Thursday, February 7th 2008
Epic Games' Mark Rein Confirms Gamers Moving Away from PC in Favor of Console
Epic Games is well known throughout the gaming community. Most well known for their Unreal Tournament series and the Unreal engine series, Epic Games has every reason to be at the peak of their game for the PC gaming crowd. However, they are beginning to doubt their fan base. While Gears of War for the Xbox360 was an instant success for the Xbox360, the PC version of Unreal Tournament failed to take off. In an interview, Mark Rein confirms that gaming itself has begun to move away from the PC, and towards consoles. Even inside Epic Games, a sizable chunk of employees play their games on the Xbox360. Outside Epic Games, a paltry 14% of gamers game on their computer. The reason for this, despite the superior technology the PC offers, is the sheer cost of owning and maintaining a gaming habit on the PC. While an Xbox360 is $400USD including games and extra controllers, a PC is upwards of $1000USD for a game-worthy setup, not including games, and only supporting one player at a time.
Source:
DailyTech
120 Comments on Epic Games' Mark Rein Confirms Gamers Moving Away from PC in Favor of Console
They want something that "just works".
Unfortunately I truly believe we will see the death of PC gaming in our lifetimes, which will be a huge blow for everyone. Especially the economy as a whole.
You gotttttttttta be able to aim, and consoles suck for that.
They just like making games for consoles, no patches to make, no high-detail to keep up with PC gamers. Plus I guess people don't just copy 360,ps3 games as much as PC. If people would only buy their PC games..........
They need to RENT PC GAMES!!!!
Fix your problems and maybe someone might want it!
I'll never give up pc games.
The only console i'd buy is the wii.
Console flat out suck compared to gaming on a PC - it's partly why there are only a handful of games that allow PC vs Console multiplayer, and even then, the field is leveled out (usually by limiting what a PC is allowed to work with). Shadowrun is a prime example. If the multiplayer wasn't leveled, there'd be no contest. Poorly skilled gamers on a PC would still have the upper hand over highly skilled gamers on a console.
I say cut the BS and release a hyped-up game that allows PCs to compete against consoles with no restrictions. We PC gamers need to give console users a schooling!!! :rockout: