I disagree somewhat, companies keep rehashing the same games over and over its because they sell. As for the rate of good games, it's largely decided by if a game (ported or otherwise) is stable and playable.Whispering Death said:The declining rate of "good PC games released in a year" is is direct alignment with the upswing in internet game piracy.
Then people ***** about why games aren't as good as they used to be.
Companies don't exist to please YOU they exist to please their PAYING CUSTOMERS, if you are a paying customer - bravo! But that's an important fact to realize. If the only people who are buying PC games are the casual gamer that's too ignorant to know how a torrent works and just wants to play generic Halo ripoffs, then generic Halo ripoff games are all you're going to see in the market.
These self-styled "hardcore gamers" that pirate nearly everything they play say they want something new, different, and innovative. But at the same time that they're complaining on message boards they're torrenting World of Goo instead of paying for it. They'll play the whole game while wondering why there's so many terrible Halo ripoffs and not enough new innovative gaming experiences
As for games never being as good as ones from the past, thats just rose coloured glasses syndrome. I have been a PC gamer since the early 90s and while there have been a few fun games there have never really been any "Wow!" games, at least none that make me say "There are no good games being made anymore."