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PC Games On the Rebound

Posted by Zonk on from the moving-on-up dept.

Via The Escapist, an article on the New York Times website discussing the rebirth of the PC games industry. The piece talks about the bright-looking future for titles on the PC, citing the platform's ease and speed of development and Microsoft's 'Games for Windows' initiative as points in its favour. Mass-market PC maker adoption of the hardcore gaming market is also discussed, with financials being the main thrust of the article. That focus is a double edged sword, given the obvious comparison to console games: "The upsurge comes after some recent reversals. Over all, retail sales of PC-based games in the United States exceeded $970 million in 2006, an increase of about 1 percent of sales the previous year of $953 million, which represented about a 14 percent drop from $1.1 billion in 2004. By contrast, according to the NPD Group, retail sales for console games in 2006 were $4.8 billion; another $1.7 billion was spent on games for hand-held devices like Sony's PlayStation Portable."

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  1. Re:Not Surprising by jimstapleton · · Score: 2, Funny

    Not surprising when you consider that a PS3 more than a a midrange gaming PC.


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  2. Nice work there by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Um, I hate to tell you this, but...

  3. Re:"Games for Windows" = MS Monopoly push by secolactico · · Score: 2, Funny

    http://www.gamespy.com/articles/780/780989p1.html

    Just because it's true doesn't mean it's not funny. :-)

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  4. Re:"Games for Windows" = no monopoly push. by toleraen · · Score: 2, Funny

    However, since there are no Nintendo or Sony games on the PC

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