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Why Consoles Overwhelm PC Games At Retail

Posted by simoniker on from the kicking-and-screaming dept.

An anonymous reader writes "With the GameCube at $99 and PlayStation 2 sales still huge, people are starting to really notice the shrinkage of PC games at retail. Why? What does the future hold? An article at JoeUser.com asks that question and looks at what is likely to happen to PC games as consoles slowly take over most of the retail space for games." This piece, written by Brad Wardell, creator of Galactic Civilizations, argues: "The issue isn't whether the PC game market will die. It won't. The issue is whether PC games will be able to keep up with console games from a production values point of view."

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  1. Re:Tipware is the future. by cloudless.net · · Score: 3, Informative

    I wonder what makes you think that. It takes some incredible effort to create a modern video game, and you think the developers will do it for free?