Do you believe PC Gaming is dying?

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twesterm said:

shio said:

thekitchensink said:

Rain on my parade?  You say that as if I actually care about any of this

 

That said, that's a pretty big statement that it would have the potential to sell ten million on PC alone.  Care to back that up?

It's a Call of Duty game, made by infinity Ward. That's enough of a reason.

I always love how you ask for facts and then later make a response like that.

And if PC gaming isn't dying, then it's at least struggling to cling to life and has been for a while.  I have to admit, it's at least a survivor but it will never be what it once was.

Consoles may not have as good as graphics and people may pee themselves over the joy of mouse controls, but consoles are just so much easier that they will always stay on top of PC's.

What you call dying (or surviving) I call evolving. The old and traditional style PC games are moving to consoles and are being designed more with consoles in mind. However, if we look at some of the newest or sucessful console devs around now, you'll see a lot started their trade (in the West at least) on PCs. PC is full of games from smaller indie developers, and the sucessful ones expand to include higher budget and riskier console development. The core PC gamers have moved onto digital downloads meaning older and smaller lesser known titles are now far easier to purchase again helping to bring new blood into the industry. In many ways, console gaming needs PC gaming to survive.

Then of course there are the MMOs and the host of casual and browser titles that are expanding the audience beyond the typical gamer.