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Pachter: Only hard drive size is keeping MS from releasing new digital releases, retailers won't mind new mode of distribution |
Listed in: Xbox 360 Tags: Michael Pachter, Microsoft, xbox 360 titles
Michael Pachter is of the opinion that it's only the hard drive size keeping Micrsoft from releasing new digital releases for the Xbox 360. On the other hand, retail stores can whine and groan all they want, but in the end, they are likely not going to have any other recourse but to jump aboard the digital distribution bandwagon because even Microsoft's publishing partners will back this service.
Talking to GamesIndustry, Pachter expressed his thoughts:
I don't see the timing between new release and digital download being a function of anything other than hard drive sizes. I think as soon as we have large hard drives - I think th rumored Project Natal 'new' Xbox 360 with a terabyte storage in 2010 - we'll have a day-and-date downloads.
As for the issue of retailers getting their feathers all ruffled, Pachter used the example of the iPod.
I don't think that the publishers care at all if downloads are day-and-date, and in fact, my guess is that many publishers favor such a model. It's true that retail partners wouldn't like it, but it is not necessarily true that they would have much to say about it.
I don't see how they could scream too loudly about day-and-date downloads, unless the price for the download was lover than the packaged product price. I don't see any retailers refusing to sell iPods, even though all the content on an iPod is distributed digitally.
Much in the same way, while retailers may baulk at the possibility of day-and-date downloads, I don't see too many refusing to carry Microsoft product in retaliation. Should a retailer boycott Microsoft, I think that the full force of the publishers would be brought to bear on that retailer, and they would find themselves starved for product.
The newly renamed Games on Demand service for XBL is launching in August, and Microsoft is promising to have 30 titles available for launch. Among the launch titles are Crackdown and Assassin's Creed. New games will then be added every week.
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Via GamesIndustry
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This is currently the biggest hard drive on newegg and is what most PS3 users use to replace their hard drive. I'm pretty sure it would work equally as well for the 360 Hard Drive that is of course if you know how to modify the Hard Drive and install the correct data in it to have it work properly. Though I think this would get you banned since the biggest MS offers is 120 which costs more than this Hard Drive already. So if you are going to modify your 20GB I would suggest sticking with a replacement 120GB. Would save you a lot of money.
Not sure which is good but you can find for yourself but the cheapest one is of the same family and only costs $50 a lot cheaper than what MS charges you.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item+N82E16822136072
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All the hard drive is is a laptop hard drive stuck inside a proprietary enclosure. You can't open it and mod it with a larger hard-drive because Microsoft won't let you. It's all a money thing and they don't want to lose that.
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As for so called Day-and-date dowloads of full games on demand, bypassing the retail outlet... do these people/idiots/whatnot even know that not everyone has the opportunity to stream multiple gigabytes of data over their internet connection in a comparative amount of time to what it takes to go to the store and get something that is resealable? I mean, not all that many have access to fibre, and especially not with restrictions on speed/amount.
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They'd have no problem at all.
Pachter is such an idiot. IDIOT!
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they will still have the ability to off tangible items with pre-order that microsoft simply cannot with digital only distribution...
the only thing even remotely valid about your post is used games...
i could easily see microsoft starting a program for giving up your license for say 30-50% off a new title... now that would piss off gamestop. otherwise most gamers will opt for the disc they can trade in for credit toward their next purchase...
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For a lack of a better example. Two companies buy fabric from one company. They each make their own clothing. Say you bought from one of the companies and wear this piece of clothing and want to return it for a fraction of what you paid. Instead of going back to the clothing company you go to the fabric company and ask for the money.
I can only see one way of this working and its most likely never going to happen and it is for the developers to give back money but they want more money and if they were to say lease the game they will probably lose out more money than they are now.
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