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{{System | {{System | ||
|name=PC | |name=PC | ||
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|image=PC photo.jpg | |image=PC photo.jpg | ||
|manufacturer=Various | |manufacturer=Various | ||
|released= | |released=1981 | ||
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|wikipedia=Personal computer | |||
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'''''Note''': no game should be categorized here. This is a disambiguation page and a category for types of PC platforms.'' | |||
The '''PC''' (short for '''Personal Computer''') is a versatile gaming platform, but it is generally not classed as a console. | The '''PC''' (short for '''Personal Computer''') is a versatile gaming platform, but it is generally not classed as a console. | ||
PCs can run a variety of operating systems, but | PCs can run a variety of operating systems, but because of [[Microsoft]]'s dominance of the operating system market almost all PC games are only released for [[Windows]]; prior to Windows 95 and the advent of DirectX, games were instead primarily produced for [[MS-DOS]]. As a result, terms such as "PC games" and "computer games" have come to refer specifically to games programmed for DOS and/or Windows. Game releases for other PC operating systems (such as [[Linux]] or [[Mac OS]]) are instead referred to by the name of the operating system itself ("Linux games", "Mac games", etc.) | ||
Latest revision as of 21:33, 3 November 2022
| PC | |
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| Manufacturer | Various |
| Released | 1981 |
Note: no game should be categorized here. This is a disambiguation page and a category for types of PC platforms.
The PC (short for Personal Computer) is a versatile gaming platform, but it is generally not classed as a console.
PCs can run a variety of operating systems, but because of Microsoft's dominance of the operating system market almost all PC games are only released for Windows; prior to Windows 95 and the advent of DirectX, games were instead primarily produced for MS-DOS. As a result, terms such as "PC games" and "computer games" have come to refer specifically to games programmed for DOS and/or Windows. Game releases for other PC operating systems (such as Linux or Mac OS) are instead referred to by the name of the operating system itself ("Linux games", "Mac games", etc.)