Yeah, PC gaming is really dying ...*sarcasm* (not talking about PC gaming dying!)

[Alexnader]

Pfft, you can't just drop a bombshell like that, not back it up and then expect people to ignore it. So here I go... OMGWTF<3VALEV4EVA. Seriously though I love steam, it's the only way I actually buy games anymore. (Since I don't get much for my poor neglected Wii) Surely steam is fueling the evolution of smaller indie games AND streamlining the distribution of larger AAA titles.

alas, the format that had tasted freedom is now becoming dominated by a scaremongering, money grabbing Publisher(distributor and DRM). The PC format is now becoming no better than the consoles where there will be only one voice deciding on who gets what.

If any company like Steam gets the overall dominance, it may back lash for the consumers and in fact it's quite clear that Steam has little care for the consumers at the moment.

regardless,when an account gets block/suspended there is no way of getting back those games. Anybody with a logical mind should label Steam as "when necessary".

But Valve <3 me :S

While it's true that steam carries with it the risks outlined it also brings many benefits. From the consumer's perspective there's the extravagantly low normal prices (I'm in Australia and at the moment steam is set to save me $40-$60 on Brink), sweet deals that it offers and integrated social functionality.

From the developer's perspective it acts as a vehicle through which one can sell games easily, it offers great marketing opportunities, free developer environments and automatically integrated DRM. While the last point may seem irksome to you I'd rather have specialised third party software in charge of the DRM than some crappy, badly thought out system like Ubisoft came up with. The devil you know rather than the one you don't.

While it's true Valve may use steam as a means of creating a monopoly, in order to crush the competitiveness from the market all this signifies is the need for more services like steam. Many other publishers have the means to introduce something like steam, EA has tried and so have many others but none have really gotten into the spirit of the idea of a virtual console. Steam for the most part makes playing games easier, offering other services in order to distract players from its potentially annoying requirement of logging on. Most other similar services have not.

 

[02y211]

Diablo 3 - I have never wanted a game so much in my life...
Starcraft 2 expansions - I just absolutely love the single player part of Starcraft 2, and the multiplayer is great as well.
SWTOR - Could be interesting. I love Star Wars and Bioware have made some pretty good games(Though they've made some games that I don't like as well).
Deus Ex: Human Revolution - I like the trailers, and if they manage to capture the magic of the first Deus Ex it's a definite purchase.
Bioshock: Infinite - The trailers look impressive and the first Bioshock game was good, though not as good as Deus Ex or System Shock 2!
Torchlight 2 - Will probably serve as a Diablo 3 tranquillizer, meaning that it will take some of the agonizing waiting off of Diablo 3. I don't expect it to be anywhere near as good as D3, not even by a long shot.

 

[8-Bit Grin]

There are always a ton of games I'd dearly love to play on the PC.

Unfortunately, my budget at the time doesn't allow for those niceties.

Oh, to have a job that pays very well...

 

[mad825]

But Valve <3 me :S

While it's true that steam carries with it the risks outlined it also brings many benefits. From the consumer's perspective there's the extravagantly low normal prices (I'm in Australia and at the moment steam is set to save me $40-$60 on Brink), sweet deals that it offers.

ok, I suppose I can agree with you but with the prices I'm somewhat in a dispute.

Where I'm from (UK) most of the games are far cheaper from E-retailers such as Play,Amazon or existing (on-line) retailers such as Tescos. The deals vary.
a few days ago,I got F.E.A.R 2 for almost half the price of what Steam was offering at Amazon (Steam@£9.99 AP ELECTRONICS through Amazon[total cost]@£5.43)

 

[John Horn]

PC is getting loads of fantastic games. I don't see any negative change. The games I don't like seem to migrate off to consoles, while all the genres I prefer are still made only for PC.

Shogun 2: Total War is coming next year.

 

[omega 616]

no new titles=/=pc gaming dying.
people still play cs 1.6 for god's sake!

PC is getting loads of fantastic games. I don't see any negative change. The games I don't like seem to migrate off to consoles, while all the genres I prefer are still made only for PC.

Shogun 2: Total War is coming next year.

Holy hell! You know when you guys click a thread, do you go off the title alone ... you don't read the OP (Like the title says!) or any other posts, you just post on gut instinct? 'cos it makes you look stupid.

This thread is about how PC gaming IS NOT dying and asking what games on the link I provided you are looking forward to.

I am rather disappointed in some people of the escapist, I thought we were all top notch but some are letting the side down. Go and have a read of the OP ... PC gaming is alive and well.

By the way, pirates are attempting to kill PC gaming.

Thats just not aimed at you guys, your just the latest offenders.

 

[Baron von Blitztank]

Portal 2, Dead Space 2 (Although I'll probably get it for PS3 to play my Graphics card safe), Bulletstorm, RAGE, Duke Nukem: Forever.... and to be honest, Guild Wars 2 looks pretty good, although I'm not one for MMO's.

 

[omega 616]

PC gaming IS dyting though, thanks to the consoles, which is more thanks to the Xbox 360 and XP.
Everything coming out is just another heartless sequel.

Take Starcraft 2 and MW2. Both utterly generic and have done zero for either genre. Actually they stepped backwards for both FPS' and RTS' and yet were financial successes.

Pulling a few games from the thread this is what I've to say:
-Deus Ex 3 will most likely be a completely generic piece of shit and that will probably be true for most titles, thanks to the big devs going with safe genres.
-Starcraft sequels will suck just as much as Starcraft 2.
-Bioshock Infinite will be more of the same
-Fallout Vegas is more of the same
-Duke Nukem is going to be bad. It's going to be a rush job to ride the hype.

Crysis 2 is the only game I'm looking forward to as Crytek aren't afraid to push boundaries.
I was looking forward to Diablo 3, but after playing SC2 I really hope it's more than just Diablo 2 reskinned.

In short PC gaming is dying thanks to you, the customer, not demanding quality.

I think it's more to do with pirates, how much easier is it to pirate a PC game than a PS3 game?

If you spent millions making a game, advertising it etc then release it to the masses only for a percentage of them to put it on the net and lose sales.

Lets not get into the myth that pirates generate sales were as buying used is robbing sales.

It does seem most games coming out these days are a prequel/sequel, which does get very annoying.

 

[TheComedown]

It's dying because the consoles are going motion control and the PC can't match that.

I'm going to ignore the majority of this post as I can't be arsed to counter most of what was said, but I will say 2 things, Read the OP before posting numb nuts, and

http://www.razerzone.com/motionsensing/

Ta da motion control on PC, when you're opening point is so easily proven wrong and its 1:30 in the morning and I haven't been home from work long, I need not disprove anything else you say.

 

[Sebenko]

Shogun 2 is looking pretty wicked-sweet (those unit card images? nice)

But most of my release schedule is taken up by confusion. What the hell is a Front Mission game doing on PC? What the hell? Where did that come from? After over a decade, the series suddenly decides to appear on PC?

 

[runningtable]

Alice: Madness Returns, Dust, Beyond Good And Evil 2, Diablo 3, and Metal Gear Solid: Rising.

Can't wait ^^

 

[RobCoxxy]

PC Gaming will never die.
The PC versions of any game you find on consoles are always stronger. Prettier graphics, more content through modding, etc! :3

Read the OP much? Seriously, read it and the rest of the posts on this thread ... your not the first person who made this mistake.

I did actually read the OP, this is me backing up what OP was on about.

Derp.

 

[omega 616]

PC Gaming will never die.
The PC versions of any game you find on consoles are always stronger. Prettier graphics, more content through modding, etc! :3

Read the OP much? Seriously, read it and the rest of the posts on this thread ... your not the first person who made this mistake.

I did actually read the OP, this is me backing up what OP was on about.

Derp.

No, the op is on about the list of games that is coming out within the next year and which ones people are looking forward to, absolutely nothing else.

Not whether PC gaming is dying or not, thats more of a secondary point.

You basically listed reasons why PC gaming is better than console gaming, no mention of the site I linked to, no mention of what your looking forward to.

I know this 'cos I wrote the OP.

 

[omega 616]

I think it's more to do with pirates, how much easier is it to pirate a PC game than a PS3 game?

If you spent millions making a game, advertising it etc then release it to the masses only for a percentage of them to put it on the net and lose sales.

Lets not get into the myth that pirates generate sales were as buying used is robbing sales.

It does seem most games coming out these days are a prequel/sequel, which does get very annoying.

Nah it's nothing to do with pirates - they've always existed.
The amount lost through pirating is always tiny compared to actual sales made.

It's the fact that it's safer to release a title that is known to work and release it for everything meaning for PC gamers, many titles look like ass and are exceptionally dated.

Also fanboys help perpetuate this cycle by not caring about content and instead whacking off over a title e.g. MW2 and SC2.

With gaming becoming more and more popular, combined with the recent economic slump and thats a recipe for "I want free shit".

Anyway this thread really isn't about the death of PC gaming.

 

[Lewis672]

Love the way they go, oh yeah btw, Mechwarrior is coming, like soonish, "AHHHHHHH". Thats a lot of strategy games too, didn't think the market for them was that huge

 

[teisjm]

It's still dying in 2012, along with everything else.

 

[Scobie]

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