is the age of physical media coming to an end
an end
an end hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to
hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to
hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com our host Mike Patel got
watchmojo.com our host Mike Patel got
watchmojo.com our host Mike Patel got the chance to speak with industry
the chance to speak with industry
the chance to speak with industry analyst Jessie did nick about the
analyst Jessie did nick about the
analyst Jessie did nick about the digital distribution of video games his
digital distribution of video games his
digital distribution of video games his digital distribution gonna be a game
digital distribution gonna be a game
digital distribution gonna be a game changer I think it already is I think
changer I think it already is I think
changer I think it already is I think digital distribution already is me
digital distribution already is me
digital distribution already is me Electronic Arts of comodo said that
Electronic Arts of comodo said that
Electronic Arts of comodo said that digital sales are now comprising though
digital sales are now comprising though
digital sales are now comprising though I think they said something like 35
I think they said something like 35
I think they said something like 35 percent of their of their revenue or
percent of their of their revenue or
percent of their of their revenue or it’s going to be there and digital being
it’s going to be there and digital being
it’s going to be there and digital being not just digital Xbox Live but obviously
not just digital Xbox Live but obviously
not just digital Xbox Live but obviously social gaming you know they made their
social gaming you know they made their
social gaming you know they made their Playfish acquisition Facebook games all
Playfish acquisition Facebook games all
Playfish acquisition Facebook games all those different aspects are considered
those different aspects are considered
those different aspects are considered digital games that’s happening now how
digital games that’s happening now how
digital games that’s happening now how do you feel about the PSP go and its
do you feel about the PSP go and its
do you feel about the PSP go and its model of total digital distribution ten
model of total digital distribution ten
model of total digital distribution ten years from now
years from now
years from now when the industry is digital we are
when the industry is digital we are
when the industry is digital we are going to look back at the PSP go as the
going to look back at the PSP go as the
going to look back at the PSP go as the first console to really have the
first console to really have the
first console to really have the doughnuts to make a product like that
doughnuts to make a product like that
doughnuts to make a product like that and relate to the market I don’t think
and relate to the market I don’t think
and relate to the market I don’t think it’s going to be commercially successful
it’s going to be commercially successful
it’s going to be commercially successful the PSP go I really don’t but I don’t
the PSP go I really don’t but I don’t
the PSP go I really don’t but I don’t think that’s the point
think that’s the point
think that’s the point the problem with Sony is that they
the problem with Sony is that they
the problem with Sony is that they always seem to release systems ahead of
always seem to release systems ahead of
always seem to release systems ahead of their time like the ps3 powerful as hell
their time like the ps3 powerful as hell
their time like the ps3 powerful as hell I mean that was a powerful system but it
I mean that was a powerful system but it
I mean that was a powerful system but it costs you know six hundred seven hundred
costs you know six hundred seven hundred
costs you know six hundred seven hundred dollars now it’s a reasonably priced and
dollars now it’s a reasonably priced and
dollars now it’s a reasonably priced and our seam sales do you see a future for
our seam sales do you see a future for
our seam sales do you see a future for brick-and-mortar stores or do you think
brick-and-mortar stores or do you think
brick-and-mortar stores or do you think it’s going to go purely digital
it’s going to go purely digital
it’s going to go purely digital distribution will brick-and-mortar
distribution will brick-and-mortar
distribution will brick-and-mortar disappear no there will always be a
disappear no there will always be a
disappear no there will always be a place in brick-and-mortar and if you
place in brick-and-mortar and if you
place in brick-and-mortar and if you want to look at an example look what
want to look at an example look what
want to look at an example look what Apple and the iPod did to music I mean I
Apple and the iPod did to music I mean I
Apple and the iPod did to music I mean I put retailers like Sam Goody the whole
put retailers like Sam Goody the whole
put retailers like Sam Goody the whole music land branch out of business but
music land branch out of business but
music land branch out of business but Best Buy still sells music CDs so does
Best Buy still sells music CDs so does
Best Buy still sells music CDs so does Walmart sort of target so there’s still
Walmart sort of target so there’s still
Walmart sort of target so there’s still a market even though we can all admit
a market even though we can all admit
a market even though we can all admit music at this point is all digital
music at this point is all digital
music at this point is all digital there’s still a market in
there’s still a market in
there’s still a market in brick-and-mortar and that’s how I think
brick-and-mortar and that’s how I think
brick-and-mortar and that’s how I think brick-and-mortar will survive through
brick-and-mortar will survive through
brick-and-mortar will survive through digital distribution how attached are
digital distribution how attached are
digital distribution how attached are consumers to having a physical copy of
consumers to having a physical copy of
consumers to having a physical copy of their game and an actual disc to put on
their game and an actual disc to put on
their game and an actual disc to put on the Shelf when you buy a package good
the Shelf when you buy a package good
the Shelf when you buy a package good product not just via games anything
product not just via games anything
product not just via games anything there’s some type of residual value
there’s some type of residual value
there’s some type of residual value there you could trade it in you could
there you could trade it in you could
there you could trade it in you could put it on Craigslist or Ebay or trading
put it on Craigslist or Ebay or trading
put it on Craigslist or Ebay or trading into eb games digital once you buy it
into eb games digital once you buy it
into eb games digital once you buy it there’s no value there that does pose a
there’s no value there that does pose a
there’s no value there that does pose a very interesting question in terms of
very interesting question in terms of
very interesting question in terms of are consumers willing to give up
are consumers willing to give up
are consumers willing to give up physical products it’s going to be tough
physical products it’s going to be tough
physical products it’s going to be tough it was tough for music it really was it
it was tough for music it really was it
it was tough for music it really was it took almost so good seven eight years
took almost so good seven eight years
took almost so good seven eight years before the industry transition because
before the industry transition because
before the industry transition because people did not want to give up the
people did not want to give up the
people did not want to give up the actual physical packaging and it has an
actual physical packaging and it has an
actual physical packaging and it has an aesthetic appeal here’s
aesthetic appeal here’s
aesthetic appeal here’s example books books are slowly going
example books books are slowly going
example books books are slowly going digital as well I hope they don’t but
digital as well I hope they don’t but
digital as well I hope they don’t but you walk into somebody’s house and they
you walk into somebody’s house and they
you walk into somebody’s house and they have a library I mean it just looks
have a library I mean it just looks
have a library I mean it just looks impressive you need to see you know
impressive you need to see you know
impressive you need to see you know thousands of books on a wall I mean it
thousands of books on a wall I mean it
thousands of books on a wall I mean it has aesthetic appeal as well then that’s
has aesthetic appeal as well then that’s
has aesthetic appeal as well then that’s why I say retail will always be around
why I say retail will always be around
why I say retail will always be around for video games and video games will
for video games and video games will
for video games and video games will never go completely digital they’ll
never go completely digital they’ll
never go completely digital they’ll always be some type of physical demand
always be some type of physical demand
always be some type of physical demand and one of the reasons is because the
and one of the reasons is because the
and one of the reasons is because the aesthetic purposes of it
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