious reasons (piracy, size of market, identical hardware, etc.), but as a computer gamer who has played games on a "real" computer for over twenty years (oh vey), I genuinely
like playing on the PC. I usually play in a window so that I can keep an eye on mail, instant messages from my boss, read forums, check usenet newsgroups, and so on. I'm a multitasker at heart. Also, I haven't watched TV in years, so I don't even have a good TV set. I also enjoy the ability to download patches, add-ons, etc., though I realise that this is becoming more common with consoles now also. There's also my preference for keyboards and a slight aversion to game pads.
It's not that I generally dislike consoles ... heck, I had a lot of fun with an Atari 2600 in the 80s, but still, I have outgrown many of the "typical" console genres. I liked Doom when it was fresh, but the 45347th shooter just doesn't interest me. I liked Pitfall, but the 235266th jump and run just doesn't get me excited. I don't know, I just enjoy PC gaming and Iron Lore is one of those new studios that I feel really "get it" (look at how many developers tried to catch the magic of Diablo 2, and all of them except Iron Lore failed). It'd be a shame if the PC gaming community lost a developer of that caliber.