Console Games Sales Beat Out PC

ttol writes "In the Star Tribune, they write that "PC games fell 6.2 percent through the first 10 months of this year, making the first such decline ever." They go on to say that consoles will break record sales this year, and that there is a shift towards console gaming from PC. Is this due to the fact that there are now three major contenders (XBox, Playstation 2, Game Cube) and all the advanced features they offer (DVD ability on the first two etc)? I, for one, will continue with my Battlefield 1942 on my PC."

Comments

Ewww. console games suck

[KlomDark]

I am too spoiled by 1600x1200 displays. There's no way I could go back to playing games on a crappy 640x400 TV screen. Yuck. Could you imagine playing Neverwinter Nights on a freaking TV? Console games are low-class crap for Bubba Joe. I puke when I see the shitty graphics on a TV. Even HDTV isn't the same.

Re:Indeed, whatever happened to the joystick?

[Zakabog]

What the hell's wrong with you... Were you holding the Playstation controller in your ass or something? One thumb controlls movement, another thumb can press the 4 buttons on the right, your pointer can help with that and press extra buttons that might be needed (which is unlikely.) Your pointer and middle fingers press the L and R buttons. I dunno, the Playstation controller is the best controller I've ever used. What small buttons are you talking about that are hard to press? Are you trying to press them with all of your fingers or something? You seriously need help learning how to hold a controller. Or maybe you have HUGE hands, are you the guy that designed the Xbox controller? Or maybe you have really, REALLY, small hands, did you design the game cube controller?

Re:Don't disrespect kiddie games

[praedor]

Get rid of the cutsie crappy characters, the bouncing barrels, the other dorky crap and make a real good game for a console and I'll consider it. I have NEVER played that crap Dorky Kong, Super Mario Babytoybrothers, and other goo-goo, gaa-gaa infantile game pap. Warcraft, Civ II, HalfLife, DeusEx, Alpha Centauri, Myth I and II. THOSE are games. Donkeys and cartoon characters bouncing around or dumbass karate/boxing nonsense are for preteens and infants, not adults.