Amazon moves into game download market

[tpex]

Amazon could be taking on the might of Valve's Steam in the game download market, if a new job listing is anything to go by.

Downloading content is becoming increasingly big business for the online retailer, which already has download offerings for its Kindle eBook, MP3 music and movies.

So it makes total sense that it would try to add videogames to its list of content download stores. Amazon has so far refused to comment on the rumours.

Steam gets some competition?

Valve might have some serious competition in the near future according Colin Sebastian, an analyst at investment bank Lazard Capital.

Sebastian draws our attention towards a number of job postings at Amazon, noting: "Our periodic checks of job postings uncovered a search by Amazon in the video game category to help implement a new digital distribution platform."

"As in other segments of digital media, we expect Amazon to pursue new opportunities as an aggregator of online games, similar to Steam (PC), BigPoint (browser) and others."

http://www.techradar.com/news/gaming/amazon-moves-into-videogame-download-market-680059

 

[tpex]

nobody care?

 

[Necuno]

nobody care?

Maybe we busy with outside 1.0?

However one could ask if this is pointer that pc game market is moving more and more to "pure" direct download vs physical...

 

[tpex]

Maybe we busy with outside 1.0?

However one could ask if this is pointer that pc game market is moving more and more to "pure" direct download vs physical...

that would suck, I like my game boxes

 

[Stefan9]

nobody care?

Why should we care. Amazon has to prove they can match steam,impulse,gamersgate,direct2drive,ea,gog,ect. Till they actually come out with their product its just talk.

Maybe we busy with outside 1.0?

However one could ask if this is pointer that pc game market is moving more and more to "pure" direct download vs physical...

That's certainly happening a lot in the states and western europe. In SA the percentage of people on uncapped is still too low to have a real impact and launch pricing is still competitive with the digital providers.

Personally I am starting to prefer the digital method for everything except collectors edition. My main reason for this is no shipping delays, in fact with steam preloading I can have my game ready before it even launches just need to wait for the unlock key on launch day.