Why is Microsoft killing off PC gaming?

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shio said:

Megadude said:

Why is MS big? Because of the Zune? The Xbox? No, Microsoft is big because of Windows. So why is it that they have been cockblocking on games becoming available for PC? Games like Fable 2 Gears 2 Halo 3. On Pc? Nope. Why not? Why is it that many games that do come out for PC have already been on 360 for a year. I figured out why: LIVE.

 

Live for Windows was a failure. No self respecting PC gamer will pay for online gaming (unless it's an MMORPG). But X-Box users they just loooove Live and they will pay for it. If people need to buy your system to play your games then they will need to pay you money to play Live. All that live money is like free cash for MS.

 

Now I'm not saying PC gaming is dead. But you cannot deny that MS is treating the PC as an ugly stepchild giving it the old scraps off of 360's plate or somtimes sending it to bed without dinner. But does this make sense? When people talk about why they prefer Windows one leg up that MS has always had was gaming. Denying Windows any game of any form makes no sense to me.

 

Megadude from Manhattan

haha wow, you couldn't be further from the truth.

First of all, PC gaming is increasing faster than console gaming, and should surpass the console industry in the next few years.

Second, PC has more games in development than all other platforms combined, and had much more +80% rated games than Xbox 360 in 2008.

Microsoft isn't releasing their games on PC is actually because their FEAR PC gaming. There was an european MS representative that once said that the reason they released Halo much later on PC was because otherwise the Xbox version's sales would be canibalized, and in countries like Germany Halo would've sold 80% on PC and only 20% on Xbox.

 

Scary part is shio is correct. Microsoft's PR reps have stated that they believe a PC version of a game will outsell the console versions in the PC oriented countries in Europe, Germany, etc.

The one thing that shio doesn't state is that there are hundreds of games that are never reviewed but are amazing released by indie developers to the market. These games can either be free or are inexpensive to purchase.