>This kind of shifts the price / perf curve way out on PC, and a lot of people are unhappy about it, but publishers don't really care anymore. Disagree. Publis

>This kind of shifts the price / perf curve way out on PC, and a lot of people are unhappy about it, but publishers don't really care anymore. Disagree. Publishers care about PC today more than 15-20 years ago. Back then, there was real risk of the entire PC gaming market disappearing with the exception of FPS, real-time strategy, and 4X. Once FPS (especially online multiplayer) became viable on consoles, and RTS and 4X's shares of the overall market shrank bigtime, the PC market was saved by MMORPGs, then Steam, then indie games, and so on. Today you have Microsoft finally taking seriously its vow from way back when (as johnchristopher noted) to meld PC and console development and publishing, Sony unexpectedly making a PC game push, and the rising tide from Steam Deck becoming a viable platform benefiting both the mainstream PC and Linux gaming markets. Consoles remain the largest category as a market, but the PC market compares well with any single console. There's a reason why Madden NFL returned to PC after a decade away.