Dean Vella of Nizulo writes: "It’s no secret that digital distribution is the future of gaming. For other industries such as the music industry, this is already the norm. Gaming is slowly transitioning into becoming digital-only, but it’s much too early for the industry to completely change, and eliminate physical media. Such was made apparent through Microsoft’s recent failed attempt, and the failure of the digital-only ‘PSP Go’. But will this always be the case? Let’s take a look at how digital distribution can and will affect the gaming industry."
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Workers at Sega of America, a division of Sega Sammy Holdings Inc., have became the first employees at a major North American video-game company to ratify a union contract, a move that may accelerate a burgeoning labor movement in an industry known for widespread instability among its work force.
The contract, ratified Tuesday, covers around 150 people across marketing and other departments at the division’s offices in Southern California. Workers will receive minimum yearly pay increases of 4% in 2024, 3% in 2025 and 2.5% in 2026 as well as a number of other benefits, Catalina Brennan-Gatica, a representative for the Communications Workers of America, said in an interview.
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Worst thing that will happen is it will have a lower stock price and ceos won't get extra millions they don't really need. Other than that the company will continue on and ppl will be treated better.
This is AWESOME - Sega seems to be progressive in their new ways - big props to Sega !!!
"Global indie publisher ESDigital Games is thrilled to announce its participation in London Games Festival 2024 from 9th - 20th April at venues across the city." - ESDigital Games.
I'll always be old school and want the physical copy. I have a collection. I like the art behind the game. The collectors edition games, etc. I still buy the good games gaming guides from time to time.
umm... NO. It takes me days to download games that are more than 1g. It'll be easier to go to the store buy the game then come home. It won't even take a quarter of a day.
It's really amusing. Of course it is the future, it's is just a matter of time for console gamers. I don't honestly understand why they're so obsessed with having a physical copy of their games but you can bet that after this coming generation, more and more console gamers will use the digital services. PC gamers... well, we're already converted.
I give it one more generation after next before consoles are nothing but digital distribution.
way of the future, not way of the present. nice try though.
I'm going that way just because its easier to switch between games and its less stress on the drive over time. I will be buying my ps4 games digitally so that I can use remote play with more than one game. Also I never have to worry about losing the disc or it getting stolen. I was always into physical copies but since my Internet is fast I don't mind.