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David E. Gervais said:
<snip>.. the industry is gonna die faster than 5 ton rhino in quicksand if it continues to 'ignore' the mass majority of 'normal' PC users. </snip>
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Ya know, folks have been saying that since I bought my first computer in 1978. However, every year there is a new batch of kids in the game publishers target market (demographics, whatever word you want to put there) that must have the latest and greatest game. And the latest and greatest game usually needs the latest and greatest hardware. Besides, if there were never any excitement over being able to do new things with game software, we'd all still be playing Pong. (And now how much re-playability can you get outa' *that* one.
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Hey, how do you think the game console market survives? Or the auto industry? Or the _____ industry? Oh sure, personally I agree with you. I drive a 6 year old truck not because I can't afford a newer one but why? The one I have works fine for me. I still have the same Atari I bought several years ago (don't want to admit actually how long ago) and it still works. Do I or my kids play it? Not a chance. They want to play the Xbox with Halo. Hey, I wanna' clue you in if you don't already know that Halo is quite a bit more fun than Pong.
The thing we have to keep in mind about statements like that is that there is a *lot* of disposable income out there and the game publishers target market has control over a big portion of that.
A lot of teenagers have a lot of influence over their parents money. Right or wrong, that's just the way it is. So as log as there are teens and game publishers, this industry won't die.
And besides they won't make much of guys like me - I haven't bought a PC game for myself since I bought Gold 4 years or so ago.