New Consortium Plans to Reinvigorate PC Gaming

by Aaron Linde, Feb 13, 2008 1:28pm PST

Related Topics – PC Gaming, Games for Windows, PCGA

Several marquee companies are teaming up to keep the PC gaming platform alive, according to the Mercury News.

Dubbed the PC Gaming Alliance, the group is made up of several companies with an interest in sustaining PC gaming, including Intel, Microsoft, Nvidia and AMD. The alliance aims to keep PCs competitive with consoles in drawing game developers to the platform.

The consortium hopes to expand the efforts of Microsoft's Games for Windows program, which sought to standardize the platform and improve consumer experience. The PC Gaming Alliance is expected to be formally announced in advance of next week's Game Developers Conference in San Francisco.

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Maybe they should stop making graphics cards cost $500

Feb 13, 2008 1:42pm PST

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Maybe they should stop making graphics cards cost $500 : pancake humper
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- Agreed. What happened to the whole NVIDIA getting sued for price-fixing thing? : ErikTehRed
- Agreed. I remember hearing some shit a while back before AMD took over ATI about Nvidia and ATI collabora... : Master Tonberry
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  I don't think that will ever happen seeing as high end CPU's are just as expensive, and have been for a l... : atom519
  - You don't need a high end cpu to keep up to date with the latest PC games though. Graphics cards are anot... : Master Tonberry
  - except no one buys those high end CPUs. The GPU has been the most expensive component in a gaming PC for ... : derelict515
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  you're new to the pc scene, aren't you? : SlamDunk
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    What kind of response is this? : pancake humper
    - You keep displaying your ignorance. Please stop. : gmoney
- Like, at all? Ever? Period? NVidia has an 8800 right now that's $259. It also makes more expensive car... : Schnapple
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  They should stop making Ferraris that cost $250,000 : SovietOrchestra
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    Lol, yeah.
    
    Feb 13, 2008 7:57pm PST
    
    Lol, yeah. : OmegaRed59
- Booohoo high end cards have always costed alot. Was dumping some old pc magazines from 96-98 and came ac... : bored
- Maybe they should stop making games only for Vista. : furiouscrak

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