Comments on: EA: The PC is “rapidly becoming the largest gaming platform in the world”

By: blackdreamhunk

blackdreamhunk — Wed, 06 May 2009 14:07:40 +0000

agin we pc gamers knew this along time

http://news.gotgame.com/gaming-popularization-due-to-internet-revolution/31333/

http://vator.tv/news/show/2009-04-10-raptr-founder-on-the-evolution-of-gaming

http://software.intel.com/en-us/blogs/2009/04/20/how-pc-gaming-helps-shape-the-future-of-computing/

By: SwiftRanger

SwiftRanger — Wed, 06 May 2009 13:17:46 +0000

“Yes Dawn of War 2 came out but that was a major let down, hence why it didnt make #1 in the all formats like Empire:Total War did.”

I don’t know, if you read some forums then you’d be surprised how many people see Empire as a major let down. DoW II wasn’t finished but the same can be said about Empire (or about most major PC games nowadays, even for titles like L4D). Anyway, I think both did well at retail and DD (hardcore strategy games on PC and all that) but you can never compare them to console blockbusters which will always have more marketing and hype.

By: blackdreamhunk

blackdreamhunk — Wed, 06 May 2009 11:28:08 +0000

Pc gaming has always been a jugeranut. Now that EA has started to go online like must of pc gamers are now they release how much we are worth.

By: hitnrun

hitnrun — Wed, 06 May 2009 08:28:00 +0000

It depends on what you mean by “games.” If by games you mean experiences like the one depicted in that screenshot, then certainly not. Those types of games have long since fled the Jolly Roger to the relatively secure waters of consoles.

If by games you mean secure MMOs and casual games for people who think ISOs have something to do with the housing collapse – and both genres are growth markets – then yes, the PC is the place to be.

Not too much good there for EA, though.

By: Blerk

Blerk — Wed, 06 May 2009 08:16:17 +0000

I think the PC is in a bit of a resurgence. But not with the sort of stuff that EA produces. I’ve played more PC games in the last year than I have in the last ten, but it’s all been ‘easy on the hardware’ indie stuff, Flash games or PopCap-style time-sinks.

My biggest gripe with PC gaming was how much it cost to keep up. Now that people seem to be realising that there’s tons of money to be made out of games which run on ‘just about any old computer’, I’m more than happy to start picking stuff up again.

By: Grimrita

Grimrita — Wed, 06 May 2009 08:07:00 +0000

The PC still slaps consoles in the face when it comes to revenue. In the UK, it has a higher % of sales then the PS3 and back in Feb, the 360 – despite it not having any triple A titles to buy.

Yes Dawn of War 2 came out but that was a major let down, hence why it didnt make #1 in the all formats like Empire:Total War did.

The PC has a much wider install base and the model for purchasing games is changing – yes but as normal, its the PC that leads the way in digital downloading.

By: Hero of Canton

Hero of Canton — Wed, 06 May 2009 07:23:56 +0000

PC GAMING IS DEA-oh.

It’s a shame that digital revenue only adds up to about £270, but still. Well done, the PC.