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Eugene
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: Hillsborough, CA
 
2011-10-12, 12:17

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Originally Posted by chucker View Post
Does a game console compete with a desktop PC?
If the desktop PC is used as a gaming platform, I believe it does. Both console and PC gaming companies are competing for our time and money. If I play Battlefield 3 (PC) for 40 hours during the month of November, that's obviously not time spent playing a console. I do own a Wii and a 360, but neither have been turned on in over a year.

Here's a chart provided by Nvidia showing console game vs PC game revenue.



Granted, half of the numbers are a prediction of the future and consoles have not been refreshed in 5-6 years. Still, Nvidia thinks PC gaming is on the rise somewhat at the expense of growth in the console sector...that's interesting considering their shift in focus to mobile devices and HPC over desktop systems.
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