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Are PC Gamers Being Neglected by Developers?

"Watching developers scramble to get their games out on launch day for the PS Vita, Nintendo 3DS, and now the Wii U just brings to light how neglected the PC is, even though it outpaces all of these systems." | Explosion.com

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dedicatedtogamers4235d ago

Um, no, no they're not, especially if you play more than just big-name games that your local Gamestop rep keeps shouting at you to pre-order.

PC games have - among other things - an entire Kickstarter and IndieGoGo craze revolutionizing the indie market for PC games, not to mention the hundreds of WRPGs, shooters, MMOs, adventure games, platformers, and strategy games that come out every year that will never be seen on consoles.

HammadTheBeast4235d ago

They have Steam and Planet side 2. I'd say they,re pretty happy.

taquito4235d ago

yeah....i'm gonna go with no!

boderlands 2 is butter smooth, 1080p, 60 frames, not a jaggie in sight, fov, ssao, 16x af, beautiful, flawless multiplayer connections

sleeping dogs is literally a full generation ahead of the console versions

not to mention 2 of the biggest games of the year are pc exclusives

diablo 3 and guild wars 2, diablo 3 has sold over 10 million, guild wars 2 is at over 4 million and will likely surpass 7 million within a year

new starcraft expansion, mist of panderia, torchlight 2, xcom enemy unknown

and of course, 95% of games on console are all on pc in much, much higher resolutions, better framerates, no jaggies, better draw distance, better shadows, better textures, better everything

everything is better on pc

the only reason i keep my ps3 and 360 is for the rare exclusive and bluray

halo 4 and the last of us are the only console games i will play in the forseeable future, everything else is on pc where it looks a generation beyond anything ps3/360 will ever do

and games like the witcher 2, metro2033, bf3, crysis 2, hard reset look better than anything we will likely see on ps4 or nextbox for years to come

pc-always next gen!

decrypt4235d ago (Edited 4235d ago )

Well dont forget when the next gen consoles are out, console gamers wont be able to play any of their old games. Unless they decide to hold on to their old boxes and keep rebuying them when they do die(even then good luck with the online content if MS and Sony decide to pull the plug, just like with the last Xbox). Console gaming is just too expensive can never build a library with it.

I personally have over 150 games on Steam. Thousands of older games not a worry in the world that they wont work when the next gen of games arrive.

You are right about only a handful of console exclusives that are really worth playing. Its maybe 1-2 games a year thats about it.

Imo PC is the ultimate gaming machine.

Infact i think its the console gamers that get neglected most of the time by the devs:

No mod support
Many games lack dedicated servers
If the Dev doesnt provide a fix tough luck (as is the case of Skyrim, no community to fix anything).

On PC its rare to see game support being dropped, games keep running for ages, on console Devs just pull the plug on online content so people run to buy the next game.

I think overall its the console gamers that mostly get shafted.

@fatoldman

History has a way of repeating itself, MS and Sony will never like Console gamers to just hold on to old games(think of all the HD remake potential), they might as well drop support for online just so the base can move on. Most likely the way things are going with both of them going with AMD for CPU and GPU solutions it is highly likely BC wont exist. Even if you do decide to stick to your old box, no gaurantee they will keep the online servers. Its only in their interest to drop support soon.

Valve has a lot of competition its highly unlikely they will do anything like that. They know there are many other networks out there waiting to replace them.

Ducky4235d ago

"Well dont forget when the next gen consoles are out, console gamers wont be able to play any of their old games."

We don't really know that, do we?

With Steam, you have to worry about what happens when Valve finally succumbs to the dark side.

BitbyDeath4235d ago

'Most likely the way things are going with both of them going with AMD for CPU and GPU solutions it is highly likely BC wont exist.'

Rumours say Sony are going with Cell.

Smelly1sam4235d ago

Actually what I've heard Valve said they would turn off all of their restrictions to playing the games that you have installed. Also Valve is huge they have as good of a chance to go under as sony/microsoft do.

Sarcasm4235d ago (Edited 4235d ago )

Borderlands 2 actually has some really good PhysX effects too. I don't care what those Radeon folks say, PhysX looks fantastic when done right. Its just a shame not more games take advantage of it.

iamgoatman4235d ago

Apparently Physx isn't even that difficult to run in BL2 with a AMD card, just so long as you've got a strong CPU.

tachy0n4235d ago

no, have anybody seen the amount of MMO's being released exclusively for PC?

also dont forget the games on steam!

urwifeminder4235d ago

No ive never had it so good ive been rebuying multi plats and am stunned at full 1080p extra detail and smoothness and games are so much cheaper woo hoo.

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Fallout 4's 'next gen' update is over 14 gigs, breaks modded saves, & doesn't change much at all

We were expecting problems with mod support, but there are a lot of other issues.

isarai7h ago

Wow what the actual hell 🤣🤣🤣

just_looken7h ago

This is why you get the GOG version on gog you can select the version of the game to download.

On pc fallout 4 fallout new vegas and skyrim are all broken on steam because they all got the same "next gen" update.

Skyrim dec 2023
https://www.pcgamer.com/sky...

Can not find new vegas but anyone that modded it knows the script extender there was also broken

Valkyrye5h ago

Not accidental, they want modders to stop modding their older games to force them to mod Shitfield.

just_looken4h ago

There doing the same on starfield with a mods store and blocking mods

There goal is like blizzard and what they did with fallout 76 you make mods they can sell and you become a slave.

On skyrim they have "trusted" mod devs now basically a badge that lets your mod on the store you get a crumb of the sale when someone buys it.

Inverno2h ago

lol to the disagrees, the last Skyrim update broke mods too. They've been trying to kill mods to monetize them in creation club for years, it's not a stretch that they purposely put out patches just to break free mods.

porkChop59m ago

The disagrees are from people who have common sense. They aren't trying to kill mods. Most mods for any game will break with a new update because they rely on files/code that have been changed. This isn't new. Even with Bethesda this would happen way before the creation club. Mod support is literally one of the things that got Bethesda to where they are, and they're one of the only devs that releases comprehensive mod tools for each of their games.

Chocoburger1h ago

Over 14 GBs and doesn't change much at all? What? Taking up that much drive space for a pathetic 'remastering' is shameful.

Par for Bethesda.

Aussiesummer47m ago

It's not a remaster, it's a next gen update.

badz14924m ago

LOL people are actually expecting massive improvements or something? From Bethesda?? the same people who released Skyrim multiple times and the all look like shit? THAT Bethesda? are people for real?

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Ra303056m ago

Hopefully Microsoft will go back to the original story line and get away from that woke nonsense from the last Gears game Gears of Woke! But were talking about Microsoft so all the betting money is on more of the same woke nonsense.

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