Quantum Break is a pretty good game. I didn’t like it nearly as much as our reviewer did, but I had a great time playing through Remedy’s latest action game. You know who didn’t have a good time? PC gamers who bought the game through Window’s 10’s store.
The game on PC, right now, is a Windows 10 exclusive – utilising DirectX 12 and the Universal Windows Platform. Unfortunately for many PC gamers, that means it comes with the pitfalls of running on that service. Poor performance, a lack of configuration options, multi-GPU woes and other issues made the game a little less appealing for PC gamers than it should have been.
Now though, instead of killing off Steam as some people in the industry seem to believe Microsoft is out to do, they’re supporting it. Microsoft and Remedy have announced that they’re bringing Quantum Break to Steam and retail. In a partnership with Nordic Games, here’s what the “timeless” retail version of the game will come with.
- Premium packaging
- 5 Game Discs (one-time Steam key redemption required)
- Making of Blu-Ray
- Making of Book
- 1 Soundtrack CD (Audio-CD)
- 2 Posters
- Quickstart Guide
It’s coming in at a less-than-premium $39.99. It’ll utilise DirectX 11 as well this time – so it’ll run on PC’s sporting older operating systems, with a 64-bit Windows 7 as your entry point. This opens the game up to many more players – and hopefully sell many more copies than the game has.
The game’s ambitious amalgamation of TV show and video game largely worked – even if the show bordered on being a little cheesy at times. Here’s what we said in our review:
“And it would be equally criminal to not talk about Quantum Break’s narrative without touching on its most peculiar piece: the inclusion of a dynamic live-action series that splits up each act. While each segment of gameplay should take you roughly two hours to complete, they’re halted by 30 minute long live-action episodes which draw the camera back and focus on a wider set of characters in the narrative. Many of the pivotal characters in the series don’t manifest in the game, although Aidan Gillen’s Paul Serene makes an impact on both digital and live fronts.
The series itself is influenced by pivotal decisions you make during Junctions – short little segments of gameplay before each episode where you’re forced to make a forking decision from the view of antagonist Serene. It’s a nice twist to decide on the way the story progresses from the view of the man you’re ultimately hunting to take down, and presents an interesting conflict of interest in the process. Do you choose to make Jack’s life easier, or go full role-play and decided on the route that best suits Serene’s character.”
Last Updated: August 11, 2016
Pariah
August 11, 2016 at 09:03
“It’ll utilise DirectX 1 as well this time”
I proper lol’ed. XD
HairyEwok
August 11, 2016 at 09:10
What happened to windows market exclusive?
Pariah
August 11, 2016 at 09:10
No $$$
HairyEwok
August 11, 2016 at 09:14
At this time it seems having some patience is golden. Waiting it out will net you a game you can play on any other OS besides windows 10.. Which technically was windows 10 exclusive.
Pariah
August 11, 2016 at 09:20
I think commercially they had no choice. Not releasing on Steam nowadays is almost PC suicide. That’s the state of things, sadly.
Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0
August 11, 2016 at 09:17
What happened to DX12?
HairyEwok
August 11, 2016 at 09:18
Sunk with Windows Market it seems.
Pieter Kruger
August 11, 2016 at 09:20
Still there if you want it, the Steam version just DX11 so the 2 people that haven’t upgraded to Win10 yet can also play…..????
Pariah
August 11, 2016 at 09:21
I honestly don’t get the hate for Windows 10. It’s been the best OS I’ve ever used. Windows Store can GITFS, but the OS is great.
Pieter Kruger
August 11, 2016 at 09:23
It’s Hip to hate on Win10 & MS…..yeah, the Windows store was terrible, but luckily MS is working to fix all those issues!
Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0
August 11, 2016 at 09:36
I dig Win10 thus far, except for the forced updates that reboots your PC
Pariah
August 11, 2016 at 10:13
I haven’t had those in a while though. My PC is always on too.
Fox1 - Retro
August 11, 2016 at 11:11
That can be attended to in various ways like setting your Wi-Fi as a metered connection.
Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0
August 11, 2016 at 12:00
Work PC XD
Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0
August 11, 2016 at 09:33
LOL two people….
Fox1 - Retro
August 11, 2016 at 11:09
Forza 6: Apex shows just how great DX12 and UWP works together. If you are a PC gamer, you shouldn’t be settling for anything less than DX12 and Win 10.
Viking Of Science
August 11, 2016 at 14:41
Fine, I’ll settle for a completely shut market, And Games installed more like APPS, eliminating potential for modding, and lest we forget that if it doesn’t run properly, you can’t tweak INI files. I Say, FUCK the UWP, Don’t settle for a console like experience. Don’t buy Games through the Windows Store. Buy Anywhere Else. You Don’t Need a UWP game to reap the benefits of DX12. Look at Ashes of the Singularity.
Murshid Raven
August 11, 2016 at 15:20
oh and Rise of the Tomb Raider…
MakeItLegal
August 11, 2016 at 11:28
yay
Jose Francisco Arroyo-Velez
August 11, 2016 at 13:49
I’m sorry, I’m all for Steam players playing this game, but why didn’t Xbox get a timeless edition like that? Come on MS, I would’ve paid for all of that.
Murshid Raven
August 11, 2016 at 15:12
The price of this game was the only issue for me in my region.. here’s hoping it will be more manageable through Steam.