Next-Gen.biz Interview: Sony Online's Worldwide Quest Posted by XanTium | 11-4-2007 22:51 EST

From next-gen.biz: [QUOTE] Sony Online Entertainment's new executive hire wants to increase the firm's international footprint, but with stiff global competition is it too little too late? And how the hell does WoW make it look so easy? SOE's new VP of business development and international operations Dave Christensen would argue that it's never too late to compete in new markets, as long as you have a unique strategy. But there are still some new, albeit unproven, opportunities overseas in non-traditional MMO markets, Christensen says. "I think what's key for us [overseas] are the developing markets such as India and South America, where it's still very early in the lifecycle of people playing MMOs." He also says other potential target markets include Vietnam and the Philippines. It all seems like a viable plan: While MMO competitors are clawing each others' eyes out in the traditional MMO markets, SOE in theory would sneak into New Dehli, Manila, Brasilia and Hanoi and steal virtually unguarded market share under cover of darkness. [/QUOTE] Full Story: next-gen.biz

wow ya sure....lets tap third world country markets and area's that less than 1% have internet acess and we will gain the market share....theres a reason no one has tapped those markets, its not worth it at the time being, sure some are getting their but not that whole list of country's he brought up...lol

Wow ya sure, lets be smart and ignore the fifth country in the world in number of people (32 millions) who access the internet (Brasil), there's really no market there =)

Brazil as a game buying market is often overlooked, though to be successful there you'd need to have reasonably priced equipment... unless Sony wants to cut the PS3 price (and the price of games and accessories) more then in half I don't see it being successful in Brazil or any other "untapped" country...