DFC Intelligence Releases New Market Forecasts for the Video Game Industry.SAN DIEGO San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. -- According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the latest forecasts from DFC DFC - A dataflow language. ["Data Flow Language DFC: Design and Implementation", S. Toshio et al, Systems and Computers in Japan, 20(6):1- 10 (Jun 1989)]. Intelligence, the new video game console A specialized desktop computer used to play video games. The three most popular game consoles are Sony's PlayStation 3 (PS3), Nintendo's GameCube and Microsoft's Xbox. Game software is available on CDs or DVDs, although earlier game machines used cartridges containing read only memory systems from Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony are expected to increase worldwide interactive entertainment software sales from about $18 billion in 2004 to about $26 billion in 2010. The forecasts have three independent scenarios for industry growth, a best case scenario for the Sony PlayStation Sony Playstation - Playstation 3, a best case scenario for the Nintendo Revolution and a best case scenario for the Microsoft Xbox 360. Under each scenario, sales for interactive entertainment software surpass the $25 billion level in 2008. "The video game industry continues to exceed our expectations," said DFC president David Cole. "The next generation of console systems will connect to broadband networks right out of the box and this should significantly expand revenue possibilities." Cole also claimed that there is room in the marketplace for all three major systems. "With a true worldwide marketplace and increasing ownership of multiple systems, this is not a winner take all situation. Instead it is about how profits can be maximized across the unique installed base of different console, portable, PC and location-based platforms." Nevertheless, the report does pick favorites, and under all scenarios, the Sony PlayStation 3 has very strong sales. "With the PlayStation 2, Sony raised the bar on what a game system can do in terms of sales Terms of sale Conditions under which a firm proposes to sell its goods or services for cash or credit. ," said Cole. "Until Sony makes a major mistake we have no reason to believe they will not continue that success with the PlayStation 3." On the other hand, from a pure market share basis, DFC forecasts that Microsoft and Nintendo will increase market share in the next generation. DFC Intelligence is a market research firm focused on video games, PC games, online games and interactive entertainment. They offer free monthly research briefs to anyone signing up at http://www.dfcint.com/mailing_signup.html. Other DFC Intelligence reports include The Business of Computer and Video Games This article is about the British magazine covering computer and video games. For the American magazine, see Computer Games Magazine. Computer And Video Games (CVG , The Online Game Market, and Market Leaders in the Video Game and Interactive Entertainment Industry. |
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