As the future of video gaming services comes into focus, Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony are all enhancing their online gaming services in a bid to offer gamers richer, more challenging interplay experiences than they can find when playing just by themselves. What is not as easy to discern is how the suppliers will make money from these services, however. “Vendors are experimenting with a number of subscription models with the goal of finding one that appeals to gamers and works financially for them as well,” said Michael Wolf, a principal analyst with market research ABI Research.
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Vendors Test Gaming Fee Models
Posted by: Paul Korzeniowski June 13, 2006 05:00 AMAs the future of video gaming services comes into focus, Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony are all enhancing their online gaming services in a bid to offer gamers richer, more challenging interplay experiences than they can find when playing just by themselves. What is not as easy to discern is how the suppliers will make money from these services, however. “Vendors are experimenting with a number of subscription models with the goal of finding one that appeals to gamers and works financially for them as well,” said Michael Wolf, a principal analyst with market research ABI Research.