Why is PC gaming not as big as it once was?

[RevengE]

It's alot cheaper to buy a console. $300.00 Plus a few games, so $500.00, or, build a massive gaming PC $1,000+

 

[mastrdrver]

If you get an 360, add in monthly fees too.

You also do not need a $1k PC to play games today. Even a Llano system is good enough for most games and you can build one of those for ~$500 (or buy one).

 

[Mussels]

It's alot cheaper to buy a console. $300.00 Plus a few games, so $500.00, or, build a massive gaming PC $1,000+

or $400 for a llano quad core system with a 5770 and use it on your TV *Shrug*

 

[RevengE]

or $400 for a llano quad core system with a 5770 and use it on your TV *Shrug*

I guess I was just thinking how I build things. I always get the best of the best. Not everyone would build one like me. So you have a point mussels.

 

[FreedomEclipse]

or $400 for a llano quad core system with a 5770 and use it on your TV *Shrug*

and you can surf the internets on it and watch your pr0nz

 

[mastrdrver]

Let us do some math, shall we? The cost of consoles (PCPer)

 

[Kursah]

Not sure if this was posted here yet...but an article over at Bright Side News seems to think that PCs will overtake Consoles by 2014...a couple of nifty graphs and a few paragraphs..you decide for yourself. I wouldn't doubt it, but I would like to see more quality titles, though thankfully the huge indie market on all platforms is kicking ass! Either rate, here's the link, sorry if it was already posted.

http://www.brightsideofnews.com/news/2011/9/26/pc-gaming-to-overtake-consoles-by-2014.aspx

 

[FreedomEclipse]

Not sure if this was posted here yet...but an article over at Bright Side News seems to think that PCs will overtake Consoles by 2014...a couple of nifty graphs and a few paragraphs..you decide for yourself. I wouldn't doubt it, but I would like to see more quality titles, though thankfully the huge indie market on all platforms is kicking ass! Either rate, here's the link, sorry if it was already posted.

http://www.brightsideofnews.com/news/2011/9/26/pc-gaming-to-overtake-consoles-by-2014.aspx

If PCs were to take over, then we need better titles, more PC exclusive games, but most of all, we need the devs to get their arses in gear and realise what vast amounts of potential the PC has and use it as a way to draw in players rather then say "fuck this, its too much hard work" and alienate the pc community by making a game thats based on hardware from 4generations ago and charge us through the nose for it.

the money is there for the taking, but they dont want to exploit it and drive sales just like they exploited everyone jumping onto consoles. Its just beyond them to make modern game that makes use of modern hardware or at least pushes the boundaries of modern hardware.

 

[Super XP]

Great Point FreedomEclipse.
It would be nice if they did get off there aris and start making games the right way. Anyway, by the time the new PS4 and XBOX 720 get released, they would be already more than 2 generations behind just like the past PS1, PS2, PS3, XBOX, Dreamcast etc.

To be fair, the only time where Gaming Consoles were even with PC IMO was the days of the Sega Genesis, N64, Sega Master System, NES, Turbo Graphics 16 etc..... But not anymore

Here is my original Post once again:
NVIDIA: PC Games Sales To Surpass Console Games Sales By 2014
http://www.gamefront.com/nvidia-pc-games-sales-to-surpass-console-games-sales-by-2014/

 

[FreedomEclipse]

theres no way that article is true. Not unless Nvidia have enough money to go around bribing every dev to make proper games for the PC.

Nvidia could setup some sort of reward scheme that gives devs tonnes of money every time they make a hit game for the PC but then again. devs could take it the wrong way and say Nvidia is treating them like a kid.

 

[Super XP]

The numbers speak for themselves. It seems that console game sales tend to stay fairly steady, but PC game sales have been rising incredibly fast.

Unless consoles can match PC digital distribution they WILL fall behind.
http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2134722

If you get an 360, add in monthly fees too.

You also do not need a $1k PC to play games today. Even a Llano system is good enough for most games and you can build one of those for ~$500 (or buy one).

That Llano blows away the PS3 and XBOX 360 by far, yet it costs cheaper and is highly upgradable...

 

[FreedomEclipse]

Oh i forgot about steam.....

well.....If they keep making games free to play (like TF2 -- I PAID FOR MY COPY!!!!) and coming up with some bargaintastic offers like Batman:AA for £3 then sure.

Infact, one of my clients that i built a new PC for is blaming me cuz he's emptied his entire bank account into steam

 

[1Kurgan1]

I guess I was just thinking how I build things. I always get the best of the best. Not everyone would build one like me. So you have a point mussels.

I like to build computers that way as well. But you can't compare buying a console to building a top of the line computer. You would have to compare it to something lower end. The system Mussels said would be faster and just as cheap. And like said games off Steam, much cheaper than even used games at Gamestop.

Oh i forgot about steam.....

Steam is where it's at. 4 packs are amazing, and sales, their sales make Gamestops used games look bad. BC2 I think still used is like $30, then you need a $10 map addon. Yet on Steam sales you can get it for $5, I think they even had it at $7 at the end of 2010, when it wasn't even a year old yet. How can consoles possibly compare with that?

 

[TheoneandonlyMrK]

i dont see pc gamein dyeing its imho the console choice of adults anyways 1kurgan1's bang on with his praise of steam it puts a good fight up v xbox live or ps3 world or whatever its called

great offers inc a surprising few full free games portal 1 eg and when you throw emulators into the bag you have to be non pc literate to think consoles are gona kill off pcs, simply wont happen, they may one day converge with an xbox gui on pc or sumat but im not worried yet, 3x screen consoles are more then years off and dreams the next gen might support that for so few installed 3 screeners is dreamin

 

[techtard]

Like 1Kurgan1 said, With Steam as a major game distributor on PC, you can get quality NEW games for bargain prices, especially during the summer and winter Mega Sales.
Nothing beats $50-70 US dollars for a ton of games in a complete publisher pack, or $5-10 for a single game.
Plus, you don't have to worry about scratched discs when you buy used from brick and mortar stores.

Consoles are fun, but they are holding back the industry right now.
We need a console refresh, with 64-bit processors, OpenGL 4 or DX11 + OpenCL capabilities, and 4+gb RAM.

DX 9, 32-bit, and OpenGL 2 need to die so we can get games that are optimized for modern systems.
As it stands, we are currently using super computer CPUs and GPUs to run games that don't take advantage of the power because they are coded for old tech.