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Consoles 'unlikely to make a big impact in India'
Consoles 'unlikely to make a big impact in India'
gamesindustry - January 13, 2009
Submitted by BrotherE (82) at 9:59AM PST on January 13, 2009
FXLabs CEO and founder, Sashi Reddi, has told GamesIndustry.biz that he doesn't think that consoles as a platform will become a dominant force in the Indian gaming market in the same that they have in other markets.
Instead he believes that the development of broadband internet, combined with a blossoming home PC installed base, is far more likely to provide a more suitable basis for the country's entertainment.
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1Arbiter posted on Industry News at 10:37AM PST on January 14, 2009. RE: Consoles 'unlikely to make a big impact in India'@BrotherE,
Reddi makes no explanation as to why he believes consoles will never "dominate" the Indian video game market. He does throw "price points" out as a reason, but he never explains why he thinks it will "never" happen.
I doubt India has a preference for PC gaming. It's much more likely an income issue and the avg Indian consumer simply cannot afford a modern console. They can afford an old PC and play old games. The article says even Internet connectivity is expensive, so that means they aren't playing simple Flash games. It would seem to be much more logical that as Indian standard of living approaches the Western world, they will begin consuming products of similar price ranges. Console gaming is much cheaper than similar PC gaming in terms of hardware that console gaming would eventually make sense for the Indian market.[ Guru ] [ Level 21 ] [ Rank: 159 ]bids
11BrotherE posted on Industry News at 9:59AM PST on January 13, 2009. Article: Consoles 'unlikely to make a big impact in India'FXLabs CEO and founder, Sashi Reddi, has told GamesIndustry.biz that he doesn't think that consoles as a platform will become a dominant force in the Indian gaming market in the same that they have in other markets. Instead he believes that the development of broadband internet, combined with a blossoming home PC installed base, is far more likely to provide a more suitable basis for the country's entertainment.[ Speaker ] [ Level 22 ] [ Rank: 82 ]
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It could be caused by piracy. I have some India friends, and they pirated lots of PS2 games and GBA games (it was about 6 years ago, so no current gen yet)