Machina-AX said:
That's even more impressive then. PSN Games must sell better than I expected, and are presumably more profitable than non-downloadable games?
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I think a big part of it is that Sony doesn't have to split money with retailers as well, not to mention that some of the titles have sold very well. The reorganization of the San Diego studio to do downloadable games as well as the SOE divisions that now exclusively do downloadable stuff would support the hypothesis that dowloadable games see a good return.
I personally don't mind since they are great to show off to friends, and are great games to just "pick-up-and-play" (I really hate that phrase since it degrades video games to just mindless entertainment rather than something artistic, but it is true in this case). Hell, some of them don't even sacrifice on the artsy stuff either, which is why I prefer Loco Roco, flOw, and Everyday Shooter to most of the others.
They are great stopgaps for long stretches with no new games, but looking at the 2008 release schedule I no longer see that as a problem.
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