Despite its growing mainstream popularity, PC gaming retains its unique identity through a diverse and unpredictable gaming landscape.
PC gaming is mainstream now. No longer is it a niche corner of the industry—PC is a serious rival to consoles, and some of the biggest hits in recent years have been PC-first games, such as Baldur's Gate 3. there's a real pleasure in seeing it flourish more than ever before. Being taken seriously as a platform means more major games, with even PlayStation exclusives now reliably making their way to PC, and more support given to the PC experience of those games.
But there is an anxiety that comes with that too, especially if you've been a PC gamer for a long time. To a large extent, the core personality of PC gaming is being niche. As it grows more and more mainstream, attracting ever greater interest from major companies, there's a fear that what makes it strange, unique, and distinctive will be sanded away. A 'consoleification' of the hobby sometimes feels nigh. Looking down that list of 100 of the most anticipated games on the platform, one thing was undeniable: PC gaming is still extremely weird.Where console charts are dominated by mainly the biggest releases, PC's most popular storefront remains a wild west. On any given day, the top 10 most wishlisted games is almost guaranteed to include:Something you've never heard of, that no games site has ever covered, that's inexplicably unbelievably popular Keep scrolling down the top 100, and you'll find an incredible diversity of games, spanning all sorts of odd genres and specific styles, and all across the spectrum of scale, from indies made by one person in their bedroom to big budget games from massive teams and every step in between. It's never easy to predict what will be on the list—seemingly obvious upcoming games will be nowhere to be found, while obscure titles from unknown studios or tiny projects with no marketing rocket to the top.That's reflected in the shape of this yea
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