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S.T.A.G.E. on 19 January 2013
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DirtyP2002 said:

"It's most successful game last year was Minecraft on Xbox Live Arcade, while titles such as Trials Evolution were big sellers"

Well Halo 4 outsold it by 2 million and with 4 months less on the market.

 

Retail games will not go away anytime soon. Heck, there are still a lot of CDs out there for music / audiobooks etc. I think the digital distribution will add another option for consumers. I really like my limited editions and BluRay cases, but games like Walking Dead would not exist without digital distribution. I think episodic content on XBLA and a retail release for the full package is actually a pretty good move. Instead of buying a game for $60.

Week one: Epdisode 1 for $10, multiplayer for $10.
Week two: Epdisode 2 for $10
Week three: Episode 3 for $10
Week four: Episode 4 for $10
Week five: Episode 5 for $10 and retail release as the total package for $60

Alan Wake 2 would be perfect for this kind of distribution. CoD not so much. So it really comes down to the game and how it works.


Exactly.