Nvidia says PC-exclusive games have no future
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Posted June 11th, 2008 at 1:36am
by Devin Kent
Roy Taylor, VP of content business development at Nvidia, has been quoted as saying that there is no future in PC-exclusive games. The PC is far from a dying platform, however: more and more, developers and publishers are releasing games on consoles and then converting them to desktop versions. Taylor says that companies are using the console code as a “baseline” and adding new features to make it more attractive to gamers who might have already bought the game on a console. “The PC version [of Gears of War or Assassin’s Creed] was better. That’s something that people need to get their heads around - the console is a baseline, the PC is going to be an improved version. That’s an exciting future, and that’s why I don’t see anything threatening about console at all.” It remains to be seen whether Taylor’s vision plays out or gamers get increasingly angry about the perceived need to buy a game twice if you want all the features.
console gaming, gaming industry, nvidia, pc gaming, Roy Taylor
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