Kenryoku_Maxis said:
The RPG market is 100x bigger on consoles simply because of Japan. You also need to count handhelds in that since the DS is pretty much making 90% of all RPGs now. But even if you don't count handhelds, the console market still has way more. Ever since the mid-90s, that's always been the problem, consoles have had more content. It wasn't always better than stuff coming out on PCs, but there was more of it. It was in the late 90s that PCs started to decline in quality (mostly only a few good games a year) and consoles really took over. Its not about your perception of how an RPG (or any other genre) plays. Its about how the games sell. Even RPGs made for PCs primarily like Fallout 3 sell better on consoles. Also, there are strategy games on consoles. Many of the first strategy games, such as Advance Wars/Fire Emblem and Romance of the Three Kingdoms, were on consoles. And their series are still ongoing, with many MANY others appearing all the time, both small-time turn based strategy games based in Japan such as Utawarerumono or big time games such as Disgaea and the various Mysterious Dungeon spin-offs. Whereas some of the PC strategy series are dying, such as Age of Empires. The genres PCs control is FPS, MMO and Simulation. But even then, consoles are picking away at those markets. |
You have said so many wrong things I don't even.... first, there are literally HUNDREDS of RPGs coming out on PC every year, HUNDREDS!
Second, we are strictly talking about PC vs Consoles (domestic consoles). Handhelds are a different beast and doesn't come into equation. If you want to pit it with something, go do a Handhelds vs Mobilbe phones, which makes more sense.
Third, MMO is NOT a genre!! MMO is the technology! There are MMOFPS, MMOAdvs and, you guessed it, MMORPGs, which is are from the RPG GENRE! All MMORPGs are RPGs.
Fourth, PC has by far the greatest lineup of RPGs. And in recent times it has become even more evident. Let's compare the best RPGs of 2008 between platforms:
PC:
WoW: Wrath of the Lich King
Fallout 3
King's Bounty: The Legend
Mass Effect
LoTR Online: Mines of Moria
Warhammer Online
The Witcher Enhanced Edition
Mount & Blade
Neverwinter Nights 2: Storm of Zehir
Sacred 2
Atlantica Online
Everquest 2: The Shadow Odissey
Pirates of the Burning Sea
Xbox 360:
Fallout 3
Fable 2
Tales of Vesperia
Lost Odissey
PS3:
Fallout 3
Valkyria Chronicles
Eternal Sonata
Wii:
Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo Dungeon
Monster Lab
Tales of Symphonia: DotNW
PC has freaking more good RPGs released in 2008 than all consoles combined. Hell just look at it:
Best 2008 RPG: Fallout 3 (I don't personally agree, but most seem to believe this)
Best 2008 MMORPG: Warhammer Online
Best 2008 RPG expansion: Wrath of the Lich King
Best SRPG: King's Bounty (even won a few GOTY awards)
Best Combat: Mount & Blade (so true, by far the most refreshing combat in years)
PC also got an improved version of Mass Effect, an improved version of The Witcher (2007 RPGOTY), a great F2P MMORPG in Atlantica Online, and a decent ARPG in Sacred 2.
