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Rockstar was very open as to why: PC players are a fraction of a fraction of their income. Xbox One players (yes, the previous gen) give them more money than PC
by galleywest200 4mo ago
Rockstar was very open as to why: PC players are a fraction of a fraction of their income. Xbox One players (yes, the previous gen) give them more money than PC players for GTA Online.
- Vaslo 4mo agoYep - I am a heavy pc gamer but I much prefer GTA on my PlayStation
- wolvoleo 4mo agoWhat's the difference? I always play on pc with my Xbox controller and it's the same as on a console. I could imagine PC gamers are less interested in online and the whole shark card thing though. IMO that's really damaged the GTA experience.
- rightbyte 4mo agoI think the difference is phycological. I am way more relaxed infront of a TV. It is like a different mood.
- wolvoleo 4mo agoAh but you can do that too with moonlight :) Though I rarely game on the TV, for me it's uncomfortable.
- eviks 4mo agoYou can also connect a general purpose computer to that TV?
- theturtletalks 4mo agoDidn’t Valve spend a lot of time and money to get the Steam Machine to turn on by using the controller? They had to do some magic with HDMI CEC.
- eviks 4mo agoWas that the important psychological factor the person mentioned?
- theturtletalks 4mo agoCan’t think of anything else that would make connecting a console to a TV vs connecting a PC different
- eviks 4mo agoGladly you don't need to make anything else up, you can just refer to the experience of the person at the beginning of this conversation
- rightbyte 4mo agoHmm ... yeah I guess I would feel the same with an always hooked up PC connected to the TV with some sort of nice splash screen. I was too fixated on a classical gaming PC with mouse and keyboard.
- something765478 4mo agoUnlike consoles, general purpose computers are designed to be operated with a keyboard and mouse, not a controller. Yes, you can use steam in big picture mode, but you still have to launch it.
- InitialLastName 4mo agoI did that for a long time. It works, but it's very difficult to match the ease of using a console: - Steam's Big Picture mode works, but there are lots of sharp edges (launcher support being the biggest). - PC versions of games frequently have no way to switch to a couch-friendly UI (loading menus designed for PCs) - The power management and hardware setup is not at all streamlined - Controller management can be painful - Streaming apps mostly need to work in a browser, which won't have controller support.
- wolvoleo 4mo agoBut isn't that also a result of them always releasing their games much later than on console? PC gaming has been on the rise.
- 3eb7988a1663 4mo agoThe PC release was two years after consoles. Anyone who really wanted to play the game already had their opportunity.
- laughing_man 4mo agoSure, but isn't that my point? PC players are a fraction of their income because by the time it gets to PC nobody cares.