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AusGAF IV - A No Hope, Government - Double the price, region locked and now adults
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Ruthless_Barbarian
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Lmao, take those stats with a grain of salt. Most of the PC gamers consists of people playing Farmville or mafia wars. 
DeathJr said:Lmao, take those stats with a grain of salt. Most of the PC gamers consists of people playing Farmville or mafia wars.
I think those games would be included in that 10% bracket of downloadable games. ie. Bejewelled.
But I think somewhere, I have had this discussion before. Main forum I think.
codswallop
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Wish you hadn't good or wish you hadn't bad?Rahk said:
What a ridiculous chart, completely unnecessary and on par with all this apple buying nintendo bullshit thats doing the rounds.
Although I do have to laugh at the 360 failure rate being 27% not including RROD. Fuck me, only a fool would buy their next system in the first year or two.
Maybe they should do a comparison between PC games and console exclusive (even better - system exclusive) titles over the past few years. I doubt anything on PC would come close to NSMB Wii for example.
Although I do have to laugh at the 360 failure rate being 27% not including RROD. Fuck me, only a fool would buy their next system in the first year or two.
Maybe they should do a comparison between PC games and console exclusive (even better - system exclusive) titles over the past few years. I doubt anything on PC would come close to NSMB Wii for example.
Lololol NCAA lololol, everyone knows that games that GAF members aren't interested in sell exactly zero copies, right.
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I've only been on the publishing side of things for a month, but let me say this: the games that GAF talks about don't even represent 5% of the games industry. You'd be amazed to know what sells out there. I had an inkling back in the Krome days because some of our games weren't in the top ten yet still managed to sell several million - BUT GAF SAYS ANYTHING THAT ISN'T IN THE TOP 10 IS A LOLOLOL BOMBA?!?
Case in point - what do you think the most popular game in the UK has been this year?
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I've only been on the publishing side of things for a month, but let me say this: the games that GAF talks about don't even represent 5% of the games industry. You'd be amazed to know what sells out there. I had an inkling back in the Krome days because some of our games weren't in the top ten yet still managed to sell several million - BUT GAF SAYS ANYTHING THAT ISN'T IN THE TOP 10 IS A LOLOLOL BOMBA?!?
Case in point - what do you think the most popular game in the UK has been this year?
ClivePwned
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just dance 2?
I think the problem with it is that it is a very cherry picked stat.
Its being used to further the point of "PC gaming on the rise"/ PC v Consoles, but I suspect the other 11 months of NPD data would look pretty different.
The article would have been more convincing without that point.
Its being used to further the point of "PC gaming on the rise"/ PC v Consoles, but I suspect the other 11 months of NPD data would look pretty different.
The article would have been more convincing without that point.
No. I just think it would be a more convincing argument without bringing NPD into it.Dead Man said:
Did take about an hour to scroll past on my iPad.Choc said:wow interesting
i thought you guys were going to shit on me for posting such a huge image tbh
ClivePwned
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SHIT ON CHOC FOR BIG IMAGE!!!
oh wait, it's 2011. I have broadband- as you were.
I feel the SCII vs NCAA comparison comes across as a little desperate to prove a point. otherwise it was interesting
oh wait, it's 2011. I have broadband- as you were.
I feel the SCII vs NCAA comparison comes across as a little desperate to prove a point. otherwise it was interesting
Dead Man said:
You can't tell the difference between a long awaited sequel to a game from Blizzard, with several years of hype built on the calibre of WoW, and an annual sports series?
Add to the fact that it was a comparison of game sales in July (one of the slower months of the year) and it just seems like it was cherry picked data, nothing more.
Go by total boxed sales vs total boxed sales or something like that, normalised against the number of games per platform - anything meaningful and use that as a basis for comparing one platform to another.
No-one is denying PC is a valid and healthy platform.
But that chart and comparison is absurd.
I found total revenue interesting. And the breakdown of the market. even if its a bit ambiguous.
www.tvtonight.com.au/2011/10/bolt-report-inaccurate-with-ratings-data.html
for laughs and such
www.tvtonight.com.au/2011/10/bolt-report-inaccurate-with-ratings-data.html
for laughs and such
And I just finished ASoIAF: ASoS.
Holy shit, what an eventful book that one was.
Now for the long wait til I get time to read AFFC.
It's a silly comparison. I don't know what else you want me to say? NCAA and Starcraft 2 arent exactly the types of games I would pick when comparing the relative health of PC and console software sales. Especially not in regards to each other.
It's a complete non-sequitur.
Holy shit, what an eventful book that one was.
Now for the long wait til I get time to read AFFC.
Dead Man said:
It's a silly comparison. I don't know what else you want me to say? NCAA and Starcraft 2 arent exactly the types of games I would pick when comparing the relative health of PC and console software sales. Especially not in regards to each other.
It's a complete non-sequitur.
viciouskillersquirrel
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I hear you. Is your wife reading the copy you plan to read?RandomVince said:
Mine is.
I doubt she will have an interest in the series, so that's a no.
edit: while I'm at it, I'm off to do some research on the NPD LTD sales of Pokemon Platinum versus S.T.A.L.K.E.R in months with the letter T in their name, as proof that handheld gaming is healthier than PC gaming.
edit: while I'm at it, I'm off to do some research on the NPD LTD sales of Pokemon Platinum versus S.T.A.L.K.E.R in months with the letter T in their name, as proof that handheld gaming is healthier than PC gaming.
Ruthless_Barbarian
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RandomVince said:
No spoilers please, I'm only halfway through..
Ruthless_Barbarian
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RandomVince said:
Ps3 fail rate was very low, about 2-3% in the earlier years. But in the past year many old phat models, esp the 20gb and 60gb ones have failed with power/ylod issues. Luckily my launch 60gb is still soldiering on...
DeathJr said:
I'd never do that.
It's well worth reading in any case, but you already knew that.
DeathJr said:
I'd argue PS3s are as bad as 360s, only with a slightly longer fuse. My first one died from a firmware update (60g PAL unit), second one is still going but has odd hiccups from time to time when it won't boot.
Ruthless_Barbarian
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markot said:
X-clamp that bitch right out of the box. Or turn it on only once in 2 years to play Gears of War sequels. I do both.
Ruthless_Barbarian
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legend166 said:
XD
You meant dumb-whore, right? What is AusGaf opinion of Hairy potter?
Just on 360 defective rates....
It's sold 55 million now?
And at ~27% defective rate that makes it 14 million or so dud systems.
Then add the RROD abortions to the tally (something like 40-50% of the first 20 million by conservative estimates).
I wouldn't bat an eyelid if someone told me the true number was closer to 20 million LTD.
It's sold 55 million now?
And at ~27% defective rate that makes it 14 million or so dud systems.
Then add the RROD abortions to the tally (something like 40-50% of the first 20 million by conservative estimates).
I wouldn't bat an eyelid if someone told me the true number was closer to 20 million LTD.
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