NightShift
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I like to think Yoko Taro went behind SE's back and announced the PC release even though it was already a timed exclusive.
Square Enix's silence about the PC version of Nier Automata
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paperspace
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LelouchZero
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Possumowner
Member
It's either Square being Square or Sony exclusivity...Or its been forgotten... Probably none of these
Kudo
Member
I prefer this to not even announcing the PC version until it's out month later and I've already bought the PS4 version. This way I know to wait and save some money.
protomouse
Member
Follow the money.
Primethius
Banned
After first Nier Automata not mentionned PC, I said it was the PSX version of the trailer and there was nothing to worry about. Duckroll asked if it was okay to ban me if it was delayed. I said don't worry, you can if it's delayed by more than one month, as long as the delay after that month. Basically, I'm now hoping it's not delayed more than a month... and not cancelled :")
Don't worry, everything's going to be okay.
Well, given that it's SE...
Goro Majima
Kitty Genovese Member
Came to post this
Half the shit that pops up on Steam is like "oh damn now available! we're kinda surprised too!"
When you're a PC gamer you get kinda used to not having release dates for a lot of shit.
It'll come.
It'll be an okay port.
People will play it and post pretty high res screenshots of it.
That's my take. Not really worried about it being cancelled, not gonna be surprised either if we won't hear much about it for a while and then it'll be just there one day, kinda like Danganronpa and Lightning Returns. That's just how normally these things go.
I'd appreciate more information but eh I'm not too worried about it. If it wounds up being a bad port we'll hear that anyway from the PC Performance thread and possibly like three reaction threads about Japanese PC ports that would follow.
It'll be an okay port.
People will play it and post pretty high res screenshots of it.
That's my take. Not really worried about it being cancelled, not gonna be surprised either if we won't hear much about it for a while and then it'll be just there one day, kinda like Danganronpa and Lightning Returns. That's just how normally these things go.
I'd appreciate more information but eh I'm not too worried about it. If it wounds up being a bad port we'll hear that anyway from the PC Performance thread and possibly like three reaction threads about Japanese PC ports that would follow.
It's still pre-purchaseable on the Squeenix Store.
But all official sources like their webstore and their twitter still list a PC version
Arthimura
Member
Death Stranding had a steam page too, and then they stealthy deleted it. It wasn't pre-purchasable though, but still.
I'm pretty sure this isn't true.
BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
I'm so glad they announced it already at all. Would've bought the ps4 version if they didn't.
It isn't. The PC thing was before it was even revealed and before an engine was picked.
What?
family_guy
Member
I think it's going to be like the FF games that show up in the Steam database months in advance and then release without much advertising.
whalleywhat
Member
Oh, may I prostrate myself at Squeenix's feet for allowing me to purchase their product...
Yeah, same old same old. At least this time they got a brief word out before the silence
Don't think so, or at least that would shake my belief in SteamGAF being consistently on top of those scenarios. Closest thing there was were from the press release and investor brief
Grim Patron
Member
This. It isn't a title that's gonna sell a lot. Timed exclusive dlc in a AAA game will do better for them than this. I'm already buying a few copies of this. Lol.
my bet.
It's SE, they love to milk console users first, and than gain other bucks from double dippers on PC.
FFXV will release on PC too, since all leaks around the game proved to be true, except the PC one...but it's the MO of SE when they manage japanase ip.
FFXV will release on PC too, since all leaks around the game proved to be true, except the PC one...but it's the MO of SE when they manage japanase ip.
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JetSetRadio
Banned
Getting a timed exclusive deal for this seems rather unlikely, people don't care about Nier.
JustSomeone
Member
They will only address it after the ps4 version is out.
JimboJones
Member
Would Sony really go about getting a marketing deal for this, I mean not a knock against the game or anything but it hardly seems worth the trouble.
It's hardly gonna sell systems let alone actual copies.
It's hardly gonna sell systems let alone actual copies.
chaosblade
Unconfirmed Member
It seems fairly normal for Japanese publishers to mostly disregard PC. Either announce it and remain silent until near release, or stealth release it with an announcement like two weeks before release.
And and and dino crisis will never come back!
GhostTrick
Banned
Yup, mentionned that in the OP. Even though PG's employee's been pretty clear that SE would kill him if he told more haha.
Eolz
Member
I think you should alternate and make a worried thread every month tbh
We live in a universe where Dark souls 2, 3, tales of berseria, DMC, etc didn't happen right?
This just seems like typical SE, unwilling to commit to same day PC releases for their Japanese titles.
Sad Affleck
Member
Why though? Marketing is an effective tool for every market, why not spend some amount of money to make sure that the audience knows the game is coming out?
GhostTrick
Banned
Usually announced after console release. Although I do have a close exemple in mind: FF9
I'm surprised it got announced for PC at all ahead of the PS4 release given how squeenix usually operates, but I think that was due to gamescom hype iirc.
We'll probably just see a steam advert pop up about it before squeenix says anything again. It's not canceled. They're bringing just about everything to PC now
We'll probably just see a steam advert pop up about it before squeenix says anything again. It's not canceled. They're bringing just about everything to PC now
In this case it's possible they announced the port too early. Maybe they just wanted something for a tradeshow idk.
paperspace
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But they said at the time that it would release alongside the PS4 version. Why would they say that if they weren't sure it would be possible.
Also, i generally would be with you that they just aren't sure themselves and it will release on short notice when they are, but for me things looks a bit different here. After announcing it they were happy to talk about the PC version, but all that stopped some time ago, now it's typically "no comment" or something like this, and the other more worrying thing is that Sony around PSX time started to talk about Nier as an PS exclusive. That also could just be a typical mistake, but after the trailers etc all had a Steam logo after it was announced, this also disappeared in the trailers etc released after that point. The promo material they released for stuff like preorders etc also only listed PS4 (talking about the Squeenix released stuff, it's clear the things on PS Blog etc wouldn't have it.)
That's just a bit too many coincidences to not be worrying.