Is PC gaming dying?

DX11&2010...enuff said. whats going to be new in the console market in 2010 other than games? Crickets..................

Myzz617

DX11 doesn't necessarily meanthat the developers will switch to PC. Most developers are still using DirectX 9.0c. Heck, DX10 didn't do so much justice.

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DX11&2010...enuff said. whats going to be new in the console market in 2010 other than games? Crickets..................

flashn00b

DX11 doesn't necessarily meanthat the developers will switch to PC. Most developers are still using DirectX 9.0c. Heck, DX10 didn't do so much justice.

because developers werent willing to leave stingy people not willing to swtich out i nthe dust. if more poeple had adopted DX10 wed see a true DX10 game and everything would have been better. DX11 looks to succeed where dx10 failed since its a smaller transition

There is no way...Just alone the RPG market such as, WoW is keeping PC alive with something like 12 million suscribers.

It's been dying for a while now.

Consoles surpassed the PC in graphics (and by that I am referring to most PCs, not gaming PCs , which are really expensive). Gaming PCs cost a lot , but consoles are a lot less expensive.

I do think however that the mods aspect to PC gaming was something I always liked. The user community's mods. On consoles you really can only download the developer's mods.

It's been dying for a while now.

Consoles surpassed the PC in graphics (and by that I am referring to most PCs, not gaming PCs , which are really expensive). Gaming PCs cost a lot , but consoles are a lot less expensive.

I do think however that the mods aspect to PC gaming was something I always liked. The user community's mods. On consoles you really can only download the developer's mods.

Stancel_Spencer

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It's been dying for a while now.

Consoles surpassed the PC in graphics (and by that I am referring to most PCs, not gaming PCs , which are really expensive). Gaming PCs cost a lot , but consoles are a lot less expensive.

I do think however that the mods aspect to PC gaming was something I always liked. The user community's mods. On consoles you really can only download the developer's mods.

washd123

I hate how you bring up Gaming PCs cost a lot more than consoles, but you forget you can do your life's work on there like writing a essay for school, doing your banking, checking your credit card bills, and so on. Whereas a console goes pretty much obsolete after a couple of years, since a new console comes out. Also, they charge you for every map pack that comes out or add-ons in consoles. I can spend 60 dollars on say COD 4 for PC and you can pay 60 dollars for COD 4 on Xbox 360 and you will get charged for every map pack/add-ons of other sorts that come out for it. While, I'll have 130 community created maps for free plus the map packs for free. The possibilities for a game are endless granted the developer allows it. You'll get bored of COD 4 eventually due to the lack of new material and move-on to the next hyped-up gamefaster than I would spend my 60 dollars on a new game. Last of all, I don't even have to go out to buy a game because I can just DL it from home via Steam and back it up to a DVD.

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It's been dying for a while now.

Consoles surpassed the PC in graphics (and by that I am referring to most PCs, not gaming PCs , which are really expensive). Gaming PCs cost a lot , but consoles are a lot less expensive.

I do think however that the mods aspect to PC gaming was something I always liked. The user community's mods. On consoles you really can only download the developer's mods.

washd123

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^^^^ You can do all those "life's work" things on a netbook. or an even cheaper e-machines desktopJandurin

Just saying I'm adding to the value of a Gaming PC.

^^^^ You can do all those "life's work" things on a netbook. or an even cheaper e-machines desktopJandurin

which is an added cost to the consoles.

and even ignoring all that and just talking gaming console gaming is still more expensive.

and even ignoring all that and just talking gaming console gaming is still more expensive.

washd123

Just saying I'm adding to the value of a Gaming PC.

kunal1092000

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and even ignoring all that and just talking gaming console gaming is still more expensive.

Jandurin

Just saying I'm adding to the value of a Gaming PC.

kunal1092000

point for point it costs more to own a console in the long run than a pc .

point for point it costs more to own a console in the long run than a pc .

washd123

Well, the nintendo ds is cheaper than all the other consoles. Does that mean it's better?

Well, the nintendo ds is cheaper than all the other consoles. Does that mean it's better?

MangaJugs

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Well, the nintendo ds is cheaper than all the other consoles. Does that mean it's better?

Jandurin

So does its portability mean that it shouldn't be judged with the other consoles? In that case, what about a gaming laptop?

So does its portability mean that it shouldn't be judged with the other consoles? In that case, what about a gaming laptop?

MangaJugs

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point for point it costs more to own a console in the long run than a pc .

Jandurin

for the same visual quality and experience in the long run consoles are more expensive.

You could even graduate from consoles to PC 1080pOnly

[QUOTE="1080pOnly"]You could even graduate from consoles to PC lowe0

oh be quiet bob seager

we hear this all the time. pc gaming isn't dying, it's stronger than ever.

PC gaming died when securom was put onto every disc.Dweedleking5000

People outside of PC gaming shouldn't comment on things they don't know about. Of course extreme exaggeration of things people know nothing about has traditionally been how they criticise PC gaming.

I don't think PC gaming is dying. Heck, Helen wants to buy one of my spare Computers just to use for gaming.

Inever play pc games andhave yet to meet a hardcore pc gamer , If this way of gaming dies I for one wouldnt care.....

the only game I own or seriously played for pc is Age of Empires2 lol

Inever play pc games andhave yet to meet a hardcore pc gamer , If this way of gaming dies I for one wouldnt care.....

the only game I own or seriously played for pc is Age of Empires2 lol

scarface_dm

One upside is that a lot more pc games are being designed as laptop friendly which is great for those of us that game on the road.

Most console gamers don't seem to realize how much of an important role PC gaming plays in the market.

For one if it wasn't for PC the current generation consoles wouldn't have gotten their shiny new graphics cards this generation. ATI and Nvidia brand gaming GPUs, without PC gaming there wouldn't be a need for either of these companies to research better gaming orientated hardware. There wouldn't be an audience to demand and fund the next generation of GPU, therefore gaming orientated graphics technology wouldn't have a need to improve between console generations.

Nvidia and ATI would only have to concern themselves with workstation GPUs and GPU computing. The GPUs consoles could get hold of would be missing out on half a decade or more of consumer demand encouraging advancement, the jumps each generation wouldn't be anywhere near as big.

Not forgetting that PC is responsible for many developers existing in the first place. You cannot compete in mainstreaming gaming off the bat, developers need a place to grow until they can move on to bigger and better games that would catch the mainstreams interest. Console companies cannot care less about these developers until they make a name for themselves, in the meantime they grow as a company on the only open gaming platform that wouldn't take a cut of their already limited income.

360 in particular owes many of its big games to companies that grew up on PC and Mac, Bungie and Epic Games being the two most noteworthy.

It amazes me that any console gamer can say they don't care what happens to PC gaming, surly they are speaking from ignorance.

No, as a matter of fact, pc gaming is the strongest gaming platform out of any others. Don't let all of the commercialism get to your head about that.

No, as a matter of fact, pc gaming is the strongest gaming platform out of any others. Don't let all of the commercialism get to your head about that.

Patatopan

Which is why developers like Bungie are going crazy to develop their games for PC?Yankees718

Flawed argument, Microsoft bought Bungie and hence dictated what platforms they have been able to develop on throughout the entire time xbox users have known them.

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No, as a matter of fact, pc gaming is the strongest gaming platform out of any others. Don't let all of the commercialism get to your head about that.

Yankees718

[QUOTE="Yankees718"]Which is why developers like Bungie are going crazy to develop their games for PC?AnnoyedDragon

Flawed argument, Microsoft bought Bungie and hence dictated what platforms they have been able to develop on throughout the entire time xbox users have known them.

Do you really need to answer to somebody that asks such a question :lol: ?

[QUOTE="Yankees718"]Which is why developers like Bungie are going crazy to develop their games for PC?AnnoyedDragon

Flawed argument, Microsoft bought Bungie and hence dictated what platforms they have been able to develop on throughout the entire time xbox users have known them.

Do you really need to answer to somebody that asks such a question :lol: ?

Mograine

You would be surprised what some people on here would believe if they didn't have the facts shoved into their face. Take his recent post, ignoring the fact that Halo 1 & 2 did in fact hit PC. The only reason why Halo 3 hasn't hit PC is probably increased competition from Sony, Microsoft needs every exclusive they can get.

Most console gamers don't seem to realize how much of an important role PC gaming plays in the market.

For one if it wasn't for PC the current generation consoles wouldn't have gotten their shiny new graphics cards this generation. ATI and Nvidia brand gaming GPUs, without PC gaming there wouldn't be a need for either of these companies to research better gaming orientated hardware. There wouldn't be an audience to demand and fund the next generation of GPU, therefore gaming orientated graphics technology wouldn't have a need to improve between console generations.

AnnoyedDragon

One word........hollywood.

One word........hollywood.Trmpt

[QUOTE="Trmpt"]One word........hollywood.Vandalvideo

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[QUOTE="Yankees718"]Which is why developers like Bungie are going crazy to develop their games for PC?Yankees718

Flawed argument, Microsoft bought Bungie and hence dictated what platforms they have been able to develop on throughout the entire time xbox users have known them.

PC Gaming has beenirrelevant to the gaming industry since early 2000, I guess that does make it dead in a way.

PC Gaming has beenirrelevant to the gaming industry since early 2000, I guess that does make it dead in a way.

EvanTheGamer

PC Gaming has beenirrelevant to the gaming industry since early 2000, I guess that does make it dead in a way.

EvanTheGamer

[QUOTE="Vandalvideo"][QUOTE="Trmpt"]One word........hollywood.Trmpt

theyre still two different types of progression used for different things. in terms of gaming the only reason technology advances is due to the pc. however theres really been only one game to push the tech in the last two years which is why the progression has been so slow (renaming old gpus, ect) lately. if theoretically pc gaming were to fall off the face of the earth both those companies would lose billions resulting in a possible collapse. say goodbye to any tech advancement of any kind. i hope youd be happy with linear levels and blurry textures.

I think pc gaming is dying very slowly.... so slow you probably wouldn't notice unless you look at it very very closely..but the average naked eye wouldn't see it.

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No, as a matter of fact, pc gaming is the strongest gaming platform out of any others. Don't let all of the commercialism get to your head about that.

Yankees718

I don't see Bungie making games for PS3 or Wii, does that mean they are dying ?

There wouldn't be an audience to demand and fund the next generation of GPU, therefore gaming orientated graphics technology wouldn't have a need to improve between console generations.

Nvidia and ATI would only have to concern themselves with workstation GPUs and GPU computing. AnnoyedDragon

I've played pc games since I was a kid and I say good riddance to the gpu war. Too much of my money has gone to video cards that had to be dumped so I could play the latest game on decent settings. I say bring on the tech freeze, there isn't a single pc or xbox game coming out in the next year that I feel needs a graphical upgrade.