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.
What I really wonder though is what the pc gaming market is worth compared to the console market.These numbers floored me when I saw them at E3, but they came from the Entertainment Software Association so I trust them.
In 2003 52.8 million computer games were sold. In 2004, 45 million were sold. So, there was a 15% drop in sales* from one year to the next, i.e. a declining market. In contrast, in 2003 186.4 million console video games were sold. In 2004, 203 million console games were sold. So, not only do console game sales dwarf PC game sales, but they are increasing in marketshare as well.
The bottom line is if this trend continues (and I expect it will and even accelerate with the release of the next generation of consoles), PC game development is in trouble.
*By the way, when I wrote 9% below I meant in dollar amount not units. PC games sold 15% fewer units but only 9% fewer dollars which means the games cost more in 2004 than 2003 (which is also not a good trend).
This comment was edited on May 25, 20:46.
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