Kristian Kristensen’s Blog

A followup to my blog post a couple a days ago about “Microsoft is killing the PC or Why the console market must be integrated”, is the recent question at Slashdot:

An anonymous reader writes “CNET is predicting that next-generation consoles will drive the final nails into the already half-closed coffin of mainstream PC gaming. The root of their argument isn’t one of power, but of price: ‘The bottom line is that console manufacturers often heavily subsidize their new machines, swallowing huge losses up front in hopes that they’ll make it all back selling games… Other things being equal, the DIY-heavy PC gaming industry can’t hope to compete in that kind of market.’ Which is to say that once the 18-34 demographic starts buying $400 PS3s instead of $400 video cards, developers may have no choice but to follow suit.” Will there still be a market for PC games, or are the graphics of the next generation of consoles going to make PC games unnecessary?

[Via Slashdot]

Why is that? I direct you to the discussion made in my post:

The PC is not-good-enough for playing games, it doesnt perform good enough for a specific market segment. In order to increase performance, producers have to integrate, and create interdependent systems. This will convert the consoles to a good-enough-world, and they market can disintegrate and become modular again.

Maybe that’s the spook again