Few Comcast customers will ever consume 250GB of bandwidth, and in fact it's probably several times what Comcast's network can provide to all users anyway. If a large fraction of Comcast's customer base is now encouraged to start sharing its own high-definition home movies on peer-to-peer file-sharing services, network congestion will impose a much lower limit.
'The economy is in shambles and these companies are still talking about sustaining growth instead of sustaining their business.'
They should just make games. That sounds crazy, I know, but, hear me out.
No need for dev-times to.take 3+ years. Just stick to formula. Not every game needs to be bigger & better than everything else. Not every game needs to be GaaS. Not every game needs to completely re-invent the wheel.
They KNOW how to make a cool Splinter Cell game; Interesting story, 8-10 levels, just go and make it. Give the people want they know, want and love. It doesn't need to be a shared online experience. It doesn't need to be an epic big open world. It doesn't need celebrity voice-acting. Just make a cool new SC game, and the fans will be happy and pick it up. Easy. Done. Next one.
Same for Prince of Persia, Watch-Dogs, Assassin's Creed, Trials, Rayman, Brothers in Arms, etc.
The State of the Game Industry reports US-based tariffs are impacting 38 percent of business leaders in the game industry, affecting financial decisions.
Revenue rose by only 0.2% year-on-year, while downloads increased by 4.6%
Maybe that writer should do some more math. How customers x monthly bill = $$$$$$$. How much of that is profit. I think this move would just allow comcast or any other company to make more money, and pay their VP insane amounts of money per year.
I remember Timewarner wanting to test this out in Texas. I live in Texas, and pay $50.00/month. I put the 2,000,000 suscribers here in Texas. That add up to large amount of money. Some may even pay more with TV, Phone service. I pay just for Roadrunner basic line. I know not everyone pays, but out of how many don't pay vs pay. Low enough to not bother with taking them to court.
Comcast is wrong for doing that and will ruin Downloadable movies. Who will waste Gigs for a movie when they can buy it at the store? . Comcast sucks. I hope someone else starts online companies so we don't have to deal with this bull.