PC Games Face Own 'Doom'

In terms of being a video-game platform, the PC is going the way of the Atari 2600.

Once one of the most popular game machines, the PC is losing ground to consoles, handhelds and even wireless phones. Even as the rest of the industry expands, sales of PC-based games are falling like a rock, dropping 12% last year, for instance, according to research firm NPD.

But while the future is likely to be found in devices like Sony's (SNE Quote) recently released PlayStation Portable and Microsoft's (MSFT Quote) upcoming next-generation Xbox, the PC still represents some 15% of the video-game industry's total sales. ...