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DICE: PC Dying? Crazy!

By John Walker on April 2nd, 2008.

They still love us.

While you can bathe in the delights of our very own (sort of) interview with DICE, regarding the forthcoming Battlefield Heroes, Gamasutra have one of their very own, and it reveals some interesting commentary about the PC from EA.

There’s a sensible position put across by senior producer Ben Cousins, referencing Raph Koster’s belief that “consoles are a niche market.”

“If you look at the amount of PCs that are out there, we’re talking hundreds and hundreds of millions; if you look at the amount of PS3s and 360s, we’re talking tens of millions, barely. So, absolutely, people think that the PC is dying, but that’s a crazy idea.”

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