Wednesday, 23 November 2011

Proliferation

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Farmville
The benefits for the developers is that they can create content for numerous different machines and not controlled by the console manufacturers. Also the fact that people can now play games on phones and internet means that smaller companies can make different types of games and not compete with the bigger console games. However, a negative for the developers have to spend more money on marketing and advertising as there is a wide range of content out there, Also pressure to sell means that it could result in less risk and innovation.

The benefits for the consumers are that they have so much to choose from, competition from all the big companies out there keep the price down which is also an advantage. You can play games whenever you want; new technology allows games to be played wherever and whenever. But the negatives for consumers are that there can be a confusion of what to buy? The choice is so big and there is such a wide range of different consoles and games. This could also lead to people buying several machines to get the specific game they want, which can then create a less variety of choice.

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