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Console Games Sales Beat Out PC

Posted by michael on from the linux-users-not-buying-games dept.

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."

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  1. its the masses by tokaok · · Score: 2, Offtopic

    personally i believe its because console have been more in the public eye as a valid way to spend your entertainment time. the masses tend to like simple direct appliances. hence you get tivo lovers and the linux crew(me!) who make their own linux for that added customizability. pc gaming also tends to have a much more Addict/crazies(online game, EQ,QUake etc) view in the mass media play that attituede compared to its just a bit of fun on the console side(mario, EA sports games, GTA is an exception) so for mom and dad deciding its kinda easy, do i want an evercrack addict, or should i just keep the keys to the fammily car/gun locked up and buy a console //dad will alaso play porno manga dvds on his xbox //because he finds kazzaa too intimidating