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Should it?

Take a look at the statistics for Minecraft and Fortnite, both games I would consider typical PC games, both massively successful. Mobile is always between 45% and 50%. PC has between 25% and 30% roughly on par with console.

PC gaming is mostly an Asian thing nowadays entirely propped up by esports. The market sure is big enough for GPU still making sense as a product (my incredibly small comment is admittedly a bit too extreme) but probably not for someone to go try to dislodge the current duopoly unless they have a product "for free" as an offshoot of something else.



I don't think Minecraft or Fortnite are very typical PC games at all. They have a very different userbase and demographic that they appeal to.


You are discounting two of the most played PC games by far. I think there is only Roblox which is somehow comparable.

I'm therefore curious. What do you think PC gaming is?




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