I'm sorry Bethesda, but I'm more interested in this game being mainly PC and then ported to consoles. Not the other way around. What do you guys think about this? 
 
http://www.gamersmint.com/bethesda-consoles-to-be-the-lead-platform-for-skyrim-aim-to-make-it-really-accessible

Consoles is where the money is, of course it's the lead platform.

It was the same with Oblivion, and that turned out decent. This news does not effect me at all.

Still buying it.

Console is a lead platform for a major game. And, this is news to you.

@CaLe said:

I'm becoming more of a PC gamer recently and this doesn't both me at all. A lot of PC gamers bitch over nothing.

I also am getting more and more into PC games but I still don't get up an arms about stuff like this either. Maybe a false sense of entitlement comes with time?

This is great. Since all I own is a PS3.

Because this obviously means that the PC version is going to be total trash.

Makes me happy that the consoles will be up front.

Us PC guys still get the mod tools. Quit bitchin, yes we'll still buy it.

@DaemonBlack said:

@CaLe said:

I'm becoming more of a PC gamer recently and this doesn't both me at all. A lot of PC gamers bitch over nothing.

I also am getting more and more into PC games but I still don't get up an arms about stuff like this either. Maybe a false sense of entitlement comes with time?

It's not a false sense of entitlement. It's being held down by old technology. Look at Witcher 2, that is a PC game first. Look how incredible it looks; now look at Skyrim

Because this obviously means that the PC version is going to be total trash.

While I don't like games to be dumbed-down, I don't think a bit of streamlining is a bad thing. I used to get upset every time I heard the word streamlined, but as I've gotten older I've come to appreciate some level of simplification. I think you can trim the fat without ruining the actual core gameplay and experience. Hopefully, that's all they're doing.

It never stopped me from buying the PC version of the previous games in the series....   think of the mods man..... think of the mods..

 now look at Skyrim

Meh. I guess that if it's a good port, it'll look fine and the system requirements will be lower than if it had been developed exclusively on PC. Doesn't worry me much. I've outgrown than silly phase of "consoles vs PC". As long as it's a good game (in every aspect, of course), I'll be happy with it.

I'm still buying it for the PC regardless of what they do. The series has always had a strong community so if there's one thing wrong with it there's bound to be one guy who's going to release a mod to fix it. That's the beauty of it all. It's still fine on consoles of course but they're missing out on a lot but everyone has their reasons.

I just want coop in one of bethesda's big ass rpg games..  :(

As much as I like idea of PC gaming I just don't have the money for it to make sense for me. So i'll do fine with my 360 version.

More than ever motherfucker

@natetodamax said:

Because this obviously means that the PC version is going to be total trash.

The question I want to know is are the graphics going to be just ported over or are they going  to be up to pc quality? 

Pc fanboys are hilarious

@Adamsons said:

@blueduck said:

@natetodamax said:

Because this obviously means that the PC version is going to be total trash.

The question I want to know is are the graphics going to be just ported over or are they going to be up to pc quality?

Probably similar to oblivion, scalable draw distance / AA / AF and higher resolution. I wouldn't expect anything better than that.

Plus the mountains of graphical mods, but that will come later down the line, of course.

There are still going to be mod tools on the PC version, so that's still the best one.

Most of the consolified stuff will be fixed with mods. I'm gonna buy the game early next year or so to let some of the basic UI and similar stuff get modded.

 "Now do you want to buy Skyrim?" 
 
Don't PC gamers just pirate all of their games anyway? 
 
#ohsnap

My body is still ready

Don't care if its console, pc or handheld.
 
Shit's gonna be tight.

Yup.

Guess what, I don't have an expensive high-powered PC to not take advantage of the non advantage given to it anyways, so I really don't care. The PC version will still have mods, so it will probably still be the best version anyways.

Gonna wait for the GOTY edition anyway, still need to finish oblivion. As long as they don't forget that the PC controls with mouse and keyboard I don't see the problem.

@TaliciaDragonsong said:

Don't care if its console, pc or handheld. Shit's gonna be tight.

Hey check it out! Someone who likes playing video games!

Also: Mods

As long as they don't give us that shitty console menu like they did in Oblivion, I'll be happy. 

@zoner: Dude, Skyrim looks incredible even on a 360. But I do agree it would be awesome if the PC was lead for it. But the reality is they make a lot more money off consoles so naturally they want to make those versions the best possible. No one can blame them.

Some of those comments on that article are hilarious. 
 
"What a joke.  Another developer thats forgotten it’s roots.  Why would I want to buy an even dumber Oblivion?  Money says the 150 dungeons offered are just like Oblivions.  Worthless and cookie-cutter copies." 
 
lol.

I dare you to not play Skyrim just because the PC isnt the lead platform. I bet you cant do it.

Well, considering that I will be buying it for consoles I don't see how this could possibly change my mind. It just means a better experience for me.

@JakeTaylor said:

Some of those comments on that article are hilarious. "What a joke. Another developer thats forgotten it’s roots. Why would I want to buy an even dumber Oblivion? Money says the 150 dungeons offered are just like Oblivions. Worthless and cookie-cutter copies." lol.

yeah because oblivion totally had a bunch of really different dungeons

I mean, just because it wasn't as bad as DA2 doesnt mean it still wasn't bad.

Still looks good. They have my $60.

It's a bit surprising, but I was planning on getting this for consoles anyways. It's my strange rule of "If I play a Bethasda game on PC, I know I'll end up using the developer console and ruin the game for myself"

@eroticfishcake said:

I'm still buying it for the PC regardless of what they do. The series has always had a strong community so if there's one thing wrong with it there's bound to be one guy who's going to release a mod to fix it. That's the beauty of it all. It's still fine on consoles of course but they're missing out on a lot but everyone has their reasons.

That is the truth as I see it.

Consoles are the money platform, and Bethsoft has gotten alot of shit over the years for the way the games run on consoles; if they want to improve their image with console players by making sure the engine runs well on a 360, that's cool. Like Eroticfishcake says, there will be mods on the PC that clean up and remove any undesirable console-style elements, and the graphics will be extendable.

Look at how good Oblivion can look, dusty old Oblivion on a good modern PC with mods:

Gallery

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I play PC games for the graphics.. not the difference in gameplay.. If Skyrim looks like shit because it was meant for consoles then Fuck it.. it will be another elder scrolls i dont buy. I have a ps3 but i wouldnt buy this for it since it is supposed to look gorgeous as you play otherwise it would be like any other rpg coming out. I dont care if they port it but as long as the graphics can be customized to look like what they should on pc's then i am fine with it.

No different than Oblivion, so whatever.

I'm still running on a mid-range PC from 2007 with a broken-ass Radeon 3870 that keeps crashing, so I'm happy to keep to lower-spec games for now. 
 
I'm getting it on PC, but the only thing that might sway me otherwise is I could keep my game saves on a console. One thing that annoys me beyond belief is there is no way to keep save games on a PC outside of hunting down the save files myself or in the select few games with Steam cloud functionality. It's 2011, people. I'm sick of only making it halfway into a Stalker game! 
 
Also, I'm still struggling to register that Oblivion is 5 years old now.

That's annoying, I won't buy it I guess. I didn't like Oblivion much but I thought Skyrim looked cool, but I don't feel like dealing with incompatibilities and a poor UI. Easy choice.

Yes I was going to buy it on console anyway. However, I really hope there are more environments then just Snowy mountains and grassland. I also heard Todd howard say theres only 3 guilds , with no mention of a dark brotherhood like guild. They were the best part of oblivion, so I hope they're not removing them.

@Slayer22: They know that the DB QL was a near-universal favourite. I noticed he didn't mention them as one of the three guilds either, but I'm sure either the DB or the Morag Tong will be represented. And when I say 'sure' I don't me "I really hope so" I mean that I think it is about as likely as the game having enchanted swords and wolves.