"The PC is 'Rapidly Becoming the Largest Gaming Platform in the World"

http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/58497 a report from ea says that pc is ripidly becoming the largest in the world i as a pc gamer already knew this but its great to see that big a name company like ea has found this true, makes me happy and i belive the pc gameing market will just get better :)

This is good info to throw out there, but I knew already :P

I think a large part is how AMD/ATI and Nvidia are bringing PC gaming to the masses with the different low/mid/high end cards at reasonably affordable prices.

That and PC gaming is just awesome :D

Shouldn't be a surprise, its the only gaming platform that truly has something for everyone, whether you're into simple popcap games or play WoW 60 hours a week.

http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/58497 a report from ea says that pc is ripidly becoming the largest in the world i as a pc gamer already knew this but its great to see that big a name company like ea has found this true, makes me happy and i belive the pc gameing market will just get better :)

wehertn

Well, I'm glad to see some positive news is being put out there, and not more of this "Piracy is the bane of PC gaming!" that we hear every other day. My hat goes off to EA.

I thought the PC was the largest gaming platform in the world..... what do you mean by "becoming"

i just hope with this statement we will see more pc exclusives and more and less console exclusives from ea :)

Well actually it is the largest but whatever. This is just more reason why developers should use DD. Mainly Steam.

Shouldn't be a surprise, its the only gaming platform that truly has something for everyone, whether you're into simple popcap games or play WoW 60 hours a week.

Tiefster

I will never be a hardcor3 pc gamer but if PC had the console exclusives developed on the PC I would quit console gaming forever.

I will never be a hardcor3 pc gamer but if PC had the console exclusives developed on the PC I would quit console gaming forever.

-snorlax-

[QUOTE="-snorlax-"]

I will never be a hardcor3 pc gamer but if PC had the console exclusives developed on the PC I would quit console gaming forever.

True_Gamer_

I'm wondering this too. I thought -snorlax- was a sheep, not a manticore.

Most of this stuff considers stuff like solitaire, flash games, and popcap games like bejeweled in their conclusions. While by definition they are video games, it doesn't really mean much to this kind of gaming community.. With that said the more 'hardcore' community is probably as big as any of the big 3 console companiesCouth_

all they need to do is make gamepads standard without any configuration in every game and ms should integrate a optional feature into a media center type program than lets you control all your games from the couch with the gamepad and you can have the same console experience. There should be native support for direct input gamepads as well as xinput that is a problem with many games at the moment. If that all happened it would render x360 and ps3 pretty pointless. imprezawrx500

PC can already be hooked up to a TV. 360 controllers (even the wireless) are already recognized by windows, and many games already map that pad for you. What more do you want? Doing what you suggest would only stop the need to double click the launch icon. It's already that simple to play your PC from the couch. Most console gamers are just ignorant to the fact, and refuse to listen or learn.

must have been a mistake in the survey or only hermits must have taken the survey coz the way i see it, pc gaming is rapidly going down thanks to piracy and games that require uber rigs

must have been a mistake in the survey or only hermits must have taken the survey coz the way i see it, pc gaming is rapidly going down thanks to piracy and games that require uber rigs

sikanderahmed

First off my PC is not a uber rig, yet it handles every game + Crysis on high just fine. The HD4770 is a sub £90 GPU that can take the vast majority of cross platform games and push them right up to 1920x1200 at max, so don't give me this stereotypical consolite ignorance about games needs $Xk machines.

Secondly if you want to see a games market in trouble you are looking in the wrong place, the console market doesn't seem too healthy these days. Think I'm BSing? How much money is Sony/Microsoft having to pour into 3rd party titles and downloadable content? Last generation developers chose to develop for individual platforms, now they have to be given financial incentives to keep a game console exclusive.

PC offers no money other than what you make back from your sales, yet it has more high rated exclusives than all the console platforms. You criticise PC but we aren't the ones that have to buy our way to differentiate the platform.

I guess EA has gone insane now....first they bash and hate the PC with the whole "a Core i7 Extreme cannot run FIFA09" then this.....True_Gamer_

Just imagine what PC game sales would be like without Blizzard and Will Wright. For example look at the front story on this site and it shows the top 10 sellers for apr 19-25. Week of April 19-25, 2009* TITLE - PUBLISHER - AVERAGE PRICE 1) World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King (PC) - Activision Blizzard - $31 2) The Sims 2 Double Deluxe (PC) - EA - $20 3) World of Warcraft: Battle Chest (PC) - Activision Blizzard - $32 4) Left 4 Dead (PC) - EA - $29 5) Empire: Total War (PC) - Sega - $50 6) Demigod (PC) - Stardock - $39 7) Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor (PC) - THQ - $29 8) World of Warcraft (PC) - Activision Blizzard - $20 9) Spore (PC) - EA - $47 10) The Sims 2 Apartment Life (PC) - EA - $20 W. Wright and Blizzard take up 6 of the top 10 and it is that way everytime I see the top sellers. Just kinda amazes me how much two developers drive the PC gaming world.rybe1025

[QUOTE="rybe1025"]Just imagine what PC game sales would be like without Blizzard and Will Wright. For example look at the front story on this site and it shows the top 10 sellers for apr 19-25. Week of April 19-25, 2009* TITLE - PUBLISHER - AVERAGE PRICE 1) World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King (PC) - Activision Blizzard - $31 2) The Sims 2 Double Deluxe (PC) - EA - $20 3) World of Warcraft: Battle Chest (PC) - Activision Blizzard - $32 4) Left 4 Dead (PC) - EA - $29 5) Empire: Total War (PC) - Sega - $50 6) Demigod (PC) - Stardock - $39 7) Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor (PC) - THQ - $29 8) World of Warcraft (PC) - Activision Blizzard - $20 9) Spore (PC) - EA - $47 10) The Sims 2 Apartment Life (PC) - EA - $20 W. Wright and Blizzard take up 6 of the top 10 and it is that way everytime I see the top sellers. Just kinda amazes me how much two developers drive the PC gaming world.GreyFoXX4

[QUOTE="rybe1025"]Just imagine what PC game sales would be like without Blizzard and Will Wright. For example look at the front story on this site and it shows the top 10 sellers for apr 19-25. Week of April 19-25, 2009* TITLE - PUBLISHER - AVERAGE PRICE 1) World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King (PC) - Activision Blizzard - $31 2) The Sims 2 Double Deluxe (PC) - EA - $20 3) World of Warcraft: Battle Chest (PC) - Activision Blizzard - $32 4) Left 4 Dead (PC) - EA - $29 5) Empire: Total War (PC) - Sega - $50 6) Demigod (PC) - Stardock - $39 7) Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor (PC) - THQ - $29 8) World of Warcraft (PC) - Activision Blizzard - $20 9) Spore (PC) - EA - $47 10) The Sims 2 Apartment Life (PC) - EA - $20 W. Wright and Blizzard take up 6 of the top 10 and it is that way everytime I see the top sellers. Just kinda amazes me how much two developers drive the PC gaming world.GreyFoXX4

KZ2, Mgs4, Drakes Fortune, Socom, Infamous, Mag, Gt5, Heavy Rain, Rfom say that NO not all games are on the PC.

And why don't yall go and download the Doom 3 and quake 4 patches. Come back and let me know how that goes for ya lol. Or do the Dawn of War patch, well I could go on lol.

P.S Please name some great games on the PC that I should play. Besides Crysis, and Stalker.

KZ2, Mgs4, Drakes Fortune, Socom, Infamous, Mag, Gt5, Heavy Rain, Rfom say that NO not all games are on the PC.

And why don't yall go and download the Doom 3 and quake 4 patches. Come back and let me know how that goes for ya lol.

P.S Please name some great games on the PC that I should play. Besides Crysis, and Stalker.

GreyFoXX4

If you're so worried where to download patches from, here's a website that has them all.

[QUOTE="rybe1025"]Just imagine what PC game sales would be like without Blizzard and Will Wright. For example look at the front story on this site and it shows the top 10 sellers for apr 19-25. Week of April 19-25, 2009* TITLE - PUBLISHER - AVERAGE PRICE 1) World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King (PC) - Activision Blizzard - $31 2) The Sims 2 Double Deluxe (PC) - EA - $20 3) World of Warcraft: Battle Chest (PC) - Activision Blizzard - $32 4) Left 4 Dead (PC) - EA - $29 5) Empire: Total War (PC) - Sega - $50 6) Demigod (PC) - Stardock - $39 7) Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor (PC) - THQ - $29 8) World of Warcraft (PC) - Activision Blizzard - $20 9) Spore (PC) - EA - $47 10) The Sims 2 Apartment Life (PC) - EA - $20 W. Wright and Blizzard take up 6 of the top 10 and it is that way everytime I see the top sellers. Just kinda amazes me how much two developers drive the PC gaming world.GreyFoXX4

KZ2, Mgs4, Drakes Fortune, Socom, Infamous, Mag, Gt5, Heavy Rain, Rfom say that NO not all games are on the PC.

And why don't yall go and download the Doom 3 and quake 4 patches. Come back and let me know how that goes for ya lol. Or do the Dawn of War patch, well I could go on lol.

P.S Please name some great games on the PC that I should play. Besides Crysis, and Stalker.

GreyFoXX4

[QUOTE="imprezawrx500"]all they need to do is make gamepads standard without any configuration in every game and ms should integrate a optional feature into a media center type program than lets you control all your games from the couch with the gamepad and you can have the same console experience. There should be native support for direct input gamepads as well as xinput that is a problem with many games at the moment. If that all happened it would render x360 and ps3 pretty pointless. Metalscarz

PC can already be hooked up to a TV. 360 controllers (even the wireless) are already recognized by windows, and many games already map that pad for you. What more do you want? Doing what you suggest would only stop the need to double click the launch icon. It's already that simple to play your PC from the couch. Most console gamers are just ignorant to the fact, and refuse to listen or learn.

[QUOTE="Metalscarz"]

[QUOTE="imprezawrx500"]all they need to do is make gamepads standard without any configuration in every game and ms should integrate a optional feature into a media center type program than lets you control all your games from the couch with the gamepad and you can have the same console experience. There should be native support for direct input gamepads as well as xinput that is a problem with many games at the moment. If that all happened it would render x360 and ps3 pretty pointless. imprezawrx500

PC can already be hooked up to a TV. 360 controllers (even the wireless) are already recognized by windows, and many games already map that pad for you. What more do you want? Doing what you suggest would only stop the need to double click the launch icon. It's already that simple to play your PC from the couch. Most console gamers are just ignorant to the fact, and refuse to listen or learn.

KZ2, Mgs4, Drakes Fortune, Socom, Infamous, Mag, Gt5, Heavy Rain, Rfom say that NO not all games are on the PC.

And why don't yall go and download the Doom 3 and quake 4 patches. Come back and let me know how that goes for ya lol. Or do the Dawn of War patch, well I could go on lol.

P.S Please name some great games on the PC that I should play. Besides Crysis, and Stalker.

GreyFoXX4

Just saying something, I played WoW for too long and it is becoming less fun every day I play it. Now, I just sit on my bed and play GTA4 =D

[QUOTE="True_Gamer_"]I guess EA has gone insane now....first they bash and hate the PC with the whole "a Core i7 Extreme cannot run FIFA09" then this.....Kicker_of_Cans