PC Gaming Alliance Formed With Microsoft, Nvidia, Intel, And More

Apparently we are all going to get an announcement at GDC about a new alliance to keep the PC platform alive as a viable gaming platform. Compared to the days of old, the PC has lost considerable favor in the gaming world with most switching to consoles such as the Wii, Xbox 360, and PS3 due to the fact they don't have to upgrade near as often in order to play the games they love.

AMD is another manufacturer that is mentioned as being part of this alliance as well. I suppose we'll get the full list at the GDC though, I'd put money on Saitek and Razer, and a few others being on the list as well.

I have no idea whether this will affect prices, will cause hardware components to be better optimized with other hardware and with software, and I have no idea what the affects of this new alliance will be. But, you can bet your ass it will likely start with marketing.

[via developmag]