PC gaming hardware market breaches $30 billion for the first time

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#51  Edited By Zaryia
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@ronvalencia said:
@zaryia said:
@ronvalencia said:
@BassMan said:

http://www.pcgamer.com/pc-gaming-hardware-market-breaches-30-billion-for-the-first-time/

PC gaming is stronger than ever and will continue to grow as people realize how redundant the consoles are and make the shift to quality gaming on PC. Sony admitted they released the Pro as an attempt to keep gamers from leaving to PC and Microsoft has embraced PC with their Play Anywhere initiative. Things are looking good. :)

PC gaming dominates in China.

Nice. PC can't be stopped, even globally!

Holy COW! PC is objectively beating every other system (unless by some miracle PS4 makes up 90% of that 29%)! First place BY A LAND SLIDE! Man I've always said PC is the best gaming system each gen out of the big 4, but now I have HARD DATA.

Thanks for that pro-PC pic, I'm gonna use it in the future! Not many people come to my aid at this site, so I'm grateful for that.

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#52 Heil68
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@blue_hazy_basic said:
@Quicksilver128 said:

Most gamers i know own both. They have survived together for over 30 years so any moron who thinks either will die anytime soon is clueless.

If you've posted on this board for any time you've seen all the strawmans that the consolite crowd have tried to build.

as well as hermits. :)

Facts as per GS is consoles have the best games the industry has to offer, the best of the best, the cream of the crop, the coveted of all games and they are not available on PC. :D

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@Heil68 said:
@blue_hazy_basic said:
@Quicksilver128 said:

Most gamers i know own both. They have survived together for over 30 years so any moron who thinks either will die anytime soon is clueless.

If you've posted on this board for any time you've seen all the strawmans that the consolite crowd have tried to build.

as well as hermits. :)

Facts as per GS is consoles have the best games the industry has to offer, the best of the best, the cream of the crop, the coveted of all games and they are not available on PC. :D

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#54  Edited By naz99
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@Heil68 said:
@blue_hazy_basic said:
@Quicksilver128 said:

Most gamers i know own both. They have survived together for over 30 years so any moron who thinks either will die anytime soon is clueless.

If you've posted on this board for any time you've seen all the strawmans that the consolite crowd have tried to build.

as well as hermits. :)

Facts as per GS is consoles have the best games the industry has to offer, the best of the best, the cream of the crop, the coveted of all games and they are not available on PC. :D

gotta love them subjective "facts", here i have one :

Fact is per the whole world and not just GS If you love cinematic cutscene heavy linear 3rd person action adventure games with stealth elements and not much else then consoles are perfect, for everything else you need a PC :D

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#55 zeeshanhaider
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@walloftruth said:
@iandizion713 said:

Yeah boy, PC getting all them games.

I wish that was true though. So many great games that you can only get on Sony or Nintendo hardware.

Fixed!

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#56 zeeshanhaider
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@Heil68 said:
@blue_hazy_basic said:
@Quicksilver128 said:

Most gamers i know own both. They have survived together for over 30 years so any moron who thinks either will die anytime soon is clueless.

If you've posted on this board for any time you've seen all the strawmans that the consolite crowd have tried to build.

as well as hermits. :)

Facts as per GS is consoles have the best games the industry has to offer, the best of the best, the cream of the crop, the coveted of all games and they are not available on PC. :D

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#57 no-scope-AK47
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@blue_hazy_basic: Ive posted on this bored longer then most. And its mostly PC gamers creating a false narrative.

Your a troll I can't count how any times the master race has debunked the lies of the peasants here. Peasants will say anything to put their console of choice in a better light vs the almighty pc.

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#58 Heil68
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@zeeshanhaider said:
@Heil68 said:
@blue_hazy_basic said:
@Quicksilver128 said:

Most gamers i know own both. They have survived together for over 30 years so any moron who thinks either will die anytime soon is clueless.

If you've posted on this board for any time you've seen all the strawmans that the consolite crowd have tried to build.

as well as hermits. :)

Facts as per GS is consoles have the best games the industry has to offer, the best of the best, the cream of the crop, the coveted of all games and they are not available on PC. :D

my point exactly, no 10/10 AAAE exclusives or a recently excluive GOTY on PC since the history of GS.

I wouldnt wave by to PC gaming though it deserves to stick around, its just PC doesn't get the best games the industry has to offer like consoles.

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#59  Edited By Quicksilver128
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@no-scope-AK47: Im a troll? You just called a group of sad nerds the Master Race? The fact is i see far more threads by pc gamers saying how great PC gaming is as opposed to console gamers claming PC gaming is dying.

There is no such thing as "whats better" as its simply an opinion. My favorite genre is 3rd person action adventure fighting and for that consoles are better.

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#60 pyro1245
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Yep. Freedom from oppression, the best games, the best performance; It's easy to see why people choose to game on PC.

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#61 zeeshanhaider
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Yup, damn right I agree, Sony doesn't even have a single title in top 10 games on all times. And taht's from the 8th gen console leader. Console gaming has to die.

@Heil68 said:
@zeeshanhaider said:
@Heil68 said:
@blue_hazy_basic said:
@Quicksilver128 said:

Most gamers i know own both. They have survived together for over 30 years so any moron who thinks either will die anytime soon is clueless.

If you've posted on this board for any time you've seen all the strawmans that the consolite crowd have tried to build.

as well as hermits. :)

Facts as per GS is consoles have the best games the industry has to offer, the best of the best, the cream of the crop, the coveted of all games and they are not available on PC. :D

my point exactly, no 10/10 AAAE exclusives or a recently excluive GOTY on PC since the history of GS.

I wouldnt wave by to PC gaming though it deserves to stick around, its just PC doesn't get the best games the industry has to offer like consoles.

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#62 Quicksilver128
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@zeeshanhaider: Please name us this top 10 list.

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#63 Heil68
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They dont have 1, true,they have 3.

@zeeshanhaider said:

Yup, damn right I agree, Sony doesn't even have a single title in top 10 games on all times. And taht's from the 8th gen console leader. Console gaming has to die.

@Heil68 said:
@zeeshanhaider said:
@Heil68 said:
@blue_hazy_basic said:

If you've posted on this board for any time you've seen all the strawmans that the consolite crowd have tried to build.

as well as hermits. :)

Facts as per GS is consoles have the best games the industry has to offer, the best of the best, the cream of the crop, the coveted of all games and they are not available on PC. :D

my point exactly, no 10/10 AAAE exclusives or a recently excluive GOTY on PC since the history of GS.

I wouldnt wave by to PC gaming though it deserves to stick around, its just PC doesn't get the best games the industry has to offer like consoles.

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#64  Edited By Micropixel
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@Heil68 said:
@blue_hazy_basic said:
@Quicksilver128 said:

Most gamers i know own both. They have survived together for over 30 years so any moron who thinks either will die anytime soon is clueless.

If you've posted on this board for any time you've seen all the strawmans that the consolite crowd have tried to build.

as well as hermits. :)

Facts as per GS is consoles have the best games the industry has to offer, the best of the best, the cream of the crop, the coveted of all games and they are not available on PC. :D

This is the most wrong statement I've ever read on GS Forums.

I love all my consoles and their exclusives, but not as much as my PC. And it's reflected in the amount of titles I own for each.

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@Micropixel: The amount of titles YOU own reflects your opinion and knowone else.

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@Quicksilver128 said:

@Micropixel: The amount of titles YOU own reflects your opinion and knowone else.

So what objective form of determining do YOU use for what your subjective opinion of best is? Sales? Player base? An average of a couple of more people's opinion?

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Cool.

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@Heil68 said:

They dont have 1, true,they have 3.

@zeeshanhaider said:

Yup, damn right I agree, Sony doesn't even have a single title in top 10 games on all times. And taht's from the 8th gen console leader. Console gaming has to die.

@Heil68 said:
@zeeshanhaider said:
@Heil68 said:

as well as hermits. :)

Facts as per GS is consoles have the best games the industry has to offer, the best of the best, the cream of the crop, the coveted of all games and they are not available on PC. :D

my point exactly, no 10/10 AAAE exclusives or a recently excluive GOTY on PC since the history of GS.

I wouldnt wave by to PC gaming though it deserves to stick around, its just PC doesn't get the best games the industry has to offer like consoles.

Actually you need to get to 53rd place before you run into a PS4 exclusive where you'll find The Last of Us Remastered (if a remastered game counts as an exclusive). For a true exclusive you're all the way down at 147th place for Uncharted 4, or you could call it equal 103rd place if you want.

http://www.metacritic.com/browse/games/score/metascore/all/all/filtered?sort=desc&page=1

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#69  Edited By Quicksilver128
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@arunsunk: It comes down to the types of games you enjoy. Nobody could logically argue that PC gaming is better for me. Just like nobody could argue console gaming is better for anyone who enjoys RTS.

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#70  Edited By ArunsunK
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@Quicksilver128 said:

@arunsunk: It comes down to the types of games you enjoy. Nobody could logically argue that PC gaming is better for me. Just like nobody could argue console gaming is better for anyone who enjoys RTS.

Or Mobas, MMOs, etc.

Consoles may have the best games for you in some genres/subgenres but that in no way means they are the most coveted of all games.

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@BassMan said:

http://www.pcgamer.com/pc-gaming-hardware-market-breaches-30-billion-for-the-first-time/

PC gaming is stronger than ever and will continue to grow as people realize how redundant the consoles are and make the shift to quality gaming on PC. Sony admitted they released the Pro as an attempt to keep gamers from leaving to PC and Microsoft has embraced PC with their Play Anywhere initiative. Things are looking good. :)

The above graph was also in JPR's most recent report.

This study is with-in the stagnation and the decline of the overall picture of PCs. The inclusion of Accessories & Peripherals just boost overall numbers.

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#72  Edited By Dasein808
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@ronvalencia:

@ronvalencia said:

The above graph was also in JPR's most recent report.

This study is with-in the stagnation and the decline of the overall picture of PCs. The inclusion of Accessories & Peripherals just boost overall numbers.

Oh wow, fewer people are buying pre-built PCs and yet the AIBs (add-in boards (AIBs)(ie: discrete GPUs)) are rising.

Thanks for demonstrating that PC gaming is on the rise.

Not many people buying a PC for gaming purchase a pre-built PC. The internet has got the word out that you're overpaying and backing yourself into a corner if you do so.

Next worthless infographic, Crnaler, but first, let's examine another infographic not stripped of context from JPR:

JPR Notes Huge Increase in Enthusiast AIBs for 2015

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#73 zeeshanhaider
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Thank you for saving me the trouble. :)

@Quicksilver128: See this post!

@GarGx1 said:
@Heil68 said:

They dont have 1, true,they have 3.

@zeeshanhaider said:

Yup, damn right I agree, Sony doesn't even have a single title in top 10 games on all times. And taht's from the 8th gen console leader. Console gaming has to die.

@Heil68 said:

my point exactly, no 10/10 AAAE exclusives or a recently excluive GOTY on PC since the history of GS.

I wouldnt wave by to PC gaming though it deserves to stick around, its just PC doesn't get the best games the industry has to offer like consoles.

Actually you need to get to 53rd place before you run into a PS4 exclusive where you'll find The Last of Us Remastered (if a remastered game counts as an exclusive). For a true exclusive you're all the way down at 147th place for Uncharted 4, or you could call it equal 103rd place if you want.

http://www.metacritic.com/browse/games/score/metascore/all/all/filtered?sort=desc&page=1

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#74  Edited By Gatygun
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@arunsunk said:
@Quicksilver128 said:

@arunsunk: It comes down to the types of games you enjoy. Nobody could logically argue that PC gaming is better for me. Just like nobody could argue console gaming is better for anyone who enjoys RTS.

Or Mobas, MMOs, etc.

Consoles may have the best games for you in some genres/subgenres but that in no way means they are the most coveted of all games.

The problem is media is mostly focused on consoles, because they are getting indirectly paid by them through adds etc. Which attracts mostly console gamer crowd. Which makes it more a kind of vicious circle solution as they call it here. Which means more of the same kind of people move into one spot and other people that have nothing in common with it start to leave.

A good example of this is ng community, the moment your opinion doesn't align up with that of them you will get banned which result in a hive mind of the same thinking people that projects themselves completely out of reality as there is no counter argument coming at any time.

There is also early access on gaming and events that basically is pure bribing going on in the game review sector. You are to critic about our game? no invite = you fall behind the other outlets. So you better say something good about our product or else.

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#75  Edited By ronvalencia
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@Dasein808 said:

@ronvalencia:

@ronvalencia said:

The above graph was also in JPR's most recent report.

This study is with-in the stagnation and the decline of the overall picture of PCs. The inclusion of Accessories & Peripherals just boost overall numbers.

Oh wow, fewer people are buying pre-built PCs and yet the AIBs (add-in boards (AIBs)(ie: discrete GPUs)) are rising.

Thanks for demonstrating that PC gaming is on the rise.

Not many people buying a PC for gaming purchase a pre-built PC. The internet has got the word out that you're overpaying and backing yourself into a corner if you do so.

Next worthless infographic, Crnaler, but first, let's examine another infographic not stripped of context from JPR:

JPR Notes Huge Increase in Enthusiast AIBs for 2015

Your JPR source is older than my posted JPR graph. If you want to talk about the context for my posted graph, refer to http://jonpeddie.com/publications/add-in-board-report.

Your https://www.pcper.com/category/tags/aib link is an interpretation from an older JPR source.

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#76  Edited By Dasein808
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@ronvalencia said:

Your JPR source is older than my posted JPR graph. If you want to talk about the context for my posted graph, refer to http://jonpeddie.com/publications/add-in-board-report.

Your https://www.pcper.com/category/tags/aib link is an interpretation from an older JPR source.

"If anyone doubted that the PC was the platform of choice for gaming, this quarter’s results will correct that incorrect misconception. The gaming market is lifting the entire PC market and has over whelmed the console market."

Dig your own grave, consolite.

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#77  Edited By ronvalencia
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@Dasein808 said:
@ronvalencia said:

Your JPR source is older than my posted JPR graph. If you want to talk about the context for my posted graph, refer to http://jonpeddie.com/publications/add-in-board-report.

Your https://www.pcper.com/category/tags/aib link is an interpretation from an older JPR source.

"If anyone doubted that the PC was the platform of choice for gaming, this quarter’s results will correct that incorrect misconception. The gaming market is lifting the entire PC market and has over whelmed the console market."

Dig your own grave, consolite.

Eat it. PC GPU cards has a higher profit margins.

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#78  Edited By Dasein808
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@ronvalencia said:

Eat it. PC GPU cards has a higher profit margins.

Umm, ok.

PC is the superior platform and more people are recognizing as such.

Your latest infographic is indecipherable shit.

I already used your own supposed point against you, so what does your decontextualized infographic prove this time?

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#79  Edited By ronvalencia
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@Dasein808 said:
@ronvalencia said:

Eat it. PC GPU cards has a higher profit margins.

Umm, ok.

PC is the superior platform and more people are recognizing as such.

Your latest infographic is indecipherable shit.

I already used your own supposed point against you, so what does your decontextualized infographic prove this time?

It seems you can't handle NewZOO's neutral source. Your post is s.hit.

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#80  Edited By Dasein808
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@ronvalencia said:

What's the matter can't handle NewZOO's neutral source? Your post is s.hit.

Lol.

You added all of that post my response.

Quit while you're ahead.

I already ruined you with your own "authoritative" source.

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#81 Micropixel
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@Quicksilver128 said:

@Micropixel: The amount of titles YOU own reflects your opinion and knowone else.

No, it reflects the amount of titles I own on PC that are not available on Console at all. Not the other way around.

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#82 ronvalencia
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@Dasein808 said:
@ronvalencia said:

What's the matter can't handle NewZOO's neutral source? Your post is s.hit.

Lol.

You added all of that post my response.

Quit while you're ahead.

I already ruined you with your own "authoritative" source.

Unlike your post, my post are balanced with multiple sources.

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#83  Edited By Dasein808
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@ronvalencia said:

Unlike your post, my post are balanced with multiple sources.

I already wrecked you using your own source.

Get back to me when you can refute it.

You lost.

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@zeeshanhaider said:

Thank you for saving me the trouble. :)

@Quicksilver128: See this post!

@GarGx1 said:
@Heil68 said:

They dont have 1, true,they have 3.

@zeeshanhaider said:

Yup, damn right I agree, Sony doesn't even have a single title in top 10 games on all times. And taht's from the 8th gen console leader. Console gaming has to die.

@Heil68 said:

my point exactly, no 10/10 AAAE exclusives or a recently excluive GOTY on PC since the history of GS.

I wouldnt wave by to PC gaming though it deserves to stick around, its just PC doesn't get the best games the industry has to offer like consoles.

Actually you need to get to 53rd place before you run into a PS4 exclusive where you'll find The Last of Us Remastered (if a remastered game counts as an exclusive). For a true exclusive you're all the way down at 147th place for Uncharted 4, or you could call it equal 103rd place if you want.

http://www.metacritic.com/browse/games/score/metascore/all/all/filtered?sort=desc&page=1

Nope, 3 Verified TOP 10 GOATS, right there on MC to see.

SONY, current gen 8 console leader, WINS again.

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#85  Edited By zeeshanhaider
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@Heil68 said:
@zeeshanhaider said:

Thank you for saving me the trouble. :)

@Quicksilver128: See this post!

@GarGx1 said:
@Heil68 said:

They dont have 1, true,they have 3.

@zeeshanhaider said:

Yup, damn right I agree, Sony doesn't even have a single title in top 10 games on all times. And taht's from the 8th gen console leader. Console gaming has to die.

Actually you need to get to 53rd place before you run into a PS4 exclusive where you'll find The Last of Us Remastered (if a remastered game counts as an exclusive). For a true exclusive you're all the way down at 147th place for Uncharted 4, or you could call it equal 103rd place if you want.

http://www.metacritic.com/browse/games/score/metascore/all/all/filtered?sort=desc&page=1

Nope, 3 Verified TOP 10 GOATS, right there on MC to see.

SONY, current gen 8 console leader, WINS again.

Sorry Heil, not funny. That shtick got old. PS4 Pro is out, you should try something new. :P

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#86 Heil68
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@zeeshanhaider said:
@Heil68 said:

Nope, 3 Verified TOP 10 GOATS, right there on MC to see.

SONY, current gen 8 console leader, WINS again.

Sorry Heil, not funny. That shtick got old. PS4 Pro is out, you should try something new. :P

actually 2 top 5 GOATs then a TOP 10 GOAT

awww yeahhhhh

Maybe Scorpio this fall? :D

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#87 zeeshanhaider
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@Heil68 said:
@zeeshanhaider said:
@Heil68 said:

Nope, 3 Verified TOP 10 GOATS, right there on MC to see.

SONY, current gen 8 console leader, WINS again.

Sorry Heil, not funny. That shtick got old. PS4 Pro is out, you should try something new. :P

actually 2 top 5 GOATs then a TOP 10 GOAT

awww yeahhhhh

Maybe Scorpio this fall? :D

Meh...same old shtick! :P

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#88  Edited By ArunsunK
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@Gatygun: You pretty much nailed it. Their was eurogamer article recently where an indie dev stated in an email about basically blacklisting review sites if they got very negative feedback. Publishers have been doing this stuff for a while, if I remember correctly DSOGaming had a piece about how they are blacklisted because of doing performance articles.

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@BassMan said:

http://www.pcgamer.com/pc-gaming-hardware-market-breaches-30-billion-for-the-first-time/

PC gaming is stronger than ever and will continue to grow as people realize how redundant the consoles are and make the shift to quality gaming on PC. Sony admitted they released the Pro as an attempt to keep gamers from leaving to PC and Microsoft has embraced PC with their Play Anywhere initiative. Things are looking good. :)

The above graph was also in JPR's most recent report.

This study is with-in the stagnation and the decline of the overall picture of PCs. The inclusion of Accessories & Peripherals just boost overall numbers.

PC add in boards seem to be doing just fine shipping ~10mil units quarterly like clockwork. What have consoles sold this past year? About 25 million from both the PS4 and XBox1 together for 2016?

As for the 'decline' in desktop PCs I won't even read JPR's take on anything concerning that as their last AMD-sponsored article was just atrocious. I will put my take on it though: With AMD not releasing anything significant for the performance segment in the past 4-5 years and Intel getting complacent with only incremental improvements as their is no competition (until Ryzen), there was bound to be a lull as people are less likely to have incentive to buy new or upgrade. Two years stagnation in the market is less about the decline of the PC and more about the problem introduced by the lack of AMD products.

A second take on this is the Windows 10 free upgrade occurred during the time line shown as opposed to the older practice of people building a new system with the new OS or buying premade.

Those are two significant occurrences that if you choose either one or both you get an explanation for the dip and as AIB numbers remained relatively constant it would seem the more plausible than the overall decline of the PC.

I would prefer numbers over their charts as JPR seems to have issues making them with any accuracy.