PC at E3?

[J T]

I always feel bad for the PC at E3 because while the consoles each get their own special showcase show, no one group represents the PC as a dedicated platform. I really think Valve should do that with upcoming Steam titles, but oh well.

Since that doesn't exist though, let's post cool looking PC titles here that get announced at E3 this year.

[J T]

It looks like the new Star Trek game has been taking notes from Mass Effect:

[ZeroAX]

I always feel bad for the PC at E3 because while the consoles each get their own special showcase show, no one group represents the PC as a dedicated platform. I really think Valve should do that with upcoming Steam titles, but oh well.

Since that doesn't exist though, let's post cool looking PC titles here that get announced at E3 this year.

They'd have to show up at E3 first, for that to happen.

The PC doesn't really need someone to champion it. It's such a different platform, that the usual industry marketing and way of thinking in general, just doesn't work.

[jeffro11]

The BF3 demo was played on a PC on stage. So... yay!

[BoringSupreez]

I think it's pretty much official now that PC gaming is on the way out. 4 or 5 years ago, it was debatable, but now it's on WoW and random strategy game life support. I mean, think about it. When was the last time a 3D platformer or blockbuster FPS game was a PC exclusive? Sad, since PC has always been my favorite platform.

[J T]

I think it's pretty much official now that PC gaming is on the way out. 4 or 5 years ago, it was debatable, but now it's on WoW and random strategy game life support. I mean, think about it. When was the last time a 3D platformer or blockbuster FPS game was a PC exclusive? Sad, since PC has always been my favorite platform.

If you don't think there are tons of great games for the PC, then I think it is safe to say that you simply haven't been paying enough attention. And the strength and exponential growth of Steam suggests that PC gaming is doing just fine, thank you very much.

PC has never had many exclusive platformers. FPS games have become decidely multiplatform, but as far as big budget exclusives go, at least Arma II jumps to mind as a recent important title.

[BoringSupreez]

I think it's pretty much official now that PC gaming is on the way out. 4 or 5 years ago, it was debatable, but now it's on WoW and random strategy game life support. I mean, think about it. When was the last time a 3D platformer or blockbuster FPS game was a PC exclusive? Sad, since PC has always been my favorite platform.

If you don't think there are tons of great games for the PC, then I think it is safe to say that you simply haven't been paying enough attention. And the strength and exponential growth of Steam suggests that PC gaming is doing just fine, thank you very much.

PC has never had many exclusive platformers. FPS games have become decidely multiplatform, but as far as big budget exclusives go, at least Arma II jumps to mind as a recent important title.

Gone are the days when stuff like Medal of Honor: Allied Assault or Half Life would come out, only on PC. Who really cares all that much about Arma II anyway? And Steam A: is no good for me because of their idiotic DRM stuff, and B: a lot of their games that so many people laud are indy works. I know that PC still gets indy stuff, I was talking about big name series abandoning the platform.

[jfrost]

And Steam A: is no good for me because of their idiotic DRM stuff, and B: a lot of their games that so many people laud are indy works. I know that PC still gets indy stuff, I was talking about big name series abandoning the platform.

So, you say that PC gaming is dying and mention reasons why you personally don't like it. That's very logical.

There are not many exclusives for PC because there are not many exclusives for ANY PLATFORM.

What are the big exclusives on the 360? Halo and Forza. That's fucking it. The other games Microsoft showcased at E3 were Kinect stuff and multiplats: Tomb Raider and Call of Duty. I'll remind you that even 3rd party Kinect stuff (like what Ubisoft pumps out) gets versions on the Wii and Move.

Sony has a few more exclusives, and Nintendo had the only platform that was really different this generation (but with Wii U, they're jumping on the HD multiplatform bandwagon).

Like it or not, indie, smaller titles are what differentiate platforms these days.

[isiolia]

The PC is, arguably, the platform where the trends for the next generation of consoles, or the one after that, are here now.

WoW might be the big name, but (love em or hate em) MMOs are largely a PC genre. Social gaming, microtransactions, download-only, and so on. Go back a decade and online gaming in general was primarily a PC thing. Mods/Patches/other DLC, primarily a PC thing.
Some of the stuff that's really hit it big in the current generation of consoles is stuff that was big for PC gaming in the late 90s.

I do think that the PC platform isn't being pushed in the same ways as it was - too many games designed around the (relatively) ancient tech of the consoles - but that doesn't mean that nothing is happening with it.


While I like having a physical copy of games, DRM free, etc...Steam is one of the cases where things are done acceptably. It is, in and of itself, a form of DRM - but rather than be annoying, it's actually convenient. Install the client, log in as yourself, and pick which game to install or play. Granted, can't loan the games, can't sell them, and so on...but that's the direction things are headed (App stores, MP3 stores, etc).

Where you might consider Steam or other direct download service a real detriment to PC gaming is that they don't tend to post sales numbers. So you look at the sales numbers for the PC versions of games on vgchartz or something, and they'll often be lower than reality because all the folks who bought them via direct download aren't shown.

[jfrost]

I really don't give a shit about physical copies. I just want the games to run with minimal hassle, and Steam delivers this for the most part.

I remember in the late '90s, early '00s, even if I did buy boxed copies of PC games, I would always get the no-CD patch. What's the point in having it, right?