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GamesIndustry.biz has more quotes on the state of PC gaming, this time from
Steve Nix, id Software Director of Business Development. Nix feels some of the
hardcore PC gaming audience is shifting to consoles, something id cannot
ignore: "There are plenty of people who are diehard mouse and keyboard
guys that may never go to console, and also right now, if you have the highest
of high-end PCs, you're generally going to get a better visual experience," Nix
said. "There's no console out there that's as powerful as a God machine right
now, with a Quad-Core and a GeForce 8800 - it's very hard for any console to
compete with that."
"So you still have PC players, and some players are just console guys, but have
players moved over? Absolutely. We love PC gaming, and we continue to support PC
gaming - but you can't ignore the market realities and the size of the console
market these days."
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It's not flawed because each developer and publisher is certainly privy to its own games' sales data, so they are well aware of the digital distribution sales of their own games.
They may be privy to their own sales data but they don't have the same knowledge of other companies' numbers. They rely on the NPD for this and the NPD has misleading statistics.
As for consoles having digital distribution... huh? I know the Wii Virtual Console lets you download old games that you can't find in retail anymore. Does Live! or PSN let you download new games?
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Mar 20, 19:48 |
I am a HARDCORE GAMER!!! |
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Mar 20, 20:18 |
Re: I am a HARDCORE GAMER!!! |
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Mar 20, 09:07 |
Engine vs. Game |
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Mar 20, 09:12 |
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Mar 20, 09:24 |
Mouse and keyboard |
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Mar 20, 10:06 |
Reason? |
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Mar 20, 11:47 |
Another one bytes the console. |
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Mar 20, 11:55 |
Oh Lord. People so easy to manipulate |
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Re: Oh Lord. People so easy to manipulate |
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Mar 20, 12:01 |
Why Leave PC? |
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Mar 20, 12:11 |
Begging the question |
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Re: Begging the question |
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Mar 20, 12:55 |
No subject |
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No subject |
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Mar 20, 13:57 |
Sigh... |
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Mar 20, 14:10 |
Re: Sigh... |
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Mar 20, 14:29 |
Re: Sigh... |
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Mar 20, 15:17 |
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Mar 20, 15:50 |
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Mar 20, 18:24 |
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Mar 20, 14:39 |
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Mar 20, 14:42 |
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Mar 20, 15:00 |
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Jerykk |
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Mar 20, 15:06 |
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Mar 20, 18:19 |
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Mar 20, 15:14 |
Not so hardcore anymore |
Ronin |
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Mar 20, 15:59 |
Re: Not so hardcore anymore |
Jerykk |
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Mar 20, 16:06 |
Re: Not so hardcore anymore |
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Mar 20, 16:34 |
Re: Not so hardcore anymore |
Jerykk |
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Mar 20, 18:42 |
Re: Not so hardcore anymore |
Ronin |
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Mar 20, 19:23 |
Re: Not so hardcore anymore |
Jerykk |
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Mar 21, 01:50 |
Re: Not so hardcore anymore |
Creston |
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Mar 21, 02:44 |
Re: Not so hardcore anymore |
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Mar 20, 16:38 |
No subject |
VoodooV |
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Mar 20, 16:49 |
No subject |
>U |
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Mar 20, 16:57 |
XIM |
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Mar 20, 17:01 |
Re: XIM |
Jerykk |
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Mar 20, 17:04 |
Re: XIM |
Krovven |
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Mar 20, 17:49 |
Hey, another one |
Creston |
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Mar 21, 01:51 |
PC is already a console |
kabloie |
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Mar 21, 04:56 |
No subject |
Katsumoto |
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Mar 21, 05:18 |
Noobs |
Bilbo |
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Mar 21, 05:29 |
Re: Noobs |
Ranger Fish |
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Mar 21, 14:21 |
Re: Noobs |
Creston |
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Mar 21, 14:46 |
Re: Noobs |
Ecthelion |
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Mar 21, 21:54 |
Re: Noobs |
Creston |
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Mar 21, 10:23 |
No subject |
dryden555 |
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Mar 21, 10:48 |
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Ecthelion |
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Mar 21, 14:26 |
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Creston |
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Mar 21, 11:03 |
No subject |
xXBatmanXx |
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Mar 21, 15:16 |
No subject |
cronik |
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Mar 21, 15:24 |
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nin |
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Mar 21, 18:42 |
It's not so black and white |
zodden |
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