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Originally Posted by Crunchy in milk
Wishing for PC releases of all of Bioware's titles just because they made PC games to start with has nothing to do with cheaper price tag on the shelves, higher resolution graphics or avoiding updating drivers, and I regret steering the conversation in that direction. At the end of the day, Mass Effect is bought and paid for by Microsoft. Up front. The developer is being paid while making the game. Microsoft takes the risk if it bombs in sales. Given Microsoft's track record of #$%ing with games they've paid for and not letting them mature to the developer's satisfaction its a mixed blessing for the consumer (see Halo 2 and most likely Halo 3).
Bioware have no obligation to you to provide you with all their games, they're a business. Equally you don't have to play all their games. I think its great that companies like Bioware are making titles to suit different platforms and making enough money to keep on developing.
As a side note to Soccerdude, I'm sorry you only managed to get almost half your money back on that copy of GTA on the PS2. Piracy on the PS2 is a different affair to piracy on the Xbox and Gamecube. You still made more from its resale than you would from selling a similar PC game second hand.
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Yeah I know, I'm sorry if I accused Bioware. It's mainly Microsoft's option of not releasing the game for the PC, to reap the most profits. If it was up to Bioware, I'm sure they would make a PC version. They mentioned the possibility of making a JE for the PC if Microsoft gave them the green light.
