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Boutros on 10 December 2015
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BasilZero said:
Boutros said:

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.

The numbers may be more for the consoles but people still buy PC games day 1 - doesnt mean everyone has to ;p

But ya, obviously consoles will have top priority (at least for now - hopefully it improves from several months to years towards several weeks to days) - but there are certain releases that come alongside consoles for an example I was surprised that Tales of Zestiria came out alongside the PS4 version in the west on the same date.

Now I cant speak for everyone else on the PC community but I for one dont mind waiting especially if I dont have to pay for the DLC since PC releases come with the DLC intact (i.e. WWE 2k15 and Final Fantasy XIII-2 for an example).

Something like what Bandai Namco did with Tales of Zestiria is more experimental I believe. I don't think it necessarily means that every Tales games from here on out will see a simultaneous PC release. A lot of publishers have been experimenting lately. That means keep buying stuff if you want more in the future :p