SCEE VP speaks of hot markets for 2007

Posted Jan 27, 2007 at 1:36AM by QJ Staff Listed in: PS3 Tags: Africa, India, piracy, SCEE, South Africa
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Chris Stanton-Jones - Image 1The games industry continues to concentrate on dominating the European, North American, and Japanese market, but Chris Stanton-Jones, VP of distributor markets at SCEE is indeed thinking out of the box. Why is that? Recently, the SCEE honcho told publishers that if they do not take advantage of territories like Russia, India, the Middle East and South Africa, then they would miss out on a potential fortune.

He mentions that these territories could represent a market far bigger than expected. He continued by saying:

Think emerging markets, think big numbers. With the right channelled effort you can literally double your business in a year, something that you could only dream of in the more mature Western European markets.


Well, he has a point there. But he is also aware that some of these "emerging" markets that he is talking about has also became a hotbed of piracy. In spite of that, he remains optimistic in his statements:

The first wrong perception is that piracy means it is impossible to have a legitimate software business in these markets. Take Dubai for example – rife with piracy ten years ago and now completely clean...Where there is money, nice air-conditioned shops, anti-piracy support and some reasonably priced software, you will have a good software market. In most markets, however, piracy directly affects software business, which we have to respond to.



Via MCV

 
 
 

Comments

by - 2007-01-27 05:45:35
Sony launch the PS3 in India!! PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!

PLease!! There are millions of people waiting for it's arrival.360 has already launched!!! So why can't India's favourite game brand Playstation 3????? PLease !! And ASAP!!! Millions are waiting 4 u!!! Including ME!!! PLease !!! PLease!!! I'm crying for PS3!!!!!!!

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