Our mission is to create groundbreaking local / social multiplayer experiences driven by novel interfaces and new technologies on any platform
from traditional console games to connected toys.
Our mission is to create groundbreaking local / social multiplayer experiences driven by novel interfaces and new technologies on any platform
from traditional console games to connected toys.
To get a sense of how this is changing the industry's dynamics, consider that a recent Deutsche Bank study estimates that just 5 %
of traditional console games released since 2001 have sold more than a million copies (they typically retail for about $ 60 each).
That's not to say that
traditional console games aimed at the hard - core, sit - on - the - couch - with - a-headset, four - hour session gamer talking trash online to another dude named DeathPudding aren't still staggeringly popular — they are.
All of that is to say it might be premature to suggest that Konami is getting out of the business of
publishing traditional console games, and the company's portfolio still includes beloved series like Castlevania and Pro Evolution Soccer in addition to Silent Hill and Metal Gear.
Then there's Dobotone by Videogamo where four plays get to compete at a
seemingly traditional console game, while a fifth person takes on the role of the powerful «Game Remixer» on a control box with switches and dials.
Travis Boatman, EA's senior vice-president for worldwide studios, was primarily at the event to drum up publicity for the company's new lineup
of traditional console games.
More and more AAA quality games are now attracting more hardcore, mid-core and
traditional console gamers to the category.
Speaking to Developin a newly published interview, Schappert said while there had been lots of negative news in generate around
the traditional console game industry, the F2P sector was thriving for all kinds of developers.
Rohan Narang: While the game was originally made for mobile, it is actually much closer to
a traditional console game.
The initial reaction to Konami president Hideki Hayakawa's recent interview, in which he seemed to suggest the company's future was in mobile, might not have been totally warranted — there was confusion about whether he meant Konami would purely make mobile games from this point on, when he actually meant mobile would make up a bigger chunk of game development for the studio, with
the traditional console games still existing.
PC games are more affordable than
traditional console games and offer a free online multiplayer experience, as well as the highest scales in resolution and graphics possible.