| Chazore said: All this talk about Mobile>PC has me thinking if all these folk that are so inclined to include a platform they have previously voiced distaste for will say once that platform takes over their preference platform. |
Until PC gamers are more inclined in buying new games at full price it won't take over any other platforms anytime soon. Publishers understand how to optimize their profits and they've realized that in many cases releasing games on consoles first and then porting it later on PC results in higher profits. The buying culture on consoles is a lot more favorable for publishers. They can get away with selling more games at full price because consumers haven't been conditioned as much as PC gamers to wait for sales (something Nintendo has mastered for example). There's also the question of piracy that comes into play for PCs. Although on the other hand there's the used market for retail console games that is still a problem for publishers. But still this time exclusivity that many console games benefit from isn't going anywhere.
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