What PC Gamers Imagine.

I agree that mobile and streaming are the future, that is kind of inevitable, and I agree that having some form of standardisation across the industry would do it a world of good.

Apart from that, he doesn't seem to have the faintest clue what he is on about. A depressingly poor article.
 
All modern video games were fathered by the PC. The day PC gaming ends is the day gaming is finished.

Sadly I can see the cracks already appearing unless some of the big publishers get their act together and see beyond the next Call Of Duty.

SuperTronNarwha said:
we have steam. once steam goes then pc gaming is dead. but until then
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Funny that since steam became popular PC has nose dived...
 
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Mobile gaming is just a fad phase, not a component to kill PC gaming. "Mobile" gaming has been around since the dawn of mainstream gaming with hand-helds essentially, this phase is just born out of the popularity of the smart phones themselves. Hell I've even tried mobile "mmos" like pocket legends/star legends. They're utter trash that have been transfered from browser to mobile app. People wouldn't have touched this game if it was purely PC based, but because it's the "wow I'm playing a REAL MMO on my mobile" factor, it's giving a temporary popularity. Once the unique factor wears off people will go back to realising the mobile phone is a weaker utility compared to the PC., and only use it for the 10 minutes they're on the bus or bog.
 
Nah steam is a good thing imo, more money and less distribution costs. Cheaper games which means they are more accessible.

PC gaming isn't dying. The market is only changing in the essence that more people are gaming and a majority of them happen to be casual gamers. More money is generated from these casual gamers that is all. Of course these will drive the mass of the market in a certain direction but it does not mean every other aspect will be dropped entirely. If that happens then all we will end up is farmville version 30 and angry birds space mars v 21 within the next few years.

Publishers and developers need to start treating casual games and AAA titles differently and not try to create something that does both. We can see that is what is happening with call of duty.
Games should be developed FOR ( I know they are developed on) the PC and then ported back to the console. I really do not understand why it is done the other way around.
 
MissChief said:
Thong is neither nvidia or amd to a lesser extent can afford to not produce new cards to entice us to upgrade. It's their core business and they rely on it for turnover and regular income.
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and often they help fund games... you thibk they will let onlive kill off gpus :p

I think a lot of people here dont realise we are infact a Minority.
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compared to console gamers sure but on the pc you can even call people who play farmville or whatever on facebook casual gamers....

lets get real its like calling people who do crosswords gamers.. the majority of pc gamers who buy actual pc games are happy to tinker with them it doesnt take long its not hard...

loads of xbox users even modded GTAiv and ive seen a lot of people using "custom maps" in halo
 
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Frenzy said:
Nah steam is a good thing imo, more money and less distribution costs. Cheaper games which means they are more accessible.

PC gaming isn't dying. The market is only changing in the essence that more people are gaming and a majority of them happen to be casual gamers. More money is generated from these casual gamers that is all. Of course these will drive the mass of the market in a certain direction but it does not mean every other aspect will be dropped entirely. If that happens then all we will end up is farmville version 30 and angry birds space mars v 21 within the next few years.

Publishers and developers need to start treating casual games and AAA titles differently and not try to create something that does both. We can see that is what is happening with call of duty.
Games should be developed FOR ( I know they are developed on) the PC and then ported back to the console. I really do not understand why it is done the other way around.
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The PC isn't a casual gaming platform. It's the least casual of all the platforms.

What's happened to call of duty is symptomatic of the way one publisher has realised that they can make lots of money off the back of kids with zero attention span.
 
since when has steam lead to cheaper games?

retail games have always been cheaper than steam look at the new releases full price on steam when you can generally get them for 25quid retail
 
arknor said:
since when has steam lead to cheaper games?

retail games have always been cheaper than steam look at the new releases full price on steam when you can generally get them for 25quid retail
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Try looking in sales, or buying codes of other websites and activating them on steam, getgamesgo for example
 
Judgeneo said:
Try looking in sales, or buying codes of other websites and activating them on steam, getgamesgo for example
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Surely you've proved his point? :confused:

Other than Steam sales you need get codes from other distributors and then activate on Steam to get competitive prices.

As a distribution platform Steam is second to none, but prices on release can be attritious thanks to Valve letting publishers set prices for their games.
 
Is this article just about pre-built crap that most enthusiasts don't buy?

I actually can't be bothered to read the full article.
 
LeJosh said:
Is this article just about pre-built crap that most enthusiasts don't buy?

I actually can't be bothered to read the full article.
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+1 to you, I suggest you continue not to bother.

I've read it but I have no idea what his point is, infact I don't think there is a point, it's just meaningless drivel tbh.
 
Edinho said:
The PC isn't a casual gaming platform. It's the least casual of all the platforms.

What's happened to call of duty is symptomatic of the way one publisher has realised that they can make lots of money off the back of kids with zero attention span.
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You see this is the single mindedness you can see from the article.

The pc is casual, it is hardcore, it is everything under the sun and that is why so many people like it. If you are talking dedicated casual like a console then yes you are correct it is not a dedicated device.
Edit: I should add in here that I wouldnt call a lot of console games casual, I should have said browser based instead.

I classed call of duty as casual because it is a game in which you can pick up, play then drop. This is how it has been designed, you only have to look at the doses of DLC to see this. It is a quick buzz which you don't have to dedicate much time to. You could say farmville is more "hardcore" than cod! Granted cod would require more skill depending on the level you take it to.


As for steam, when I say cheaper games I'm talking specifically about their "deals". I've bought most of my games through these apart from something I've wanted to preorder. Sure you can get old games at cheaper prices retail but in my experience they take longer to come around. Console games appear to be a different story though.
 
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I like to play video games, and tinker, and have two graphics cards.

According to the pie I was the tiny tiny tiny pink portion of the pie, maybe the bit that people think of as mold?
 
PC gaming is far from "Dead" as is "TInkering", lots of people i know are building there own PC's for Battlefield 3 onwards.
 
bhavv said:
I like to play video games, and tinker, and have two graphics cards.

According to the pie I was the tiny tiny tiny pink portion of the pie, maybe the bit that people think of as mold?
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He didn't quote the sources so I'm inclined to believe he pulled the pie chart out of his arse :)
 
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