Combining Sat Tv With Videogames

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EKublai

EKublai

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Combining Sat Tv With Videogames 2012-05-21 16:07:32 Reply

This idea is just one in about a thousand regarding of the future of videogame distribution for consoles.

Eventually, discs will be out. And either digital distribution will be fully in or.... something else will.

One of the big financial hurdles for the Video game industry is that there's pretty much only one life for a particular game to live. Whereas a Movie first comes out in theaters and then has a second-life on DVD, a third on-demand, and a fourth on TV, videogames as they stand are only profitable to video game publishers through retail purchases. This all but destroys the chances of having a diverse supply of middle-ground developers, and those between who make small-scale games like Journey and FEZ and AAA titles are destined to fail. So I just wanted to toss around some ideas to create a better environment for both consumers and developers and publishers.

Let's say streaming games is the future. What do you guys think of the idea of creating some sort of DirectTV/OnLive Hybrid, where people pay for a subscription, and instead of game renting or game buying, it operates just like TV, where at certain times of the day, you can play Call of Duty or Uncharted for a few hours at a time, or you can buy a certain amount of hours. And publishers can buy channels, so on one channel you'll have Assassin's Creed 3 and Rayman Origins and on the other you can just have a 24-hr Call of Duty Marathon all the time.

There are alot of extraordinary details to consider, but from the consumer-side, what do you think?