Gaming industry to boost in India, even with overpriced consoles |
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While gamers all over the world are crying for a price drop, our friends over at India buy their PS3 and Xbox 360 at US$ 980 and US$ 600 respectively. Even with such expensive consoles, analyst group iSuppli believes that the industry will reach US$ 125 million on 2010, from last year's US$ 13 million.Milestone Interactive Software distributed the PS3 at almost a thousand bucks, but 1,200 units have been sold so far. Year end goal of 10,000 units sold will be hard according to the group, because of Xbox 360 and its "major price differential compared to its competitor."
Having to pay for duties doesn't help, which is almost 35% the product price in India. Microsoft's box also have the earlier release advantage, and localizing support that iSuppli calls "its commitment to customizing its titles for Indian tastes."
“The console gaming segment is not very sizeable in India. However, future growth expectations and consumerism are prompting companies to establish themselves in India," said analyst Ashish Thakre from the group. That means there shouldn't be any wars - we should be happy that the industry is booming in more countries.
Via Gamasutra
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Howdy all. Being an Indian myself (born there, raised in the US since I was 6 months old, but have alot of family back there and visit fairly often), I know for a fact that Indians LOVE the Sony brand..... Hell... my parents have a giant Sony HD television, a Sony 6-DVD changer, 5 Sony stereos, 2 Sony video cameras, 1 Sony photo camera, not to mention the newly bought PS3.... but Indians are also hella cheap. They may buy the 360 out of pure frugality, but many more will buy a PS3 just because its Sony. Indians are FIERCELY loyal to brand name. I am not making claims that the PS3 is better than the 360 (though it is ;-) ), but, take my recent trip to India where I gave my cousin the latest Ipod Video and he looked at it with a "myeh" and offered to trade it for my decade old Sony CD Walkman (my mother told me not to...damn being nice to relatives!). This may say alot about my cousin's taste in electronics (everything in India is pirated, so CDs are practically free and widely available, and computers are ala Windows 98 status... so its not too irrational), but I does show India and South Asia's love of Sony. And for those who think that India doesn't really matter in gaming... it doesn't... as of yet. India, while still having the most poor people of any country on the planet, has one of the largest growing middle classes of any country and has tons of rich kids who can't wait to spend their parent's money. Immediately after I left, the Ipod craze hit India and my cousin thanked me profusely for giving him the nicest, most advanced Ipod out of anyone in the city (practically.... their Ipod craze was just about the regular mp3 Ipods). So dont totally discount India and the non traditional South Asian markets. Also don't overlook Korea, the non-England Europe, and many other countries that don't really know what the heck an Xbox is but can't wait to buy ANY Sony Playstation because of it's dominance (PS2 sales numbers in these countries are ridiculous!!!) Newhoo. Have a nice day, y'all. Tata.
Never post any news articles regarding to Halo 3 from now on, period. I *****ing care nothing about Halo 3. I don’t care anything about such garbage like Crapalo 3 or Halo 2.5 or Halo 2 Episode 1. This is a flat fact that there’re 200 games or so which are better than Halo 3 in terms of graphics, sounds, music, gameplay, online multiplay, single-play, and replay value (longevity). * World of StarCraft (WoS – MMORPG genre): go to google.com -> click ‘images’ button to do image searching -> type ‘World of StarCraft’ -> you can see 2 exclusive pictures. Back in early 2006, Blizzard gave an exclusive interview about WoS and these 2 in-game pictures of WoS to GameSpot. About 1 week later, Blizzard requested GameSpot to remove all information on WoS because WoS was in very early form (build). * Call of Duty 5: Infinity Ward makes CoD 2 and 4; Infinity Ward has been making CoD 4 since Dec. 2005. Treyarch makes CoD 3 and 5; Treyarch has been making CoD 5 since Jan. 2007. CoD 2, 3, 4, and 5 games’ publisher is Activision (Activision decided which version will be made by which developer). * Jak & Dexter Next-Gen: Naughty Dog is currently making Uncharted: Drake's Fortune and Jak & Dexter at the same time. * These games’ existence is widely and publicly known; however, never officially confirmed: MotorStorm 2, Gears of War 2, Doom Wars, Ninja Gaiden 2, Black 2, Wolfenstein Next-Gen, Dead Rising 2, Dead or Alive 5, Resistance 2, Beowulf Next-Gen, Knight of the Old Republic 3 Killzone 2 God of War 3 Resident Evil 5 StarCraft Ghost Next-Gen Heavy Rain Jak & Dexter Next-Gen Turok Bioshock MotorStorm Gears of War Unreal Tournament 3 Crysis Haze Army of Two Ratchet & Clank Future: ToD Uncharted: Drake's Fortune Fable 2 Devil May Cry 4 Gran Turismo 5 Folklore Virtua Fighter 5 [X360] StarCraft 2 Eight Days 2 Days 2 Vegas Cipher Complex WarDevil Final Fantasy XIII White Knight Story Earth No More Interstellar Marines Call of Duty 5 The Chronicles of Rid*****: AoDA The Crossing Project Offset Battlefield: Bad Company Warhawk Age of Conan: HA Global Agenda Heavenly Sword Grand Theft Auto 4 Fifth Phantom Saga Team Fortress 2 Call of Duty 4 The Settlers Alone in the Dark Brothers in Arms: HH Time0 Timeshift Next-Gen Fatal Inertia Forza Motorsport 2 Splinter Cell: Conviction Soul Caliber 4 Getaway Afrika Hydrophobia Max Payne 3 Duke Nukem Forever Deus Ex Next-Gen Silent Hill 5 EndWar Indiana Jones Next-Gen World of StarCraft Condemned 2: Bloodshot Monster Hunter 3 Star Wars Battlefront 3 StarWars: FU Lost Planet 2: Colonies Company of Heroes: OF Final Fantasy versus XIII The Last Remnant Golden Axe Next-Gen Kingdom Hearts 3 Civilization IV: BtS The Club The Outsider Stalker 2 Guitar Hero III Stranglehold The Darkness Kane & Lynch: DM Elveon Tekken 6 Medal of Honor: Airborne Half Life 2: Ep 2 Ninja Gaiden Sigma Alan Wake Saboteur Metal Gear Solid 4 Spore Dark Sector World in Conflict SEGA Rally Revo Assassin's Creed Project Gotham Racing 4 Enemy Territory: QW Burnout Paradise The Agency The Wall FEAR the 2nd GhostBusters Next-Gen Lost Odyssey Eve Online 2: Revelations Lair Halo Wars Ace Combat 6 Battlefield 2142 Super Mario Galaxy Metroid Prime 3: Corruption The Legend of Zelda: TP Supreme Commander Mass Effect Battalion Wars 2 Tabula Rasa Super Smash Bros. Brawl Fracture Left 4 Dead WoW: BC Blue Dragon Portal SimCity Societies Universe At War Eternal Sonata Frontlines: FoW Mercenaries 2 Dark Messiah of M&M 2 Midnight Club Next-Gen Huxley Too Human EverQuest II: EoF Warhammer Online SOCOM Confrontation Resistance: FoM * (There’re 75 more games in between; I just can’t list them all here due to the limitation of writing space) Halo 3 Theseis Overlord Shadowrun Halo 2 (Win Vista version) See, this? There’re more than 200 games which are better than Halo 3 in all respects. Why should I waste even 2 minutes to play Crapalo 3 when there’re 200 better games? It just make
Never post any news articles regarding to Halo 3 from now on, period. I f+cking care nothing about garbage like Crapalo 3 or Halo 2.5 or Halo 2 Episode 1. This is a flat fact that there’re 200 games or so which are better than Halo 3 in terms of graphics, sound, music, gameplay, multiplay, single-play, and replay value (longevity). * World of StarCraft (WoS – MMORPG genre): go to google.com -> click ‘images’ button to do image searching -> type ‘World of StarCraft’ -> you can see 2 exclusive pictures. Back in early 2006, Blizzard gave an exclusive interview about WoS and these 2 in-game pictures of WoS to GameSpot. About 1 week later, Blizzard requested GameSpot to remove all information on WoS because WoS was in very early and immature stages. * Call of Duty 5: Infinity Ward makes CoD 2 and 4; Infinity Ward has been making CoD 4 since Dec. 2005. Treyarch makes CoD 3 and 5; Treyarch has been making CoD 5 since Jan. 2007. CoD 2, 3, 4, and 5 games’ publisher is Activision (Activision decided which version will be made by which developer). * Jak & Dexter Next-Gen: Naughty Dog is currently making Uncharted: Drake's Fortune and Jak & Dexter at the same time. Gears of War 2, MotorStorm 2, Doom Wars, Ninja Gaiden 2, Black 2, Wolfenstein Next-Gen, Dead Rising 2, Dead or Alive 5, Resistance 2, Beowulf Next-Gen, Knight of the Old Republic 3 (all of the above games’ existence is widely and publicly known; however, never officially confirmed) Killzone 2 God of War 3 Resident Evil 5 StarCraft Ghost Next-Gen Heavy Rain Jak & Dexter Next-Gen Turok Bioshock MotorStorm Gears of War Unreal Tournament 3 Crysis Haze Army of Two Ratchet & Clank Future: ToD Uncharted: Drake's Fortune Fable 2 Devil May Cry 4 Gran Turismo 5 Folklore Virtua Fighter 5 StarCraft 2 Eight Days 2 Days 2 Vegas Cipher Complex WarDevil Final Fantasy XIII White Knight Story Earth No More Interstellar Marines Call of Duty 5 The Chronicles of Ridd+ck: AoDA The Crossing Project Offset Battlefield: Bad Company Warhawk Age of Conan: HA Global Agenda Heavenly Sword Grand Theft Auto 4 Fifth Phantom Saga Team Fortress 2 Call of Duty 4 The Settlers Alone in the Dark Brothers in Arms: HH Time0 Timeshift Next-Gen Fatal Inertia Forza Motorsport 2 Splinter Cell: Conviction Soul Caliber 4 Getaway Afrika Hydrophobia Max Payne 3 Duke Nukem Forever Deus Ex Next-Gen Silent Hill 5 EndWar Indiana Jones Next-Gen World of StarCraft Condemned 2: Bloodshot Monster Hunter 3 Star Wars Battlefront 3 StarWars: FU Lost Planet 2: Colonies Company of Heroes: OF Final Fantasy versus XIII The Last Remnant Golden Axe Next-Gen Kingdom Hearts 3 Civilization IV: BtS The Club The Outsider Stalker 2 Guitar Hero III Stranglehold The Darkness Kane & Lynch: DM Elveon Tekken 6 Medal of Honor: Airborne Half Life 2: Ep 2 Ninja Gaiden Sigma Alan Wake Saboteur Metal Gear Solid 4 Spore Dark Sector World in Conflict SEGA Rally Revo Assassin's Creed Project Gotham Racing 4 Enemy Territory: QW Burnout Paradise The Agency The Wall FEAR the 2nd GhostBusters Next-Gen Lost Odyssey Eve Online 2: Revelations Lair Halo Wars Ace Combat 6 Metroid Prime 3: Corruption Supreme Commander Mass Effect Fracture Left 4 Dead WoW: BC Blue Dragon Portal SimCity Societies Universe At War Eternal Sonata Frontlines: FoW Mercenaries 2 Dark Messiah of M&M 2 Midnight Club Next-Gen Huxley Too Human SOCOM Confrontation Resistance: FoM EverQuest II: EoF Warhammer Online * (There’re 75 more games in between; I just can’t list them all here due to the limitation of writing space) Halo 3 Theseis Overlord Halo 2 (Win Vista) Shadowrun See, this? There’s almost countless number of games which are better than Halo 3 in all respects. Why should I waste even 5 minutes to play Crapalo 3 when there’re 200 better games? It just makes no-sense at all. Kids, use your common sense because X360 fanboys can never think and rationalize with clear and unbiased mind.
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