November 27, 2011
Understanding The Numbers: PC vs Console Sales Figures
Recently I have seen a great deal of confusion when it comes to understanding sales numbers between Consoles and PC. Compared to 10 years ago there have been some major changes in the PC gaming industry, changes I consider for the better personally. The biggest change in the PC gaming industry is the shift towards digital distribution. Digital distribution began to pick up around 8 years ago in 2003 with the release of Valve Software’s digital distribution client steam. This was really the first time you could get major PC releases online and be able to access, download and purchase them entirely digitally. While it was slow to start the DD industry has taken off. According to Techcrunch as of 2010 it was estimated that over 57 percent of PC gaming sales are done digitally and that numberRead more…
October 4, 2011
Battlefield 3 Beta: Console vs PC
With the recent release of Battlefield 3 Beta I’ve noticed there has been a significant amount of commotion amongst the community, especially the console players about why the graphics don’t look as good as they did in the video. I’ve also heard numerous complaints about the PC version having multiple maps for the beta and being able to host more players. Let me start off by saying that Battlefield 3 was developed with PC gamers in mind. The game was developed for the PC first and consoles second and it shows within the game. It’s designed to push the limits of graphics technology and even my video card is starting to show signs of stress with everything maxed to the top. I suspect the retail release will be even more punishing then the beta. I took the time yesterday toRead more…
September 30, 2011
Video Awesomeness: Battlefield Edition
To kick off the open Beta for the highly anticipated release (BY ME!) of Battlefield 3, I thought it would be cool to visit the Lineage that the Battlefield series has brought to the gaming community from PC to console this is a strategic thinking man’s shooter! So instead of me rambling on about the past here’s Adam Sessler (one of the only good things G4 TV has to offer). He basically sums up the series through Battlefield 1943 in three minutes: PC Games — E3 2012 — Battlefield 3 When Battlefield: Bad Company came along I totally got into the series (sorry PC guys Dice mussed up not putting this one out for you!) The story was a modern day version of Kelly’s Heroes, one of my favorite World War II movies from back in the day, which addedRead more…
