Here's why PC gaming is dying.

The list below shows the most played games on PC according to Nielsen. Half of the games are over 4 years old and 2 of them date back to the 90s. It's also surprising that Halo dominates all FPSs on PC. (On a personal note, this justifies my opinion that Half-Life 2 wasn't a "great" game. It was good, not great.)

Top Ten Played PC Games in June 2007:

1. World of Warcraft
2. Halo CE (2003)
3. The Sims
4. Halo 2
5. Runescape (2001)
6. Madden
7. Warcraft III (2003)
8. Warcraft (1994)
9. Counter Strike (1999)
10. GTA

Is there something wrong with playing our old favorites?

that list looks like complete crap....

I can get the gamespy and Xfire numbers....which show the most played online games to be WOW, CS, and BF2.

hl2 still dominates both halos for pc

why would you play halo for pc anyways... they're crap, especially if you're not playing co op

just goes to show you the most popular game isn't always the best

nod to GTA on the list, pc gamers get to play the online multiplayer version while console players are left in the dust...

that list is complete BS...here is the real one based completly off of gamespy statistics.

http://archive.gamespy.com/stats/

Yeah, PC gaming is sure dead...

Just like it has been for decades. Give it a break. PC gaming has about as much chance of dying as console gaming. Look at places like South Korea, where PC gaming thrives almost more than TV and movies, yet consoles are dead.

Nielson is the most repsected name in marketing/sales strategy data = owned.

This is rather hliarious.. considering how outspoken the die hard lemmings are, yet they represent such a small fraction of the overal gaming public that they might as well not even exist.

Never heard of Nielsen before O.oastiop

Never heard of Nielsen before O.oastiop

Lol me neither:lol:

that list is complete BS...here is the real one based completly off of gamespy statistics.

cobrax75

real list (only applies to gamespy run games)

http://archive.gamespy.com/stats/

hl2 still dominates both halos for pc

why would you play halo for pc anyways... they're crap, especially if you're not playing co op

just goes to show you the most popular game isn't always the best

nod to GTA on the list, pc gamers get to play the online multiplayer version while console players are left in the dust...

voxware00

I agree Half-Life 2 is better than Halo on PC in my opinion

The list below shows the most played games on PC according to Nielsen. Half of the games are over 4 years old and 2 of them date back to the 90s. It's also surprising that Halo dominates all FPSs on PC. (On a personal note, this justifies my opinion that Half-Life 2 wasn't a "great" game. It was good, not great.)

Top Ten Played PC Games in June 2007:

1. World of Warcraft
2. Halo CE (2003)
3. The Sims
4. Halo 2
5. Runescape (2001)
6. Madden
7. Warcraft III (2003)
8. Warcraft (1994)
9. Counter Strike (1999)
10. GTA

Berserker_2

cs below halo 2, do you really believe that ? imo, the amount of cs played in college could alone be equal to the amount of halo 2 played

Nielson is the most repsected name in marketing/sales strategy data = owned.

This is rather hliarious.. considering how outspoken the die hard lemmings are, yet they represent such a small fraction of the overal gaming public that they might as well not even exist.

[QUOTE="astiop"]Never heard of Nielsen before O.oBdking57

Ok... I never questioned their credibility.

Pc gaming is dying ORLY !!!!

Steam does in one month what live and psn do in 1 YEAR :lol:

Is there something wrong with playing our old favorites?

Vax45

It's a problem when nobody makes money. How long are people going to play Warcraft and Counter Strike?

And clearly 50 cent bulletproof is better than SotC because it sold more/was played more right?

Keep in mind that Xbox players (and 360 players) still play halo 2, which is older than halo 2 on PC so does that mean that Xbox gaming is dieing?

Um... sorry. CS is played WAY more often than Halo anything. organic_machine

Yeah man. As credible as your (TC) source maybe, I think they just botched this one. Maybe those are American numbers, 'cause in my country, it's Dota, Starcraft and CS all over (with not a console in sight, save for the occassional Wii).

Pc gaming is dying ORLY !!!!

Steam does in one month what live and psn do in 1 YEAR :lol:

BrooklynBomber

PWND

[QUOTE="Vax45"]

Is there something wrong with playing our old favorites?

Berserker_2

It's a problem when nobody makes money. How long are people going to play Warcraft and Counter Strike?

Blizzard is making money just from people playing WoW. And then there's the new games they're shooting down the tubes.

And people will keep playing Counter Strike as long as it's fun.

[QUOTE="Berserker_2"]

The list below shows the most played games on PC according to Nielsen. Half of the games are over 4 years old and 2 of them date back to the 90s. It's also surprising that Halo dominates all FPSs on PC. (On a personal note, this justifies my opinion that Half-Life 2 wasn't a "great" game. It was good, not great.)

Top Ten Played PC Games in June 2007:

1. World of Warcraft
2. Halo CE (2003)
3. The Sims
4. Halo 2
5. Runescape (2001)
6. Madden
7. Warcraft III (2003)
8. Warcraft (1994)
9. Counter Strike (1999)
10. GTA

naval

cs below halo 2, do you really believe that ? imo, the amount of cs played in college could alone be equal to the amount of halo 2 played

This is dated June 2007. It is a snapshot of current PC gaming. It isn't based on "all-time" gaming.

real statistics.

http://archive.gamespy.com/stats/

[QUOTE="BrooklynBomber"]

Pc gaming is dying ORLY !!!!

Steam does in one month what live and psn do in 1 YEAR :lol:

organic_machine

PWND

Where's your Live and PSN numbers? I only see a link to Steam. The Steam stats only show number of users logged on. It says nothing of the activity. Perhaps they are logging on to replay Counter Strike, again-and-again?

The list below shows the most played games on PC according to Nielsen. Half of the games are over 4 years old and 2 of them date back to the 90s. It's also surprising that Halo dominates all FPSs on PC. (On a personal note, this justifies my opinion that Half-Life 2 wasn't a "great" game. It was good, not great.)

Top Ten Played PC Games in June 2007:

1. World of Warcraft
2. Halo CE (2003)
3. The Sims
4. Halo 2
5. Runescape (2001)
6. Madden
7. Warcraft III (2003)
8. Warcraft (1994)
9. Counter Strike (1999)
10. GTA

Berserker_2

Ew, a sports game on PC?

Anyway, CS is better than any FPS on consoles IMO. I usually go to my friends house just to play it. I'm not sure about the other games but if I was a PC gamer, I would still be playing CS aswell. "bu buh but teh graphics"

[QUOTE="naval"]

cs below halo 2, do you really believe that ? imo, the amount of cs played in college could alone be equal to the amount of halo 2 played

Berserker_2

This is dated June 2007. It is a snapshot of current PC gaming. It isn't based on "all-time" gaming.

i was talking about current situation only, but obviously i exxagerated a bit :)

[QUOTE="naval"][QUOTE="Berserker_2"]

The list below shows the most played games on PC according to Nielsen. Half of the games are over 4 years old and 2 of them date back to the 90s. It's also surprising that Halo dominates all FPSs on PC. (On a personal note, this justifies my opinion that Half-Life 2 wasn't a "great" game. It was good, not great.)

Top Ten Played PC Games in June 2007:

1. World of Warcraft
2. Halo CE (2003)
3. The Sims
4. Halo 2
5. Runescape (2001)
6. Madden
7. Warcraft III (2003)
8. Warcraft (1994)
9. Counter Strike (1999)
10. GTA

Berserker_2

cs below halo 2, do you really believe that ? imo, the amount of cs played in college could alone be equal to the amount of halo 2 played

This is dated June 2007. It is a snapshot of current PC gaming. It isn't based on "all-time" gaming.

That means that PC gaming is dying... how?:|

I am convinced, PC gaming is dead.smokeydabear076

PC gaming has been dead for over a decade. WTF are you talking about? :P

According to Xfire:
1. WoW
2. CoD2 MP
3. CS:S
4. BF2
5. GW

According to Gamespy:
1. HL1
2. HL2
3. BF2
4. Wolfenstein: ET
5. BF2142

Both Halos are outside top10 in both places, I can't believe Nielsen actually thinks they got it right, any PC gamer should immediately notice that something is very very wrong in their list.

Halo1 the 2nd most played PC game? I'm finding this hard to believe... I mean I thought CS and BF were way more popular, Halo2 is 4th on the list! Did it even sell a fraction of for e.g CS:S?EntwineX

Fire up Halo CE , and all you will see is about 100-200 people on at once ... its pretty pathetic.

Counterstrike ... anywhere between 50,000-70,000 at one time ... this list is indeed BS.

[QUOTE="Vax45"]

Is there something wrong with playing our old favorites?

Berserker_2

It's a problem when nobody makes money. How long are people going to play Warcraft and Counter Strike?

The games have tons of longevity. It's one of the reasons people like PC gaming so much. You spend $40 one of the best PC games and you can play for years. Even the very best console games would be hard pressed to keep you playing for a month. I know I still play Civ 3 (own Civ 4 but find myself coming back to 3 the most), RTCW: ET (this one was free), Warcraft 3, Neverwinter Nights, Guild Wars, Hearts of Iron 2 and a few others but I still buy new games for both consoles and PC.

I really wish more of the games I bought had as much longevity. If developers knew they couldn't make so much money by just shoveling out short games maybe we would see more quality games.

real statistics.

cobrax75

The number 1 game is Half-Life. (1998)

That proves my point.

[QUOTE="cobrax75"]

real statistics.

Berserker_2

The number 1 game is Half-Life. (1998)

That proves my point.

[QUOTE="cobrax75"]

real statistics.

Berserker_2

The number 1 game is Half-Life. (1998)

That proves my point.

of course it is.....it has so many mods and user made maps that you could probably go years without having to replay a map.

[QUOTE="voxware00"]

hl2 still dominates both halos for pc

why would you play halo for pc anyways... they're crap, especially if you're not playing co op

just goes to show you the most popular game isn't always the best

nod to GTA on the list, pc gamers get to play the online multiplayer version while console players are left in the dust...

DeadMan1290

I agree Half-Life 2 is better than Halo on PC in my opinion

Maybe. But people aren't playing Half-Life 2 nearly as much as Halo.

[QUOTE="DeadMan1290"][QUOTE="voxware00"]

hl2 still dominates both halos for pc

why would you play halo for pc anyways... they're crap, especially if you're not playing co op

just goes to show you the most popular game isn't always the best

nod to GTA on the list, pc gamers get to play the online multiplayer version while console players are left in the dust...

Berserker_2

I agree Half-Life 2 is better than Halo on PC in my opinion

Maybe. But people aren't playing Half-Life 2 nearly as much as Halo.

uh.....Half Life 2 has way more players online then Halo.

[QUOTE="Berserker_2"][QUOTE="cobrax75"]

real statistics.

cobrax75

The number 1 game is Half-Life. (1998)

That proves my point.

of course it is.....it has so many mods and user made maps that you could probably go years without having to replay a map.

Who makes money from that? If you want new PC games, somebody has to spend some money.

real statistics.

http://archive.gamespy.com/stats/

cobrax75

yeah, this is what it actually is.

[QUOTE="cobrax75"][QUOTE="Berserker_2"][QUOTE="cobrax75"]

real statistics.

Berserker_2

The number 1 game is Half-Life. (1998)

That proves my point.

of course it is.....it has so many mods and user made maps that you could probably go years without having to replay a map.

Who makes money from that? If you want new PC games, somebody has to spend some money.

Black Mesa Source?