| "XNA" XNA is deprecated: http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/185894/Its_official_XNA_i... I find it hard to believe gaming capability would be a major motivator in the PC market. They're more of an item in the PC enthusiast segment - which is not the majority of the market. If one looks at what sort of hardware is sold in systems - the majority is not really well equipped for high end gaming[0][1]. Therefore I conclude in the general PC market does not hold games that important. My view of the hardware spec of the average desktop or laptop GPU is anecdotal but I would guess it's fair to say they are sub NVidia's 960M in performance (which I have on my years old 'gaming' laptop and which is kinda slow). If someone has better statistics I'm all ears! [0] http://www.statista.com/statistics/272595/global-shipments-f... [1] http://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov... |
One of the most frequently cited reasons I hear about for why home users and enthusiasts are not using Linux is availability of games. It's true that this does not speak of the entire market, but it's not an insignificant part. It is also a market segment that is more realistic to dislodge than, e.g. corporate use.
> the majority is not really well equipped for high end gaming[0][1].
But "gaming" != "high-end gaming"...