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[moqqy]

Originally posted by caswallawn_2k7:
they aren't trying to kill off the PC (it will never happen) it's simply the PC game needs to be a hell of a lot more complex than the console games as it needs to run on a pretty much infinite number of hardware set-ups and not just one set-up that is constant for every1.

Yeah, complete BS. Tell us everything is OK for months and then barely 1 month before the release, they've found out the PC version isn't working properly?

[Firewaterearth]

Originally posted by Xanatos2007:
Surely they realised this at the start of production, why'd they wait to kick us in the teeth just now?

That's what we all want to know.

Ubisoft could do themselves a favor and just tell their customers for the sake of fairness why they are doing this BS.

[caswallawn_2k7]

they obviously thought they could get it done in the time they had, but during production everything can be going perfect one minuet then the next thing you know you run into a brick wall you have to smash down before you can move on.

this delay has probably been announced as they have got into the work of splitting the 3 separate versions, as up to that point everything would have seemed to be going fine then when they have came to the hardware support they have found there is going to be a lot more work than they originally intended.

you have to think if they want to keep the game open to a large number of people they will need to add a lot of scalability into the game or only top end PC's will be able to run it at any decent level. (for example of a bad port that should of been delayed further to sort out all the problems look at GTA4)

[Firewaterearth]

1. They said all 3 versions would be released the same day. I'm pretty sure Ubisoft knows enough about game production that they already calculated the PC optimizing in.

2. http://www.n4g.com/News-380701.aspx

[caswallawn_2k7]

as I said before with the way N4G is ran it is as reliable as wikipedia

as for saying a game firm should know how long optimisation will take, it's not something you can accurately state till you have then entire base ready as something can turn out easier to convert and others can turn our harder.

software development is never the same twice this is why every firm that releases a date for a game will use the disclaimer that it can move. as until the game goes gold no1 can be certain of production times.

[Xanatos2007]

So why didn't they state that as the reason then instead of "we're going on a voyage to find the Black Pearl and combat pirates!"?

[POPersiaT2T]

Originally posted by Firewaterearth:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by POPersiaT2T:
Now we can only hope that they will release the PC version sometime around Jan 2010. since they had already announced the PC version delayed to Q1 2010, i think they probably would not going to release it in this year anymore.

According to play.com the new date is March, 5th. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Still, its not confirmed by the official yet.

[Stormpen]

I think the wait gets worse once you preorder it.

[MinscTheHunter]

Originally posted by caswallawn_2k7:
as I said before with the way N4G is ran it is as reliable as wikipedia

FYI: the source of that info is not N4G, it's a Belgian website who talked to Patrice Désilets at the Gamescom in Cologne. Apparently it was already known to some Ubisoft employees at that time that the PC version would get delayed, though not to everyone.

[fahRENheit2006]

Originally posted by POPersiaT2T:
Now we can only hope that they will release the PC version sometime around Jan 2010. since they had already announced the PC version delayed to Q1 2010, i think they probably would not going to release it in this year anymore.

January is not Ubisoft's Q1. Their first quarter starts in March, not January. That's why Ubi games coming out in November/December are Q3, not Q4. Dunno why that is, just the way the French company runs its books and starts its fiscal cycle.

Hopefully there will be some sort of DLC between November and March for AC2. Maybe they could bundle the DLC together for free with the game for the PC users to make some amends.

But otherwise, the delay isn't officially confirmed yet? Just one website hypothesizing a date?