- Sales says that Sony is leading the new-gen market with more that 7 mlns PS4 already sold, increasing at a constant rate. (http://www.vgchartz.com)

You know, the one thing I don't get is from a marketing point of view. Here they are on the ps3, being the number 1 f2p on the ps3, and they're jumping ship to PC. Where on PC they will be over looked as a FPS since it's not on Steam and everyone else will be playing RTS, MMORPGs, and random AOS/Tower Defense knock offs. Oh, and facebook games. Sure, they have their fanbase from Eve that can fill up some of the gaps, but I don't see how they will expand their base and increase revenue with this move. Pretty much just sounds like an Expansion Pack for Eve.

You know, the one thing I don't get is from a marketing point of view. Here they are on the ps3, being the number 1 f2p on the ps3, and they're jumping ship to PC. Where on PC they will be over looked as a FPS since it's not on Steam and everyone else will be playing RTS, MMORPGs, and random AOS/Tower Defense knock offs. Oh, and facebook games. Sure, they have their fanbase from Eve that can fill up some of the gaps, but I don't see how they will expand their base and increase revenue with this move. Pretty much just sounds like an Expansion Pack for Eve.

They explained: https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=2138585#post2138585

Why PC first? For a few different reasons... It's a scalable platform. We can go high spec for the most demanding players in terms of Gfx, but we can also scale down to low/mid spec to get critical mass. It's also a good platform for the early stage of a project like ours. You can test and balance the game and the economy quite easily with fast turn-arounds. We can set people up in testing environments easily (eg. ISD in EVE). If you've seen the "CCP Presents" presentation on Saturday at Fanfest, there was a talk about CCP refocusing on its core tech competency, which is PC. It allows in the future the creation of a "universe" of products on the same platform.

Many EVE players thought that CCP jumped ship to consoles first and they welcome the return. The fact of a small company developing games on multiple platforms just adds work without necessarily adding profits. The PS3 is a small underpowered console and the video card of many modern PCs contain more memory than the entire PS3. The PS4 is turning out to be more expensive to develop for (as is the X1) and that would be a huge negative for the decision. At least it would to me.

I do agree on that, but I don't think they don't have enough money. More than 500.000 subscribers are not a joke after all.

I find it VERY HARD to beleive that CCP has 500k subscribers 'right now'...... NOT POSSIBLE!!!!
That is the total number EVER subscribed.
MAX 30,000 eve players any given time. (average) those numbers have been FALLING!
As a side note, I created FREE accounts to troll EVE. You can get FREE time trials online.
Don't believe a word out of CCP's mouth. LIES LIES LIES!
If you want to look at the REAL numbers, CCP financial statements are also on line.
These clowns dropped a LOT OF LOOT into WOD......
LMAO.......EPIC FAIL

To be honest, subscribers count is not exactly how many players actually play the game, but the number of people that subscribed (in other words, the number of players paying a monthly fee). In a game like Eve, some people just activate their account and just let it gain skill points, logging in once every two-three day, until there's something big happening.

To be honest, subscribers count is not exactly how many players actually play the game, but the number of people that subscribed (in other words, the number of players paying a monthly fee). In a game like Eve, some people just activate their account and just let it gain skill points, logging in once every two-three day, until there's something big happening.