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I wouldn't assume there will be no PC version, give it 6 months to a year after release and you may very well see one. The devs have indicated this is intended to be a franchise they are building in the form of a series they intend to produce. Furthermore with names like Vivendi and Sierra at the helm, whom have been committed to the PC platform, it's likely that they will first build a cash flow via the thriving console platforms before engaging in a PC version. You must understand console titles now outsell PC titles 4.5-1, so that audience must be addressed first.
It makes sense to release a game on an easier to write for platform before tackling a PC version. It's a way of easing into the development of a game on systems that have less compatibility issues and therefore fewer bugs. Don't forget that Sierra took on the TimeShift project when Saber Interactive was needing funding and more support to take the game a step further. The result was a dramatically revamped game that the PC platform really brings to life. Lots of publishers wouldn't have done that.
It's also common that NDA contracts often have publishers keeping silent about possible PC versions. There are lots of players whom if were to know such and such title were to release on both platforms, even if they had to wait for a PC version, would then not buy the console version. When they say things like exclusively on 360/PS3 it makes more people whom have both PC and consoles buy the console version. It's often marketing hype that the console system manufacturer's probably pay for.
Of course this often upsets those whom bought 360 or PS3 versions, only to find later they could have waited and just got the PC version, I often hear such remarks. If the title is enjoyable enough to play though, their grief is soon forgotten while enjoying the replay on the PC version and the devs and pubs are happy with enough funding to fully support the game (including expansions and sequels), despite having used what some would call deception to get much of that funding. It's just the way modern business works.
When it comes right down to it though, silence is not really deceit. It's our cynical assumptions that make it seem so. It's common in any form of business for a manufacturer to only reveal so much about their future plans. It's a key element of staying competetive via garnering enough funds to expand one's resources so as to keep offering cutting edge products.
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