Dead Space 3 developer defends PC port

Lazy developers or not, DS3 is actually very good on the PC, just not excellent. It's by no means BF3 or Crysis 2 but it's good enough and there ARE PC improvements over the console versions despite the consensus, just not crazy DX11 type stuff, which is a waste for a game like this anyways because the bulk of it is in dark hallways and sterile interiors. Take it from someone who only games on a 82" screen, you WILL want the PC version over the console versions. So far, i'm liking this game a lot!

I paid over £1500 for my PC, to have a better gaming experience. And now EA dont want to give PC gaming much benefit in visuals over Xbox 360 or PS3?! Im calling bullsh*t, they just cant be arsed. They care less and less about the gaming community each game they painfully sh*t out. 

Speaking just about the difference among platforms since this game is garbage and it's rating confirms it, PC really has more potential anyway...It does no good to whine about it at this point.

Its because of pirates, why would they spend all that hard work to improve it on PC when it could easily be aquired as torrent

To the torrent mobile ! XD

"but Visceral Games isn't going out of its way to develop exclusive benefits like DICE did with the PC version of Battlefield 3."

That's why you'll never be as good a developer like DICE. 

To Steve, you should come and see how Crysis performs on PC.

that's good atleast they're releasing it on the same date across all platforms and i love dead space

Everything in this game happens in REAL TIME (nothing "lazy"about that)That said i am sure this will be amazing on any platform. I think even the most arrogant PC players will be pleased...

Hey Visceral develop enhanced PC version of DS3 and charge more for it i bet most of all PC freaks will pay u a lot

"We aren't trying to create disparity in the experience that our gamers enjoy...". What crap. They should optimize and make the game the best it can be on all platforms.

If that means refined controls, higher res textures, support for more screen resolutions and advanced processing effects for the PC platform, then implement it! Or make it a budget £19.99 purchase for PC owners.

This is why games like Borderlands 2 and DmC get my money, because I can see they've put some effort in to making a proper PC version. A sloppily ported Xbox verion does not.

So by this guys logic if they ever make a game for the 3DS and then release it on the PS3 it will still look the same because they want the experience to be as similar as possible between platforms?!

Well FINE! But don't charge full price for it then. Low effort = low price.

Why are you trying to bullshit it when it's obvious you're not making the port any better cuz,

A) You're lazy

B) Not enough time

C) Not enough funding

Sure, the PC version of Dead Space 1 and 2 were pretty bleh already but they still allowed to you play around with graphics settings, not really getting into the big stuff but the common features were there, this isn't like Dark Souls where the developers didn't know wtf they were doing and had very little time to put the port together, this is a developer that's had plenty of games on PC.

So the experience is there, give me a break.

I hope no one on pc buys this game, maybe next time they'll put some effort into it

That is terrible to hear. I loved DS1 and DS2 on PC but i can't give money over to a company that treats the best platform as second rate. That's akin to saying here is a 1080p tv but we have limited it to 480p because we don't want our phone to suffer in comparison. Wow. That is pure laziness and confirms i will not be giving them 1c for DS3.

In other words;

"Yeah you'll get your 1080p but I can't see any good reason why I should do any extra work so I'm warning you now to keep your whiny little mouth shut on release."

i think every "port" should be upgraded on the pc. 

My opinion is that we, as PC enthusiasts, put a lot of effort, not to mention money, into our machines so that they CAN perform better than current-gen consoles. I feel that we deserve the extra bells and whistles of graphics customization and more interface options. Developers who overlook the PC community are turning their backs on many of the most diehard gamers out there. I've been playing games on PC since Wolfenstein 3D first released. Sure, I own a PS3 (I pretty much bought it just to play MGS4), but my desktop is where you will almost always find me gaming. Shame on you Visceral.

All I get out of this is that they are lazy. The PC is by nature a better platform, so if the game can take advantage of that why wouldn't it? That philosophy is a bunch of crap as far as I'm concerned.

Oh come on. Every Dead Space PC version is a port. What makes any of us think that Dead Space 3 will be any different? Am I going to buy it? No. But not because it's a bad ports, it's because the series has never changed. Oh wow, snow...I've never seen fields of white before.

We don't want it to be "similar", we want it to be "better!" like it could be on the PC, what a waste of a good opportunity.

Over the years I expected PC versions of games to be better since you can put a lot of really good hardware in a PC. Seems stupid not to utilize the superior hardware of the PC if it's there. If they use the same engine it will be able to make use of better graphics than the consoles.

If dead space 3 does well and the DLC, coop doesn't take all of the horror suspense outta of what makes DS IP special then a PC-optimised version will probably follow. I know it costs a ton to optimize and you have to have the people with talent and skills in that area available, but I think it would at least make its money back. 

So we don't even get a DirectX 10 option? Something which has been available on PCs for 7+ years now? But of course they're still going to charge $60 for it.

Regression for pc games, thanks

"but we certainly don't target PC as something that's going to be significantly different. We aren't trying to create disparity in the experience that our gamers enjoy; we want to make sure everyone's having that same experience." 

 PC's are significantly different, and the fact that promotional material for Dead Space 3 is done on High powered PC's, shows that the developers should understand this. A £1500 gaming rig designed that the person sits very close too is significantly different from a £200 console that is designed to be on a tv and for the individual to sit 6-10 feet away from. When you are spending over 5 times the amount that a gaming console costs, you do expect a little effort to be put into the port, an FoV slider at the very least, personally I find alot of ports unplayable because of lack of FoV sliders because of the motion sickness.

Comments like this, suggesting laziness from a developer would make me question the overall commitment to making a great game, ( a survival horror game with a shop you can buy everything you need from - even if optional has no place being in a survival game, cash grab) .

I await the Angry Joe review on this one before they recive any of my hard earned cash...I wish I could charge my employer micro transactions for extra tasks I do.

Technically theyre not dumbing down anything. It just sounds like theyre not interested in the power that is available these days, since their largest market uses old as shit hardware.

They arent bothering to make the best game they can basically, they set the bar lower than they should have. Which when it comes to graphics isnt the end of the world, but it does seem lazy.

so: "we're dumbing down pc version potential so consolers so don't feel so bad".

why would you come out in public and say this? won't be surprised if huge hi-res or similar pc update comes out after all the negative feedback they'll get from "us"

Don't worry PC gamers, I'm sure you'll still be able to play at 1080p with anti-aliasing, which is still better than the console versions.