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Article: ABI Research Finds Game Consoles Fast Becoming Major Factor in Digital Distribution of Gaming and Entertainment Content.
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- January 25, 2007
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NEW YORK -- As increasing numbers of gamers participate in multiplayer gaming and community features enabled by their consoles' online service offerings, a growing percentage of their gaming budgets will go towards the purchase of in-game virtual assets such as maps, game related add-ons, casual game titles, and, eventually, full core console titles. According to a new study from ABI Research, micropayments for consoles alone will account for over $833 million by 2011, as console vendors and their publisher partners look to monetize both in-game and game-related assets beyond initial game purchases.
"The market is evolving from one in which over 90% of software ...