Next Xbox Xbox 720 launch will "reverse" troubling NPD figures

[The Sith]

EA boss expects next gen reveals in 2013, boxed games aren't the future
http://www.oxm.co.uk/43993/ea-boss-e...nt-the-future/
IMO there will be boxed games when next gen starts.

[DeviousOne]

Nintendo is already planning on august to start selling their first party titles digital and pshyical with the 3ds and Wii U at launch im sure all companies will do the same

[Dave-The-Rave]

Of course there will be boxed games, I've said before I won't be supporting an all digital platform because they can hike up the prices for games as much as they want.

[DarkVincent07]

Pfft, if anyone releases games as DD only they are shooting themselves in the foot. No one will do it and even DD as retail parity doesn't mean the end of boxed games. Look at music. We have DD services as well as CDs. No drama, same thing


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[Sub-stance1]

Pfft, if anyone releases games as DD only they are shooting themselves in the foot. No one will do it and even DD as retail parity doesn't mean the end of boxed games. Look at music. We have DD services as well as CDs. No drama, same thing


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yea, but CD sales are steady declining and it looks like digital will take over, especially here in the U.S. Digital will take over. It's inevitable.

[F34R]

yea, but CD sales are steady declining and it looks like digital will take over, especially here in the U.S. Digital will take over. It's inevitable.

In twenty or thirty years...

[Sub-stance1]

In twenty or thirty years...

I don't think it will take that long. I think I read somewhere that in the UK digital sales actually beat CDs for the first time this year, and here in the US it accounted for more than half the revenue of the record industry. CD demand still remains high though.

[AaronSOLDIER]

I don't think it will take that long. I think I read somewhere that in the UK digital sales actually beat CDs for the first time this year, and here in the US it accounted for more than half the revenue of the record industry. CD demand still remains high though.

Yeah I think it'll be sooner than that as well, and most people won't quit gaming over it as they claim they will, next gen will probably be the last generation where we have retail boxed games, after this it'll probably all digital, though they'll probably put cases out to retailers with codes or something so the retailers don't die, they still need someone to sell the hardware afterall.

[Soldier 95B]

Digital will take over in the next 5 years I imagine.


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[keefy]

All that is going on is Digital downloads are more appealing since more and more people are getting faster and cheaper internets with large or no monthly caps and that EA are catering to those customers that want to download their games because its more convenient and quicker than going to the shops or getting it delivered.

[F34R]

I don't think it will take that long. I think I read somewhere that in the UK digital sales actually beat CDs for the first time this year, and here in the US it accounted for more than half the revenue of the record industry. CD demand still remains high though.

There's a huge difference between bandwidth usage of music, vs larger files. Also, pricing... don't use the UK aspect proving your theory in the US lol.

Digital will take over in the next 5 years I imagine.


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$50 bet on that one.

All that is going on is Digital downloads are more appealing since more and more people are getting faster and cheaper internets with large or no monthly caps and that EA are catering to those customers that want to download their games because its more convenient and quicker than going to the shops or getting it delivered.

Maybe in the UK, or other countries, but that isn't the case in the US.

[Sub-stance1]

There's a huge difference between bandwidth usage of music, vs larger files. Also, pricing... don't use the UK aspect proving your theory in the US lol.

Maybe so, but the US won't be far behind. People just don't buy albums the way they used to and selling individual songs on CD just doesn't work anymore. I still think it will happen within the next 5 to 10 years. Either way its a win for them because people will still be buying.

[F34R]

Maybe so, but the US won't be far behind. People just don't buy albums the way they used to and selling individual songs on CD just doesn't work anymore. I still think it will happen within the next 5 to 10 years. Either way its a win for them because people will still be buying.

It won't be a "win" for them in the US because penetration is still absurd compared to other places. This will limit their sales a lot compared to retail sales. As far as the US not being far behind.. bs. That's the "saying" that has been going on for a while.

[Sub-stance1]

It won't be a "win" for them in the US because penetration is still absurd compared to other places. This will limit their sales a lot compared to retail sales. As far as the US not being far behind.. bs. That's the "saying" that has been going on for a while.

When I said "win" i was just basically saying that the industry will still be selling music. Profits may be different but the industry will still go on. As for CD album sales, they have been dropping for years now and they continue to fall.

During the 52 weeks ended Jan. 2, album sales in the United States fell 12.8% to 326.2 million units from 373.9 million units in the prior year, as the sales of CDs fell by nearly 20% for the fourth year in a row.

Digital album downloads fared better, posting 13% growth to 86.3 million from the 76.4 million scanned during 2009, accounting for nearly 26.5% of all U.S. album sales last year, according to SoundScan.

http://www.billboard.com/news/u-s-al...0-digital-1004


It may not happen soon but with Cds steady decline, digital may just equal it in 5 to 10 years. It's not a fast gain but I don't really see people buying more CD albums in the future. Who knows what the future hold though. Something else may come along.

[sainraja]

Digital distribution and physical media are going to co-exist for a while.

[Sub-stance1]

Digital distribution and physical media are going to co-exist for a while.

No doubt. It will take some time for anything to happen. We are seeing more and more signs of the co-existence too, especially in things like automobiles.

[F34R]

When I said "win" i was just basically saying that the industry will still be selling music. Profits may be different but the industry will still go on. As for CD album sales, they have been dropping for years now and they continue to fall.





http://www.billboard.com/news/u-s-al...0-digital-1004


It may not happen soon but with Cds steady decline, digital may just equal it in 5 to 10 years. It's not a fast gain but I don't really see people buying more CD albums in the future. Who knows what the future hold though. Something else may come along.

We're talking about games, not CD's. At least, I thought it was about games...

Digital distribution and physical media are going to co-exist for a while.

Exactly, in respect to the games industry.

[sainraja]

Yup. I can see the games industry switching to card based media.....like the vita but giving up physical media altogether is going to take some time, as I see it...

[Sub-stance1]

We're talking about games, not CD's. At least, I thought it was about games...

I was talking music CD industry in response to Vincent's post. Games is a different beast. Right now its hard to tell whats gonna happen with that. I guess it depends how long the next gen lasts.

[F34R]

I was talking music CD industry in response to Vincent's post. Games is a different beast. Right now its hard to tell whats gonna happen with that. I guess it depends how long the next gen lasts.

I gotcha... thanks for helping me out there.

[MjW]

I think there will be boxed games all the way through.

[acryllicaltair]

much different scenario when it comes to games....cant compare the gaming industry to the music industry. Too many gamers like the physical material.

[DarkVincent07]

much different scenario when it comes to games....cant compare the gaming industry to the music industry. Too many gamers like the physical material.

There's this, but all I'm trying to say is that I see no reason why there cat be both formats Digital games physical games. Music and movies are currently that way it's just an extra option which just means more options for gamers


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[Arion]

With the high cost of internet and slow internet speeds in developing countries like South Africa where I live, I doubt the next generation will be digital only

[keefy]

No need to worry.

Does that make USA a devloping country too because so I am told USA has shitty expensive internets?