* It will break 12m this year but not 13m * Like the author said StarCraft & Diablo will eat into subs * Subscribers != sales
Many players in Asia (which make up a very large segment of WoW players) do not *buy* the game. They visit their logo internet cafe and pay from there.
This is why the expansions are so over-valued. Have we ever heard of the first one hitting 10m? Nope. Will the second? Nope. Net cafe's buy as many copies as they need to service computers which turn services a lot more subscribers.
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* It will break 12m this year but not 13m
* Like the author said StarCraft & Diablo will eat into subs
* Subscribers != sales
Many players in Asia (which make up a very large segment of WoW players) do not *buy* the game. They visit their logo internet cafe and pay from there.
This is why the expansions are so over-valued. Have we ever heard of the first one hitting 10m? Nope. Will the second? Nope. Net cafe's buy as many copies as they need to service computers which turn services a lot more subscribers.
Each Blizzard PR about sub numbers confirms this.