Is this response a meme of some sorts?
I loved the FPS mode. Really great with KBM, of course.
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Steam breaks 7 million concurrent users, up 1m from this time last year
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Is this response a meme of some sorts?
This should always be posted early in PC threads, so we can avoid the long, grueling journey down the rabbit hole that always leads us back here.
There is no "xbox market", there is console market and MS is far away from dominating it.
Contrary to Steam that has no serious competitors in PC games distriobution.
Keep preaching HolyBaikal! Japanese Culture Expert indeed!
CharmingCharlie
Member
Jeez guys you aren't doing it right it should be :-
PC = 85,744
CONSOLES RULEZ = 223,171
That's right it is only correct when you lump several completely incompatible systems altogether and then face them up against the PC.
BTW for the record the PC version was at 114,000 users a couple of hours ago.
Principate
Saint Titanfall
Dat goal post moving.
IncandescentPrecept
Banned
Only 20% of people are playing games though.
I see you and I are not using similar sources.
HolyBaikal
Banned
I rarely use sarcasm since it's hard to tell on the Internet without the "/s."
Definitely sincere. ᕙ( ^ₒ^ c)
Mobius and pet octopus
Member
You were told off in the other thread and now you're quoting yourself, but not all the responses that were given... troll much?
Poetic.Injustice
Member
Too bad indifference from Valve and Japanese publishers will never let steam be popular in Japan. And in turn PC gamers will still have to port beg for Japanese games.
Moving the goal posts in a silly manner once can be funny and ironic, but when you do it multiple times it just loses the humor and makes it seem you're almost serious.
Having more options and more competition is good for everyone. Especially when said option is catered more to the enthusiast "hardcore" gamer crowd that wants the best graphics and the most intense gameplay experience fine-tuned to their personal preference.
An example of this competition would be in the sales department: Steam sales are magical time of universal discounts and happiness and Indie Bundles are inexpensive, for charity, and give great exposure to indie devs. However, lately I've been noticing increased sales for console games (albiet not the same extreme level... yet). Hooray! We're all winners!
Having more options and more competition is good for everyone. Especially when said option is catered more to the enthusiast "hardcore" gamer crowd that wants the best graphics and the most intense gameplay experience fine-tuned to their personal preference.
An example of this competition would be in the sales department: Steam sales are magical time of universal discounts and happiness and Indie Bundles are inexpensive, for charity, and give great exposure to indie devs. However, lately I've been noticing increased sales for console games (albiet not the same extreme level... yet). Hooray! We're all winners!
jim-jam bongs
Member
The other 80% are buying games they'll never play for $5. Steam is dooooooooooooooomed.
Mobius and pet octopus
Member
What do you mean indifference from valve and japanese publishers?
Also, I've seen plenty of Japanese games do well on steam... like dark souls + ys.
IncandescentPrecept
Banned
PC gaming isn't about playing games anyways, its about buying games at massively discounted prices and basking in the money you "saved". It's like meta-Pokemon with hilariously invasive megatransactions.
The increased cost in building a rig is easily offset by the literal thousands of dollars I saved on games, marking my collection down from $2400 to $400 over the last generation. Hooray for money!
RalliArtEvo
Member
Impressive....most impressive, Gaben has taught us well!
fluffydelusions
Member
I think I remember that article. He said Portal 2 did better on PC while L4D2 did better on console.
http://www.1up.com/news/portal-2-did-better-pc-than-consoles-l4d-opposite
fluffydelusions
Member
I buy lots of games and play regularly BUT they are always the same games lol. DOTA 2, TF2, BF4 mostly.
I spend the large majority of my gaming time playing TF2, despite owning 200 other titles I'd love to try.
TF2 is just so familiar and comfortable yet alluring with its eight distinct classes and also the Heavy.
fluffydelusions
Member
rudieboy77
Member
Every time some one brings in numbers showing popularity as a factor in backing up the validity of their opinions, I am reminded that at one time each episode of American Idol had 24 million people watching.
Haunted
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Poetic.Injustice
Member
Indifference on not localising games for Japan and not Japanese pubs not releasing them on PC.
Dark Souls was an anomaly which was only released after the petition reached thousands of signatures, Which almost never happens for a Japanese game. Ys was already on PC so it was easy enough to bring on Steam.
Pretty much though I do plan on playing Starbound this week
Man, gonna lose a lot of hours when that is released..been a long time looking forward to a game that does everything you want.
ScepticMatt
Member
Time to get some more recent numbers in here:
other reports sum up differently, like splitting MMO/F2P/social away, but in general the numbers agree.
Table 1. Video Game Market Revenue, Worldwide, 2012-2015 (Millions of Dollars)
And from a nice US centric report (warning: large PDF)
So I think Steams future looks quite rosy even without considering growth potential in Asia
From a different source (includes console hardware, and categorizes x86 tablets/laptops as mobiles, hence the discrepancy)PCGA said:
other reports sum up differently, like splitting MMO/F2P/social away, but in general the numbers agree.
Table 1. Video Game Market Revenue, Worldwide, 2012-2015 (Millions of Dollars)
Code:
Segment 2012 2013 2014 2015
Video Game Console 37,400 44,288 49,375 55,049
Handheld Video Games 17,756 18,064 15,079 12,399
Mobile Games 9,280 13,208 17,146 22,009
PC Games 14,437 17,722 20,015 21,601
Total Video Game Market 78,872 93,282 101,615 111,057And from a nice US centric report (warning: large PDF)
So I think Steams future looks quite rosy even without considering growth potential in Asia
Well I support you as well. Japanese devs are severely lacking on Steam. I think a lot of people including myself would love Japanese content, whether with English dub or subs. Its a shame that the examples of those that have come to steam have been poorly supported or ported across. Konami are getting onto things a bit with Castlevania but again it had its issues. I expect that to change somewhat with Metal Gear Rising, since it's taking a long time (and is totally not going to show up at CES 2014 and the Steam Machines...please..) I was over the moon a little while ago when we managed to get Ikaruga greenlighted.
Fingers crossed Valve push for it!
I refute my earlier statement. That's what I get for following my sources.
fluffydelusions
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Indeed it has been. 2014 is also looking to be amazing for PC games
fluffydelusions
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I wonder how much money they make from the sims. Every time I'm on origin store it seems there is a new dlc out for it.
DarkLiberator
Banned
The Sims series has sold something like over 150 million copies, can't say I'm surprised EA wants to release dlc for it.
What an entertaining read this thread turned out to be, I couldn't imagine there'd be a meltdown when I opened this thread. I did however expect the usual doubting of statistics or downplaying of them, either/or usually one of the other happens. Feels longer this time from 6 -> 7m than 5 -> 6 was though I wonder how much longer it can keep up this rate of growth.
IncandescentPrecept
Banned
Not sure about those PCGA numbers. Anything with and x86 architecture is classified as a PC.
fluffydelusions
Member
dat source:
"Online and PC games remain popular but this segment is limited in overall size. Gartner expects that traditional PCs will not be replaced by newer PCs in households, but by tablets. This will lead to a progressive reduction in the installed base for PC games as game players adopt other device types as their primary computing platforms."
MutonCommander
Banned
Eh, I don't see it happening. Many users will use tablets as companion devices but there will always be a PC in the house serving as a main hub for work and media.
fluffydelusions
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ScepticMatt
Member
Gartner still projects a desktop PC game sale growth, albeit one that's slowing down.
fluffydelusions
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IGN just picked up on the story...the comments are well interesting...
http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/12...+twitter&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social
http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/12...+twitter&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social
Its late in Europe, PC's biggest market.
fluffydelusions
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CreepyUncleReturns shitposting like it was /v/.
Yeah I saw that as well.
zerokoolpsx
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This gif is fantastic.
lol at CreepyUncle with those comments.
CreepyUncleReturns shitposting like it was /v/.
perfectsil
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why is it whenever I hear people argue "PC has no exclusives" it's always the people that then talk about Sony exclusives. I've never heard someone say "PC has no good exclusives like Mario and Zelda"
fluffydelusions
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Sentenza
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I guess it doesn't help their cause that every single Nintendo game except for Wii U titles is playable on a PC, in some cases even better than on native hardware.
Sony fans were radicalized by the PS3's poor performance during the first half of last gen. The Vita's ongoing failure is also unhelpful.
alexandros
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As I said in another thread, "my exclusives are better than your exclusives" is the last line of defence if you run out of actual arguments when faced with hard data. Nothing more.