Survey: 580 Million USD In Console Download Revenues In 2007 Options

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Survey: 580 Million USD In Console Download Revenues In 2007 Posted by XanTium | October 20 00:22 EST | News Category: Xbox360

From gamasutra.com: [QUOTE] According to a pair of new surveys released by IDC and IDG Entertainment (IDGE), the booming market created by online-capable consoles means that online console download revenues will triple from $133 million in 2006 to $583 million in 2007, with bigger increases expected in the future. "By the end of 2007, over 31 percent of online capable video game consoles in North America will be in active online use by 14 million online console gamers," said Pidgeon. "The increase in revenue derived from the online use of game consoles, including subscriptions (mostly Xbox Live), downloadable content, and advertising represents the largest growth in the console software sector. In North America alone, online console revenue will triple from $133 million in 2006 to $583 million in 2007. Consumers are increasingly purchasing games by non-traditional means such as downloads or subscriptions." [/QUOTE] Full Story: gamasutra.com

[bucko]

cause it's 1400 points for shootemup pie game...

Thats why...

I'd only buy 800 point games unless something is really worth it..

[Alkane]

Personally I think those arcade games are all garbage. I have no beef with the movie rentals and TV episodes though.

[Hopeful]

Personally I think those arcade games are all garbage. I have no beef with the movie rentals and TV episodes though.

Seconded.

I think we're getting dumber as a species.

The downloadable movies are excellent, though.

This post has been edited by Hopeful: Oct 20 2007, 02:04 PM

[dvsone]

Personally I think those arcade games are all garbage. I have no beef with the movie rentals and TV episodes though.

Seconded.

I think we're getting dumber as a species.

The downloadable movies are excellent, though.

Well i think it's a great place for indie developers to create games without having to spend 10 to 30 million dollars building a $60 game that needs to sell 500k copies just to break even.

I know there is a lot of classics that are hitting the service, but if they are done correctly they are welcome on the service. Things like leaderboards, co-op and online play add value to these classics.

Games like Alien Hominid HD and Prince Of Persia are outstanding and well worth my 800 points.

Personally I think movie and TV episodes are waste of money. The pricing is ridiculous and I'm not fond of the DRM restrictions on the Movie rentals.

This post has been edited by dvsone: Oct 21 2007, 10:29 AM