This Week in the Business_ 'PSN is an Almost Complete Failure'

What’s happened in the business of video games this past week… QUOTE | “PSN is an [[link]] almost complete failure.” – Indie developer Guillaume Boucher-Vidal, Studio Manager at Nine Dots Studio, reacts to PSN having “low standards” and he calls out Team Meat as “loud crybabies.”(new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c&cid=872d12ce-453b-4870-845f-955919887e1b'; cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c" }).render("79703296e5134c75a2db6e1b64762017"); }); QUOTE | “Consoles will continue to be gold standard.” – GameStop President Tony Bartel notes the growing importance of digital, but believes consoles will be very relevant for quite some time STAT | 3% – That’s how much revenue the bottom 80% of iOS game developers have to share, while the top one percent controls over a third of the sales, showing how tough it can be on the App Store. QUOTE | “The market is ready for SWTOR.” – BioWare talks about filling a void in the MMO market with Star Wars: The Old Republic, which is “seeing huge demand” from players. QUOTE | “Many think 3D is unnecessary.” – Most gamers don’t seem too interested in 3D, whether on 3DS or consoles, according to a new survey commissioned by Playr2.com. STAT | 50% – The substantial portion [[link]] of the social gaming audience that also happens to own at least one gaming console, showing that there’s more overlap between social and consoles that you might think QUOTE | “Wii U definitely a possibility.” – Bethesda’s Pete Hines comments on his studio possibly supporting Nintendo’s new console with Elder Scrolls or other games in the future. STAT | 95% – The steep decline in Zynga’s year-over-year profits, as analysts begin to doubt whether the social giant can really justify its estimated $14 billion valuation based on current performance. QUOTE | “Provide some real benefits.” – Ubisoft North America boss Laurent Detoc talks about the guitar game Rocksmith and how he’d [[link]] like to see more games that offer educational value beyond entertainment. QUOTE | “You have to have an ongoing content strategy.” – Activision VP Jamie Berger notes that games today are becoming services and social networks are becoming a “necessity” even for core games This Week In the Business courtesy of IndustryGamers.com (Top photo: Shutterstock)