RE: XBOX 720: possible digital download mass service.

[Matthew Huff <mhuff () ox com>]

> From what I've read, the XBOX 720 is still going to have traditional distribution but also including online purchasing 
> (think Steam). The goal is to go with a key system to play the game. I think the idea you will be able to register the 
> game via phone, or other means as well. However, their idea is to rid the world of the secondary market of used games.


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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Eric Tykwinski [mailto:eric () truenet com]
> Sent: Friday, January 27, 2012 9:25 AM
> To: nanog
> Subject: RE: XBOX 720: possible digital download mass service.
>
> That's the case, but yeah, definitely off-topic...
> http://www.gamestop.com/ps-vita/games/uncharted-golden-abyss-ps-
> vita/91436
>
> Which would be on-topic, though.  If anyone knows of an OnLive box just
> to check out the bandwidth usage, I would be interested.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Eric Tykwinski
> TrueNet, Inc.
> P: 610-429-8300
> F: 610-429-3222
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: -Hammer- [mailto:bhmccie () gmail com]
> Sent: Friday, January 27, 2012 9:21 AM
> To: nanog () nanog org
> Subject: Re: XBOX 720: possible digital download mass service.
>
> Now we are venturing OT but I thought the format was proprietary but
> you still had to get the content on the memory via the glorious
> Internet?
> Are you saying I can go to Gamestop and buy a stick with whatever game
> I'm looking for? Is that the plan?
>
> -Hammer-
>
> "I was a normal American nerd"
> -Jack Herer
>
>
>
> On 1/27/2012 8:13 AM, Eric Tykwinski wrote:
> > The PS Vita still uses a proprietary memory card format, so it's not
> > just download only.
> > The best example of download only would be OnLive, which basically is
> > a game system that only delivers on demand games.
> >
> > IMHO, it's the market that will determine whether this is the right
> > choice in the long run.
> > It's a creative way to eliminate the used market and stop piracy, but
> > if the consumers don't join up like the PSP Go, it will eventually
> fail.
> > Sincerely,
> >
> > Eric Tykwinski
> > TrueNet, Inc.
> > P: 610-429-8300
> > F: 610-429-3222
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: -Hammer- [mailto:bhmccie () gmail com]
> > Sent: Friday, January 27, 2012 9:02 AM
> > To: nanog () nanog org
> > Subject: Re: XBOX 720: possible digital download mass service.
> >
> > Here's your baseline: Sony Vita. They already tossed the UMD out with
> > the PSP-GO and that failed miserably. Now they are trying again to go
> > to digital only with the Vita. It's not the scale of PS3 or XBOX360
> > but it may be a good way to gauge the potential success of the
> concept.
> > -Hammer-
> >
> > "I was a normal American nerd"
> > -Jack Herer
> >
> >
> >
> > On 1/27/2012 7:34 AM, Jared Mauch wrote:
> > > It's already done on a similar scale when apple releases new
> software
> > > for
> > their mobile devices.
> > > Just don't do it if you are on a low cap plan (eg: mobile, satellite
> etc).
> > Caps will be the new market discriminator IMHO.
> > > Jared Mauch
> > >
> > > On Jan 27, 2012, at 3:35 AM, Tei<oscar.vives () gmail com>   wrote:
> > >
> > > > Can internet in USA support that?   Call of Duty 15 releases may
> 2014
> > > > and 30 million gamers start downloading a 20 GB files.  Would the
> > > > internet collapse like a house of cards?.