Retail PC game sales down by 60 million in '07

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Mummelmann said:
Why is the US such a poor PC market anyways?

No singular reason, but I can name a few likely contributing factors:

1) PC Gaming is still seen as uber-nerdy, while console gaming is slightly-less-nerdy
2) PC Gaming is viewed as complicated. Installation, debugging,  upgrading hardware, etc.
3) PC Gaming tends to be the realm of super "hardcore" players, so newcomers don't easily fit in. There's a reason why professional gaming is largely a PC market, and the elitism of PC Gamers in the US contributes to their exclusionist tendencies.
4)  Hardware is more expensive unless you really know what you're doing.