I wouldn't take Ubisofts data for much considering they kept showing that fucking u
Play shit down our necks, which didn't even work 90% of the time. It was actually easier for pirates to play or for people to purchase, download and then crack it.
This mixed with shit quality ports which runs like hot garbage on high-end machines tell us they probably done give a single shit about it and as such people stopped paying attention (at least some).
The other side is that new consoles have very few games come out, at least in the beginning of the cycle, which would probably result in people buying the "new hot thing" because there is nothing else to get, or the fact that consoles in general have a 'lack' of games versus the PC, which have decades behind it and not to mention PC specific games in which some tends to have a longer lifespan than a console alone. And lets not forget the F2P market.
Does the sales count in with console bundles?
From Ubisoft the PC seems like a more stable market as well, looking
Q3 2014/15 - Q3 2013/14 - 2014/15 - 2013/14
PC - 9% - 10% - 11%- 13%
PS4 34% - 12% - 34% - 8%
X1 23% - 9% - 20% - 5%
If they actually stopped trying to mess it up (they've gotten better) and stop forcing all their content behind their own programs (which most of the time, at least in the past) that created more problems then it ever solved, leaving customer stranded for sometimes days for them to "fix" it.
As for Witcher and Fallout i touched on it above, but also that 12 million shipped don't equal sold.
It should come as no shock that Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft focus on their consoles as they have total control, for the most part.
I think games like BB would do well on PC, but would also make it pointless to pick up the PS4 close to release.
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As for the topic at hand, I don't find any "false" saving, either you spend money, or you spend money and save some while doing it.
Do you want the game or not?
Impulse control and purchase might be easier on PC due to lower prices, more sales and deals, as there is actual competition, while on console i cant really say there is. Talking digital here of course.
