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Introversion: Digital Distribution is the saviour of the video game industry

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In an exclusive interview with 360 magazine, Mark Morris, MD of Darwinia developer Introversion, has waxed lyrical about the importance of Digital Distribution.
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Published: 132 days 9 hours ago | Interview | Xbox 360 | Dev News
 
 

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GWAVE - 132 days 10 hours ago
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Not surprised to see an article like this in an Xbox magazine, since Microsoft has been preaching "DD is teh FUTURE" about 5 seconds after support for HD-DVD was dropped. But I have yet to see the proof. Many of the factors involving DD "saving the industry" have nothing to do with the video game industry itself, but rather with peripheral industries upon which the video game industry relies.

A few examples:

- faster internet speeds
- more reliable server capacities
- larger/cheaper/faster hard drives
- a shift in the consumer mindset (physical media vs virtual media)

Until then, Introversion is just blowing smoke. As if the console industry needed to be saved in the first place...
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Mr Bun - 132 days 9 hours ago
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I still don't understand why the 360 hasn't released full game downloads on XBL...Especially when they are pitching this DD idea so much. I'm not talking about Braid/Geometry wars...I'm talking about full disc based games like the ones Sony has on the PSN. There is no reason that games like Dead Rising or Crackdown shouldn't be available on the XBL
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Grandreaper9999 - 132 days 7 hours ago
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^ My guess is that the XBL subscribers don't pay them enough.
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Grandreaper9999 - 132 days 7 hours ago
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I think as soon as they get all that Gamestop business out of the way, and the industry makes a bit more from used sales, it'll be fine. NOt that there's a whole lot wrong anyway.

If I'm paying upwards of $50.00 I expect it to be tangible. No way am I dishing out that much money per game, and have to abide by a company's BS policy if I ever lose my proof of purchase/account expiry or something ridiculous like that.

I want it in my hand, I'll always want my games in my hands. Discs aren't that big. DD for backup copies would be ok though. Eliminating the boxed format is a bad choice though unless games drop DRASTICALLY in price, and online remains free.
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glennc - 132 days 2 hours ago
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it doesn't need saving. it is thriving. i do enjoy not having to get up when i want to play 1943 after playing something else but i am just lazy.

there is no getting out of it though, it is the future. they don't like losing so much money on second hand sales. soon there will be no choice, and i for one will not stop playing games because of it even though i disagree with it.
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