Both PC and console gaming continue to be quite popular going into the midst of 2014, but one person believes that computers have eclipsed whatever an Xbox One and PlayStation 4 can offer.
DFC Intelligence owner David Cole explained, “On a global basis, PC games have surpassed console games, but the new console systems means consoles should show an increase.
“Among core gamers, there is a heavy overlap with most console games also playing on a PC. The big difference is that consoles are now the luxury item and PC’s are the necessity. Just a few years ago, the reverse was true. This means PC’s have the broader audience.”
This follows DFC’s previous predictions that PC gaming would overtake console gaming by 2015, with its market rising as high as $25 billion.
As far as what titles are leading the charge for PC, multiplayer online battle arena (or MOBA) games were pointed out. “The MOBA games League of Legends and DOTA 2 dominate everything else by an order of magnitude in terms of more usage than other products,” said Cole. “In the first part of 2014, we saw signs that may change with the introduction of new titles and some increased play of games outside the MOBA category.
“But MOBA is dominating. Beyond that it is a nice mix of MMO, strategy and first-person shooter. We can say that our top 20 list for 2013 had no titles released that year and in Q1 2014, we saw three new titles crack the list: DayZ, Rust and Hearthstone.
“PC player hours have also been remarkably consistent. We had expected hours to fall in 2013 because there were not any major new releases. However, hours were actually flat with 2012, which bodes very well for the market going forward as more triple-A titles are released,” concluded Cole.
Source: PCR Online
