The Ultimate SOMA Discussion Thread

**Kein** · 05-11-2015, 02:17 AM

Of course we all know what to blame - piracy. Clearly Amnesia and penumbra sales were too poor so now they concentrate on goldmine - consoles :P

**Sleepbug** · 05-11-2015, 02:58 AM

You know..... I think you guys forgot to click the link GOING to the facebook post. Wink

**i3670** · 05-11-2015, 07:39 AM

You need the pc release if you are going to make mods, which is why I'm getting it for the PC even though I have a Remasterstation 4. It's also in first person and first person and console doesn't go well with me.

I wonder how much you can blame piracy. Are there any numbers on how many illegal copies have been distributed?

**RedKnight** · 05-11-2015, 10:29 AM

A MILLION, perhaps?

**Paddy™** · 05-11-2015, 12:51 PM

(05-11-2015, 02:58 AM)Cridone Wrote: You know..... I think you guys forgot to click the link GOING to the facebook post.

**Damascus Rose** · 05-11-2015, 03:43 PM

what a massive troll

**Slanderous** · 05-11-2015, 04:05 PM

Gr8 b8 m8 Paddy.

~~Googolplex~~ · 05-11-2015, 06:51 PM

(05-11-2015, 01:21 AM)(拉赫兰) Romulator Wrote: Lol calm down. First ever time they've released a console game (as far as I know). Give them credit for even making a game compatiable for the PS4

It's not about the PS4 compatibility. But the problem is when PS4 (or other consoles) becomes the lead platform so that the PC version gets neglected. This often ended in bad console graphics, console gameplay and could mean bugs because of less time and priority or porting of the PC version. Console development automatically means less resources for the PC version.

I'm always annoyed when a game looks and feels like I would play on X-Box.

(05-11-2015, 02:17 AM)Kein Wrote: Clearly Amnesia and penumbra sales were too poor so now they concentrate on goldmine - consoles

Amnesia sold well above their expectations. Consoles are not a goldmine. They are weak, restricted and uncomfortable. Bad graphics, bad controller gameplay, no file access, no mods, no graphic tweaks, bad update support and no compatibility to other (future) systems.

PC is the most powerful and only true gaming platform. Apart from DRM.

**Traggey** · 05-11-2015, 10:25 PM

Whilst PC is indeed stronger, you can not lie to yourself and deny that games sell much better on consoles, because they do. That's just fact.

And in the case of SOMA, it is being developed for PC and ported to consoles, not the other way around.

**Ashtoreth** · 05-12-2015, 09:59 AM

(05-11-2015, 10:25 PM)Traggey Wrote: Whilst PC is indeed stronger, you can not lie to yourself and deny that games sell much better on consoles, because they do. That's just fact.

The times they are a-changin'...

Spoiler below!