Gears of War PC? [May 24, 2005, 12:56 pm ET] – Share – Viewing Comments
Though Gears of War has only been announced for the Xbox 360,
Microsoft's J
Allard on Xbox 360 on Eurogamer (thanks Tiscali Games) seems to let the cat out of
the bag with the Xbox chief's answer to one question about Epic's upcoming
action game:
Eurogamer: But is that exclusive to Xbox?
J Allard: It's Xbox and PC.
According to the ESA, PC game shipments as a percentage of the overall market FELL 9% last year
There are two ways to look at that.
1) PC games sold 9% less.
2) The market grew by xx%, and the PC share in that new total market was now 9% less.
I'm FIRMLY convinced that it's option number two, which doesn't mean shit about the health and stability of the PC market. It's altogether possible that the PC market actually did better in sales than the year before (thus growing their own percentage), but dropped in the overall market because of far greater growth in the console markets.
Oh, and I'm sorry, but anyone who believes that consoles are going to "die out" needs a reality check. Consoles have been around since the birth of gaming, and they'll NEVER go away. EVER.
Creston
There are two ways to look at that.
1) PC games sold 9% less.
2) The market grew by xx%, and the PC share in that new total market was now 9% less.
I'm FIRMLY convinced that it's option number two, which doesn't mean shit about the health and stability of the PC market. It's altogether possible that the PC market actually did better in sales than the year before (thus growing their own percentage), but dropped in the overall market because of far greater growth in the console markets.
Oh, and I'm sorry, but anyone who believes that consoles are going to "die out" needs a reality check. Consoles have been around since the birth of gaming, and they'll NEVER go away. EVER.
Creston
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