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Right now they have 2 problems. Lack of PC rentals (due to obvious reasons) and lack of "instant play", but hey PC gaming is dying anyway and rentals for consol
by fmavituna 15y ago
Right now they have 2 problems. Lack of PC rentals (due to obvious reasons) and lack of "instant play", but hey PC gaming is dying anyway and rentals for consoles is possibly just around the corner.
- daeken 15y agoEvery 10 years, people say that PC gaming is going to be dead in 5 years. Every 5 years, it's bigger than it was before. PC gaming will never die, it'll just keep changing form. Right now we're seeing it shift to the web, to tablets, etc.
- fmavituna 15y agoSure PC gaming is bigger than '96 but what's the growth compared to expected growth? Consoles obviously took massive amount of the market. PC hardware is still expensive if you want to play the new games, some games don't even bother release PC versions any more. But there's a hardcore gaming community and there are certain types of games that still suck in consoles. Even this is clear indication that PC gaming is dying, or will be a niche rather than a main stream thing.
- Goronmon 15y agoEven this is clear indication that PC gaming is dying, or will be a niche rather than a main stream thing. You're arguments are all but copy and pasted from every other person who has brought this up in the last ten years or so. The reasons you stated haven't brought about the end of PC gaming yet.
- Lewisham 15y agoFWIW, Gamefly is going to offer PC rentals: http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2011/08/gamefly-goes-digital-with-pc-game-rental-service.ars http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2011/08/gamefly-goes-digi...
- culturestate 15y agoI hadn't seen this news, but I'm very excited to see how this pans out. This sounds like exactly what I wanted Steam to be.