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By Azhar on 10 Apr, 2013: published about 3 years ago
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BioWare Co-Founder Is Pretty Grim About Next Generation Consoles, Saying They Won’t Be “That Big A Deal”

BioWare Co-Founder Is Pretty Grim About Next Generation Consoles, Saying They Won’t Be “That Big A Deal”

BioWare co-founder Dr. Greg Zeschuk, who retired from the company last year, to pursue a career outside of the games industry, seems to have been wearing his sad pants. He’s painted a fairly grim picture for the console retail market and next-gen consoles.

Looking back at the recent resignations of higher ups such as EA CEO John Riccitiello and Square Enix president Yoichi Wada, he told GamesIndustry.biz that he doesn’t really see the next-gen consoles having the desired retail sales that many believe.

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    “We are in a kind of sick market for old-school gaming – the traditional retail-based gaming – and as much as EA has moved into digital, the boxed stuff is not as robust. While digital is coming up fast it’s not filling in the gaps,” he said.

    “Also, right now, there is this sort of classic innovator’s dilemma where we see a new market emerging, but it’s not really that great – with the mobile business, certain people make a lot of money but on the whole it’s not generating as much revenue as the console business.

    “Everyone’s kind of holding out hope for the new consoles, but I honestly don’t think they’re going to be that big a deal. I worry a lot that unless Microsoft or Sony pull something magically out of a hat, it’s pretty much the same old, same old repackaged and I don’t think they’re going to change the dynamic of the retail market. I don’t see how they can – the market is what it is.”

    Zeschuk then went on to refer to Activision specifically, considering them to be a rare success story in a troubled marketplace.

    “Honestly, Activision and Blizzard have been doing really well, and they’ve been very disciplined and focused, but how long can they continue? They’ve been relying on a smaller number of titles, but no title works forever, and obviously they will be working hard to replace the games they’re working on.

    “So they’re probably one of the shining examples of company that’s done well by really doubling down on a very narrow amount of things, and trying some different stuff – I’m actually really impressed with Skylanders.”

    Quite the grim story the man has spun. I’ll resign to comment until I can do further analysis.

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    • http://egmr.net CataclysmicDawn

      You have to remember, that moustache went out of style in the time of the NES, so he is stuck in the past.

    • http://www.egamer.co.za/ Adam Meikle

      The games industry is one of relevancy. Perhaps Zeschuk has reached a point where he and his opinion are no longer relevant to this ever-changing industry.

      • CataclysmicDawn

        I was actually just being slightly sarcastic about his choice of facial hair, but he goes on about no game doing well forever, but he forgets about the ever-growing multiplayer emphasis in gaming, and the way Call of Duty, for Activision, has been a leader in that field and a massive earner for them. He then goes on to talk about Skylanders, which is a nice distraction from a child’s perspective, but how would you work that with more mature titles? Are you going to change the figurine when you want to change weapons? Maps? It’s a nice gimmick but it’s wholly redundant as a lasting strategy.

    • Trebzz

      Correction Tom Selleck still has a moustache and its still awesome :P

      • CataclysmicDawn

        Tom Selleck doesn’t look like this much of a paedo.

      • Trebzz

        If you 16 then you legit :P

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