Digital distribution is by no means a new concept, however there are new models coming into existence to continue to widen access.
Digital distribution in video games may soon rival and surpass the “direct to DVD” Film phenomena. If you’ve ever seen a film on HBO, Showtime, or even in the video store (an archaic business model that some of you younger folks may not be aware of) and said to yourself “I never saw any ads for that movie.” – it probably never was advertised or appeared in a traditional movie theater. Some of these films are awful, and some are pretty good but obviously low budget. There has been the same movement in video games for the last 5 or so years that shows signs of maturing. The write up below is a superb example.
Although some of the prices are higher than Steam or GoG, there does seem to be a much larger library of titles I have never seen.
In the coming weeks I’m going to do more research on this company and their business model. It will also be interesting to see how the games are selected. Perhaps this could be a platform for indies.
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PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 12 /PRNewswire/ — pcGAMESTORE.com announced today that it is officially live and open for business. pcGAMESTORE.com is a digital distribution store for PC games. With an ever-growing catalog of games from multiple genres including casual, core, educational, faith based and more, pcGAMESTORE.com is on track to carry the largest catalog of PC games in the world.
pcGAMESTORE.com is slated to launch over 3,500 games throughout 2009 and 2010 across several categories including: Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG, Simulation, Sports, Strategy, and many more. pcGAMESTORE.com has an international market, and players from North America to Europe will experience faster download speeds than they do at the majority of competitor stores.
To ensure high speed downloads and the best purchasing experience for customers, the pcGAMESTORE.com service is built on a robust gaming distribution network with hundreds of servers located in multiple data centers.
Features of pcGAMESTORE.com include:
Community and member-generated reviews
Detailed game overviews
Custom user profiles
Secure purchasing via both credit card and PayPal
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About pcGAMESTORE.com
The pcGAMESTORE.com mission is to provide a diverse offering of games across multiple genres to meet the demand of Core and Casual gamers worldwide. With a selection of more than 3500+ game titles slated to go live on the service by early 2010, we aim to have something for every type of gamer or casual consumer. Visit us at: www.pcgamestore.com
