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makingmusic476 on 24 May 2008
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Onyxmeth said:
makingmusic476 said:
 

That line is BS. It's estimated that the PC gaming userbase numbers over 200 million, and the more "hardcore" PC gaming userbase numbers well over 30 million, if not 40. There are over 15 million active Steam users alone.

30 million active PC gamers is more than either the GC or Xbox install bases from last gen, but they were never ignored when a games exclusivity was called into question. Hell, it's more than the install base of ANY current gen console.

You can't exclude a platform because some people would rather game on something else. Some people would only ever think about gaming on the PC, and completely ignore the consoles. Some people ignore one console in favor of the other. You can't base this on what some people do. The PC is a viable platform that competes for sales of multiplatform games. You can't deny this.

Hell, the PC's popularity in Europe is probably one of the main reasons the 360 does so poorly in the region vs the US.

I don't want to derail this thread, so don't feel the need to respond. However, think about what I said. :)

 

If you're going to throw out numbers, make sure to have some links attached to a respectable source that shows how they came to those numbers, otherwise you might as well not even go there.

I'm not sure why, but you seem to have a really big issue with those PC/360 games being on this list. Maybe you take these forums a bit too seriously and really think this 360 vs. PS3 thing is a pissing contest worth participating in. I just wanted to make a list for purchasers of the 360, and having these games on the list is handy for them. You obviously must have felt your console of choice was getting the short end of the stick and decided to create your own list as some combative tool, which it really shouldn't be. Your disapproval of this list is going to make me lose sleep tonight, so for you, and just for you, why not just think the title says "Microsoft Exclusives of 2008", so then you can just add in all of those PC games onto this list and call it a day? It's just so difficult for a simpleton like myself to figure out exclusives for a company with two platforms that can basically handle the same types of games.

Thank you for not wanting to derail this thread. That was very kind of you. I'll definitely think about what you said. :)

 


 Sorry man.  Me and shio have already caused enough damage, but I'd like to say two more things:

1.  It's the PC gamer in me speaking out, not the ps3 fan. :P

2. Isn't that the entire point of an exclusives thread?  If it's just to let people know what games are on the system, why not include all games?  Or maybe just the exceptionally good ones?  The fact that you point out the exclusives in particular says something.

My ps3 exclusives thread was created primarily from a sales perspective.  Games sell consoles.  Games that can be found only on that console all the more. After all, this is a sales site. :P

@shio: I'm sure CoD4 will have a spike this week.  It's only $40 on Steam.  I was finally going to pick it up, but then I realized I only have ~$30 in my bank account. Hopefully I'll be able to get it this Friday when I get back from trip before the sale is over.

Edit: Oh, and those numbers you requested.  A quick google returned these (I don't have time to search more, I'm leaving for Houston in 3 hours, lol):

200 million PC gamers (from MS themselves)

15 million Steam users