I mentioned it...the way they deliver a game. It basically makes sure you can play yr game "offline" at any given time without saying "hello" to any fckn server (its yr game!). Optional, you can do that of course...but its not required...and thats the best way you can deliver a game imho.
They essentially sell physical games digitally.
If yr physical disc or cartridge needs to connect to "something online" before you start the game...its just worthless to be on a disc or cartridge. Change my mind!
Becoming? It already is. Steam became bigger than Xbox One in the mid PS4 era, and now it's bigger than PS4+PS5 combined (Monthly Active Users and Concurrent users) and PC gaming is still growing in users unlike the console market which stopped growing. People are acting like it's 2007 era Steam but modern Steam is a behemoth.
Eh, pretty much. Its also an issue for games that need tons of updates or have a lot of DLC. Whoever owns a release NMS or Cyberpunk disc, does not actually have the game everyone else likes stored away. Though admitedly such copies can be good curiosities.If yr physical disc or cartridge needs to connect to "something online" before you start the game...its just worthless to be on a disc or cartridge. Change my mind!
That's why I don't give digital ownership a second thought. Physical doesn't make any sense to me other than having plastic to take up shelf space.If yr physical disc or cartridge needs to connect to "something online" before you start the game...its just worthless to be on a disc or cartridge. Change my mind!
Bunch of big games sell best on PC now which used to be unthinkable in the PS1, PS2 and PS3 era. Hell Capcom a premier console publisher switched their lead platform from PS5 to PC a couple years ago when Capcom games on PC started outselling the Playstation version. Their financial report recently showed how PC is actually growing it's market share further outselling consoles like the PS5.
Makes sense from a collector's perspective, or for the resale value. From a game preservation point of view, any extra offline copy counts.
Because Valve is a libertarian company who loves providing data and features for their consumers. Other companies are more concerned with giving consumers the middle finger, hell Sony doesn't even have written reviews to know whether other PS players think the game is good, runs good etc. Freaking Amazon has written reviews, freaking the control freak that is Apple of all companies has written reviews, Google as well. Yet Sony can't compare all because Sony is afraid consumers saying bad things will reduce sales. Steam doesn't give a fuck they say power to the people and we're all better for it. Valve is literally built different.
Thats a good point. I always think about "curious" 1.0 releases who had awesome bugs or op mechanics in it which got later patched out and you never can get the original version back once stuff is patched. Very good point. How to solve that problem? My simple mind would say, offer all versions any time...but this might create storage problems?
And how could I forget Wukong which is probably the most lopsided sales split of all of them
You just know publishers hate that so much data is available to customers.
Yes clearly the Xbox PC app is the best PC platform because it has Minecraft and Fortnite.
And remember these are concurrent numbers i.e simultaneously on at the exact same time not how many were on that day which is more or how many were active that month which is way more. Steam has more concurrent and Monthly Active users than PS5 and PS4 combined now.Stats don't lie. No PS3 fuckup, No gimmick, No Xbox TV fiasco. Just year over year consistent rise to the top without a single slump.
The dev must either make older versions available, or you try your luck in the seven seas. I think steam stores old versions and you can access them with some commands, but i aint sure.Thats a good point. I always think about "curious" 1.0 releases who had awesome bugs or op mechanics in it which got later patched out and you never can get the original version back once stuff is patched. Very good point. How to solve that problem? My simple mind would say, offer all versions any time...but this might create storage problems?
You're right but there's a key distinction. Consoles aren't growing in users but PC and Mobile still are. Mobile is growing faster of course but neither platform has peaked like consoles have. This means PC and Mobile are still attracting brand new users to such a level that they have a surplus. Meanwhile for consoles for every 1 person that joins console gaming 1 person leaves it altogether so there isn't any growth.The short answer is No. It's Mobile, and by such a wide margin that it's unlikely anyone will even come close to matching those numbers in the foreseeable future. And it's only getting bigger.
Consoles and PCs are for old people; new generations have little no interest in them.
I have no idea where you got this information from. The console market is growing every year, faster than PCs, with growth of 5.5% by 2025. The only problem is that the mobile market is also growing, not at such a rapid 2.9%, but it's growing and shows no signs of slowing down. So while PCs and consoles are waging war, they're being quietly and slowly devoured by Mobiles. Unless, of course, something changes dramatically in the foreseeable future, But given the current state of the market, the situation with AI and the rising cost of everything, this will not play into the hands of PC or consoles.
Apple continues to bring AAA games to its mobile platforms. Microsoft is trying with maniacal simplicity to push Xbox onto all devices, including mobile ones. This is just the beginning of the journey, but it won't be long before, thanks to various services, you'll be able to play most games simply on the screen of your phone or tablet. Corporations are developing and funding primarily those areas where the most money is circulating, and the mobile device market is now larger than PCs and Сonsoles combined.
The difference is becoming smaller and smaller
Fuck Timmy boy. He's an asshole that just wants as little transparency as possible from pubs and devs.
But that's the problem every single vanillaware game is still playable on PC unofficially so why not make some money.Vanillaware:
If AI hadn't soaked it all up I think consoles could have been in more trouble. It will be an interesting cycle.
Very little of the "patch era" can be owned. PS2 era is the cutoff for Sony. Maybe there's a master list of disc games with very solid versions on the disc that work with any console firmware. Nintendo was mostly OK still with the carts actually being playable off the shelf, but that might change with Switch 2 file sizes.
