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SvennoJ on 12 September 2022
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zero129 said:
SvennoJ said:

True, A lot of PC games are 'subsidized' by console games. Without the better margins on console game sales, even if all console gamers continue gaming on PC, there will be less revenue and thus smaller budgets. Yet maybe PC can continue growing. Otherwise games will become dependent on streaming and more and more F2P. That will definitely impact how and what games are made.

But it's also possible consoles stick around. It's still the easiest way to play bigger games in good hassle free quality. The 'hangout with your friends online' setting isn't the same on mobile. The next generation is playing on console. My oldest kid is hanging out with his friends in Rust and other games on console. My youngest is more into PC, playing Roblox, Minecraft and Fortnite on Switch.

Handheld market was taken over by mobile, yet will streaming similarly take over console gaming? And actually the handheld market is still alive in the Switch. Part of that console revenue in that graph is from the Switch which is more handheld than console. Plus now we have Steamdeck as well.

How on earth do you come to that conclusion?. Smaller budgets for console makers maybe. But for the game makers how would it make any difference if every gamer switched to PC and was still buying their game?. If 10 million users brought a game on PC is no different then if 10 million done the same on console.

How on eartth did PC exclusives such as Quake etc survive without consoles to subsidize them?.. Why are console makers moving their games to PC?. I think your getting a few things backward here.

For the simple reason, PC has far more sales, generally cheaper games over all. Hence less revenue. It's a supply and demand equation. Much more competition on PC, lower prices.

Quake was last century... $50 in 1996 is now $94 ;)

Console makers are moving their games to PC to generate more revenue since console games revenue has been stagnating. Similarly PC games have been moving to console to generate more revenue. If the audience doesn't increase anymore in your own backyard while development costs and inflation still rise, then find another audience on a different platform and/or raise the prices, add more MTX etc.