>“Fez is a console game, not a PC game,” he states, emphatically. “It’s made to be played with a controller, on a couch, on a Saturday morning. To me, that matters; that’s part of the medium.” I get so many comments shouting at me that I’m an idiot for not making a PC version. ‘You’d make so much more money! Can’t you see? Meatboy sold more on Steam!’ Good for them. But this matters more to me than sales or revenue. It’s a console game on a console. End of story.”
This guy must live in a different planet or something. I play games on my PC just like on any console, with a controller (except for some FPS or RTS), and on a big monitor that has a better resolution than my TV anyway.
And honestly, I can understand the idea of having the benefit of a couch and huge screen for some very spectacular games. Arcade games, Racing games, fighting games, etc.
But Fez ? Come on.
It could well be an iPad or a PC game it wouldn't really matter.
It's hard for me to question the guy that wrote the damn thing but I so incredibly profusely disagree with him. This is the casual game that I want to play on the plane, on my phone, etc. I sit down on my xbox to play a three-hour marathon of Halo once every 2 weeks. Other than that, the Xbox is a hassle.
From an interview with the developer, Phil Fish: http://www.nowgamer.com/features/950149/fez_interview_polytr...