The PC platform war last year is part of the reason why players spend less money on games than in previous years.
NPD analyst Pete CastellaPeople who specialize in industry business say that PC spending will decline in 2019 due to multiple factors.
One of them is that with the advent of the Epic Games Store, the PC market has been disrupted and has affected other markets. According to Piscatella, the PC store hasn't prioritized store experience and player choice, which has led to some people spending less on gaming.
"By the way, the big PC publishing platform wars in 2019 haven't given consumers any preference for PC content." On twitter.
"The priorities of enhancing consumer experience and choice and minimizing clutter are not being addressed in 2019, which will help reduce overall consumer spending on PC content."
When asked, Piscatella pointed out that this was not necessarily Epic Games' fault, but that the general chaos in the market caused some confusion.
He explained: "PC content sales are declining in 2019. The data shows me that all developments in the (distribution) platform have contributed to this," Follow-up tweets.
"I won't point out a platform. The PC is a shaky market in (2019), and quite confusing."
It's worth remembering that although the Epic Games Store is a key player in this war, Epic's initiative encourages other publishers to leave Steam, even if only temporarily. Ubisoft's 2019 game hasn't been released on Steam, and one of the most anticipated games of the year, Red Dead Redemption 2 was launched a month after it was launched on other platforms.
Having said that, Bethesda also reiterated its commitment to keep Steam in 2019 while managing its own store. EA returned to Steam for the first time in ten years.
