Changing the game?
Amazon released their new game portal under the cover of darkness this week. All the titles appear to be casual games for a very cheap (under $10). I’ve wrote a lot about Steam in the past, which is a great platform for digitally distributing AAA games and indie games. But outside of the PC gaming community, not many folks know Steam exists. Some interesting questions regarding Amazon’s game portal:
- How much are users willing to pay for casual games when similar alternatives exist for free on the web via things like Flash?
- If the portal is successful, will Amazon scale to include larger, AAA titles?
I never used Amazon’s music service, but many of my friends (apple fanboys even) have jumped ship from iTunes to Amazon for their mp3 fix. If they can grow the game portal to a similar level…wow.
