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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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Mar 20, 2008, 21:32 |
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That doesn't matter. Their own numbers are what are driving their public statements on this issue so given the totality of these statements the trend is clear.
I have to wonder about that. The recent surge of publishers and developers all proclaiming the decline of PC gaming at the same time seems like something of a bandwagon to me. The NPD's statistics only reinforce this bandwagon and give pubs/devs an excuse to sell out.
NPD's reports aren't misleading. They are simply not comprehensive.
They are misleading by not being comprehensive. They bundle all the consoles together as one platform while the PC is left by its lonesome. They also fail to account for sales where the PC is more prominent, like overseas, online, subcription, etc. Whether intentional or not, the NPD statistics are misleading.
Right now I believe the download size is limited to 150MB (with exceptions), but that will increase with time.
The problem is that console hard drive space won't. Digital distribution of full, new PC games is possible because PC hard drives have potentially unlimited space. Console HDs don't. With an 80 GB HD, I really don't see how the PS3 could offer viable digital distribution of the latest BluRay games. Sure, Sony and Microsoft could release additional external hard drives but then the convenience that is fundamental to a console's success is taken away. The extra drives would also be a complete ripoff.
So no, I don't see console digital distribution growing as big as PC digital distribution.
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Mar 20, 10:34 |
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Mar 20, 10:44 |
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Mar 20, 19:48 |
I am a HARDCORE GAMER!!! |
Tony!!! |
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Mar 20, 20:18 |
Re: I am a HARDCORE GAMER!!! |
Jerykk |
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Mar 21, 01:51 |
Re: I am a HARDCORE GAMER!!! |
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Mar 20, 11:06 |
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Mar 20, 11:03 |
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Mar 20, 11:20 |
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Mar 20, 18:10 |
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Mar 20, 18:19 |
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Mar 20, 13:46 |
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Mar 20, 09:30 |
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Mar 20, 09:45 |
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Fang |
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Mar 20, 10:11 |
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Mar 20, 12:18 |
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Mar 20, 12:50 |
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Krovven |
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Mar 20, 09:07 |
Engine vs. Game |
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Mar 20, 09:12 |
No subject |
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Mar 20, 09:24 |
Mouse and keyboard |
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Mar 20, 09:51 |
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Mar 20, 10:01 |
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Mar 20, 11:00 |
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Mar 20, 11:58 |
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Mar 20, 11:47 |
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Mar 20, 11:58 |
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Mar 20, 10:06 |
Reason? |
necrosis |
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Mar 20, 10:09 |
Re: Reason? |
Wade |
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Mar 20, 10:21 |
No subject |
Aero |
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Mar 20, 18:07 |
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Mar 20, 11:47 |
Another one bytes the console. |
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Mar 20, 11:50 |
No subject |
MyRealName |
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Mar 20, 11:55 |
Oh Lord. People so easy to manipulate |
Woody |
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Mar 20, 19:56 |
Re: Oh Lord. People so easy to manipulate |
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Mar 20, 11:56 |
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Mar 20, 17:27 |
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Mar 21, 03:27 |
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Mar 21, 05:30 |
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Mar 21, 06:48 |
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Mar 21, 12:16 |
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Mar 21, 00:02 |
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Mar 20, 12:01 |
Why Leave PC? |
Engine101 |
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Mar 20, 12:11 |
Begging the question |
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Mar 20, 12:14 |
Re: Begging the question |
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Mar 20, 12:16 |
Re: Begging the question |
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Mar 20, 13:09 |
Re: Begging the question |
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Mar 20, 13:27 |
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Mar 20, 15:27 |
Re: Begging the question |
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Mar 20, 18:47 |
Re: Begging the question |
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Mar 21, 04:37 |
Re: Begging the question |
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Mar 21, 14:20 |
Re: Begging the question |
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Mar 25, 05:15 |
Re: Begging the question |
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Mar 20, 12:51 |
No subject |
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Mar 20, 12:55 |
No subject |
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Mar 20, 13:22 |
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Mar 20, 13:20 |
No subject |
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Mar 20, 13:57 |
Sigh... |
Dreagon |
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Mar 20, 14:10 |
Re: Sigh... |
shpankey |
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Mar 20, 14:29 |
Re: Sigh... |
xXBatmanXx |
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Mar 20, 15:17 |
Re: Sigh... |
Fang |
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Mar 20, 15:50 |
Re: Sigh... |
Jerykk |
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Mar 20, 18:24 |
Re: Sigh... |
Creston |
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Mar 20, 14:39 |
Re: Sigh... |
Krovven |
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Mar 20, 14:44 |
Re: Sigh... |
manic half |
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Mar 20, 14:42 |
Re: Sigh... |
manic half |
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Mar 20, 15:00 |
Re: Sigh... |
Jerykk |
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Mar 20, 15:06 |
Re: Sigh... |
Number6 |
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Mar 20, 18:19 |
Re: Sigh... |
Creston |
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58. |
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 |
sponge |
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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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98. |
Mar 21, 02:44 |
Re: Not so hardcore anymore |
manic half |
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Mar 20, 16:38 |
No subject |
VoodooV |
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66. |
Mar 20, 16:49 |
No subject |
>U |
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67. |
Mar 20, 16:57 |
XIM |
Hump |
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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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71. |
Mar 20, 17:49 |
Hey, another one |
Creston |
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93. |
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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102. |
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 |
Re: No subject |
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 |
Re: No subject |
nin |
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Mar 21, 18:42 |
It's not so black and white |
zodden |
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