MS ♥s PC Gaming [Feb 10, 2006, 5:20 pm ET] – Share – Viewing Comments
Moore Pledges PC Games Renaissance on Next Generation (thanks
Firingsquad
and Ant) relates some of what was discussed at Peter Moore's session today at
the DICE Summit, with Microsoft taking responsibility for allowing the PC games
market to decline. He goes on to say they are poised to reverse that trend based
on a reorganization, and an optimistic view of how Windows Vista will help:
He said that Microsoft's recent reorganization would help the company "focus on the games business as a standalone business."
"Previously, we operated under separate units," he said. "Everything is now being brought together to build truly cohesive, integrated marketing."
"The future is about PC games and Vista is at the vanguard of that."
He said that Vista would drive PC upgrades which would help game sales, and gave an impressive demonstration of how Vista improves the gaming experience through better file organization.
Moore once again put the pressure on his own company to push game sales. "We have seen years of decline in PC games retail sales. As a platform holder, we need to drive sales."
If there was ever a propoganda piece this is it. Microsoft wants to sell Vista. And having PC gamers buy Vista is a huge for sales of Vista. So they will say anything like "We admit that we are responsible for the decline in PC gaming." And they will say say that Vista will better PC gaming.
However, face reality and ask your self this: Can anyone name one significant thing that Vista will bring for PC gamers. I know one thing that it will bring without a single doubt, and that's higher system requirements.
The only way MS can get PC gamers to purchase Vista quickly is by making games incompatible for XP. Like they are doing with Halo 2...
This comment was edited on Feb 10, 19:53.
However, face reality and ask your self this: Can anyone name one significant thing that Vista will bring for PC gamers. I know one thing that it will bring without a single doubt, and that's higher system requirements.
The only way MS can get PC gamers to purchase Vista quickly is by making games incompatible for XP. Like they are doing with Halo 2...
This comment was edited on Feb 10, 19:53.
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