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Are you worried about the sudden popularity drop of PC games?

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Are you worried about the sudden popularity drop of PC games?

from Elemental Forums

I have realised lately that store sell mostly console games and there are less and less PC games than there were before. Some people have even said that consolve games have improved so much than PC games are more than likely to dissapears, except of course for some small games like chess, hearts, etc.

It is true that the console world made a lot of improvements. Console games are now as powerful as PC games, they allow you to play online and they do not have the bugs of the PC: compatibility problems, crashes, etc. Like my friend once said: "when you want to play a console game, you place the game in the console, you push power and it works". The only advantage the PC game has right now, is that you can mod your game. Which is only a matter of time since consoles now have hard drives.

So my first question is: Do you think that professional video games would dissapear from the world of PC.

My second question is: Do you think this interest drop for PC games will hinder the sales of Elemental?

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Reply #101 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting Savyg, reply 99
Why would any of these companies die?  They have millions of loyal followers and a steady stream of revenue.  They'd have to do something extraordinarily stupid to go out of business.
End of Savyg's quote

To big to fail. Hmmm, where have i heard that before... Hmmm...

Reply #102 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting Nesrie, reply 101

Quoting Savyg, reply 99Why would any of these companies die?  They have millions of loyal followers and a steady stream of revenue.  They'd have to do something extraordinarily stupid to go out of business.

To big to fail. Hmmm, where have i heard that before... Hmmm...
End of Nesrie's quote

At no point is anyone or anything safe, from failure.

 

 

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Reply #103 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting Aractain, reply 102

At no point is anyone or anything safe, from failure.
End of Aractain's quote

True as a general statement.  Arguable relevance to successful companies.  Unless you can point me out some high profile recent examples of failure that I don't know about.

Reply #104 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting Savyg, reply 103



Quoting Aractain,
reply 102

At no point is anyone or anything safe, from failure.



True as a general statement.  Arguable relevance to successful companies.  Unless you can point me out some high profile recent examples of failure that I don't know about.
End of Savyg's quote

Well there were what, 92 banks that went down, some very large ones actually. More than a handful of retailers. Several developers have closed shop. Blockbuster and Palm are likely out the door. There is a elephant's graveyard of software developers that bite the dust EVERY year. Borders is teetering too. Monte Cristo isn't looking so great either. The point is, which you seem unwilling to accept, is no matter how big a company is, no matter how secure it seems, no matter how much you love, love love the company, taht does not mean a succesful company today is a successful company tomorrow.

Reply #105 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting Nesrie, reply 104

Well there were what, 92 banks that went down, some very large ones actually. More than a handful of retailers. Several developers have closed shop. Blockbuster and Palm are likely out the door. There is a elephant's graveyard of software developers that bite the dust EVERY year. Borders is teetering too. Monte Cristo isn't looking so great either. The point is, which you seem unwilling to accept, is no matter how big a company is, no matter how secure it seems, no matter how much you love, love love the company, taht does not mean a succesful company today is a successful company tomorrow.
End of Nesrie's quote

There is no company I love.  I love their products, perhaps, but the companies?  *shrug*

I am actually perfectly willing to accept that in ten or twenty years I might have to consider the possibility.  I just don't see it happening anytime soon enough to be relevant.

(I might also mention most of your examples have either been declining or staying stagnant for that same decade.)

Reply #106 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting Savyg, reply 105



Quoting Nesrie,
reply 104

Well there were what, 92 banks that went down, some very large ones actually. More than a handful of retailers. Several developers have closed shop. Blockbuster and Palm are likely out the door. There is a elephant's graveyard of software developers that bite the dust EVERY year. Borders is teetering too. Monte Cristo isn't looking so great either. The point is, which you seem unwilling to accept, is no matter how big a company is, no matter how secure it seems, no matter how much you love, love love the company, taht does not mean a succesful company today is a successful company tomorrow.



There is no company I love.  I love their products, perhaps, but the companies?  *shrug*

I am actually perfectly willing to accept that in ten or twenty years I might have to consider the possibility.  I just don't see it happening anytime soon enough to be relevant.

(I might also mention most of your examples have either been declining or staying stagnant for that same decade.)
End of Savyg's quote

The fact that you are short-sighted is your limitation; it does not require that everyone around you has to limit the future to one or two years. You are also incorrect; not all of these companies have been in a downward spiral for a decade. I guess if you are going to limit your analysis to a couple of years, it might look that way to a layman. Your blind loyalty and refusal to accept that what exists today will not necessarily exist tomorrow does show you have some sort of love connection to these companies because the logic is just not there otherwise.

Reply #107 from Stardock Forums Top

Oh geebus look I probably won't even be ALIVE in a decade, at least I sure hope not.  So why would I care?

Reply #108 from Elemental Forums Top

Quoting Itharus, reply 100

Frankly I'd prefer not to even use Impulse, but at least I can stomach it. I mean wtf am I supposed to do if I randomly lose my internet connection and I want to play a STEAM supported game?
End of Itharus's quote

 

I've never had a problem using Steam in offline mode when I'm "off the grid" and on my laptop. Steam requires you to run the game ahead of time once online to allow it to be used in offline mode but presumably this should not be a problem since you downloaded the thing online to begin with.

Reply #109 from Sins Forums Top

When most game dev companies go down I usually see all their patches and support material offered on a 3rd party site anyway.  Plus games are the largest grossing entertainment business for the past 5 years so I dont see how that can be considered a downward spiral.  Plus its not like game companies are investing is bad mortgages.  Is everyone also forgetting that Wow and Aion exist?  They both gross over 20 million a month!!!  Sounds like failure to me!!

Reply #110 from Sins Forums Top

. I want my artwork and my freaking paper manual - grr
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Thats why I still buy cd's instead of downloading... I like to have the physical product and the artwork in my hand.plus its nice to have a hard copy back up just in case the unspeakable should happen to my digital copy and I can't redownload for some reason or ohter.

Reply #111 from Elemental Forums Top

Quoting Nesrie, reply 98
All your "added" value disappears when Steam does. Hey the platform has a lot going for it but there really is no way around that. I don't care what the fans say, none of these companies are going to throw out thousands of patches they polish up their resumes and are escorted out the back door.
End of Nesrie's quote

 

I have no illusions that the service is immutable and eternal. Just as I trust Stardock with my money for a game that is not even released yet and has no firm shipping date, I support Valve financially through Steam purchases because I find the services they provide to be of a quality high enough to deserve my money. I support services and companies that I feel are trustworthy and do a good job, and Valve is one of these companies. If you do not have that perception of them then that is fine - it is up to them to convince you.