London Games Conference focus on digital distribution
With the jokes at the expanse of my homeland on this site in recent days, I thought it might be good to look at something going on at October 27th : The London Games Conference. As the headlines suggests, it’s focused on digital distribution with “every aspect of this seismic shift within the industry” being looked at, and with speakers from “development, publishing, retail and distribution communities”. Hit the jump for more.
One such is Nick Parker, from Parker Consulting, who thinks that boxed sales will start sliding from 2010, but digital distribution and online gaming will make up the shortfall. He also predicts that 2013 and 2014 will be the release dates for Microsoft and Sony’s next-gen console launches (respectively). Hey, I think we’ve got another potential Michael Pachter over here!
Finally, it has a keynote speech by the Shadow Culture Minister, (a job not nearly as cool as it sounds) which got me wondering. Keith Vaz (a Labour politician notorious in gaming circles for hating videogames) is the UK politician that springs to mind when I think of gaming. Are the Conservatives (the current opposition party in the UK) trying to appeal to gamers?
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While digital distribution is enviable I seriously doubt that the sale of games from boxes will drop by 2010. Their are still people who want to have the physical copy of the in their library.
I reckon by 2012 people will be hanging up gasoline powered cars for environmental cars that run on wind, sunlight, corn, water, and cow patties.
While digital distribution is enviable I seriously doubt that the sale of games from boxes will drop by 2010. Their are still people who want to have the physical copy of the in their library.
I reckon by 2012 people will be hanging up gasoline powered cars for environmental cars that run on wind, sunlight, corn, water, and cow patties.