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Respectfully I disagree with most of what you're written, wrt to growth. When I see my friends 3 year old daughter playing Geometry Dash on his phone, I know t

Respectfully I disagree with most of what you're written, wrt to growth. When I see my friends 3 year old daughter playing Geometry Dash on his phone, I know that the PC can't compete with that. PC ports are still and after thought. Games use a lobby system instead of dedicated servers. Only a few companies (Valve being one of them) target the PC market first. Pretty much every other AAA publisher looks at the PC market as an after thought. Don't get me wrong, I'm a die hard PC gamer.

Guthur 12y ago
The problem with your original statement is that you have combined Mobile and Console together VS PC, which is a pretty bad basis in my opinion. PC vs Console vs Mobile would be a more reasonable competition. From some reports PC gaming market seems very healthy indeed from monetary perspective. http://usfinancepost.com/pc-still-gaming-market-is-double-compared-to-consoles-21581.html http://usfinancepost.com/pc-still-gaming-market-is-double-co... http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2014-01-28-pc-gaming-market-to-exceed-USD25-billion-this-year-dfc http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2014-01-28-pc-gaming-m... Mobile has been predicted to reach the size of PC gaming, but not to necessary dwarf it anytime soon. http://www.mobilemarketer.com/cms/news/research/3892.html http://www.mobilemarketer.com/cms/news/research/3892.html So certainly if you combine mobile and console it's larger than PC. Says a lot that it takes to distinct markets to overtake PC. In my opinion all the platforms have their pro's and con's, and none of them are going to disappear anytime soon.
- balls187 12y ago
  > In my opinion all the platforms have their pro's and con's, and none of them are going to disappear anytime soon. I wasn't suggesting that PC gaming will disappear. However, it's clear that PC gaming isn't a growth sector. Given that is where Valve dominates, where does that leave them? Valve may not consider themselves a growth oriented company, but they do look for opportunities to innovate.

Guthur 12y ago

The problem with your original statement is that you have combined Mobile and Console together VS PC, which is a pretty bad basis in my opinion. PC vs Console vs Mobile would be a more reasonable competition. From some reports PC gaming market seems very healthy indeed from monetary perspective. http://usfinancepost.com/pc-still-gaming-market-is-double-compared-to-consoles-21581.html http://usfinancepost.com/pc-still-gaming-market-is-double-co... http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2014-01-28-pc-gaming-market-to-exceed-USD25-billion-this-year-dfc http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2014-01-28-pc-gaming-m... Mobile has been predicted to reach the size of PC gaming, but not to necessary dwarf it anytime soon. http://www.mobilemarketer.com/cms/news/research/3892.html http://www.mobilemarketer.com/cms/news/research/3892.html So certainly if you combine mobile and console it's larger than PC. Says a lot that it takes to distinct markets to overtake PC. In my opinion all the platforms have their pro's and con's, and none of them are going to disappear anytime soon.

balls187 12y ago
> In my opinion all the platforms have their pro's and con's, and none of them are going to disappear anytime soon. I wasn't suggesting that PC gaming will disappear. However, it's clear that PC gaming isn't a growth sector. Given that is where Valve dominates, where does that leave them? Valve may not consider themselves a growth oriented company, but they do look for opportunities to innovate.