[QUOTE="Cdscottie"][QUOTE="VanDammFan"]

Just one more thing Canadians are clueless on..:)

VanDammFan

Its pretty obvious..eh? Always a day late and a dollar short..Playing and supporting a dying platform. They will catch up soon like the rest of the world..:D

Just one more thing Canadians are clueless on..:)

VanDammFan

i bet that includes people who play those web browser games

sikanderahmed

Because it's too cold in Canada and people would rather download than go to the store?

coreybg

First time posting in SW's so feel free to rip me a new one.

I have been a person who has enjoyed consoles (Own a 360 and Wii) but have always been primarily a PC gamer. Now, in the past few years retail space for PC games have been diminishing to almost nothing here Canada. EB Games have either shoved all of their PC titles behind the counter out of sight or has 5 titles in the corner of the store on display. Futureshop in my area has almost removed their PC game library recently as well.

Now it was giving me an impression that PC gaming was losing ground in Canada, which it never seemed to be too big in the first place. I know Steam has pushed a lot of people to go completely digital distribution, such as myself but with the removal of PC games in a lot of retail stores I thought that I was an minority.....until this article came to be by CBC.ca. It shows that the PC is actually the highest played platform in Canada and the 3 consoles are actually a smaller portion of the platforms played.

Now for my question, why is it that the PC is the most played platform in Canada but yet it is losing retail space and is a very quiet scene?

I think perception of games really depends on the price one paid for it. For example, a lot of people hated Borderlands, especially in SP, but I'm enjoying it immensely since getting it for only 10 bucks off Steam. I probably wouldn't enjoy it as much if I paid full priced for it.Dtnoip28

Alright, let me put it this way. Go into a room by yourself for the next 2 hours and then ask your mother to walk by, give you a pat on your back, and leave again. You have experienced their form of interaction in their games and the only reason that they charge a monthly fee.

I've played CoH and it was good but the formula is getting old now. As for Champions and Star Trek Online, ya they dropped the ball. Sure, some studios learn from their mistakes and can produce a good product but I have little hope for what ever Cryptic produces.