Why PC Gaming is Surging

IGN - It wasn't long ago, of course, that PCs were hounded by the usual premature proclamations of demise heaped on the platform since its first heyday ended sometime around 2001.

[Corpser]

PC gaming was in a bad place the last console launch 2005-2006, it's now as alive as it has ever been, great time to be a pc gamer

[trafalger]

yes it is

[cyguration]

It was revived thanks to Steam.

Gabe Newell nearly single-handedly restored PC gaming to its illustrious status of the yesteryears.

I must admit, though, when Steam first launched it was terrible, crappy, slow and cumbersome. But now I feel like a kid in a candy store every time I use my 360 controller to navigate through my library in Big Picture Mode. All the convenience of a console, with all the perks of a PC.

[3-4-5]

Steam is probably 25% responsible. Which is a huge number if you think about it.

Giving people options is what keeps them coming back.

Also, Steam is the only place with ACTUAL sales, and not just 10% off 4-5 years after release.

There is always something 60-70% off.

[GDDR6_2014]

People still game on consoles?

[pennywhyz]

PC is GODLIKE.

[josephayal]

Consoles Are Killing PC Gaming, without console sales a lot of these games would not even be made

[Computersaysno]

Without constantly advancing PC gaming technology none of these or the next consoles would even exist. Hooray for PC gamers leading the industry and pushing it on!

You know that PC guy yall called an elitist nerd? Well he just paid for a new part that'll allow companies to keep developing their technologies and improving them to eventually down the road put in a new console. Hug him.

[starchild]

Without PCs and consoles none of these games would be what they are.

They need the revenue generated by all the major platforms in order to be able to invest the kind of money and time that they do in games.

[Chapter11]

Its not so much that PC gaming is good, its just that console gaming is becoming increasingly bad.

[GamingTruth]

its that nerds dont play consoles they play pc theres lots of nerds just look at the back of your cafeteria at the magic cards players, they are pc gamers

[The_Truth_24_7]

Surging? Could have fooled me. PS4 and XboxOne are replacements for high end pcs. Another long drought for the peecee.

[PotatoClock]

I didn't realize PS4 and XboxOne could do 1080p.

Congrats, you've been waiting so long for the resolution that we've been enjoying for 5+ years.

Wait, you mean to tell me it doesn't do 1080p?!