Molyneux: PC Gaming Deflates, Reiterates

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Echoing comments made last week by Epic designer Cliff Belszinski, Lionhead chief Peter Molyneux expressed frustration today at what he feels is an increasingly vapid PC gaming market.

"The Sims and World of Warcraft [are] sucking all the air out of the PC market. It's just incredible," said Molyneux to GamesIndustry.biz. "I think it's a huge tragedy. The weird thing is everyone's got a PC, they're just not buying software for it."

Gears of War creator Bleszinski had similar comments to make last week on the topic, categorizing the PC market as being in "disarray."

"That's driving the PC right now is Sims-type games and [World of Warcraft] and a lot of stuff that's in a web-based interface," said Bleszinski. "You just click on it and play it. That's the direction PC is evolving into."

Molyneux elaborated on the web-based sector of the market, complaining of a lack of innovation even within the casual sphere.

"There's an enormous amount of gaming happening with PopCap, Big Fish and Reflective. The fascinating thing is when they first started, all these games came out like Peggle and Mystery Files and Alice Greensleeves and Diner Dash, and it felt quite exciting. There was a lot of innovation going on.

"In my view, that has completely stopped. They're doing the same game over and over again with a different wrapper. It's like a mini-universe in itself which is emulating what's happening in our industry," he added.

From The Chatty
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    February 20, 2008 8:35 AM

    Aww more PC Gamer bashing incoming :(

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      February 20, 2008 8:37 AM

      Those jerks. :(

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      February 20, 2008 9:03 AM

      Not seeing that happening anymore, especially with this being hot on the heels of Cliffy B's comments and the pseudo-garbage team that was announced at GDC last night.

      I think the trolls are channeling their hatred to the lazy developers that aren't bringing anything new to the PC gaming scene, but instead are moving onto consoles in an attempt to sell their wares in hopes of fast easy money, EA style. Idiots.

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        February 20, 2008 9:18 AM

        I wouldn't say "ea style" considering that EA still publishes and produces many PC titles. Anyone could have told them Crysis wouldn't be the biggest seller due to requirements, but they published it anyway.

        If anything EA is good to PC gamers (for now anyway).

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          February 20, 2008 9:22 AM

          didn't Crysis end up selling over a Million copies. I though i remember reading that not ot long ago.

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