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Starcraft 2 beta will be PC only

The system specs for the StarCraft II beta were released, and despite the fact that Blizzard announced Mac support for their popular space RTS, there doesn't seem to be any specs for the actual Mac, just those funky Windows specs. That is how you spell it, right, W-I-N-D-O-W-S?

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NotSoSilentBob5954d ago (Edited 5954d ago )

Does anyone really think it will go on another platform?

Edit: I consider mac a Personal Computer. I ment it as in consoles/handheld.

M337ING5953d ago

It won't. Starcraft was a disaster on the Nintendo 64.

tdrules5953d ago

Blizzard have always supported Mac.

you sir are and idiot

thehitman5953d ago

I would buy it for ps3 instead of PC as long as it doesnt cost more. My ps3 is much more powerful then my PC and lag free online play is what I want, as long as they would support the mouse and keyboard but I dont see why it wouldnt.

Letros5953d ago

Doubt they'd ever make anything for PS3 due to the API, similar to Valve's stance.

No offense, but if your PC lags when playing SC2, then I'm a bit surprised you could even afford a PS3, this game will require a P4....

thehitman5953d ago (Edited 5953d ago )

Lag especially when in games w/ massive units if its custom or something or very end-game masses. SC2 will be a huge jump from starcraft and I play warcraft3 and when playing customs like footmen wars massing lags every1 sometimes and starcraft is always mass.

@Charmers ya I know .. thats why I said if it doesnt cost more because I know it probably would...

Charmers5953d ago

@ thehitman - if Starcraft 2 did come to the PS3 it would cost more. The reason PC games are cheaper is down to License fees. There is no license fee on the PC so the game can be cheaper. If Blizzard released Starcraft 2 on the PS3 they would have to pay Sony between $10 - $15 for every copy sold. That is the primary reason why games are cheaper on the PC.

Oh and before anyone thinks I am being anti-sony it would be the same story if Starcraft 2 appeared on the 360 it would cost more because a license fee would have to be paid to Microsoft for the "honour" of having a game on their system.

Panthers5953d ago

You guys DO realize this article is referring to the beta not coming to MAC. No one in their right mind would think this is coming to consoles.

tdrules5953d ago

why in God's name would you play an RTS on console.

battle.net > PSN

kb/m > controller

NotSoSilentBob5953d ago

tdrules

I would disagree with the Battlenet> PSN as they are pretty much the same style of service and both will lag or fly on downloads depending on your ISP. If someone took the time to make a RTS that was worth while on the PS3 with Keyboard/mouse support I might actually get it.

Letros5953d ago (Edited 5953d ago )

The problem is that you cannot ship a game on PS3 without native controller support, this game REQUIRES a M/KB to play(this isn't Halo Wars). It wouldn't sell in that state, and you would have to play on B.net 2.0 not PSN as all stats are being tracked.

Blizzard also knows that their games run on 5+ year old systems, go shop on craigslist, I'm sure you can find something for $100.

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Letros5953d ago

Its a BETA test, for game mechanics and the 90+% marketshare OS. Mac testing will most likely be done in house.

Raf1k15953d ago

No need to test on Macs since if it works on one, it'll work one pretty much all others of a similar spec.

Motion5953d ago

A mac is a personal computer.

Nihilism5953d ago

The author is still living in 1995 in his head, when macs had different hardware.

MattQC5953d ago

Isnt that the leaked specs that blizzard said were wrong? Source link isnt even working.

commodore645953d ago

i am quite surprised at these specs.
They seem rather low.

But if the specs are right, then this would give MANY gamers with older/average PCs a chance to play the game.

in my case, my laptop won't run it... it's too weak.
Thus I am considering upgrading to a i5 750 system, purely for this game.

crazy, i know.

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'StarCraft: Remastered', 'StarCraft II' Now Available on PC Game Pass

This week, Blizzard Entertainment dropped both 'StarCraft: Remastered' and 'StarCraft II Campaign Collection' into PC Game Pass.

meganick558d ago

Hopefully these get released on Switch and Playstation, along with Age of Empires. There’s a severe lack of good RTS games on both those platforms.

waytoobad557d ago

if only they didn't raise the price 500% last year.

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Coming to Game Pass: Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, StarCraft & StarCraft II, and More

Happy spooky season to those who celebrate! We have a collection of scary games for you to enjoy with Game Pass, while hiding under the blankets (or maybe that’s just how I play). And if you want to do something slightly less scary, we have a whole list of games for you to start pre-installing including more day one additions like Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and more! Let’s get to the games.

• South Park: The Fractured but Whole (Cloud, Console, and PC) – October 16
• Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (Cloud, Console, and PC) – October 25
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III (Cloud) – October 25
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• Call of Duty: Warzone (Cloud) – October 25
Game Pass Ultimate
• Ashen (Cloud, Console, and PC) – October 29
• Dead Island 2 (PC) – October 31
• StarCraft: Remastered (PC) – November 5
• StarCraft II: Campaign Collection (PC) – November 5

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crazyCoconuts582d ago

Let the COD on GamePass experiment begin!
I would think their quarterly revenue will take a hit compared to a year ago, but will maybe make up for it throughout the year as the monthly GP subs keep coming in

pwnmaster3000582d ago

Was up with call of duty man?
I downloaded cod on gamepass and for some reason I cannot access the game.

darthv72582d ago

just curious what version? There are some that you can pre-load, but they wont work until their release date later this month.

pwnmaster3000582d ago

I have to redownload it again for the 3rd time to check.
I ended up just deleting it to make room for other games after the second time.

It was on Xbox game pass, I didn’t know there was other versions. I just downloaded everything, but sadly I couldn’t even access the game. Maybe 3rd time the charm. I’ll download it again.

SPEAKxTHExTRUTH582d ago

It’s not out yet man unless you’re talking about MW3.

pwnmaster3000582d ago

I’m talking about mw3. For some reason I could not get it to work.

just_looken582d ago

On xbox there is the last gen/current gen versions pc though you could also get a xbox version.

When that new forza first came out for one day they had the xbox version on the pc store i was like ? what it was odd.

On xbox you can easily download the one version of a game instead of the series version so you run into issues on your series console.

pwnmaster3000581d ago

Because a game won’t run after I download it??
Man your kids must hate your @ss if that’s how you think.

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dveio582d ago

It's going to be very interesting to follow up on how the new entry of CoD will perform at the box office, player numbers and distribution of Xbox, PC and PS versions this year.

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DivineHand125582d ago

I got excited thinking they ported StarCraft to consoles but it's just the PC version. Also, I thought Starcraft 2 was already free to play.

TheColbertinator582d ago

I'm certain it is going to be the Campaign Collection version.

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$15 horse for WoW made more money than StarCraft 2: Wings of Liberty

Jason Hall, currently an indie developer and former Blizzard employee, has been sharing some really interesting stories from his long career in the industry for a while now. Some of them are truly insightful, while others may seem depressing.

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Sciurus_vulgaris918d ago

I’m a little shocked that StarCraft 2: Wings of Liberty sold only around 6 million copies. The original StarCraft did over 11 million. Maybe Blizzard was too leisurely in releasing StarCraft 2? Starcraft 2 came out 12 years after it’s predecessor.

Plague-Doctor27917d ago (Edited 917d ago )

Im surprised too. Starcraft was still a huge name in 2010. It was kinda the only new RTS around and other genres like MOBAs hadn't really kicked off yet. I do remember at the time sentiment around the game was
pretty angry the game was being split into 3 but I doubt that would have impacted sales to that degree

Sciurus_vulgaris917d ago

For a long time I believed StarCraft II sold on par or better than its predecessor. There was so much hype for the game. Plus it had a pretty strong E-Sports scene for a few years.

Myself and half a dozen friends all bought StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty and played it religiously for a full year. While I bought the expansions, most of my friends did not. RPGs seem to be a generally low selling genre.

Nerdmaster917d ago

I'm not shocked at all. This was an early example of Blizzard being greedy. Instead of releasing a complete experience, splitting Starcraft 2 in 3 parts so it could make us purchase it 3 times if we wanted to know the whole story and play story mode with the other races.

Sciurus_vulgaris917d ago

I originally had that stance. However, Wings of Liberty, was just as long, if not longer than StarCraft 1. The expansions were of decent length too and added a good amount of additional content.

il-JumperMT917d ago

and people wonder why we are having mtx in everything. i blame the people who actual buy them.

Nerdmaster917d ago

It's interesting he used Brazil as an example of the importance of regional pricing. Nowadays many companies on Steam are setting their prices in Brazil as high as, if not more than, their price in USA. I simply refused to buy a few games when I noticed that's the case.

Extermin8or3_917d ago

This right here is the fucking problem.

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