Gaming fans pose two questions: First, “Why are Sony and Microsoft so worried about selling consoles? Can’t they just focus on games and online services?” and second, “In a world where digital media’s becoming popular, will online shops and downloads take down brick and mortar?” Consoles are still a major source of revenue for Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft, thanks to content licensing fees for retail products. Sales numbers for digital downloads — which can be great games but are often relatively inexpensive — really aren’t that huge.
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Digital Downloads Won't Kill the Video Game Store
Posted by: Scott Steinberg September 16, 2011 09:59 AMGaming fans pose two questions: First, “Why are Sony and Microsoft so worried about selling consoles? Can’t they just focus on games and online services?” and second, “In a world where digital media’s becoming popular, will online shops and downloads take down brick and mortar?” Consoles are still a major source of revenue for Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft, thanks to content licensing fees for retail products. Sales numbers for digital downloads — which can be great games but are often relatively inexpensive — really aren’t that huge.