Carmack: PC games no longer prime focus for id Software

Posted Aug 9th 2008 11:00AM by John Callaham
Filed under: Hardware, FPS, Rage

It's been a week since QuakeCon but quotes from id Software's John Carmack continue to pop up on various web sites. The latest is Tom's Hardware where the co-founder and lead programmer of games like Doom, Quake and the upcoming Rage has stated that the PC platform is no longer the main platform for id's upcoming titles.

According to Carmack, "We still think the PC is a market worth supporting, but we're not making decision around the PC. It's probably more of the junior partner in the cross-platform strategy, although obviously, our day-to-day development is predominately on the PC." He added that they are "contractually obligate" to release Rage for the PC and Doom IV, id's other in-house title, will almost certainly show up on the PC as well, with Carmack saying, "Even if it was a marginal business case, we would still do it because it's the right thing to do."

Tags: doom-iv, id-software, john-carmack, rage

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

IMO it is no big deal. I have no problem with multiplatform games as long as they make it to the PC too. The more games available for gamers to play the better it is for everyone.

...bysmittyPosted at 7:53PM on Aug 9th 2008 by bysmitty