Command and Conquer 4 could only be done right on PC

In a recent interview with Total PC Gaming, Jim Vessella producer at EA working on Command & Conquer 4 told us that the PC was the only real choice as a platform for the final C&C game.

“When we set out to make C&C 4 and were deciding which platforms to go on, we realised we could really just open up the design a lot more if we went straight for PC,”  Vessela said.“You have such a different design challenge (going multi-platform), because the controller is a limiting factor compared to the mouse and keyboard- we tried for several years to really get the RTS genre onto console, pioneering it with Battle for Middle Earth 2, and some things worked, “ said the producer who also worked on that development team, “ I think we got the controls to a point where it was playable, but we really needed to sacrifice some things in the design.”

For the even more ambitious goals of C&C 4 team, the PC was, he claims, the most viable choice as a platform to create their game.  “We wouldn’t need to sacrifice anything in terms of visual fidelity, memory constraints or importantly controls,” he said. “Being on PC will really have Command & Conquer 4 achieve its full creative potential.”

Command & Conquer 4 is scheduled for release on PC in early 2010