On 1/27/12 06:13 , 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.
Onlive isn't download at all. the games play in the cloud and the input/output is streaming to from your devices. Steam, EA Origin, Xbox live are all examples of download delivery systems. > 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:bhmc...@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.vi...@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?. >> > > >
