Is PC Gaming Dead?

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Originally Posted by gamingtoday

Many people thought PC gaming was on the way out and would be dead soon. Apparently, that’s not the case at all. The hay day of PC gaming may be in the past as far as sales go, but it’s still doing just fine. According to 1Up, PC games made up 14% of 2007 game sales. Only one PC game cracked a million in sales during 2007, but I don’t think we should worry too much about this format going away anytime soon.
Check out the 1Up article below that explores the sales figures and discusses how piracy may have something to do with the lower sales for some PC games. Personally, I believe that PC gaming will be around and going strong as long as they have titles like World of Warcraft. I doubt we’ll ever see PC gaming with sales on the same levels as consoles ever again, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t a place for them.
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[Bex]

I cant get into PC games, i can't
Doesnt help that most dont work on lappy gfx cards even if they meet the spec

At one time we had loads of PC gamers here, whats everyones preference now?

[MirandaMW87]

I really love my 360, I play that so0o0o0o much more then my PC
But, i'm not the only gamer out there. A lot of people ONLY play PC games. And with Crysis out and Tiberium coming out soon, anyone who actually believes this must be retarded..
not to mention WoW
and Guild Wars
and Halo Wars
yeah i'm done

[XoflashoX]

PC games are okay, i'll play 'em but i'd much rather play on a console, you dont have to fiddle with loads of letters on a keypad to learn the moves lol

[Mommy Munch]

I still enjoy PC games. Granted, since I now have a DS I play that alot more, but I still get an itch to play my PC games now and again. The only thing that sucks is still having dial-up. Makes things interesting, though........

[QueenB]

I still play the odd PC game too. I play my 360 more but, I dont think PC gaming will ever truly die, its just another way to feed our addiction to gaming

[Egg]

NOT DEAD NO! im a pc gamer i use it a lot.

[Laura]

I'm a PC gamer too and it's no where near dead

[noonzascript]

pc gaming will never die...people still play counter strike lol

add me on steam
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[Darkcityxx]

I dont think PC gaming is dead at all, but I do think, Currently, there is a bit of a slump in the market, and the lack of new games for the wider audience means more people are getting a bit bored of PC gaming.

When GTA4 decided it wasnt going to be released on PC is got alot of the gamers I know quite angry, Spore keeps getting delayed, Kane and Lynch was a massive let down, and Viva Pinata made about as much sense as a talking mushroom!

I think when Spore, Storm of War & Left 4 dead come out we will see PC gaming perk up quite a bit.
Thats not to say the past year has been bad for PC's, Bioshock is damn near the prettiest game I ever did see, CoD4 was brilliant, and Stalker was good, but a let down to those who had been following it from Day 1.

....erm, as you can tell, I do love my PC gaming