Burndown

It comes as a bit of a shock for me, but Burnout Paradise was actually announced for PC by Criterion (although I smell the stench of EA around this).
Normally I’m all for making PC ports of good console games (and vice versa), but this time I’m all against.
There are some games that just shouldn’t be converted. I think that’s the case with most PC RTSes and a few strictly console titles – like Devil May Cry, or …Burnout.
Those are games that require fluid animation and constant frame rates - something a PC just can’t deliver (for anyone who played DMC3 on PC…Christ).
Even though the guys from Criterion said on their podcast that it’s gonna run smoothly even on old PCs, I really doubt it will be as smooth as on the consoles. Don’t get me wrong, I believe in Criterion’s developers – they are very skilled programmers, but I don’t believe in PC architecture.
You can check the podcast on www.criteriongames.com. Also, there is a video showing BP running on a laptop and some hi-res PC screenshots (the game looks very plastic on them).

I find this to be a travesty and a failed idea (sponsored by EA). Let’s hope I’m wrong.

Go ahead PC fanboys, hate me.