19th July 2011, 5:55 PM
DJ -- Once again I disagree with most of what you said... I'll respond in length later.
GR - No, it's most certainly faded badly over the past decade. PC exclusives these days are mostly either MMOs or Eastern European; major North American publishers do not publish many. That, obviously, did not used to be the case at all. I think there's no doubt whatsoever that PC gaming is a pale shadow of what it was in the '90s. The current mix of console ports, MMOs, indie titles, and Eastern European games is interesting, certainly, and probably is a recovery versus where the PC market was a few years ago, but it's nothing compared to what we used to have.
GR - No, it's most certainly faded badly over the past decade. PC exclusives these days are mostly either MMOs or Eastern European; major North American publishers do not publish many. That, obviously, did not used to be the case at all. I think there's no doubt whatsoever that PC gaming is a pale shadow of what it was in the '90s. The current mix of console ports, MMOs, indie titles, and Eastern European games is interesting, certainly, and probably is a recovery versus where the PC market was a few years ago, but it's nothing compared to what we used to have.