Comments on: PC Games in Trouble

By: James Squires

James Squires — Tue, 27 Jun 2006 06:27:17 +0000

Interesting post, but I don’t think you need to worry too much about pc gaming vanishing. Consoles are good, for specific game types (ie sports games, driving games), but have you every played a RTS on one? Even FPS aren’t much chop on consoles. Why? Nothing to do with the graphics. It is about the controls, and environment when playing.

By: David J Edery

David J Edery — Mon, 13 Feb 2006 14:40:09 +0000

The Asian gaming market (ex-Japan) is driven almost entirely by “non-package” PC (online) game revenues, yes.

Taewon, would you happen to know of any public websites or newsletters that do a good job of reporting revenues for Asian games? Or, if not, in-depth reports of popularity?

By: Taewon Yun

Taewon Yun — Mon, 13 Feb 2006 09:52:50 +0000

It would be interesting to note that console and PC “Package” Games are almost non-existent in Korea and other Asian countries except Japan.

By: David J Edery

David J Edery — Mon, 13 Feb 2006 04:19:47 +0000

The decline (as charted in the post I referenced) began in 1999 and has continued ever since. The PS2 wasn't even released in the US until late 2000. That means the decline has outlasted an entire console cycle. It cannot simply be "cyclical." Really good gaming PCs have always cost a substantial amount of money, and still do. Consoles, even at their introduction, cost significantly less despite being extremely powerful nowadays. And consoles are more user-friendly. Pretty good reasons for a persistent decline...

By: breath

breath — Sat, 11 Feb 2006 04:46:50 +0000

The PC vs. console thing swings back and forth, especially around the genesis of a new console generation. Each platform has its strengths and weaknesses (as you note). I don’t think anything suggests that either will ‘win’ any time soon.

We may see a long-term decline in PC games, but that will be caused by a concurrent decline in PCs themselves.