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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. Re:I wonder by Ashran · · Score: 1, Troll

    I as an avid PC freak / fan bought myself an XBOX due to the fact that Tony Hawks 4 is not out for the PC yet and might never be :p
    And I got sick of waiting for the new AMd / GeForce to upgrade my PC

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  2. Re:Well, DUH! by the_2nd_coming · · Score: 0, Troll

    reason I do not want the XBox...Why shoudl I have to install a damn game?....if I havea hard drive, it should be formated already to work witht he game to save games, load prefs, add crap of the web to the game like mods. I should not have to install the dame game.

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