nightsurge said:
So if PC gaming did good in 2007, but bad in 2008, and is ridden with Piracy as said in Stan's post, that means it is in a good state? http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,2845,2339845,00.asp PC Game Sales Plunge in 2008; Consoles SoarHow does that somehow show the PC game market growing??? Seems to say the opposite. And if you think that it just means all PC gamers are pirating these days, well that's another reason why PC gaming and retail sales are declining... without developers willing to deal with piracy, where do the games and then gamers go? Away from the PC. every year the Pc market is losing sales because MS and Sony gain more casual and Pc gamers. MS is leaving the Pc market,but doesn`t make it official...they will make you play exclusive Pc games on Windows and not Apple and they will be very happy. The developers and publishers will not be happy with rising Pc piracy and decresing Pc players that actually buy games.
You told me to see abovefor a look into PC Gaming's state, and that is what I saw directly inside what you quoted. Looks like it is dying due to piracy and lack of sales... Hmmm.... fool. |
ugghh, you really are ignorant.
PC Gaming is on a transition period - PC gamers are switching from retail to digital! This trend has been happening for years. In 2007, only 30% of PC's revenue was from retail... today that difference should be even bigger. And the most emerging gaming markets are PC-centric: Russia, China, South Korea, India, Eastern European Countries, etc...
Is it that hard to understand? It's funny you quote NPD figures, because an NPD spokesman has said that the retail numbers of PC tells nothing, and that PC is switching from Retail to Digital (I'm not bothering finding the source).
| Stan85 said: @shio - I did provided you with my links...and it`s an ESTIMATED growth,not a real one. In 2007 - 910 million $...in 2008 - 700 million $...a 25% decline in Pc sales...I just wait for 2009. And trust me,WOW has made tons of money,about 50% of those Pc software sales. And will only get worse for the Pc,now that MS is not interested anymore in making Pc games. You don`t see the big picture,but MS does. They packed up and left Pc gaming. Is it because they were making money? No,they were losing money. When the 360 reaches a specific number,it will be cheaper for MS to secure an exclusive game. And the Pc gaming will just stick to Wow/subscription based games and casual games like Sims and others. Open your eyes...you just have to try. |
In 2007, WoW made "only" 10% of PC's total revenue.
The reason Microsoft is closing PC developing teams is because of their main objective, which is not PC. They needed to cut costs in the division, and so their "only" choice was to close down the PC teams, since the rest are working on Microsoft's own platforms (Xbox 360).
