As Global PC Game Revenue Surpasses Consoles, How Long Should Console Makers Keep Fighting?

[Raze]

BillyBong said:

Raze said:

PS4 emulators exist, for the low price of free. PC gamers can very well play PS4 games, and depending how good the emulator is, close toif not exactly the same quality as PS4. You may be right, a retail version of the game may never come out. But via emulators, EVERY game is playable without a console, from current systems all the way back to the Atari 2600 (and possibly prior to!)

SO, theoretically, yes, PC gamers get to play ANY game they desire, without ever needing a console. In fact, most of the actual emulated games are on torrents, so they are free too. So, it actually means the developer is losing money by NOT making a retail version of the game for PCs.

lol.. good luck with that.  as far as I know, ps2 and og xbox emulation is still unreliable and buggy.  ps3 and 360 emulation are still in infant stages and remains to be seen if they'll ever truly be emulatable..  and yes, though ps4 and x1 share similar architecture to PCs.. it's going to be a long time before they ever get any game ps4/x1 working on a PC, if ever.  so, theorectically, you can possibly enjoy these ps4/x1 games 20 years later.. i'm sure that's going to impact these devs and their pockets by NOT making a retail version of games for PCs.

PS4 emulator - http://ps4emus.com/ Not that I've used it, nor care to, but PS4 emulators already exist, and apparently work. SO I doubt that they're waiting 20 years, maybe 20 weeks? THAT could hurt the devs.