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preclose · 07-06-2004, 08:04 AM

Yeah, I think the problem is demand.

The thing is, from what I've read, the XBox is very much like a PC. Of course, it's still a console, since everyone is playing on the same hardware, but I would think it wouldn't be much of a chore to do whatever minor changes need to be made in order to port it to PC.

But go down to best buy and take a look at the prices of the PC EA sport games vs their console counterparts. a $10 or more price difference tells me that they are having a hard time pushing the PC versions of their games even though the PC versions of certain titles are superior. So maybe it isn't cost effective to do the port when they don't sell a whole lot of PC games. I dunno.

I guess that most gamers don't want to game in front of a small(compared to a TV) PC monitor when they can game on the couch in front of a TV with appetizers and brews at their disposal.

07-06-2004, 08:04 AM	#3
preclose Rookie OVR: 2 Join Date: Jul 2002	Re: Anyone know why NCAA doesnt come out on PC? Yeah, I think the problem is demand. The thing is, from what I've read, the XBox is very much like a PC. Of course, it's still a console, since everyone is playing on the same hardware, but I would think it wouldn't be much of a chore to do whatever minor changes need to be made in order to port it to PC. But go down to best buy and take a look at the prices of the PC EA sport games vs their console counterparts. a $10 or more price difference tells me that they are having a hard time pushing the PC versions of their games even though the PC versions of certain titles are superior. So maybe it isn't cost effective to do the port when they don't sell a whole lot of PC games. I dunno. I guess that most gamers don't want to game in front of a small(compared to a TV) PC monitor when they can game on the couch in front of a TV with appetizers and brews at their disposal.