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Barozi on 18 April 2020
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Chazore said:
Barozi said:
In reality the game is held back because big budget PC exclusives don't generate enough money.
They could've easily skipped the consoles and realized their vision if it wasn't for trying to make a decent profit.
But as we know there isn't a point in creating a game that only one super computer on earth can run, so you have to make compromises. There will always be something that is holding back other systems.

That depends, because SC is a totally different story, but at the same time it was made insanely obvious that Sony didn't want a repeat of last gen, in terms of their manufacturing costs, and the costs of parts in general, as well as Nintendo just wanting to make the safest bets possible on their HW. I'm surprised you don't (or refuse to acknowledge) notice just how much the big 3 (or at least 2 of them) want to cut corners and save as much as possible, purely just for RoI. I wouldn't say that's a good thing, nor cheer for it, and cheering just for making money, I dunno why on earth you'd do that either (unless you're working for the company and are on their payroll).

Just wanted to make that clear, before things resort to "PC's don't make the money, it's always consoles that do" rhetoric 

Cutting corners is a way to lower costs which means a product can be sold at a lower price which is good for consumers. Considering 2 out of the 3 console manufacturers are also selling their hardware at a loss to keep prices on a decent level I see no reason not to be happy with that.

It's all about hitting that price sweet spot. What's the point of releasing $800 "future-proof-no-corner-cutting"-consoles when no one is buying them? Less sales, less people being able to play modern games, less game support, less money earned. Is that what you cheer for?

As for the sales part I think I was quite clear. I wasn't talking about F2P, MMORPGs and maybe a few other genres where the majority of profit comes from PC and I didn't say that a game from any other genre can't be profitable on PC.