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…