Is the 360 killing pc gaming?

So it seems it is much more profitable for developers to develop their games for the 360, then port them to PC (often doing a crappy job at it). Not to mention titles that microsoft throws money at to make exclusive, PC users end up having to wait months even years for.

Even companies like Blizzard that have traditionally only been on PC are considering making titles for consoles. I dunno, maybe I should just get with the times?

Well... there's suggestive evidence in both directions.

On the one hand, id, Epic, Valve, BioWare, Ensemble, Irrational and dozens of other top-name PC devs are moving into multiplat territory or console exclusives...

...but then there are games like Crysis, The Witcher and Sins of a Solar Empire. Archetypal PC gaming that you just can't find elsewhere. Three awesome games that top anything the consoles have to offer in any of the big three genres the PC dominates.

The consoles are taking the mainstream stuff from the PC, but when has the PC ever been about the mainstream?

the only thing thats way better about pc stuff is moding if u could do that on 360 pc gaming would be dead mostlyDon0van

Haha, my sarcasm detector exploded.

i agree games 4 windows sucksevilcupcake

You have to see both sides of Games For Windows.

Good = Someone is doing something about trying to streamline PC gaming and trying make it easier for developers to meet PC gaming standards. In other words, making it easier to develop games on PC.

Bad = Microsoft thinks they can corner the market and put their nasty little twists on things (Games for Windows Live - Gold edition - now who the hell in their right minds is going to be paying for this on PC?) and make the PC gaming their next computer niche.

Hate it as you may; there is some good in it, though I think the bad out weighs the good.

Here is a tip: Stop pirating.

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TeamR