Research: PC game sales to exceed console game sales by 2014

[James]

Research: PC game sales to exceed console game sales by 2014

Digital distribution, MMOs, free-to-play and social games showing solid financial growth

[kaytel]

That's quite interesting considering we're always hearing how consoles are taking over.

[Vleis]

Console and PC's are both good gaming platforms in their own right. I just prefer a PC because it is so much more versatile. I mean in today's age everyone need a computer. Might as well spend a little extra cash on it and use it for gaming as well.

[Qrox]

Console and PC's are both good gaming platforms in their own right. I just prefer a PC because it is so much more versatile. I mean in today's age everyone need a computer. Might as well spend a little extra cash on it and use it for gaming as well.

Agreed. I also prefer the keyboard/mouse setup from a pc to the controllers of the consoles. That and the games for the consoles are WAY overpriced.

[PatPion]

Console and PC's are both good gaming platforms in their own right. I just prefer a PC because it is so much more versatile. I mean in today's age everyone need a computer. Might as well spend a little extra cash on it and use it for gaming as well.

I completely agree. But this is good news anyway, because these days there are to many great games that are made primarily for consoles, and then get ported for PC, a lot of times quite badly. The PC product is sometimes neglected. Hopefully we will see more games soon that are made specifically for PC, and ported to consoles, because that's much easier to do than the other way around. (i.e. Crysis anyone?)

[Sinshroud]

I only played consoles before I got into PC gaming. Once I tried it I never went back.

Crappy social network games like farmville really shouldn't be taken into account though :P

[sycogrim]

I'm sooooooo gonna write my version of an article about this haha...

[fayainz]

I love me some digital distribution! Be it on any platform, it's the way forward.

[Ichigo]

Agreed. I also prefer the keyboard/mouse setup from a pc to the controllers of the consoles. That and the games for the consoles are WAY overpriced.

Plus you can also use the same console controls on the pc too so you get the same feeling