Will you buy Mafia II for PS3/XboX or for PC?

[mg198242]

On which platform will you play Mafia II: consoles of PC?

[ArchangelX]

PC all the way, mouse, keyboard probably better graphics enough said :D

[mg198242]

PC all the way, mouse, keyboard probably better graphics enough said :D
Same here!:D :D
But I want also to see if the percentage of gamers that will play Mafia II on PC is still high compared to consoles players! Things have changed a lot since Mafia was released in 2002 and I want to see how much PC will absorb from the total sellings.... more or less!

[killlemalll]

PlayStation 3!

[Craftworth]

Only PC! More futurable, you can instal some mods :)

[jackinthebox]

i don't use any consoles, pc only for me...

[Godfather1930]

PC= better gameplay,better graphics, mods etc.
Console=crap

[Styvesant]

PC for me also, I didn't buy my system to be beaten by consoles. MWUAHAHAHAHAH! lol

[Dbeat]

errrr it depends on your computer i buy the first mafia in pc and it was great but now that the graphics are higher i will buy it for xbox 360....i dont have a supercomputer so ...i hope that it will be equal or similar to pc or better who knows

[mg198242]

Hmmm.... it looks like PC has beaten up pretty bad both consoles so far. Great success!:D

[Kubilay_Han]

Playstation 3 baby !

[Thomas Angelo]

OMG :D

PC - the best graphic and great controlling

(and PS3 & xBox sux :D )

[maandverband]

Completely true!

[RaptorM60]

OMG :D

PC - the best graphic and great controlling

(and PS3 & xBox sux :D )

I can see you have probably never tried to play on X360/PS3 ;-)

I voted for X360 version, I don't want to (and can't) spend money for both laptop and gaming PC and playing on X360 is much more funny than on PC in my opinion. It is quite different and I still love typicall hardcore PC games, but my machine is not able to run them anymore.

We won't see another crappy Mafia on consoles, that's for sure.

[ThaCrip]

PC all the way, mouse, keyboard probably better graphics enough said :D

that's pretty much the bottom line in my opinion ;)

cause the PC's mouse is FAR better at aiming quickly/accurately than a analog stick is on a consoles controller.... cause games where aiming is key in playing the game (which these are) i think a mouse is a must. (basically any first person/third person shooter type games)

plus graphics wise im sure PC will be best (as usual)

[Styvesant]

I have played PS3 and 360, theyre good platforms, no doubt about that, and I will not be a hater and say they're crap, when they're not, but PCs lead the way for me.

[Fraz]

PC PC PC ... :)

loved Mafia at PC and remember at PS2 it was not that good ...

[Capi]

PC

Wanna take videos and screens

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[Dark-Wolf]

PC of course, i want to play with ultra tripple X mega monster graphics! :D

[CherryIcee]

No contest, PC all the way :D

[Styvesant]

Anyway, i think that they mentioned something about PC being the leading platform for Mafia, so bad luck consoles, maybe next time.

[Donstress]

PC here too. Like mentioned above, with the mouse control and graphics.

I also prefer being more close up while playing games, more personal that way.

[tnmke]

PC all the way. Better, more precise control adds to the immersion effect.

[Alfist-GTV6]

PC ofcourse!

[mg198242]

PC ofcourse!
Excellent!:)
I hope this thread/poll will have a "meaning" to DEVS! So far PC sales kinda killed consoles.:D
Mafia III should go PC exclusive!

[Styvesant]

lil it's called Money, money money :P

And consoles are the way to money

[Muggy]

On which platform you will play Mafia II: consoles of PC?

Most definitely PC, Not that I am against consoles; however any game on PC I believe has always had the edge, e.g. when it comes to graphics, controls and the whole experience.. ;)

I hope that 2KCzech (formerly IS) do keep Mafia II primarily as a PC game like they did with Mafia The City of Lost Heaven. :D

[korey]

Hmmm, it's a close one between ps3 and pc for me, i'd love to get it for the pc, BUT i dont think my pc will run it smoothly, that said, i guess its gota be ps3 :mad:

[PimpDaddy]

PC in hopes the game will be easily moddable.

[vaults]

I guess I am gonna get it for the Wii.

Just kiddin, PC all the way, its simply more fun and more acurate playing it on the PC

[mg198242]

I guess I am gonna get it for the Wii.

Just kiddin, PC all the way, its simply more fun and more acurate playing it on the PC
Ok, stick with the PC. Smart move..... in the last moment.:D Mods will make it even better.

[Treadstone 71]

PS3 & PC.
I want to compare it afterwards.

[Skipper]

PC all the way.

[Hotdog]

PC!
=better controls (mouse and keyboard) and maybe better graphics.

[ArchangelX]

PC!
=better controls (mouse and keyboard) and maybe better graphics.

Honestly I will be disapointed if the PC version doesn`t have better graphics then the console versions.

[Aluc]

PC...I'm soon upgrading my current four year old lousy, can only play Crysis on medium settings, machine to a killer 20times superior self built thing.:confused:

[Frankie Yale]

PC all the way, mouse, keyboard probably better graphics enough said :D
Agreed. ;)

[BOSS AA1]

PC and Xbox 360

Originally Posted by Treadstone 71
PS3 & PC.
I want to compare it afterwards.

I also want to compare both.
And it's also nice to play a game like Mafia (II) on a very big screen. :cool:

[Styvesant]

Getting my 26" LCD in two months, with 2 9800GTX's. Got $300 to go, so definitely PC for moi.

[FuKuy]

PC:

My PC can handle the game at top quality.

1680x1050@AA2x/AF8x+60fps+Vsync+minor loading times+keyboard&mouse+cheaper game+MODs.

No doubt.

[Mr. The Big]

PC for me. :)

[Treadstone 71]

wow, so PC was the favourite platform.
cool.

[mg198242]

wow, so PC was the favourite platform.
cool.
Yup, PC was better, no doubt! I just think that in reality console sales percentage will be bigger this time and, of course, PC's lower, because this time the game will be released for all platforms the same time, then in the last 6 years consoles got better and better while the PC was on a slow but sure downfall. So I don't think that in reality the PC version of Mafia II will represent 80+% of the total sales, as the poll is saying. Plus, here on the forum, we are real Mafia fans, and real Mafia fans play it on PC anyway, so it's obvious that on the poll from the official forum of the game the PC crushed consoles, but in reality things will be different IMO and PC probably will represent 50% of the total sales.

[Celestial Spirit]

only PC
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[rethnath]

Hey guys,

PS3 and XBOX 360 have its own advantages and almost all part of a good gaming PC. But these idiot consoles couldn't behave as a PC...!!!!

That is why PC is the Protagonist..

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[Treadstone 71]

yeah i know PC was the better platform.
i'm the PC fan too. i'm always say; "PC above all"
but we must appreciate the 'console boys' too.
they same with us, please don't make 'em disappointed.

[007 RoadRunner]

I've played games on a PC my entire life andMafia is one of the greatest games for PC so definetly PC for me

[Statix]

If the game turns out to be any good, and is reviewed well, I'll be getting it for my PS3. :)

[Dbeat]

[QUOTE=rethnath;283662]Hey guys,

PS3 and XBOX 360 have its own advantages and almost all part of a good gaming PC. But these idiot consoles couldn't behave as a PC...!!!!

That is why PC is the Protagonist..
wowowow hold on it must be a difference wich is not to big...second you may expirience all those grafics in your pc only if you have a good one and maybe only designed to play games like alien or something like that and if you dont have one of them you must say good bye to you pc superiority this is not like first mafia the graphics will be a lot more "heavier" so pc must have its advantages but consoles too so... two options you spend a lot or money buying a special pc , or your pc is good but in the moment you install mafia 2 it will be slooower, oooor your pc will explode ...you hear about the game bioshock for pc?? well it is nowadays too heavier for pc ...now just imagine mafia 2.

[rp2008]

I'm going to buy it for X360, I played the 1st Mafia on PC back on the day, but to play this one on the PC I need to spend a fortune to upgrade it/buy a new one... So X360 it is.

[Thero]

I want to learn a little more about it before I decide. I want to buy it for my 360 but I just bought a pretty bad ass computer about a month ago so I may buy it for that instead.

[Madis]

I think I would buy it for the PC.

[buetforasif]

On PC of course, I may need to upgrade my video card before playing it.

[Gunzen-R]

I will play it on PC.

But will the game be released on PC before PS3/360 ?

[Kadaver]

"But will the game be released on PC before PS3/360 ?"

Same time I think.

[thastrogg]

PC for life ...better controls ,graphic and details and dont have to be stripped down i just hope that you dont need more than 1 gb ram :p

[Godfather1930]

If you do need more then 1 GB, nowadays DDR2 are really cheap...so go buy more :P

[FtRapture]

More than likely the PS3

[Dbeat]

i will buy it for xbox 360 jajaja you will laugh at me but my best computer is a laptop dell pentium 4 of th 2001 year

[FtRapture]

Well I for one will not be laughing, I have a capapble computer, but for the most part prefer the TV experience more.

[Mocib]

For the PC, of course.

Bumping this up so that mods can lock the duplicate thread.

[mg198242]

Yeah, I hope moderators will close the duplicate threads! It's not good for anyone to have multiple threads on the same subject!

[Fugue]

despite having a new PC I'll be getting the 360 version as well, and suspect sitting on the sofa with sound system cranked up will keep me away from the PC, but it will depend on just how close the versions end up being.

[Gingerbeard]

360, my computer sucks too much to run anything new'ish.

[maandverband]

I play my games on the PC and on no other machine. Only thing stopping me from buying the PC version is product activation. If the game has no product activation (requires no internet connection and has no installation limits) I'll buy the game for the PC. If the game has product activation, I won't buy the PC version. Neither will I buy a console version. I'll just skip this game then, just like I did with BioShock and all other games which were released with product activation.

[mg198242]

I'll buy Mafia II (for PC) even if it's installations are limited, but only because it's sequel to Mafia, very probably the best game I ever played (my personal top 3 anyway)! Although I do not agree at all with these kind of antipiracy systems, I have to say I've never bought and never will buy a game (besides Mafia II) with a limited number of installations, even if that number is 100,000! I won't spent my money on these kind of products! I can live with the online activation system if the game is very good, or if at least satisfies my tastes, but a limited number of installations or the fact that I need to register and log on to some sort of site(s) in order to be able to play the game is really very dumb (yeah, I kinda feel sorry for buying GTA IV now), BECAUSE those groups that spent their time hacking the protection systems of the games succeed on every case they work on sooner or later AND make that game playable without having to register and log on to some certain sites or even need the internet at all, so basically a pretty significant number of potential gamers will skip certain titles just because of the protection systems, just like I did with BioShock, and it's too bad for 2K (but I'm sorry too) because I wanted to buy that game because I liked it, but in the end I decided that I won't buy it,.... and that's only because of the registering system!

[Henry Tomasino]

i'm getting Mafia II for ps3

[RkoPlayer_DE]

I will play Mafia 2 on my PC and my Xbox 360

[Cramscorpion]

Yeah, I'm going to buy it for the 360 too. the grafics will be nicer on my 360 'cause I don't have a super PC. I do NOT believe that all the PC users have better grafics then 360 or PS3 users. And if I want a PC version of this game, I download it and more people will. PC-gaming will vanish some time if sites like piratebay remain existence

[RkoPlayer_DE]

Yeah, I'm going to buy it for the 360 too. the grafics will be nicer on my 360 'cause I don't have a super PC. I do NOT believe that all the PC users have better grafics then 360 or PS3 users. And if I want a PC version of this game, I download it and more people will. PC-gaming will vanish some time if sites like piratebay remain existence

I don´t care if I can download Mafia 2! But I can it download for Xbox360 and PC BUT! I don´t download Mafia 2 never ever. This Game must be buy. I buy it for Xbox360 and PC.

And my Hardware is very good and I think that I will have the best graphic options

[neon25]

PC gaming is not going to die, unless Microsoft decides not to release Windows anymore.(Which is their main source of income, not X360)

And we know that will never happen. As long as there is a system to release on, there will be games on it, end of story.

Besides, if anything, in the recent years I've seen PC gaming grow stronger, EA released most titles on PC in 2008, not X360 or Wii.

And what about Blizzard? Do you really think they would say goodbye to 11million paying WoW subscribers? Not gonna happen.

And The Pirate Bay was sold&closed not so long ago. It will be legal business now.

Anyway, /OT

I will buy this game for the PC. :)

[Hamish]

Whether PC gaming is dying or not, it's definitely not what it used to be. In the last generation, the PC was the platform to develop for if you wanted to make a revolutionary game like Far Cry or Half-Life 2. Nowadays more and more companies are treating the PC like an afterthought, and we often recieve delayed games. 2K are great in this respect, they aren't delaying the PC versions of their games and they're spending time and effort on them so they aren't bad ports. We need more companies like this, then PC gaming might regain it's strength.

[WhiteKnight]

Don't want to start a debate about PC gaming dying crap and other bullcrap.

Anyways i will be getting the PC version. It will be cheaper and plus hopefully modding capabilities.

[maandverband]

PC-gaming will vanish some time if sites like [I don't want to see the name of that website in my post] remain existence

That website really needs to die and all similar websites too, just like other illegal download sources need to die.

I don't agree PC Gaming will vanish if that website remains existing, but if every illegal download source in the world would be closed and there was no way to get an illegal PC Game, there'd be an explosive increase in sales of PC Games.

Yes, I know: Not everyone is going to buy games if they can't download it, but a lot of those pirates will start buying games. What do you do if playing PC Games is your greatest hobby, but you can't download any games? You want to play those games, so what do you do? Some of those pirates will go searching for another hobby, but a lot of them will start buying games, because they can't live without games. Maybe they'll ask mom and dad for money or they'll sell some old toys or maybe they'll just steal some money from mom, dad, brother or sister. Who knows what they'll do to get the money, but those who really want to play games, will start buying them.

PC gaming is not going to die, unless Microsoft decides not to release Windows anymore.

Like Windows is the only operating system. -0_

More and more people are switching to Mac OS and Linux. Last year there has been an explosive increase of market share for Mac OS. More and more games are being released for Mac OS and the number of games for Linux is also growing.

If Microsoft decides to stop releasing operating systems, people will have to switch to those operating systems and developers of PC Games will release their games for these operating systems.

And [I don't want to see the name of that website in my post] was sold&closed not so long ago. It will be legal business now.

They aren't closed and there hasn't been a payment yet. Legal business? I don't trust those people. I think they'll try to make it look legal, but instead they keep on doing illegal business.

We need more companies like this, then PC gaming might regain it's strength.

Ow yeah. Even more companies using ridiculous copy protection systems. We need more companies like Ubisoft. They release great games like Prince of Persia, Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood for the PC without any copy protection at all.

No internet connection required, no limited installs. Just insert the disc, install the game and play it.

True, I haven't forgotten about Far Cry 2, but Ubisoft released only one game with this ridiculous copy protection system. Ubisoft listens to its customers and after the experiment called Far Cry 2 they already stopped using it and started releasing their games completely free of any copy protection at all. That's the way I want to buy my games. No need to drag my PC to a place with an internet connection to be able to play my legally bought game, no limited installs. I only asked for the game and Ubisift gives me exactly what I asked for: only the game.

If 2K does a release of Mafia II without the ridiculous copy protection they used in BioShock, I'll reward them by buying the Normal Edition, the Collectors Edition and the German Edition. Mafia is the best game and a good release of the sequel to the best game ever needs to be rewarded.

If Mafia II requires an internet connection, just like BioShock, then I won't buy Mafia II. No, I also won't download the game. I hate pirates. They're the reason companies like 2K started to use these ridiculous copy protection systems. Piracy causes DRM-protected games, so why should I pirate a game? I hate pirates and I want piracy to be stopped, so companies can release their games without copy protection. I should be crazy if I'd download Mafia II.

[bananpott]

I am going to buy it on Xbox 360, but the PC version is best.

[Boris Lozac]

For the PS3

[neon25]

Like Windows is the only operating system. -0_

No, but it has like 90% of the market and I don't see it changing anytime soon. Almost every developer develops for PC only, with exceptions like Blizzard.


They aren't closed and there hasn't been a payment yet. Legal business? I don't trust those people. I think they'll try to make it look legal, but instead they keep on doing illegal business.

Yes they are closed, you can't download from them anymore since the trackers are closed.


We need more companies like Ubisoft. They release great games like Prince of Persia, Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood for the PC without any copy protection at all.

Oh man, you must be joking. Ubisoft is probably the most console favourable company in the universe. You praise Prince of Persia? How about the DLC for it which had the ENDING of the game, but it was unavailable for PC players? Not to say that the game is so dumbed down(oh sorry, now you say "casual" to that) that you can't even die.

Ubisoft listens to its customers and after the experiment called Far Cry 2 they already stopped using it and started releasing their games completely free of any copy protection at all.

Oh yeah, they listen. Like delaying Assassin's Creed on PC 6 months... Hm. Also, they developed a new protection that is probably as invasive as Securom, it will probably be included in Assassin's Creed 2 and all Ubisoft games in 2010.

Piracy causes DRM-protected games,

When it comes to the 'benefits' of DRM to the company using it...

1. Lock customers into your service (the same technique used by Microsoft with Windows).
2. Give your product an artificial life span so that the consumer has to 'buy it again' at a later date.
3. Kill second-hand sales, and force all people to buy a new game from retail, thereby increasing company profits. People who buy second-hand games are not lining the pockets of the company, and the entire software industry has fought against this for a long time, which is why they put the EULA in a box to convince you that you're only buying a 'license'.
4. Use DRM to gather marketing data.
5. Potentially force more people to buy the console versions instead.

That's just 5 off the top of my head. I will say it again, just to be crystal clear: DRM is not meant to tackle piracy, it is meant to control paying customers.

The fact that all DRM/copy protection has been bypassed by pirates in the past is proof enough that it simply does not work as an anti-piracy measure. Therefore it would be pointless investing in it for that purpose. No, the only reason to use DRM at all is to control paying customers and get them to pay more and more for the same product. This is what the music industry attempted to do - they wanted you to buy another copy for every device you played the music on, and for every person who used it.

Ray Muzyka basically told you the way the industry is going - it's all about ad revenue, micro-transations, monthly fees. That is the way to increase income - and that means locking your customer base into a service where you have full control. One you get people used to online activations, the next step is to get people to login every time they want to play a single player game, just like you have to connect to a server to play multiplayer. From there it is a short step to charging a small fee to 'pay for the servers', and offering readily available DLC. Before you know it, you will be paying monthly fees to play all of your games (single player and multiplayer), just like an MMO.

The frog analogy is spot on. Introduce small changes on a regular basis. It's worked so far, because look at where we are now. We've gone from reading a code word from a game manual to having to activate online and having a restriction on the number of times we can install a game (on different hardware). If there had not been a furore over Bioshock's activations, that would have been pushed through as well - tying the activation to your user account.

The simple fact is that the PC market is a finite, niche market, and the companies are trying to find ways of milking those existing customers for all they can get.

An interview with Tim Gerritsen (former head of Human Head Studios) indicated as much. He has inside knowledge of the industry, and according to him development costs over the past decade have increased 3 or 5 times to what they were, while the number of sales has remained pretty much static. Static. To me that means the PC gaming market has not really expanded over that period - there are not that many 'new' customers to replace those who have switched over to consoles. It doesn't take a mathematician to work out that increased costs with static sales leads to lost profits.

This is the way the whole PC game industry is heading. Everyone applauds Valve and Steam, and hell I use it myself - but look what happened when they needed to shut down servers to conduct maintenance. A lot of people were suddenly locked out of their games. Couldn't get access for a few hours. In addition, you can't sell on any of the game you bought through the Steam service, because once they are registered they are tied to your account. So more people have to buy the games from the 'retailer' in order to play them - and that means more money for the publisher/developer.

The same is true of XboxLIVE, although it is less obvious.

So unfortunately I think it is too late to stop these trends. If you want to play PC games in the future, you are going to find the 'terms' ever more restrictive and binding and inconvenient for the paying customers, because they are the ones being targeted by DRM, not the pirates, and there is EVERY reason for companies to continue with that practice (as I outlined with my 5 points above).

We have all been the audience to a masterwork of sleight of hand, and fighting piracy is the grand illusion.

I don't take issue with Starforce, even though it was a tad annoying to have the CD in all the time. I don't take issue with any copy protection either- unless I am not able to play the game the way *I* want. What I mean is, that you shouldn't be prohibited from updating your hardware, as it is essential of PC gaming at all. In my opinion it infringes customer's rights, even though the bullsh*t about agreement with this kind of thing it is probably mentioned in EULA or something that most user skip.

I remember some big case of the game Hellgate:London which actually included some kind of tool that collects info about your computer and sends them to the producer... For what purpose? Advertising. The game had advertising system which created ads based on what sites you visit, what is your hardware etc.

DRM for PC is basically the same thing as saying a restaurant client that he has a *life-time* luncheon voucher, but only for 3 meals. After you buy 3 meals, however, you are required to call the restaurant's owner, prepare all your receipts, proof that you actually own the voucher and proof that you haven't been to any other restaurant. By that way he gives you your voucher back.

That's just absurd, that's total contradiction of what PC gaming is. You mean I CAN'T upgrade my hardware and not lose one of activations? Are you for real? I mean- I play my legally owned games even though they are 10 or more years old. And I would like to do that with Spore(which I do not own by the way). But no. I can't because after 10 years from now I will change my hardware more than three times for sure.

And what's the thing with actually taking off the protection after time? What, you don't need it now? You think that after you take it off more people will play it? OF COURSE THEY WILL, so why the hell didn't you give up on using protection in the first place?

EDIT: jesus, long post

[Hamish]

Nice one, your post is so long that the background image has had to tile itself at the bottom there. :D

[donflavi]

Pc All The Way!!!

[packardcaribien]

neon25:
I wouldn't have the audacity to quote the entire post, but I will tell you you outlined why I have ALL of my games on a physical disc.

Well anyway, the people who think the PC version is trashing the console version in buyers have to take in to account that most people on this forum are fans of the original PC Mafia (Myself Included)

Although, as I stated before, my computer is not up for most new games, so I will be buying the 360 version.

After all, even the KING of single cores can't compete with a quad core, or high capacity dr1's to dr3'2.

[MDisindahouse2]

Ps3, Xbox, and PC (torrent PC - Not paying three times)

When my xbox gets red rings of death i play ps3 version and play pc to compare

[Nuke]

I will buy a PC version.

[kriauciuniux]

PrayStaition 3 for me.:cool:

[ddennis90]

PS3 all the way. I already have my copy reserved and payed for in full (including sales tax) at a local game store:D :D :D .

(What I mean by payed in full already is: my local game store allows you to "pre-order" an upcoming game which is kind of like a layaway program except it's for an item that isn't out yet. So when you go in to pre-order it you have to put down a min. of five dollars. After that you can put down as much or as little as you want until the game comes out. Pre-ordering also reserves your copy)

[Ottoman]

PC FTW!!!!
I`ll be playing the best version ...........hopefully