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Sony says 90 percent of games will be bought online in 2018

Posted Apr 12, 2008 at 3:35AM EST by QJ Staff

Listed in: PS3, Xbox 360, PSP, Wii, Nintendo DS, PC Gaming Tags: ELSPA, Ray Maguire, Sony, Sony Computer Entertainment UK, UK

Ten years from now, the vast majority of gaming software will be purchased via online transactions. This was projected by Sony Computer Entertainment UK boss Ray Maguire as he criticized the Tanya Byron report at the recent ELSPA press conference.

Â“While games are recorded media and we have something on a packet, the recommendations in the Byron Review are okay,Â” comments Maguire. Â“But ten years from now the ratio of games sales will have gone from 90 per cent in-store to 90 per cent online."

The Sony boss said that this means retailers are currently responsible for the material that come out of their outlets, but once online game sales take over, the areas of responsibility are blurred. Selling games according to age groups will be a bigger challenge.

"This isnÂ’t merely a games industry issue," he adds. "ItÂ’s an issue for every industry with companies that have a website Â– and when we look at user generated content, itÂ’s a people issue.Â”

If Maguire's projections come to pass, it will render a good part of the Byron report's recommendations obsolete due to the difference in the nature of online stores and brick-and-mortar retailers. Ratings issued by governing boards could be bypassed if transactions happen in the privacy of households, making it easy for children to access content inappropriate for them.

For her part, author Dr. Tanya Byron explained that her recommendations did not delve into such a scenario because Â“many key members of the games industryÂ” opted not to talk about the future of online game sales with her as the report was being compiled.

Via MCV UK

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is look at the last 8 years (let alone 10) and notice how much things have changed from 2000. I think a hell of a lot can change in 10 years so I wouldn't be supprised if they found a way to keep content under control on websites. Only time will actually tell.

A lot of years with little changes = big change.

# hmm — Binary 2008-04-12 08:55

I rather worry about something else 2018. a better gas millage.

# LMAO — Predator04 2008-04-12 09:10

has sony been hiding under a rock? why 2018? why not in a couple years.. Lmao sony.. are you kidding?

# what about the Real Situations here! On EARTH!! > — PSPMAN90 2008-04-12 09:15

Yes Global Warning!! Why worrying about how we gonna sell games on the future! Instead worry about the real consequences of te Time/Future/Catastrophe!!

Well in some point Sony already selling game content Online!

Even free downloading but you have to buy something always to keep playing. Also it would be more cheaper, since you buying the game virtually, it always things via internet are cheaper... look eBay, PlayStation store(download able content)

So don't worry, ppl still be buying, downloading, uploading and Posting! n_n'! 4 Fr33 access.

Unless Sony waned to spend lot of time looking for the guilty person...

Well thanks! '

PSPMAN90

# Hm — shrimpdude 2008-04-12 09:51

Are they prophesying the death of the optical medium, then? And even that far into the future, I don't really see people downloading 50GB+ games.

# ~~ — ~~ 2008-04-12 11:26

Because it still takes me the better part of the day to download a 4gig ISO, Don't want to be talking about a 25Gig Iso...

# i dont.. — Predator04 2008-04-12 11:59

see how you cant see people downloading. have you been hiding under a rock to shrimpdude? lol

# 80% less plastic material used for creating game disc... — lavino 2008-04-12 12:02

is a huge environment improvement though. Think about that, if we can instantly reduce 80% of all plastic bag used in supermarket today or 80% of car stop using gasline.. I know.. not some too fair comparisons here but just imagine....

# ,,, — Dodo 2008-04-12 12:03

Sony is already selling games like Warhawk, GT5 Prologue online, and soon SOCOM: Confrontation and may be LittleBigPlanet . Out of the three console makers, they are doing more to sell big games on the Playstation Store that are also sold in retail. Some games will be exclusively available online, like Wipeout HD. And so far I think it's been very successful.

They can't sell 50GB size games online yet because it's impractical. Most people don't have fast internet connections and bandwidth to cope with such downloads and who knows if they will even in 2018. But by then they will work out how to compress and distribute large games online. If services like Steam, Direct2Drive, etc can do it, Sony can do it. They just need to work out all the angles. I'm glad that al least in this aspect they are little more forward thinking.

It's still a long way away, but it's not an impossible future. But I think games will also get bigger and bigger and require more space, so I think optical discs will be an option 10 years from now. DVD and Xbox 360 will be obselete in a few years, the Wii doesn't even have the storage required. PS3 will be the console that races ahead with both physical and digital distribution in its hands.

# lol — Kingofdaberbz 2008-04-12 20:39

It's funny how MS was flamed for saying DLC is the future lol.

# ... — Pwn3r1001 2008-04-13 03:12

Predator04: well you see most people still enjoy buying the game on disc, because they don't have that sort of room on a memory stick. If you check out sony's projected memory stick size, eventually they'll have 32gb memory sticks.

As for the dude above me: That's really not an issue. I'm guessing you download torrents...correct? I used too also, ya it takes all day. Thats why I just type the game.iso then type megaupload or rapidshare next to it. Those sites are 100x faster than a torrent. And I'm sure sony will offer their games online to download at full speed from their server(after you legally purchased it of course)

# OK .... — potat4o 2008-04-13 04:31

I already download 98% of the games I play. :-P

# says.. — Predator04 2008-04-13 07:48

will be bought! something you dont do

# LoL indeed. — shabghai360 2008-04-16 04:01

I love the way that when some of us make comments about the dramatic increase in online use and how the present downloadable content is the prefix to the future of gaming as this is a perfect way to also combat Piracy. It is also cheaper for the delivery of content for the manufacturers. We discuss how the available memory in USB Sticks or compact flash cards is increasing at a rate that is capable of handling the content of games and then we are called nerds or we gotta get back to reality and forget the star trek gizmos. Well Sony have said nothing new that I myself and many others have debated here in the forums but as its Sony its Suddenly Kosher and some even state that 10 years is too far away.

I said 10 years 4 or 5 months ago and was politely asked to take a reality check.

Anyway, for me bring it on Sony or MS I like the idea. Use of memory no more hardware with mechanics that can also add to breakdowns and of course if the future should be DLC then we no longer need consoles the size of bricks.

And if we wanna go real geeky maybe we can run the suckers on 12 volt DC so put a solar panel on the window sill as that will keep the greenies happy too.

# ... — SparkWIzard 2008-04-26 13:40

this idea is only going to make gamers that much more lazy, not including the people who dont have much time for game shopping at a store.

but it is an idea that will be a good idea and I just hope they make it nearlly impossiple to hack.

so we dont get ripped or get hacked ourselves.

# @Pwn3r1001 — Uplink 2008-04-26 17:23

its Not Really just torrents (Specialy since i DL most torrents at about 1.2mbps) BUt Some ISP's Limit Bandwidth and believe it or not Places in the US still dont have cable dsl or any Broadband avialiable to them. 2018 seems far fetched IMO I would estimate 2025 at least. Even Then thats all on How Bad the Depression Contenues to Spiral down. The only Thing pissing me off with Downloadable Games online is....They dont havta Have a pulblisher, Or a printing press, Or Printable media; But We still pay full price for the games? Thats a rip off. I want a price cut for a digital download i refuse to pay full price and not get the full goods.

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