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HappySqurriel on 26 July 2010

I wouldn’t be surprised if the total number of games sold digitally was equal to or greater than physical game copies, but a large portion of those digital downloads would be $1 to $5 games for the iPhone (or similar devices) that people churn through at rapid rates. When you start talking about fully featured games that are in a similar price range to games delivered on disc ($20 to $60) I would be surprised if 25% of the game’s sales were digital downloads.



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thranx on 26 July 2010

Seeing as I get 100% of my pc games online now, I can definatly see the 50% being true. Deciding on starcraft 2 right now. Might predownload it tonight.



Galaki on 26 July 2010
STEKSTAV said:
shio said:
STEKSTAV said:

Impulse who? Exactly!

The second most popular DD service of PC Gaming? From the creators of Galactic Civilizations and Sins of the Solar Empire?


Dosen't stop the fact that games downloaded digitally still can be in the 50 percentile.. i mean if you have a limited library of games and you're second ranked with an inferior product, compared to Steam, you're obviously not going to sell as much.

I get that the dd numbers aren't measured in sales, but much like VGC, and that the number can be off.. but just because some "nobody" says the numbers are off, dosen't make it true.. but also not false.

Just because Impulse is a nobody doesn't mean they'd have less credability than NDP.

It's like saying, Pachter said something but you're nobody so you can't discredit him.

IMO, NDP is at fault firsts for using flimsy facts to back up their claims.



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STEKSTAV on 26 July 2010
Galaki said:
STEKSTAV said:
shio said:
STEKSTAV said:

Impulse who? Exactly!

The second most popular DD service of PC Gaming? From the creators of Galactic Civilizations and Sins of the Solar Empire?


Dosen't stop the fact that games downloaded digitally still can be in the 50 percentile.. i mean if you have a limited library of games and you're second ranked with an inferior product, compared to Steam, you're obviously not going to sell as much.

I get that the dd numbers aren't measured in sales, but much like VGC, and that the number can be off.. but just because some "nobody" says the numbers are off, dosen't make it true.. but also not false.

Just because Impulse is a nobody doesn't mean they'd have less credability than NDP.

It's like saying, Pachter said something but you're nobody so you can't discredit him.

IMO, NDP is at fault firsts for using flimsy facts to back up their claims.

Agreed.. im sorry if i made you believe otherwise. I said:


"[...]but just because some "nobody" says the numbers are off, dosen't make it true.. but also not false."



wholikeswood on 26 July 2010
famousringo said:
axumblade said:

o.O gaf isn't going to respond well to this. x.o


Stardock to be banned from GAF?

Haha.

Have they found this yet?



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hobbit on 27 July 2010

wait, this guy's arguement is that NPD numbers are wrong because he and other companies don't give them the data? umm.. sounds like a pointless article.



Kasz216 on 27 July 2010
hobbit said:

wait, this guy's arguement is that NPD numbers are wrong because he and other companies don't give them the data? umm.. sounds like a pointless article.


Well he does have a point.... maybe.

Maybe not.  Since Steam is the number one DD platform and being a privately owned company don't have to release sales numbers.



supermario128 on 27 July 2010
axumblade said:

o.O gaf isn't going to respond well to this. x.o


Maybe they will realize the all numbers are basically estimates and start to accept VGC.




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Hephaestos on 27 July 2010

Well if you count copies of games sold, i'm sure anyone who bought a steam superpack with 50 useless games and 5 new games will agree that DD is probably selling a lot of copies...

now, speaking of $$, sure, it's likely still far behind



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Galaki on 27 July 2010
Hephaestos said:

Well if you count copies of games sold, i'm sure anyone who bought a steam superpack with 50 useless games and 5 new games will agree that DD is probably selling a lot of copies...

now, speaking of $$, sure, it's likely still far behind


Like buying the all-Ubi-games-pack that cost $80 but only play 2 of them?



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