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[Melonie]

http://www.pcgamingisnotdead.com/

Very, very interesting.

[Melonie]

http://www.pcgamingisnotdead.com/

Very, very interesting.

[Mcmax3000]

Not dead... Dying

[Melonie]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by mcmax3000:
Not dead... Dying </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

We'll see, we'll see.

[Genesis_11]

I think the notion of computer games dying doesn't even really make sense. But two obvious flaws -- the high cost of having up-to-date hardware, and the increasingly absurd restrictions of DRM -- are certainly making it less and less appealing.

If it ever does "die," I imagine cause of death will include the phrase "always on."

Still, effective hook. I'll be looking forward to the 26th.

[FailedAsian]

Every few years PC gaming is declared dead. It's like clockwork.

[Mcmax3000]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Genesis_11:
I think the notion of computer games dying doesn't even really make sense. But two obvious flaws -- the high cost of having up-to-date hardware, and the increasingly absurd restrictions of DRM -- are certainly making it less and less appealing.

If it ever does "die," I imagine cause of death will include the phrase "always on."

Still, effective hook. I'll be looking forward to the 26th. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

It will never actually die completely but I see a future where it's pretty much exclusively small indie games, MMOs & social/Facebook style F2P games.

[Spectra_FD]

It can't die! Or I'll have no one to play with. I would like to one day become a PC gamer. I just need a PC.

One day...

[JJ Rage]

Max is right, it's not dead, it's just dying. It won't go away completely. There are tons of factors: PC gaming is inherently more expensive than console gaming and games like WoW have sucked away a large majority of people who would otherwise be upgrading their systems and buying the newest games, just to name a few reasons.

And how is a company that makes PC gaming accessories going to save it?

[Mcmax3000]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by JJ Rage:
PC gaming is inherently more expensive than console gaming </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

I wouldn't even say it's so much about the expense as it is the complexity. The vast majority of people want to buy a game, put it in the disc tray & play it.

They don't want to have to worry about whether or not their machine can run it, making sure they have the latest drivers, DRM limits on installs & what can be extremely technical troubleshooting that's needed when things don't work properly.

Consoles, by design eliminate all of that. The most complicated thing now is having to enter in a code to enable online multiplayer.