PC Gaming World Contracts

As Xbox, Wii, PS3 draw casual gamers away, PCs left with die-hard fans of killing games
By Jane Yager,  Newser Staff
Posted Nov 18, 2007 3:41 PM CST
PC Gaming World Contracts
In this photo released by World Cyber Games, the world's largest computer and video game festival, Mykola Poplavskyi of the Ukraine CS_team reacts as his teammate makes a play during single elimination tournament action playing Counter-Strike at the World Cyber Games 2007 Grand Final in Seattle, Saturday,...   (Associated Press)

The PC gaming industry is on the defensive, with sales of PC games down substantially over the past five years, as less expensive gaming consoles have become more powerful. The Wii, Xbox, and PS3 have lured away casual gamers, leaving the PCs to hardcore gamers playing, first-person shooters and complex role-playing and strategy games, CNET reports.

Part of the problem is that PC games only work well on expensive computers. "Something needs to be done so a person buying a PC at Wal-Mart could be a PC gamer too," an industry insider said. Until that happens, PC games will likely continue to court only a small, lucrative core of die-hard gamers. (More video games stories.)

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