I posted in another thread about this as well. PC gaming in the broadest sense is not dying. What is dying is orginallity for PC games at least at the mainstream level. I still LAN and go to LANs but to be honest we are still playing Quake and CS1.6 lol. Not saying there isnt newer alternatives but seems like most are just crappy ports of the console version. Obviously that doesnt include starcraft and whatnot.

So no its not dying, the fanbase is still there but is it growing? meh, in some areas maybe.

I was actually discussing PC gaming with a couple devoted console gamers over on the MLG forums and we were discussing communities merging. Many console gamers want to merge with PC gaming comunities for games like Counter-Strike:GO. I was saying that it sounds good on the surface as it would promote the overall growth of gaming and e-sports but that a lot of this is what is causing PC gaming to die.

Obviously there will always be games that just need to be played on PC (or atleast a M&KB). Starcraft, LoL, WoW ect... I just couldnt imagine playing on console. The problem however comes from games that CAN be played effectivly on all platforms. Obviously companies want to make the most profit and that means putting it out on multiple platforms. The problem with this is PC gamers are continually getting the short end of the stick. Seeing substandard graphics, poorly implemented M&KB mechanics, Lack of expected PC features and mainly PC games arent seperating themselves. If we continue to see the majority of mainstream games simply ported to the PC there is little reason to invest in a gaming rig.

It is hard to sell the idea of shelling out a grand or more for something that plays almost the exact same game that can be played on a console for $200 to $300. If this doesnt change then I believe we will see the end of certain types of PC gaming. The MMOs, and RTS's will remain but the shooters more than anything will be a thing of the past.

Gaming companies that want to satisfy the PC market I believe will continue to be the ones that have always done it. Valve and Blizzard being two big ones. I just dont see new studios opting to invest much of their resources in PC gaming outside of your facebook and microtransaction games.

Might want to look into Nexuiz on the 29th. Its coming out for PC, Xbox and PS3. Looks pretty sweet.

And seriously, it's been less than a week and there's already hacked clan tags?

jekyll

>.< Its not hacked...its just a glitch with using the accented letters...it was like that in MW2 as well...stupid yes, but it is not hacking.

CS1.6, UT2k4, CoD1+United Offensive...all those stll have good servers left with people playing

CS1.6, original starcraft, CoD1

It actually shocks me how many here say it is the worst of the series....The casual community honestly likes Halo3 and Reach better than Halo2?? this baffles me...ANYWAY

I would buy an arcade realese of Halo2 at almost any price as long the online mp came back...Hopefully then MLG and gamebattles would bring it back for online competition so no one had to play the steaming pile that is Reach

I will say it is worth the money for WoW. I have played most MMO options out there and really WoW is the best. Any MMO can ruin your social life, its just you hear about WoW more because its played more.

guess i can just make it easier and say i only like Nuketown, fireing range and well thats about it... stadium is cool and so is that new rooftop one but i havent played them enough to know for sure