Except majority of people who funded the game are PC users...
Chances are though if they can get another million sales they wont need to be funded 2nd time round.
I think they still need the PC platform because it's easier to mass develop and release betas to. Maybe if they could somehow shift the WMD model to PS4 then they wouldn't need PC but I don't see this happening. We'll see I guess.
The PC sales are very high for a racing simulator. IIRC Assetto Corsa sold around 200k units and is considered a stunning success as a racing simulator. Sales in this category will never compare with the big AAA titles, have to keep it in perspective. 150k units at $CDN60 would pay for the entire game development budget inside of a month after release.
Seriously? that sounds a little crazy...
Not at all. As pointed out above I do not have a PS4 nor an XB1. I do have more than 1 PC that is capable of playing the game. PC games are almost always better than console games and of course the PC supports pretty much any kind of wheel or controller I what to use.
that's fair..i don't know about the rest...
This is the main difference of sales, total lack of competition on PS4 and way too much competition on an already niche market on PC.
No they shouldn't. It's a different approach and they target a different audience. Things like Iracing and rFactor have no reasons to be console games. If you have enough money to waste you can enjoy the best of both worlds. That said I have absolutely nothing against SMS and Kunos porting their sims on consoles, they have very good reasons.
You mean about games being better on PC. That is a pretty well known fact actually. PCs always provide for more options. In the case of PCars it is more stable, better wheel support, may very well support user created content as is often the case with PC games.
Definitely would be cool
iRacing has a different way of making money of course, and rFactor also makes money off their Pro version. As the sales numbers of Project CARS show, the majority of their income comes from console, not from PC. This game would have never been possible/profitable if it was released on PC only. AC also has other sources of income than just the game (Pro sim usage).
Iracing is a paid service for online racing they need their servers to make it work. They can't trust console ones.
Yes but I think these developers prefer a "quality over quantity" approach. Their business model doesn't have the same numbers of GT / Forza but it's still good enough to make a living.
Yes, I think they are considering it as we speak but it will be more difficoult for them than for SMS / Kunos for the reasons above.
