Half-life 3, Starcraft 2, Battlefield 3 = Rise of PC gaming.

Was PC gaming ever down??? I'm confused.

I play on my PC too as well as on my PS3.

I always had a PC and a Playstation combo. I think it's the best.

Half Life 3?

You won't see that before 2012 mark my words.

we need hl2: episode 3 first.samusarmada

Yes, that would help very much.

Was PC gaming ever down??? I'm confused.

I play on my PC too as well as on my PS3.

I always had a PC and a Playstation combo. I think it's the best.

NathanDrake

true, pc was never down

HL3 is ages away.

We need Ep3 first.

As for BF3 and SC2 they will most probably be dandy.

great a another pc gaming postiamanoobkillme

Half-Life 3 probably won't be released until 2015 or something like that, considering that they still have to get episode 3 out of the way.

[QUOTE="iamanoobkillme"]great a another pc gaming postskrat_01

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They just need to come out, and we will see a repeat of last gen when everyone who owned a PS2, Gamecube, Xbox saw what was on PC and were so jealeous.3verlastingHero

i was never jealous of what was on PC

i have a decent PC, if it had the games i liked, i'd buy them and play them on PC

2 of those will be on consoles.angelkimne

and nobody will care since they'll be inferior versions.....as usual.

PC gaming will never be what it was before consoles took over. Most gaming companies are starting to quit their PC ambitions due to piracy issues. Also, why spend thousands on a PC to play the newest games when consoles under $500 can play the same games? PC games are fun and much more customizable but usually it's too much of a hassle for everybody.Jrfanfreak88

Yet the PC still has the most games...

[QUOTE="Jrfanfreak88"]PC gaming will never be what it was before consoles took over. Most gaming companies are starting to quit their PC ambitions due to piracy issues. Also, why spend thousands on a PC to play the newest games when consoles under $500 can play the same games? PC games are fun and much more customizable but usually it's too much of a hassle for everybody.slickchris7777

Yet the PC still has the most games...

And console sales totally destory PC gaming sales....go figure

[QUOTE="slickchris7777"]

[QUOTE="Jrfanfreak88"]PC gaming will never be what it was before consoles took over. Most gaming companies are starting to quit their PC ambitions due to piracy issues. Also, why spend thousands on a PC to play the newest games when consoles under $500 can play the same games? PC games are fun and much more customizable but usually it's too much of a hassle for everybody.Jrfanfreak88

Yet the PC still has the most games...

And console sales totally destory PC gaming sales....go figure

Because sales are a clear indictator of quality, eh? Besides, if games that sold like GTA or Halo were the only way to gauge a game's worth, that would mean that every other game (console and PC) that had never passed the "million copies sold" mark are not worth anybody's time, am I right?

Use some common sense before whipping out the sales card.

Also, it does not cost thousands of dollars to get a PC gaming capable rig. Less pretend numbers kthx.

2 of those will be on consoles.angelkimne

Which 2 i only think one hl e3

2 of those will be on consoles.angelkimne

no they wont...HL3 will probably be on consoles (and probably be a lot worse their like all of Valve's games) the other 2 wont.

[QUOTE="slickchris7777"]

[QUOTE="Jrfanfreak88"]PC gaming will never be what it was before consoles took over. Most gaming companies are starting to quit their PC ambitions due to piracy issues. Also, why spend thousands on a PC to play the newest games when consoles under $500 can play the same games? PC games are fun and much more customizable but usually it's too much of a hassle for everybody.Jrfanfreak88

Yet the PC still has the most games...

And console sales totally destory PC gaming sales....go figure

None of those are exclusives and will eventually end up multiplat.Pro_wrestler

Starcraft 2 not exclusive?

Battlefield 3 will be exclusive too...I can assure you of that.

Half Life 3 will be the most epic FPS ever i think. I really really cant wait. But that's a long way away so i wouldnt even start talking about it, episode 3 has to come first, and then you have to wait a bunch of years (like the first half life).

I dont like those other types of games PC gamers love for some reason. Those RTS, commanding things and sending groups of people to places i just find those games really really incredibly boring.

[QUOTE="Jrfanfreak88"][QUOTE="slickchris7777"]

[QUOTE="Jrfanfreak88"]PC gaming will never be what it was before consoles took over. Most gaming companies are starting to quit their PC ambitions due to piracy issues. Also, why spend thousands on a PC to play the newest games when consoles under $500 can play the same games? PC games are fun and much more customizable but usually it's too much of a hassle for everybody.br0kenrabbit

Yet the PC still has the most games...

And console sales totally destory PC gaming sales....go figure

"Of the $18.85 billion the video game industry generated at North American retailers throughout 2007, only $910.7 million of that, roughly 14%, was attributed to PC games."

http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/50939

Now, tell me, which one is bigger, CONSOLE SALES or PC SALES. I'll give you a hint, the bigger one is about 17.9 billion dollars k?

[QUOTE="br0kenrabbit"][QUOTE="Jrfanfreak88"][QUOTE="slickchris7777"]

[QUOTE="Jrfanfreak88"]PC gaming will never be what it was before consoles took over. Most gaming companies are starting to quit their PC ambitions due to piracy issues. Also, why spend thousands on a PC to play the newest games when consoles under $500 can play the same games? PC games are fun and much more customizable but usually it's too much of a hassle for everybody.Jrfanfreak88

Yet the PC still has the most games...

And console sales totally destory PC gaming sales....go figure

"Of the $18.85 billion the video game industry generated at North American retailers throughout 2007, only $910.7 million of that, roughly 14%, was attributed to PC games."

http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/50939

Now, tell me, which one is bigger, CONSOLE SALES or PC SALES. I'll give you a hint, the bigger one is about 17.9 billion dollars k?

one problem...even the NPD has admited their PC numbers are flawed without digital distrobution....the numbers posted above...do include DD and are significantly higher.

[QUOTE="br0kenrabbit"][QUOTE="Jrfanfreak88"][QUOTE="slickchris7777"]

[QUOTE="Jrfanfreak88"]PC gaming will never be what it was before consoles took over. Most gaming companies are starting to quit their PC ambitions due to piracy issues. Also, why spend thousands on a PC to play the newest games when consoles under $500 can play the same games? PC games are fun and much more customizable but usually it's too much of a hassle for everybody.Jrfanfreak88

Yet the PC still has the most games...

And console sales totally destory PC gaming sales....go figure

"Of the $18.85 billion the video game industry generated at North American retailers throughout 2007, only $910.7 million of that, roughly 14%, was attributed to PC games."

http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/50939

Now, tell me, which one is bigger, CONSOLE SALES or PC SALES. I'll give you a hint, the bigger one is about 17.9 billion dollars k?

[QUOTE="Jrfanfreak88"][QUOTE="slickchris7777"]

[QUOTE="Jrfanfreak88"]PC gaming will never be what it was before consoles took over. Most gaming companies are starting to quit their PC ambitions due to piracy issues. Also, why spend thousands on a PC to play the newest games when consoles under $500 can play the same games? PC games are fun and much more customizable but usually it's too much of a hassle for everybody.Redmoonxl2

Yet the PC still has the most games...

And console sales totally destory PC gaming sales....go figure

Because sales are a clear indictator of quality, eh? Besides, if games that sold like GTA or Halo were the only way to gauge a game's worth, that would mean that every other game (console and PC) that had never passed the "million copies sold" mark are not worth anybody's time, am I right?

Use some common sense before whipping out the sales card.

Also, it does not cost thousands of dollars to get a PC gaming capable rig. Less pretend numbers kthx.

I never said anything about quality sir. I think PC games probably have higher quality than console games do which if you read my first post you would know that. Regardless, it does cost at least $2,000 to get a computer that is going to play the newest games for the next couple years. I have a $2500 laptop and it even struggles playing the newest games on the highest graphics even though my nvidia video card is very nice. With a video game console, you are not only spending much less but you have the assurance that each game you buy for it won't have to fit to system requirements and you won't have to upgrade your console until a new one comes out after 5-7 years.

[QUOTE="Jrfanfreak88"][QUOTE="br0kenrabbit"][QUOTE="Jrfanfreak88"][QUOTE="slickchris7777"]

[QUOTE="Jrfanfreak88"]PC gaming will never be what it was before consoles took over. Most gaming companies are starting to quit their PC ambitions due to piracy issues. Also, why spend thousands on a PC to play the newest games when consoles under $500 can play the same games? PC games are fun and much more customizable but usually it's too much of a hassle for everybody.br0kenrabbit

Yet the PC still has the most games...

And console sales totally destory PC gaming sales....go figure

"Of the $18.85 billion the video game industry generated at North American retailers throughout 2007, only $910.7 million of that, roughly 14%, was attributed to PC games."

http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/50939

Now, tell me, which one is bigger, CONSOLE SALES or PC SALES. I'll give you a hint, the bigger one is about 17.9 billion dollars k?

Ohhh ok so somehow PC sales did over 18 billion in digital downloads. Now THAT is funny.

[QUOTE="Redmoonxl2"][QUOTE="Jrfanfreak88"][QUOTE="slickchris7777"]

[QUOTE="Jrfanfreak88"]PC gaming will never be what it was before consoles took over. Most gaming companies are starting to quit their PC ambitions due to piracy issues. Also, why spend thousands on a PC to play the newest games when consoles under $500 can play the same games? PC games are fun and much more customizable but usually it's too much of a hassle for everybody.Jrfanfreak88

Yet the PC still has the most games...

And console sales totally destory PC gaming sales....go figure

Because sales are a clear indictator of quality, eh? Besides, if games that sold like GTA or Halo were the only way to gauge a game's worth, that would mean that every other game (console and PC) that had never passed the "million copies sold" mark are not worth anybody's time, am I right?

Use some common sense before whipping out the sales card.

Also, it does not cost thousands of dollars to get a PC gaming capable rig. Less pretend numbers kthx.

I never said anything about quality sir. I think PC games probably have higher quality than console games do which if you read my first post you would know that. Regardless, it does cost at least $2,000 to get a computer that is going to play the newest games for the next couple years. I have a $2500 laptop and it even struggles playing the newest games on the highest graphics even though my nvidia video card is very nice. With a video game console, you are not only spending much less but you have the assurance that each game you buy for it won't have to fit to system requirements and you won't have to upgrade your console until a new one comes out after 5-7 years.

you simply have no clue what you are talking about.....a $900 PC is capable of playing Crysis on High settings.

Ohhh ok so somehow PC sales did over 18 billion in digital downloads. Now THAT is funny.

Jrfanfreak88

[QUOTE="br0kenrabbit"][QUOTE="Jrfanfreak88"][QUOTE="br0kenrabbit"][QUOTE="Jrfanfreak88"][QUOTE="slickchris7777"]

[QUOTE="Jrfanfreak88"]PC gaming will never be what it was before consoles took over. Most gaming companies are starting to quit their PC ambitions due to piracy issues. Also, why spend thousands on a PC to play the newest games when consoles under $500 can play the same games? PC games are fun and much more customizable but usually it's too much of a hassle for everybody.Jrfanfreak88

Yet the PC still has the most games...

And console sales totally destory PC gaming sales....go figure

"Of the $18.85 billion the video game industry generated at North American retailers throughout 2007, only $910.7 million of that, roughly 14%, was attributed to PC games."

http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/50939

Now, tell me, which one is bigger, CONSOLE SALES or PC SALES. I'll give you a hint, the bigger one is about 17.9 billion dollars k?

Ohhh ok so somehow PC sales did over 18 billion in digital downloads. Now THAT is funny.

your just simply clueless.....18 billion is including handhelds.

the NPD has even admited that their PC numbers are not representative of the PC industry.

and this is US only...unlike with Consoles, the biggest market for PC games has always been Europe...in fact the Germany PC gaming market alone is larger than the US PC gaming market..thats why even spore is coming to Europe before the US.

IMO i don't see how poeple can justify the cost of pc gaming. Whats the point in getting a mediocore pc when u might aswell have the same experience on most of the same games on a 360 for a fraction of the cost. Theres only point in getting a gaming pc if its awesome (+$1500) that'll blow console gaming out the water completely. And after that the cycle for pc's are so much shorter graphics cards must be updated every 1.5 years to have the best experience with new games.

IMO i don't see how hermits can justify the cost of pc gaming. Whats the point in getting a mediocore pc when u might aswell have the same experience on most of the same games on a 360 for a fraction of the cost. Theres only point in getting a gaming pc if its awesome (+$1500) that'll blow console gaming out the water completely. And after that the cycle for pc's are so much shorter graphics cards must be updated every 1.5 years to have the best experience with new games.

tifaz

Why dont you post here again when you have a Console with a map editor for nearly every major game?

and did you ever consider that maybe its for the games? there is a reason the PC has had more AA/AAA exclusives this gen than all consoles combined twice over.

IMO i don't see how poeple can justify the cost of pc gaming. Whats the point in getting a mediocore pc when u might aswell have the same experience on most of the same games on a 360 for a fraction of the cost. Theres only point in getting a gaming pc if its awesome (+$1500) that'll blow console gaming out the water completely. And after that the cycle for pc's are so much shorter graphics cards must be updated every 1.5 years to have the best experience with new games.

tifaz

Mods, better online, and controls (for some).

IMO i don't see how poeple can justify the cost of pc gaming. Whats the point in getting a mediocore pc when u might aswell have the same experience on most of the same games on a 360 for a fraction of the cost. Theres only point in getting a gaming pc if its awesome (+$1500) that'll blow console gaming out the water completely. And after that the cycle for pc's are so much shorter graphics cards must be updated every 1.5 years to have the best experience with new games.

tifaz

your just simply clueless.....18 billion is including handhelds.

the NPD has even admited that their PC numbers are not representative of the PC industry.

and this is US only...unlike with Consoles, the biggest market for PC games has always been Europe...in fact the Germany PC gaming market alone is larger than the US PC gaming market..thats why even spore is coming to Europe before the US.

cobrax75

I guess both of you guys missed the post where I said "I'm not referring to global sales"? I have been referring to North America all along because I happen to live here therefore I am giving my views for this region. Secondly, the article states that 2 billion in sales is for handhelds so guess where the remaining 16 billion goes?

I thought HL2: Episode 1, 2 and 3 were Half-Life 3 ? I could've sworn I heard somebody from Valve say that.NWA_31

I read an article about Valve and Half Life 3 a while ago and they only asked the question. The response was basically that, by the time they finished Half Life 3 they would be ready to retire, so they are just focusing on the HL2 episodes for now.

[QUOTE="cobrax75"]

your just simply clueless.....18 billion is including handhelds.

the NPD has even admited that their PC numbers are not representative of the PC industry.

and this is US only...unlike with Consoles, the biggest market for PC games has always been Europe...in fact the Germany PC gaming market alone is larger than the US PC gaming market..thats why even spore is coming to Europe before the US.

Jrfanfreak88

I guess both of you guys missed the post where I said "I'm not referring to global sales"? I have been referring to North America all along because I happen to live here therefore I am giving my views for this region. Secondly, the article states that 2 billion in sales is for handhelds so guess where the remaining 16 billion goes?

what a surprise, another american who thinks he lives in the center of the world.