CyCo PL

I understand what you're saying, and I'm not gonna jump on a high horse because I've downloaded my fair share of games as well... I've pretty much stopped though, because all of the games I play on PC pretty much require purchases to play (orange box, BF2, BF2142, WoW). However, that's a big reason why formerly PC-only developers have shifted their main focus to consoles (i.e. Epic), console games are pretty much a required buy if you want to play them.

2007 was a great year for gaming across the board, so I can't really use last year as an example, but good exclusive PC games have been growing sparse, and common people who don't keep up their computers and don't keep track of the latest P2P methods for downloading games will resort to paying for the console iterations. Without looking up any statistics, I could confidently say that the console versions of CoD4 outsold the PC, console versions of UT3 outsold the PC. When Crysis hits consoles (you know it will), they will probably outsell the PC version. Consoles are just easier for most people. They don't know how bittorrent works, they don't know how cracks work, and at this rate, the PC market is eventually going to be phased out, maybe with the exception of MMO's.

Ace_O_Spades

I have a feeling there will always be a market. How large of a market share it is will most likely be drastically reduced as the capacity for downloadable content and multiplayer for consoles increases beyond its already comparable levels.

However, I doubt there will ever be NO PC gaming, simply for the fact that it is a platform that supports gaming.

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filtherton

If you count browser based flash games (is "browser based flash game" redundant) than PC gaming is stronger than ever, at least if the computer labs at school are any evidence.

CyCo PL

Yeah, but those don't really make any money. Besides, games like that are all over the Xbox Live Arcade and PSN store. Like Popcap, a huge flash game developer, they're porting a bunch of their games to Xbox Live Arcade. On PSN, Pixeljunk Monsters is basically an HD, console-friendly version of the popular "desktop tower defense" flash games.

Ace_O_Spades

You'd be surprised. Insanely low budgets = high profit margins

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shakran

exactly.

Snood, anyone?

Cynthetiq

Popcap is making money hand over fist with titles like Bejeweled, Insaniquarium, and Peggle. Game development costs are around $300,000 tops.

Popcap.com press release

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Shauk

hey ustwo

http://www.tfproject.org/tfp/showthread.php?p=2404640

lets hope for a revival.

Ustwo

Amen.

I'm actually playing Sins of a Solar empire (awful name) now, and haven't shot anyone in COD4 for 2 days. Its a pretty good game, but it needs a bit of work in one or two areas. Luckily Stardock does an EXCELLENT job with patches and that sort of thing. Very solid gaming company.

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