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Epic claims Intel is ruining the PC gaming industry

Mark Rein, vice president of game designer Epic has said in a statement that microprocessor giants Intel are ruining the PC Videogaming industry.

Epic is the developer of legendary videogames including the Unreal Tournament. The comments from Mark Rein came at a game developer’s conference in Brighton, England.

He said during his keynote speech that low capabilities of the Intel’s integrated graphics chips which is very popular on motherboards in the market has resulted in gamers leaving the PC platform for Videogaming consoles.

He said: “I’m concerned about the level of growth in the PC games business. A $900 PC is nowhere near as capable as a $299 Xbox 360 console. We’re losing PC gamers in record numbers. Integrated graphics cards cannot compete with the console gaming experience.”

Not every computer user like to invest in a dedicated high quality graphic card which can sometime cost more than a gaming console like the Xbox and the PS2.

Mark Rein also referred to some statistics. He said that almost 80 percent of new laptops and 55 percent of new desktops contain integrated graphics cards. He also claimed that two major videogame developing companies are considering moving out of the PC games market to exclusively concentrate on consoles.

Microsoft’s entry in the Videogaming console market has sparked intense competition in this segment. Both Sony and Nintendo are more aggressive now. Sony and Nintendo are due to come out with Sony Playstation 3 and Nintendo Wii consoles later this year. These would take on the already out Microsoft Xbox 360 in the market.