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Subject: Online sales will dominate by 2013
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fluidz 21.09.11 - 03:36pm
Online sales will dominate the market by 2013 - If you purchase your video games from a brick and mortar retailer, chances are you will be in the minority in just a couple of years. GamesIndustry.biz cites a new report that predicts online game sales will become the dominant force in the market by 2013 through individual websites, retailers like Amazon.com, and video game distributors like Steam * +
fluidz 21.09.11 - 03:36pm
.. A DFC Intelligence an*lyst noted that boxed game sales already peaked in 2008, and that as physical game sales slowly decline, online sales will pick up at a marked pace. DFC is a research and consulting firm that covers the field of video games. * +
fluidz 21.09.11 - 03:37pm
Last year, online game retailers sold over 19.3 billion worth of digital merchandise -- a figure that's expected to rise to 37.9 billion by 2016. While real-world stores have much to worry about as the market shifts in the direction of online sales, the industry as a whole is expected to continue to substantially increase its growth over the next half-decade. * +
fluidz 21.09.11 - 03:37pm
QUOTE QUOTE QUOTE - ''One of the ''key drivers'' for that growth is PC games.'' * +
crail 21.09.11 - 03:37pm
not been to a game shop in years. just my local asda and play.com * +
fluidz 21.09.11 - 03:37pm
The an*lysts also predicted that in-game advertising will increase two-fold in the next few years as advertisers realize the potential for this blossoming market. * +
fluidz 21.09.11 - 03:38pm
Source - Joystiq.com and GamesIndustry.biz - http://is.gd/mTUqyu * +
crail 21.09.11 - 03:39pm
oh digital. i preffer hard copies anyday, and i bet most in this forum will too 
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