Comments on: PC Games Industry in Decline? http://www.wuup.co.uk/pc-games-industry-in-decline We're Geeks - This is Where We Write Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:44:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Bill Nunney http://www.wuup.co.uk/pc-games-industry-in-decline#comment-10024 Bill Nunney Tue, 17 Feb 2009 12:09:56 +0000 http://www.wuup.co.uk/?p=1911#comment-10024 I think that PC gaming is doing just fine. I may have stopped buying games from shops but i still buy them through Steam, or from the developer site. I have like 70 Steam games now :P @Elderan A console may last 5-7 years, but they cant be upgraded, and the graphics start to age after about 5 years. In that time i may have spent more on my PC but i will have the highest graphical detail, with smooth framerates. Its the point of being a PC enthusiast... I think that PC gaming is doing just fine. I may have stopped buying games from shops but i still buy them through Steam, or from the developer site. I have like 70 Steam games now :P

@Elderan
A console may last 5-7 years, but they cant be upgraded, and the graphics start to age after about 5 years. In that time i may have spent more on my PC but i will have the highest graphical detail, with smooth framerates. Its the point of being a PC enthusiast…

]]> By: Elderan http://www.wuup.co.uk/pc-games-industry-in-decline#comment-10023 Elderan Mon, 16 Feb 2009 22:38:02 +0000 http://www.wuup.co.uk/?p=1911#comment-10023 Dreamhunk, none of those videos reference processors. Pixels, ram and graphics card do beat those of a console, that is not my point. My point is the cell is only part in the ps3 that can match and most of the time beat modern PCs. Also using a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GPI9xDmRjk" rel="nofollow"><strong>youtube reference</strong></a> that at 1:24 actually says in essence that pc monitors can be double the resolution of 1080. That is very much true, but the reference he gives is a monitor that is 2560 x 1600, that is only 520 pixels greater then 1080p, not double. Dreamhunk, none of those videos reference processors. Pixels, ram and graphics card do beat those of a console, that is not my point. My point is the cell is only part in the ps3 that can match and most of the time beat modern PCs.

Also using a youtube reference that at 1:24 actually says in essence that pc monitors can be double the resolution of 1080.
That is very much true, but the reference he gives is a monitor that is 2560 x 1600, that is only 520 pixels greater then 1080p, not double.

]]> By: Alan Hamlyn http://www.wuup.co.uk/pc-games-industry-in-decline#comment-10021 Alan Hamlyn Mon, 16 Feb 2009 19:10:35 +0000 http://www.wuup.co.uk/?p=1911#comment-10021 bill said to me about console games cost more, i'm will to budge on that one - i agree they cost more to make (depending on the game) - thanks for your contributions - they are appreciated bill said to me about console games cost more, i’m will to budge on that one – i agree they cost more to make (depending on the game) – thanks for your contributions – they are appreciated

]]> By: Alan Hamlyn http://www.wuup.co.uk/pc-games-industry-in-decline#comment-10020 Alan Hamlyn Mon, 16 Feb 2009 19:06:39 +0000 http://www.wuup.co.uk/?p=1911#comment-10020 thanks for your thoughts dreamhunk thanks for your thoughts dreamhunk

]]> By: dreamhunk http://www.wuup.co.uk/pc-games-industry-in-decline#comment-10019 dreamhunk Mon, 16 Feb 2009 18:58:47 +0000 http://www.wuup.co.uk/?p=1911#comment-10019 please know your hardware before unfactual statements about pc gaming. a $200 pc is more poweful than the ps3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-j69RnEBAc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GPI9xDmRjk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Y2nJmKzOVY please know your hardware before unfactual statements about pc gaming.

a $200 pc is more poweful than the ps3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-j69RnEBAc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GPI9xDmRjk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Y2nJmKzOVY

]]> By: Elderan http://www.wuup.co.uk/pc-games-industry-in-decline#comment-10018 Elderan Mon, 16 Feb 2009 18:42:19 +0000 http://www.wuup.co.uk/?p=1911#comment-10018 Gameplay over graphics, hardware is one of the greatest strengths and the greatest weakness of pc gaming. Too much variety, to many different combinations makes it a lot harder to program for. The only reason console games are easier to program is mainly due to pc gamers being idiotic in their pursuit for "that extra 1 fps". Even the most powerful graphics card can not make crysis enjoyable for me. Also no pc processor can out preform a cell processor, unless its self is a cell processor :P so the ps3 wins on that front. True not on a graphical point. Consoles live for 5-7 years a generation. Can you play the latest games on a pc that is 7 years old? I am not going to defend console gaming, or pc gaming. I enjoy both equally as much. Pc gaming offers more portability, more strengths in community, online play with true freedom. VoIP you can control. Dozens of applications and merits. It saddnes me pc gaming is its own downfall in some aspects. Gameplay over graphics, hardware is one of the greatest strengths and the greatest weakness of pc gaming. Too much variety, to many different combinations makes it a lot harder to program for. The only reason console games are easier to program is mainly due to pc gamers being idiotic in their pursuit for “that extra 1 fps”.

Even the most powerful graphics card can not make crysis enjoyable for me. Also no pc processor can out preform a cell processor, unless its self is a cell processor :P so the ps3 wins on that front. True not on a graphical point.

Consoles live for 5-7 years a generation. Can you play the latest games on a pc that is 7 years old?

I am not going to defend console gaming, or pc gaming. I enjoy both equally as much. Pc gaming offers more portability, more strengths in community, online play with true freedom. VoIP you can control. Dozens of applications and merits. It saddnes me pc gaming is its own downfall in some aspects.

]]> By: dreamhunk http://www.wuup.co.uk/pc-games-industry-in-decline#comment-10017 dreamhunk Mon, 16 Feb 2009 18:13:16 +0000 http://www.wuup.co.uk/?p=1911#comment-10017 By the way there is a ton of genres you just can't get on consoles, like TBS,RTS,RTT,TBT,MM,SIMs,space sims, ocean games. There is alot of crapy games from big production companies sp alot of people are now turning to indie games. By the way there is a ton of genres you just can’t get on consoles, like TBS,RTS,RTT,TBT,MM,SIMs,space sims, ocean games.

There is alot of crapy games from big production companies sp alot of people are now turning to indie games.

]]> By: dreamhunk http://www.wuup.co.uk/pc-games-industry-in-decline#comment-10016 dreamhunk Mon, 16 Feb 2009 18:10:14 +0000 http://www.wuup.co.uk/?p=1911#comment-10016 you may wnant to check this site out it has alot of links I have posted on it. alot of info on there http://digihub.smh.com.au/node/236#comment-2949 you may wnant to check this site out it has alot of links I have posted on it. alot of info on there

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]]> By: dreamhunk http://www.wuup.co.uk/pc-games-industry-in-decline#comment-10015 dreamhunk Mon, 16 Feb 2009 18:03:33 +0000 http://www.wuup.co.uk/?p=1911#comment-10015 nice article I want to add to it, I want to wide your knowledge about pc gaming, game devs and big cmpanies. lets start with the numbers of games on the pc. http://adrianwerner.wordpress.com/games-of-2009/ As you pc gaming still has a ton of new games. Big companies like sony and micro soft want to destory pc gaming. They go to the stores buy up all the space for their console games. whil pc gamers get pushed to the back. Stores like gamestop and EB ganes make their money on used games market. In fact EB games and game spot employees have been spreading lies that pc gaming is getting fazed out. They even tryed to have limit on the number DOW 2 preorders. Best buy and future have huge lanes for pc games. The ression is also making retail stores cut down on self space because alot games are just not selling. As for console games they are not cheaper to make in fact high produstion costs are destorying game devs on consoles. mirco and sony have lost billions on consoles. Mid way, interplay, pandemic, factor 5 and other companies have all gone bankuprt because of high prodution costs. as for pircay there is pircay on consoles. In fact the console pirates make a living off of console games. console games also get pirated faster than pc games.Nintendo lost 1 billlion to console piracy. nice article I want to add to it, I want to wide your knowledge about pc gaming, game devs and big cmpanies.

lets start with the numbers of games on the pc.

http://adrianwerner.wordpress.com/games-of-2009/

As you pc gaming still has a ton of new games. Big companies like sony and micro soft want to destory pc gaming. They go to the stores buy up all the space for their console games. whil pc gamers get pushed to the back. Stores like gamestop and EB ganes make their money on used games market. In fact EB games and game spot employees have been spreading lies that pc gaming is getting fazed out. They even tryed to have limit on the number DOW 2 preorders. Best buy and future have huge lanes for pc games.

The ression is also making retail stores cut down on self space because alot games are just not selling.

As for console games they are not cheaper to make in fact high produstion costs are destorying game devs on consoles. mirco and sony have lost billions on consoles. Mid way, interplay, pandemic, factor 5 and other companies have all gone bankuprt because of high prodution costs.

as for pircay there is pircay on consoles. In fact the console pirates make a living off of console games. console games also get pirated faster than pc games.Nintendo lost 1 billlion to console piracy.

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