Oh boy...let the XBOX bashing begin :(

[Adrian M]

To be fair, this game is the product of ION STORM AND the issue affects both PC and XBOX.

 

http://xbox.gamespy.com/xbox/thief-deadly-...s/522220p1.html

[figgler]

What does this even have to do with either platform? This looks like a developer problem, not hardware.

[Lastblade]

It is a bug, you can't blame the system!

[oesii]

I think Adrian is projecting, some Sega or Sony game hurt him bad once and now you know the rest of the story

 

Just kidding, I agree has nothing to do with the console or platform at all.

[Adrian M]

Well, to be truthful, I was expecting to see posts about this particular topic from the usual anti-XBOX people on these boards. I figured I'd post it and get it over with myself.

 

But, I'm quite pleased to see that some of your realize that this is the fault of ION STORM and not Microsoft!

[AtariLeaf]

I blame everything on Microsoft. Its convenient, easy, and fun.

[NE146]

Yeah it's just software.. the DaphneX port for xbox can't play Cobra Command for some odd reason even though it can play on the pc version. Is that any reason to xbox bash? I think not

[ventrra]

Know what gets me about that article?

The game is not Xbox Live enabled, and even if it was, Microsoft has been historically reluctant to set the bad precedent of allowing Xbox games to be patched.

I think it sets a worse precedent of leaving games that have major problems unpatched. I mean, on the PC, if a developer patches a game after finding a problem, it seems like they've at least admitted that they screwed up. Here it seems like what's being said is "Console gamers don't care if their game is broken."

[shep]

Well' date=' to be truthful, I was expecting to see posts about this particular topic from the usual anti-XBOX people on these boards. I figured I'd post it and get it over with myself.

 

But, I'm quite pleased to see that some of your realize that this is the fault of ION STORM and not Microsoft! [/quote']

 

However if the same happened to Dreamcast or Saturn, it would be because of the inferior hardware.

[cryptik76]

It saddens me to see that this bug has gotten so much press, because I know it's going to hurt the game's sales.

 

The thing is, until they found out about the bug, even expert Thief players didn't notice that the AI got easier when reloading saved games.

[The Eidolon]

To me it sounds like a cautionary tale of letting the PC development

attitude (release first, patch later) slip to the console market where

bugs are mush less forgiveable. The XBox could be argued to be

particularly vulnerable to such a slip, since it is so similar to a PC as

to encourage co-release of XBox/PC titles. But no, it obviously doesn't

make sence to blame Microsoft for this one.

 

Microsoft has more than it's share of horrendous bugs to answer for

without slapping on blame for other developers' mistakes.

 

--The Eidolon

[goatdan]

Honestly, that is a bug that I think that any company could have accidentally let through. Yeah, it is too bad that it happened, but the fact is that it isn't something that would be easily noticable in game testing. While it definitely sucks, it isn't something that would have much of an impact on me personally.

 

And Adrian, there is no reason to bash the XBox here. Just because the software that something is running has a bug in it doesn't mean that the hardware or software is any better or worse than anything else. Hell, I've managed to crash games on my Super Nintendo before, but that doesn't make me think anything less of it.

 

On an aside, do you think that Ion Storm might be able to make a patch and push it out via Xbox Live that would fix this? It would set a horrible precendent, but it would be a way that they might be able to use to fix the game for at least some of the people that got it.

[AtariLeaf]

You've got him all wrong. Adrian supports Microsoft to a fault, meaning he doesn't find any with them.

[Rocko]

The only bug I have found in the game is when the sound craps out for no reason. That sucks (and I have the Xbox version, so no patches!)

[Chris++]

I've never bashed the XBox. It just doesn't happen to have the types of games that I'm interested in, so in the past I've only gotten annoyed with your ceaseless bashing of the PS2. It seems so irrelevant in light of people's differing tastes.

[Lost Monkey]

Well' date=' to be truthful, I was expecting to see posts about this particular topic from the usual anti-XBOX people on these boards. I figured I'd post it and get it over with myself.

[/quote']

 

There are no anti XBOX people, only anti Adrian M people... :wink:

[figgler]

Nice one

[liveinabin]

I don't think there was anything anti Xbox in that article. Just a buggy game and a bit about how no-one likes the idea of patches for Xbox games. The threat of patches for games was always a real worry when it was lauched, being architecturally similar to a PC and having a Hard Drive. Luckily this, for the most part, hasn't happened.

No reason to be bashing the Xbox here, perfectly good system, don't want one, but there are lots of other unecessary gadgets I also live without

[spongebue]

I blame everything on Microsoft. Its convenient' date=' easy, and fun.[/quote']

 

Same goes with the budget cuts and hormones.

[Adrian M]

Well' date=' to be truthful, I was expecting to see posts about this particular topic from the usual anti-XBOX people on these boards. I figured I'd post it and get it over with myself.

[/quote']

 

There are no anti XBOX people, only anti Adrian M people... :wink:

 

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[Albert]

Moderators!!!!!!!

 

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..Al

[Adrian M]

Moderators!!!!!!!

 

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..Al[/quote']

 

[shep]

Look at your title there, cheif

[Rocko]

Moderators!!!!!!!

 

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..Al[/quote']

 

 

Wow, even the mods are agianst you.

[Adrian M]

Moderators!!!!!!!

 

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..Al[/quote']

 

 

Wow, even the mods are agianst you.

 

Tis true!

Some things never change it seems!