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PC gaming, about to die or experience a revival?
TOPHATANT123:
I believe PC overtook consoles in terms of revenue a while ago.
Evan_B:
No, it means they're trying to capitalize on an audience who likes gaming on larger screens.
And failing, mind you, since the performance is garbage. But whatever.
Triforce Hermit:
PC won't die (not anytime soon anyways),but damn I hate that Steam is the industry leader there and I would much prefer GoG if they got more games.
UncleBob:
PCs themselves are dying. Folks in their late teens, 20s and early 30s pretty much grew up with a PC in the home - so we're gung-ho on PC gaming. Shopping and communication (and porn) are the main reasons everyone had PCs in their homes.
With tablets, smart phones, and streaming TV devices, homes are starting to trend away from a PC. Why do I want a device tethered to my house to check Facebook and shop Amazon? I can do all that from my phone.
Hell, I often find myself checking various internet sites on my phone at home because it's more convenient than doing it on my PC.
Some homes will still need a dedicated "computer" (For work, for play, whatever), but I think as phones and tablets improve (I'd be interested in comparing the specs of my cell phone to my first computer... a high school friend of mine had this old hard drive he kept around for kicks - roughly the size and weight of a red clay brick and was a whopping 512MB...), we'll see fewer homes with a dedicated computer - which will create a generation of people who just don't see PC gaming as something they care about.
Remember when we all made fun of WebTV? How many of you have internet-connected SmartTVs? Yeah...
nickmitch:
To UncleBob's point, I think gaming is going to be what drives the PC industry in the future. I think the future of desktops, even for work, are going to be dockable tablets that still give you your three giant monitors and wireless keyboard and mouse, basically the way laptops are now. But I think there will still be the novelty of having a "supercomputer" for games. So, while for most practical purposes, tablets and smart phones and TVs will be fine, some people will want a PC for games, as long as they can be more powerful than tablets.