Despite PC sales declining year on year the PC gaming market is going from strength to strength, with research firm DFC Intelligence suggesting that the increased blurring of boundaries between consoles and PCs ensuring that there will be more games available than ever before…
In an interview with GamesIndustry International DFC analyst Jeremy Miller said "core gamers seem to be willing to spend more money than ever. We thought with the lack of major new releases that overall usage would be down." He continued "However, the top titles of 2012 continued to do well in 2013 and new titles like Battlefield 4 and Total War: Rome II had solid performances."
A significant impact on the rise and rise of PC gaming has been the success of the MOBA genre. While MMO subscriptions continue to tail off, MOBAs such as League of Legends and DotA 2 continue to be some of the most played games in the world.
Not content with the growth of MOBAs, a large portion of the success of PC gaming stems from the crossover releases with console titles, opening up the PC market to many more titles. DFC’s David Cole said "One of the big things to watch is the crossover between big console games and their PC release. GTA V releasing for PC will be one to watch if that occurs. Titanfall, Elder Scrolls Online and many other titles are being developed for both console and PC. So I think the biggest item of note is the synergy now between console and PC.”
Do you think the release of the latest round of consoles will prove beneficial to PC gaming?
As console and PC architecture becomes more and more alike do you see consoles being phased out completely?
Share your thoughts below
No comments:
Post a Comment