Thursday, December 19, 2013

I'm a PC

I would argue that the crap games on PC are few and far between. Think of it this way: The majority of PC titles are indie games. These titles, as independents, are a labor of love and often do not see wide spread release. The incentive to make a good game and achieve recognition is what fuels these devs to create content. Money is not the primary goal, and these games are often never over ten dollars. This can largely be attested to the lack of publisher/producer interference/pressure to make a profit that the professional games industry suffers from. In the mainstream market a dev could slap on a number 2 or 3 on a popular IP and release a less than mediocre game and have it sell like crack covered pancakes. The indie market promotes new and creative properties with freedom to experiment. So while you might not be getting an epic blockbuster from an indie game, you'll at least get something new and different that the console market rarely satisfies. In my opinion, the money paid to enjoy these budget titles is well worth it, as often times you get more bang for your buck. It is highly unlikely that you'd be wasting your money and besides, you wouldn't buy these titles if you felt you couldn't afford it. Also, PC gamers are the most fickle group of gamers out there. I'm not going to list characteristics, but suffice to say PC gaming is devoid of many of the unfavorable gamertypes that plague the consoles (children and modern warfans are the first to come to mind). PC gamers are very internet savvy and communicate within a gaming community consoles have yet to reach. A bad game soon becomes known within the community and will not sell well. So, while I would say that EDUCATED console gamers are more cautious when it comes to purchasing games, I would not say that just because of the pricing of a game are PC gamers more likely to buy bad games. However, we are indeed more frivolous.  

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