-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA1
Analyst Thinks Epic Regrets Microsoft Deal
,----[ Quote ]
| Epic is the publisher behind the smash hit Gears
| of War franchise. Analyst Michael Pachter has
| said that he believes Epic is regretting its
| decision to tie up exclusively with Microsoft.
| Pachter told GameTrailers, "I think the Epic
| guys can't wait until they can start doing
| multi-platform games."
|
| His opinion is based on profits. Sure there are
| a lot of Xbox consoles on the market but Pachter
| figures that if the Gears of War games had been
| offered on the PS3 it would have sold an
| additional 3 to 4 million copies.
`----
http://www.dailytech.com/Analyst+Thinks+Epic+Regrets+Microsoft+Deal/article17491.htm
Epic Regrets Microsoft Exclusivity Deal, Says Pachter
,----[ Quote ]
| Asked if he think Gears will go multiplatform,
| Pachter clarified. "I don't, I think Microsoft
| has a contract to make sure they get that
| sequel," he said. "But I think Epic regrets
| signing that contract. You're up to 11 million
| PS3s in the U.S. and probably similar number in
| Europe, you got a 20 million addressable market
| with a game like Gears of War. I mean, that
| thing would easily sell 3 or 4 million on the
| PS3, that's a lot of profit. No way is it worth
| it."
`----
http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3177681
Recent:
EA in Spore DRM climbdown
,----[ Quote ]
| Critics claim DRM limiting those who bought the hotly anticipated sim to only
| three installs amounts to no more than renting the software out, rather than
| selling it. DRM also prevented players from creating more than one user
| account per copy of Spore â even though the game's literature specifically
| states otherwise.
|
| As what is now a matter of routine with modern PC games, pirates managed to
| crack the game's DRM restrictions within a day of the game's release and
| hosted this de-restricted content on certain nefarious file-sharing websites.
`----
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/09/22/public_knowledge_fights_copyright_enforcement_bill/
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux)
iEYEARECAAYFAktdOXIACgkQU4xAY3RXLo6WewCfUnKfz4m+H3MndnFV/AQSEWB0
zA0AnRSxKw7eSh1xAgROVNUYa0RNI7Ek
=b2+c
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
|
|
