Mr Puggsly said:
HappySqurriel said:
Mr Puggsly said:
zarx said:
Crysis alone sold over one million copies on PC in four months. The myth that the PC sku doesn’t sell needs to be overcome.
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Holy moly! A shooter selling 1 million units in four months! That's a record that'll never be topped.
I wonder why developers don't make PC the priority anymore.
BTW, when did that game come out? Probably when piracy was less rampant.
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When has PC piracy not been rampant? I've been playing PC games for decades, and I can't remember a time when it wasn't amazingly easy to steal games ...
Now, with that said, PC games tend to have a higher margin per unit sold than console games because they don't have the licencing fees that are associated with console gaming; and (while I'm not positive) I suspect the publisher/developer tends to pocket the savings associated with digital distribution through Steam.
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Bear in mind I said less. I wasn't implying there wasn't piracy. Over the last few years torrents have really exploded and fast internet is more accessible than ever. I know people who can't figure out how to update Windows, but they are experts at pirating.
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So? Hasn't PC Gaming Revenue still been increasing? Last I heard, PC Gaming was the only platform to grow in 2009. And Steam has been growing 200% in 2010 so far, comparing 2010's first 9 months to 2009's first 9 months.
Also, Crysis sold 1 million in 45 days. Then it reached 1.5 million in like 5 months. Right now it's probably reached 2 millions, and walking to 3 millions (if it hasn't reached it already)
