| XGamer0611 said: Piracy is a huge reason that PC gaming is niche and not mainstream. Companies lose so much money to PC game piracy that they give up on it. So if there is a sequel to a game the PC may not get it where the first one was released for the PC. Capcom should not be complaining as DMC 4's main target was consoles. I know the game sold decently on the two HD consoles. |
You are ignorant if you believe that. PC is healthier than ever, the problem is many developers/publishers don't take advantage of PC's strong points.
First, the guy who the article mentioned does NOT know if the sales were what Capcom expected, he said so himself: "I'm not sure about how Capcom in general feels but It's not doing as well as I would like in the US at retail." - source
Capcom Japan do not have the expertise to fully make a impact in the PC market, unlike EA... Electronic Arts, after many studies and research, concluded that PC is unbelievably strong and is expanding greatly. So now EA's biggest focus will be PC gaming. EA will have it's priorities in the order:
1- PC
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2- Wi
3- DS
4/5 - 360/PS3
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6- Mobile
7- PSP
I'm actually amazed (yet expected from a money-grubber) at the exclusive PC support EA is giving in the next 1.5 years:
Giant Exclusive Single-player PC games:
- SPORE
- The Sims 3
- Dragon Age: Origins
- Several expansions for Spore/Sims 2/Sims 3/Dragon Age
- FIFA Manager 09 e probably FIFA Manager '10
- The PC version of FIFA 09 is amazing
- MySims with online modes.
Giant Exclusive Online PC games:
- Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning
- Battlefield 3 (rumour)
- Battlefield Heroes
- Battleforge
- Kotor MMO
And PC will also get from EA:
- New Digital Distribution Service, which will replace that crappy EA Store
- EA's PC Sports Games Returning Next Year, with 'Meaningful' Online Connectivity
- EA looking to market Crysis ready PCs
- All of EA's multiplatform games
And also, how could Capcom complain if they didn't even release the game in Digital Distributors...
