Killiana1a said:
As a consumer, thus a member of the market I have to disagree. Publishers, developers and console makers are not the market, they create products for the market who is the consumers. If the industry was the market, then Other M would have pushed 1 million units instead of looking to be the worst selling Metroid game of all time possibly falling below Super Metroid's 1.42 million lifetime sales. Likewise, how do you explain Alan Wake which was widely heralded within the industry, but got smoked and rolled by Red Dead Redemption? How do you explain Michael Pachter downplaying Red Dead Redemption as not going to be a smash hit, yet it has already sold 6 to 7 million copies? So please tell me who is this "market" whom a majority agrees "digital distribution" is "all the way?" I apologize for my tone. I just get a little uppity over vague comments to the effect it is already a done deal by the VPs and upper managment without running it by the consumers who are the market. Furthermore, I don't trust upper management because with their golden parachutes they can push DD or some fad of the year to pad their resumes and jump ship to another VP job before the effects of their ridiculous proposals are realized. |
fair enough...the market I am refering to is the consumer which you eluded to. Digital distribution has continued to gain market share against physical media and is predicted to continue, it is by no means the majority and won't be for many years to come. I didn't state it to offend anyone nor did I take offense at your post. I feel in a very similar to you in the way 3D tv seems to be forced down our throats, I can't stand it. My point was that I prefer DD and the current trend of the market seems to be heading that way.
