I went into a gamestop the other day with my kid (first time in a year), and I got a pretty bad vibe.
Way more used games than before. Not much new, even new titles.
Maybe reselling used games is super-profitable, but I think the video game industry is about to change a lot.
1) Online delivery of games should take over in the next generation. There won't be anything to resell, because your game copy will be limited to the console.
2) The $0 to $2 game price model on iPhone will be tough for the big game houses to compete with.
There will be a market for really cool, expensive-to-make games, but the upcoming financial carnage in the video game industry may make 2005-2008 look like the golden age of the consoes.
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I dunno.
I went into a gamestop the other day with my kid (first time in a year), and I got a pretty bad vibe.
Way more used games than before. Not much new, even new titles.
Maybe reselling used games is super-profitable, but I think the video game industry is about to change a lot.
1) Online delivery of games should take over in the next generation. There won't be anything to resell, because your game copy will be limited to the console.
2) The $0 to $2 game price model on iPhone will be tough for the big game houses to compete with.
There will be a market for really cool, expensive-to-make games, but the upcoming financial carnage in the video game industry may make 2005-2008 look like the golden age of the consoes.
I wish i could type.
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