http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/09/04/why-pc-gaming-has-exploded?utm_campaign=fbposts&utm_source=facebook [quote]It wasn't long ago, of course, that PCs were hounded by the usual premature proclamations of demise heaped on the platform since its first heyday ended sometime around 2001. As early as 2005, Cnet was arguing that the Xbox 360 and the PS3 would mark the end of the PC as a gaming platform; more recently, we've heard similar claims centered around the sudden rise of social games (which often count as PC games in their own weird way) or the advent of smartphones and tablets. It wasn't as though such proclamations packed much weight; even during its darkest hours, the PC witnessed the staggering rise of World of Warcraft's millions, while millions of other players also flocked to games like League of Legends, EVE Online, and Mojang's indie wunderkind Minecraft. . . . It's not hard to see why folks less invested in gaming news would think otherwise, as endless piles of doom and gloom piled (and continue to pile) in with reports on the PC itself. As recently as last Thursday, research from IDC Insights added another dose through its revelation that PC shipments were expected to drop by 9.7 percent worldwide this year, marking another grim milestone in a steady slide that the firm expects to last through at least 2015. And yet, while sales of actual PCs might be lagging, revenues from games sold for the platform have shot up at almost an equal rate.[/quote] Well, duh. PC gaming is seeing the biggest influx of console gamers to PC gamers, and that's awesome. Your thoughts on the PC platform?