Digital Distribution to rule, in years to come

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mike_intellivision said:
I think for PCs, this will increasingly be the case. In part because productivity software is going to drive it -- not gaming software.

But I think for consoles and handhelds, it will quite a while (decade plus) before this happens. The infrastructure in the US could not handle it, let alone in other places in the world.

From what I hear, the broadband infrastructure in the US is among the worst in the developed world. Even when comparing big and dense cities. I expect DD to catch on in Europe earlier than in the US, not to mention Korea and maybe Japan too.