PC version of Mortal Kombat 9...
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For a 2 year old fighting game being ported to PC? I bet it is just "released" one day with maybe a day or two notice. Not a major deal to them honestly.
smoke.tetsu
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Game companies release ports of games a lot later than the original platforms with little to no word in advance until the day it drops all the time actually. Especially on less mainstream platforms. Some companies give cryptic clues before hand though.
On the one hand I can understand them not wanting to announce anything until they are good and ready and sometimes that means they aren't good and ready until the day they are releasing it. However, that also means that less people actually know about those games coming to those platforms and they assume they don't exist for them as a consequence.
But to answer the question from earlier. Yes, they can and would do that.
On the one hand I can understand them not wanting to announce anything until they are good and ready and sometimes that means they aren't good and ready until the day they are releasing it. However, that also means that less people actually know about those games coming to those platforms and they assume they don't exist for them as a consequence.
But to answer the question from earlier. Yes, they can and would do that.
KornKombat
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The PC version needs to actually be komplete unlike the Komplete Edition for PS3 and Xbox360, more like the PS Vita version minus Kratos.
It needs to be its own build too and not a port.
Would be really nice if we got some kinda exclusive since its such a late release, like an extra character or some alt costumes.
Only time will tell I guess...
It needs to be its own build too and not a port.
Would be really nice if we got some kinda exclusive since its such a late release, like an extra character or some alt costumes.
Only time will tell I guess...
Appreciate your input on the announcement conundrum, guys. Meanwhile, updates on Steam keep showing up. We had 2 updates last night. Gonna be a bit weird to release the game without an announcement though, considering that Amazon put it up for preorder like a month ago. Well, yeah, the did take it down, so that might have been Warner's plan - not announce it at all. No announcement is kinda shitty though, because we're just gonna sit in the dark, refreshing that SteamDB page and hoping for the best until it actually happens. An announcement is at least gonna provide some insight and calm the spirits down.
On a side note, how many of you think that it might be released/announced on the day Injustice comes out? I think that's April 16th, if I'm not mistaken, so, 3 days from now.
On a side note, how many of you think that it might be released/announced on the day Injustice comes out? I think that's April 16th, if I'm not mistaken, so, 3 days from now.
Well some people (testers obviously) are playing it right now:
http://games.opensteamworks.org/Chart/View/230800
credit to NeoGaf
http://games.opensteamworks.org/Chart/View/230800
credit to NeoGaf
http://www.vg247.com/2013/04/10/mortal-kombat-spotted-on-steam-registry/
The last comment here is really alarming though.
"Careful. I have warned about this.
Valve are trolling people by adding fake entries to the Steam registry, it’s been known about for a while, now. Some of them are tremendously obvious."
If that turns out to be true, Valve deserve a lawsuit. It would be outlandishly unprofessional, and frankly, just plain cruel to the PC fans of the franchise to be played like that.
The last comment here is really alarming though.
"Careful. I have warned about this.
Valve are trolling people by adding fake entries to the Steam registry, it’s been known about for a while, now. Some of them are tremendously obvious."
If that turns out to be true, Valve deserve a lawsuit. It would be outlandishly unprofessional, and frankly, just plain cruel to the PC fans of the franchise to be played like that.
Denis Fyodorov
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Yes, that's exactly what they are doing instead of working, they make 51 fully featured and drawn achievement cards just for the sake of trolling.
It really is beyond that point now, chance of trolling: zero.
Actually, they did not create any achievements - all those images and descriptions are identical to the console ones. Not a single new achievement has been added. So, yeah, there is a chance it is all for nothing. Though, putting all pieces together, including the latest signs of a possible playtest, I thinke the chances of the release are pretty high.
If it comes out after all, I just hope it was done by NR and not outsourced like AK. Otherwise, the quality will leave much to be desired. As for new content or enhanced visuals to make up for the late release - fat chance, not from those PC-haters at NR and WB.
Actually, Denis, the first 51 achievements were leaked before a certain bug in Steam's registry was patched by Valve, and since that happened, the achievement section hasn't been updated by SteamDB. They just can't update that right now. The "Game Schema" section on the SteamDB page says "Data from 27.03.2013", I'm guessing that was when the bug has been fixed and access to the Game Schemas restricted by Valve.
My point being, the developers might have very well added a lot more achievements since then, we're just not able to view them right now. Since no subsequent updates were being reflected in the SteamDB page. All we can see is that the app is being updated. What it's being updated with, though, is a mystery right now.
My point being, the developers might have very well added a lot more achievements since then, we're just not able to view them right now. Since no subsequent updates were being reflected in the SteamDB page. All we can see is that the app is being updated. What it's being updated with, though, is a mystery right now.
ZaxxerDog
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Well my point still stands I think, they just wouldn't include all the original achievements fully featured if it was a simple trolling attempt. Also I honestly think that what that the contents of the comment over there is complete bollocks, people are working at Valve and not amusing themselves with trolling attempts.
Anyway you can be sure the port is not developed by Netherrealm because of Injustice, chances are some internal studio at WB is doing it instead of them. Outsourcing can also be a factor but I think we should be calm, you can't really mess up porting an UE3 game even if it will be only a barebone port without any additional bells and whistles.
For as long as they do justice to what MK9 is on the consoles, I don't care if it's developed by NRS or some African studio noone's ever heard of. I don't care about new content either - yeah, it would be a nice touch, but ultimately, I want the game as it is, without Kratos and Freddy ( it will definitely be without Kratos, since he's a PS exclusive ), with everything else included - no more, no less.
Gimme that, with a properly optimized netcode for comfortable online play, and I'm all good. And of course, at least 1080p textures, so I can play this in true HD, not the way it was made for consoles.
Oh, and if they, for some reason, opt for the incredibly-dumbass idea of not allowing me to map my keyboard keys AGAIN ( thus effectively depriving me of being able to play the way I am used to - with a keyboard, not a shitty controller ), I'm just gonna grab a plane to USA and personally set their main office on fire. Seriously.
Gimme that, with a properly optimized netcode for comfortable online play, and I'm all good. And of course, at least 1080p textures, so I can play this in true HD, not the way it was made for consoles.
Oh, and if they, for some reason, opt for the incredibly-dumbass idea of not allowing me to map my keyboard keys AGAIN ( thus effectively depriving me of being able to play the way I am used to - with a keyboard, not a shitty controller ), I'm just gonna grab a plane to USA and personally set their main office on fire. Seriously.
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ZaxxerDog
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Well I'm sure we'll be able to rebind our keys, even the Arcade Kollection allowed us to do that and that was a poor port. As for wishes I've already got mine: no GFWL is sweet.
I simply hate GFWL.
Xenon
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Not gonna happen, same netcode.
Not gonna happen.
It's just a straightforward port.
What if they're based in Somalia?
How on earth are you SO informed then? Not gonna happen, not gonna happen. Are you Ed Boon in disguise or what? It's obvious you're against the idea of the game coming to PC, so quit blabbing about, considering the fact that you do not even possess any inside info on the matter.
Xenon
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I just have low expectations. Besides, this is a port from a console to PC. Have you been living under a rock for the past 5 years? Have you even experienced the shoddy quality of what's known as "console ports"? Add on top the way they treated MKAK, a game which has been EMULATED far more superior than the port itself, and the fact that NRS have been shafting PC since MK4...
Now you also need to ask yourself why would they fix the netcode on the PC without rolling out the patch to the consoles first? The outrage would be phenomenal, as console players have been asking for an improvement since...the game released.
As for HD textures, it's not just as simple as rescaling it in Photoshop.
Yeah, my expectations are pretty much rock bottom.
Also did you just seriously tell me to stop talking? Seriously? Credibility: negative zero.
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