so I'm still holding a little hope that TrialsHD could eventually come to pc, but it's unlikely.
RedLynxs signature franchise, the Trials series. I have a wee theory that has no bases in reality, that games which Microsoft put a lot of promotion into (such as with TrialsHD in 'the summer of arcade') are tied down to at least a 1 year exclusivity deal. Trials Evolution: Gold Edition marks the Trials franchises triumphant return to the PC gaming platform. So I can't see RedLynx doing another game that is a PC exclusive - but we can hope for a dual platform release.Īs for the engine, I'm not sure about this but I'd imagine it's a complete rewrite betwen 2 and HD. Microsoft also has less interest in releasing PC versions of XBox games, so I can't see them being interested in getting RedLynx to port it.įor sales figues, Trials 2 seems to be about 110,000+ while I'm sure Trials HD is around 700,000 - 800,000 (?) in a fraction of the time.
There was an interview I saw recently which mentioned that Trials HD came about because Microsoft liked Trials 2 and so stepped in as publisher for the development of Trials HD.