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Mummelmann on 26 January 2008
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Bodhesatva said:
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.

 


 Yeah, that all makes sense. Hardware is really expensive here as well, but a lot of people here are willing to fork up the dough for it. There was an absolute explosion in home-PC adaptation and purchases in the late 80's and early 90's, and ever since, it's been very big bussiness here! This buying spree (post "Fall of the Wall") was around Midway, Virgin and Sierra's golden gaming age, so a lot of Norwegians who are adults today still play games. I was just a kid back then, but I remember all the great games!