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Op Ed

[Feb 26, 2011, 4:11 pm ET] - Share - Viewing Comments

Bitmob - 10 reasons why PC gaming is in the gutter.
It's heartbreaking to reach an age where you have a decent income and can finally afford that tricked-out PC you've always wanted, only to find that developers have given you the cold shoulder. Let's hear it for shoddy support and ridiculous workarounds!

Here are 10 reasons why PC gaming is an ongoing source of depression and frustration:

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Re: Op Ed

Feb 28, 2011, 10:18

sauron

My #1 reason for not buying new PC games is that they won't run on my PC. I have a Dell Studio 15 laptop with a low/moderate video card, which runs all my work programs just fine and most non-intensive games (The Witcher, WoW, etc). But it wouldn't deal with any of the brand new stuff, so I just don't buy it. It's a pretty average system - there are millions of similar products in the US and Europe, far more than the number of hardcore gaming rigs.

I could definitely afford to buy a brand-new tricked-out PC just for games, but to be honest I can't be bothered. Why do that when I could just buy a console and hook it up to the big flatscreen on the wall in my living room?

If PC developers want to make money, they need to make games that a) lots of people want to play, b) most people with average systems can play, and c) give people a reason to play these games on the PC rather than on a console. Otherwise, PC gaming will continue to decline.




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Comment [quote="sauron"Feb 28, 2011, 10:18]My #1 reason for not buying new PC games is that they won't run on my PC. I have a Dell Studio 15 laptop with a low/moderate video card, which runs all my work programs just fine and most non-intensive games (The Witcher, WoW, etc). But it wouldn't deal with any of the brand new stuff, so I just don't buy it. It's a pretty average system - there are millions of similar products in the US and Europe, far more than the number of hardcore gaming rigs. I could definitely afford to buy a brand-new tricked-out PC just for games, but to be honest I can't be bothered. Why do that when I could just buy a console and hook it up to the big flatscreen on the wall in my living room? If PC developers want to make money, they need to make games that a) lots of people want to play, b) most people with average systems can play, and c) give people a reason to play these games on the PC rather than on a console. Otherwise, PC gaming will continue to decline. [/quote]

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