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makingmusic476 on 29 April 2008

Crysis sold a million in three months. Why are they bitching?

Edit: And it sold that much DESPITE it's insane hardware requirements.  If they'd jump on the Steam bandwagon, it would boost sales as well. 



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memory2zack on 29 April 2008

I thought Crysis sold 1 million in one year, like UT3. By the way, why does when both PC and console gamers post in the same thread it ends up in a console vs. PC thread? So many fanboys from both sides, huh...



BenKenobi88 on 29 April 2008

No, it's generally a console fanboyfest saying that PC gaming is dying, and then the PC gamers have to spell it out in plain terms until everyone understands that PC gaming is fine, then the thread dies because there's nothing left to say.



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memory2zack on 29 April 2008
BenKenobi88 said:
No, it's generally a console fanboyfest saying that PC gaming is dying, and then the PC gamers have to spell it out in plain terms until everyone understands that PC gaming is fine, then the thread dies because there's nothing left to say.

 that´s true, but one-sided. On the other side, many PC gamers though yell how PC games are superior and such. 



BenKenobi88 on 29 April 2008

Yes, well, you can look past the opinions and check the facts. I don't care about which is better, I just hate when people (especially on this site of all places) don't look at sales intelligently, and in the case of PC game sales, completely ignore Steam.



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ssj12 on 29 April 2008
memory2zack said:
I thought Crysis sold 1 million in one year, like UT3. By the way, why does when both PC and console gamers post in the same thread it ends up in a console vs. PC thread? So many fanboys from both sides, huh...

 no idea, but UT3 sold 1 million in like 4 months, how could it sell 1 million in a year when the game isnt a year old. lol its only like 5 months old now.



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shio on 29 April 2008
memory2zack said:
BenKenobi88 said:
No, it's generally a console fanboyfest saying that PC gaming is dying, and then the PC gamers have to spell it out in plain terms until everyone understands that PC gaming is fine, then the thread dies because there's nothing left to say.

that´s true, but one-sided. On the other side, many PC gamers though yell how PC games are superior and such.


We are just spreading facts Ignorance is bad and all

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memory2zack on 29 April 2008
ssj12 said:
memory2zack said:
I thought Crysis sold 1 million in one year, like UT3. By the way, why does when both PC and console gamers post in the same thread it ends up in a console vs. PC thread? So many fanboys from both sides, huh...

no idea, but UT3 sold 1 million in like 4 months, how could it sell 1 million in a year when the game isnt a year old. lol its only like 5 months old now.


I untentionally said 1 year because it was released in 2007, my fault.

 

shio, I play both PC and console games and have my very own opinion about which games are good or not. I don´t divide games by their platforms. 



epsilon72 on 29 April 2008
shio said:
memory2zack said:
BenKenobi88 said:
No, it's generally a console fanboyfest saying that PC gaming is dying, and then the PC gamers have to spell it out in plain terms until everyone understands that PC gaming is fine, then the thread dies because there's nothing left to say.

that´s true, but one-sided. On the other side, many PC gamers though yell how PC games are superior and such.


We are just spreading facts Ignorance is bad and all
True. I used to play consoles exclusively, but after getting into PC's more after building my own a few years ago, I've come to see the light.
Consoles are great and all, but they don't come close to touching the customization, flexibility, accuracy, and power of PC's.

Also, *pictures a semi-frustrated naznatips wielding a massive banhammer* 



Katilian on 29 April 2008
ssj12 said:
 

15+ million active steam accounts, 10 million WoW users, 25 million other MMO players, and the millions of other players that still play WC3, Diablo 2, starcraft, and all the FPSs say hello. There might be some overlap but I am going to go out on a limb here and say the PC gaming overall dwarfs the PS2's userbase.


 I seriously think this is whats causing the issues with PC gaming's "decline". You have 35 million gamers who for the most of it, haven't bought a game in years because they are happy paying $15 a month to continue playing the same game they purchased years ago. Add into that (as you've mentioned) the hundreds of other old games with online play, and you have less of a market again.