| dib8rman said: Handhelds >>>>>> PC I think that should kill this ^_^ Oh wait darn... emulation makes handheld games free... =( Guess PC is >>>> than everything else... man ok PC wins free beats everything by defacto. Also for those who disagree it's not the PC's fault that developers are too dumb to make games that work for everyone and not just an elite few who can afford a Pentium Hexacore 7. |
I suppose it all depends on the market said PC developer is shooting for.
Many hardcore MMORPG fans lamented over the general dumbing down of WoW relative to others in the genre in the beginning, even though it's become it's own enclosed genre of players by now (many of which play no other video games; just WoW).
But, years later, still going stronger than ever and the basic module still runs on just about any PC made within the last TEN YEARS.
The point some are missing is that most PC developers aren't looking to make games that appeal to the broadest demographic of players, that sell the most copies and generate the most revenue.
Most mainly want to stay in business so they can keep developing games.
Profitability makes this easier, but by no means is it the mission statement of every game being developed. Believe it or not, many developers prefer working on games they themselves would actually like to play and enjoy.
And the reality is that many of the games that hardcore PC gamers like are the very kind that generally don't run too well, if at all, on a discount preconfigured PC.
Hence the big demand for consoles like the Xbox and PS3
