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Opinion: Fable 2 on the PC is a smart business decision

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From Gamertell:

"Money's tight. Even if people's jobs are secure, they're still cutting back. And then there are those who have been the casualties of cut backs. People aren't going to be thinking about spending $200, $300 or $400 on a new console bundle, no matter how much they need an escape.

Fable II for the PC would be the smart thing to do. While people aren't willing to spend an extravagant amount of money on a console, $40 for a game for a computer they already own could be an easier decision to make. It could even be considered a smart decision."
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Published: 144 days 9 hours ago | Article | PC
 
 

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irish-leprecaun - 144 days 11 hours ago
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lost exclusive
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Pandamobile - 144 days 9 hours ago
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Fable is not an exclusive.
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kissmeimgreek - 144 days 9 hours ago
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fable is a 1st party MS exclusive. MS makes PCs. MS wants to make as much money as they can. so they send some games to the pc from the xbox in hopes of getting higher sales.
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Murderdolls - 144 days 8 hours ago
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Your money goes to Microsoft either way

I have no problem with 360 exclusives going to PC.
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Shbzshar - 144 days 8 hours ago
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Games for windows
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Steven Colbert - 144 days 8 hours ago
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"MS makes PCs"

Incorrect.Microsoft makes the Windows OS which go into most PCs.HP,Dell,Sony,and Gateway are the ones who make money from PC sales based on their PC models.
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sniper-squeak - 144 days 7 hours ago
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1.6 - Lol @ Steven
u got there before me :P

Very true, MS only makes the OS :)
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Gun_Senshi - 144 days 9 hours ago
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2 - Lionhead Studios said
"Fable 2 and Gears 2 on PC are inevitable"
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cgoodno - 144 days 9 hours ago
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Do you mean "inevitable"?
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Jack Klugman - 144 days 9 hours ago
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"Lionhead Studios has repeatedly stated that it is not working on a PC port of Fable II."

*claps for Lionhead*

Sales on xbox were good and if you release it on PC all they will do is download it.

(swat pc gamer away like a fly)
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StanLee - 144 days 9 hours ago
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Still, if Microsoft see the potentional for even the smallest of successes on the PC, they will port the game. It's just better business sense.
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Mr Face Creamer - 144 days 9 hours ago
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4 - Why would it be a smart thing?
I mean it will sell well just like the first one did on PC... But this guy expects that there are millions of people dying to try Fable II therefore rushing out if it ever comes out for the PC to buy it.
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kissmeimgreek - 144 days 8 hours ago
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well you never know. i know a couple of friends who only have a ps3. theybought alot of 360 exclusives thatwere ported to PC. and they all do hope fable 2 comes o the pc.
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Transporter47 - 144 days 7 hours ago
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5 - I guess in other words
all you really need is a PS3 n PC to play all the games that r going to b released in the future, oh right Nintendo makes good games too....well not many but one or two, but i have all 4 so it doesn't matter matter xD, PS3, Xbox360, Wii and an awesome PC :P
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WeeMadBadger - 144 days 7 hours ago
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6 - It will come to PC
Sooner or later... Anyone heard about Mass Effect? Or Gears of War? Those games were never to leave Xbox; and here we are.

Bottom line: the article says the truth. I don't give a damn about Fable 2 while it's on Xbox, I might buy it (probably would) if it comes to PC.

MS hyped the hell out of this game, it's no point keeping it console exclusive. And since PC is excluded from console wars (games are still called exclusive, even though they are on the console and PC; lol to that), it would be nice to have this game.

However, standards for RPGs on PC are much higher, so the PC version must be top notch!
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jdktech2010 - 144 days 6 hours ago
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Microsoft gets plenty of money from games released on PC. I mean Halo, Gears, ME, Fable are all associated with MGS so they get the same amount of money as if it was sold on 360........that's all they're doing is trying to make money
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Halo3 MLG Pro - 144 days 5 hours ago
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Very smart decision. Microsoft has been making money on PC's for decades. That's what they do. They are mainly a software company. So bringing their sweet 360 gaming titles to the PC market just brings in more revenue for Microsoft.
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dchalfont - 144 days ago
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of course it's a smart decision, all console games should come to pc down the track, if the developers are worried about piracy, just release it 6-12 months later on pc, and despite the pirates they'll still get like 100k sales and a few extra million, what's wrong with that, and besides, i'll buy fable 2 on pc ( my gaming platform) so they just got 1 extra legit sale
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