Inventory 2014 years of PC game hotspots: High-end graphics card prices lower

Introduction: Sony, Samsung and other giants have released based on the home platform or mobile phone virtual reality equipment, so that the entire virtual reality market more dynamic, but also indicates that it will become a technical hotspot in the 2015.
2014 PC game industry five hot spots: virtual reality has vitality

On the surface, the 2014 gaming industry is not exciting. Microsoft and Sony unveiled their new game consoles late last year, but the valve's steam mainframe, which has worked marketing, has been postponed until next year, and even Intel and AMD, the new processors and graphics cards have been on sale for 2015 years.

However, if you think about it, you can still find some hot spots in the game market in 2014, there are good and bad, but to some extent, they may indicate the future trend, or for manufacturers to ring the alarm, so that 2015 years of gaming and hardware industry more worthy of expectation.

1. High-end graphics prices lower

2014 PC game industry five hot spots: virtual reality has vitality

In the second half of the year, the price of high-end graphics is falling, even if the new graphics cards, such as Nvidia GTX980 and 970, which were released in September, are cheaper to market than previous generations. In addition, Nvidia's pricing strategy also affects AMD, its dual GPU core Radeon R9 295x2 is currently only half of the listed price, for gamers is undoubtedly a good phenomenon.

2. Linux Gaming platform Rise

2014 PC game industry five hot spots: virtual reality has vitality

Because Steamos itself is based on Linux, it also allows the open source platform to gain more AAA level game resources, including the future steam host, will also carry a customized Linux system, for its future development is more helpful.

3. Game-type computers are starting to pop

2014 PC game industry five hot spots: virtual reality has vitality

As a result of the Steamos delay, some hardware manufacturers have been forced to change the product plan, but some manufacturers such as aliens, insist on the introduction of game-type computer host, but the system is replaced by Windows. This type of product is smaller, designed for the game interface optimization, more suitable for use in the living room, access to extensive attention. Waiting for Steamos official listing, presumably will usher in a round of new hardware products blowout.

4. More manufacturers to join the virtual reality market

2014 PC game industry five hot spots: virtual reality has vitality

Although the Oculus Rift retail version has been renewed, the virtual reality boom that it brings has not been dispersed. including Sony, Samsung and a variety of start-ups, have released a home platform or mobile phone virtual reality devices, so that the entire virtual reality market more dynamic, but also indicates that it will become a technical hotspot in the 2015.

5. The thinking of a triple-a masterpiece failure

2014 PC game industry five hot spots: virtual reality has vitality

Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed: The Revolution may be one of the most tragic games of the year, the speed of the collapse caused by the shrinking frame is no longer the most serious problem, a variety of maps, logic errors, resulting in a double decline in Word-of-mouth and sales, Ubisoft also had to pass DLC free and give the game, to make up for users dissatisfaction. Although Ubisoft's compensation behavior is more responsible, but it is also a wake-up call for other game makers: lower-quality and frame-speed performance than early publicity may be able to achieve some understanding of the players, but too many of the bugs is clearly a problem of mass, excessive "fast food", will eventually lose the support of the players.