Livingstone, who was one of the driving forces behind Eidos and its Tomb Raider franchise, was in India recently to promote Crystal Dynamics latest Lara Croft adventure.
On the possibility of boxed retail being abandoned in favour of digital distribution, Livingstone told MCV, Boxed games arent being abandoned just yet. I think the next iteration of consoles the PS4 and the next Xbox, have got optical disc drives even though they probably dont want to have them. Broadband speed globally isnt at a level that justifies digital-only.
So theyve gone halfway, he added, giving the example of Microsofts supposed next-gen approach, With the next Xbox, you supposedly have to have an internet connection, and the discs are watermarked, whereby once played on one console it wont play on another. So I think the generation after that will be digital-only. http://www.mcvindia.com/news/read/ian-livingstone-talks-next-gen-hints-at-always-on-used-game-blocking-xbox/0111409
I have to admit, if even the online requirement and the activation codes for each disc to only work one system is true, I will not buy next gen at all.
Log in to comment