Limitations of the console don't dictate it's player's attention spans.
Oh boy, way to completely miss the point. You know why consoles are so popular? Because they are convenient. Casual players prefer convenience over efficiency, power, optimal control schemes, etc. A person with a short attention span is much more likely to be a console gamer than a PC gamer, given that PC gaming requires a much greater investment of time and money.
And who gives those publishers their big dollars? Gamers.
Yes. Console gamers, not PC gamers. It's not about making a profit anymore. Console game sales set the bar and all other sales are expected to meet it. It doesn't matter if a PC game sells 1 million units if a console game sells 10 million. Success is judged by AAA blockbuster sales, so even if a game makes a profit, it's not good enough. Publishers are driven by greed and if they know that they can sell more on a console than on a PC, they'll focus on the consoles. You can write all the e-mails and petitions you want. That won't stop console gamers from buying more games than PC gamers, simply because there are more console gamers.
It's not up to the developers and publishers, it's up to you as the buyer to dictate to the vendor what exactly you want and are willing to pay for.
The problem is that they aren't making the games I want to buy. I want old-school cRPGs. I want high-flying, high-speed shooters with steep learning curves. I want vehicular combat, I want mech sims. If developers and publishers would start making these games (and making them well), I'd gladly support them.
Frankly I think WoW and MMO games in general have done far more damage to the PC gaming market than consoles ever will.
While I agree that MMOs are hurting PC gaming, I disagree that they are doing more damage than consoles. The audience for MMOs consists primarily of people who wouldn't play anything else anyway, much like the audience of The Sims. I still stand by my point that if Microsoft had never created the Xbox and instead invested all that money into PC gaming, PC gaming would be a lot stronger than it is today.
This comment was edited on Sep 14, 00:22.