I loved Gears of War. Gears was the safety blanket that made losing Halo and the Master Chief a little less harsh — I can hardly wait to chain-saw me some 13 year old multi-play dweebage. Plus the lighting/music effects in the GoW adventure were actually creepy!
The effectiveness of this tried and trusted console war weapon was dulled somewhat when Epic inevitably brought what amounts to a directors cut of the game to the PC late last year. That move raised some doubt over whether Gears of War 2 would be an Xbox 360 exclusive. Now that doubt has been eradicated with a brutal swipe of a chainsaw - Gears 2 will be an Xbox 360 exclusive. November 2008 is going to be a fantastic month for all Xbox 360 owners. Sorry PS3 fans, but you have to admit to a hint of jealousy.
Top 10 Confirmed and unconfirmed Gears of War 2 details
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Not sure what the issue is with making it a 360 exclusive. If the 360 is the only console with GOW, then it is a console exclusive. Who cares if it is on the PC. The PC and their “Games for Vista” label is just another microsoft channel. Most people don’t hold out from buying a 360 because they have a PC that plays games.
I really don’t even care about exclusivity or pc gaming — I’m now (and have been since 2003 or so) purely an OS X user. My last Windows booting machine went away in the late 90s. Console exclusivity only matters when I can’t get the game I want and so far, every title I love is an Xbox title. I have an X360 and a Wii. Only game I’ve even liked for the Wii is Wii Sports. My wife gave me Wii Carnival Games today and we’ll try it tonight. Other than that, I just like to play games on the Xbox. Gears, Halo3, BioShock, GH3 and RockBand have been the biggies for me in the last year.