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I am quite astonished as to why Ms, Sony or Nintendo dont launch their console in India. If at this time a console is released in India with proper marketing, the manufacturer(MS, Sony and Nintendo) will get his console a lot of success.
There are many reasons for it. Firstly as you know, consoles would be much cheaper than PC, and if it is properly marketed unlike the psx, everybody would come to know of the fact. Compare the price of a standard pc with 700 pounds and that of gamecube aroung 70 pounds, or a multi-util console such as XBOX or PS2 180 pounds. Another thing, the young gamers 8 - 13 may be masters at their games, but dont understand any type of error message, even a one like "this game cannot run on your system configuration" and call hardware and software engineers, just to look into the cause. Now, if consoles are marketed as errorless and plugandplay gaming, or gaming at ease, everyone would get attracted to it. Consider the fact that a dvd player from a top-class manufacturer in India will cost you round 150 pounds (because of the lack of competition), while you would get a gaming beast plus dvd player for around the same price. similiarly there are so many plus-points of a console compared to a purely-for-gaming-pc. Its cheap, hassle free and perhaps more.
The only obstacles would be the expensive games. Cheapest games for the 3 consoles come for 20 pounds, or 1000 rs. People are used to buying the latest games (pirated) for 30 rs. 0.50 Pounds and showing-off what games they have. But this would be fairly easy to overcome if the three juggernauts want it. The game companies are drawing their profit from where they are currently selling them. Why greed for the same amount of profit from India? manufacturing a game disc would not be expensive. Just add a considerable profit to the price and sell it for low prices like 10 pounds or so. simple reason, if you are going to sell halo for xbox in India for 10 pounds and get a profit of 2 pounds, you are getting a huge profit. Why? Because MS had already gained all the developing cost when they had launched the game in other countries.
Simliar strategies can earn the 3 console manufacturers a lot of income. And where do you have do something out of the ordinary? Sony is best home-appliances company in India along with Samsung and others. Microsoft is the best software manufacturer in India as Microsoft India. With all the facts I mentioned, I dont see any reason in depriving the consoles from one-sixth of the world's population.
There are many reasons for it. Firstly as you know, consoles would be much cheaper than PC, and if it is properly marketed unlike the psx, everybody would come to know of the fact. Compare the price of a standard pc with 700 pounds and that of gamecube aroung 70 pounds, or a multi-util console such as XBOX or PS2 180 pounds. Another thing, the young gamers 8 - 13 may be masters at their games, but dont understand any type of error message, even a one like "this game cannot run on your system configuration" and call hardware and software engineers, just to look into the cause. Now, if consoles are marketed as errorless and plugandplay gaming, or gaming at ease, everyone would get attracted to it. Consider the fact that a dvd player from a top-class manufacturer in India will cost you round 150 pounds (because of the lack of competition), while you would get a gaming beast plus dvd player for around the same price. similiarly there are so many plus-points of a console compared to a purely-for-gaming-pc. Its cheap, hassle free and perhaps more.
The only obstacles would be the expensive games. Cheapest games for the 3 consoles come for 20 pounds, or 1000 rs. People are used to buying the latest games (pirated) for 30 rs. 0.50 Pounds and showing-off what games they have. But this would be fairly easy to overcome if the three juggernauts want it. The game companies are drawing their profit from where they are currently selling them. Why greed for the same amount of profit from India? manufacturing a game disc would not be expensive. Just add a considerable profit to the price and sell it for low prices like 10 pounds or so. simple reason, if you are going to sell halo for xbox in India for 10 pounds and get a profit of 2 pounds, you are getting a huge profit. Why? Because MS had already gained all the developing cost when they had launched the game in other countries.
Simliar strategies can earn the 3 console manufacturers a lot of income. And where do you have do something out of the ordinary? Sony is best home-appliances company in India along with Samsung and others. Microsoft is the best software manufacturer in India as Microsoft India. With all the facts I mentioned, I dont see any reason in depriving the consoles from one-sixth of the world's population.
I am quite astonished as to why Ms, Sony or Nintendo dont launch their console in India. If at this time a console is released in India with proper marketing, the manufacturer(MS, Sony and Nintendo) will get his console a lot of success.
There are many reasons for it. Firstly as you know, consoles would be much cheaper than PC, and if it is properly marketed unlike the psx, everybody would come to know of the fact. Compare the price of a standard pc with 700 pounds and that of gamecube aroung 70 pounds, or a multi-util console such as XBOX or PS2 180 pounds. Another thing, the young gamers 8 - 13 may be masters at their games, but dont understand any type of error message, even a one like "this game cannot run on your system configuration" and call hardware and software engineers, just to look into the cause. Now, if consoles are marketed as errorless and plugandplay gaming, or gaming at ease, everyone would get attracted to it. Consider the fact that a dvd player from a top-class manufacturer in India will cost you round 150 pounds (because of the lack of competition), while you would get a gaming beast plus dvd player for around the same price. similiarly there are so many plus-points of a console compared to a purely-for-gaming-pc. Its cheap, hassle free and perhaps more.
The only obstacles would be the expensive games. Cheapest games for the 3 consoles come for 20 pounds, or 1000 rs. People are used to buying the latest games (pirated) for 30 rs. 0.50 Pounds and showing-off what games they have. But this would be fairly easy to overcome if the three juggernauts want it. The game companies are drawing their profit from where they are currently selling them. Why greed for the same amount of profit from India? manufacturing a game disc would not be expensive. Just add a considerable profit to the price and sell it for low prices like 10 pounds or so. simple reason, if you are going to sell halo for xbox in India for 10 pounds and get a profit of 2 pounds, you are getting a huge profit. Why? Because MS had already gained all the developing cost when they had launched the game in other countries.
Simliar strategies can earn the 3 console manufacturers a lot of income. And where do you have do something out of the ordinary? Sony is best home-appliances company in India along with Samsung and others. Microsoft is the best software manufacturer in India as Microsoft India. With all the facts I mentioned, I dont see any reason in depriving the consoles from one-sixth of the world's population.
There are many reasons for it. Firstly as you know, consoles would be much cheaper than PC, and if it is properly marketed unlike the psx, everybody would come to know of the fact. Compare the price of a standard pc with 700 pounds and that of gamecube aroung 70 pounds, or a multi-util console such as XBOX or PS2 180 pounds. Another thing, the young gamers 8 - 13 may be masters at their games, but dont understand any type of error message, even a one like "this game cannot run on your system configuration" and call hardware and software engineers, just to look into the cause. Now, if consoles are marketed as errorless and plugandplay gaming, or gaming at ease, everyone would get attracted to it. Consider the fact that a dvd player from a top-class manufacturer in India will cost you round 150 pounds (because of the lack of competition), while you would get a gaming beast plus dvd player for around the same price. similiarly there are so many plus-points of a console compared to a purely-for-gaming-pc. Its cheap, hassle free and perhaps more.
The only obstacles would be the expensive games. Cheapest games for the 3 consoles come for 20 pounds, or 1000 rs. People are used to buying the latest games (pirated) for 30 rs. 0.50 Pounds and showing-off what games they have. But this would be fairly easy to overcome if the three juggernauts want it. The game companies are drawing their profit from where they are currently selling them. Why greed for the same amount of profit from India? manufacturing a game disc would not be expensive. Just add a considerable profit to the price and sell it for low prices like 10 pounds or so. simple reason, if you are going to sell halo for xbox in India for 10 pounds and get a profit of 2 pounds, you are getting a huge profit. Why? Because MS had already gained all the developing cost when they had launched the game in other countries.
Simliar strategies can earn the 3 console manufacturers a lot of income. And where do you have do something out of the ordinary? Sony is best home-appliances company in India along with Samsung and others. Microsoft is the best software manufacturer in India as Microsoft India. With all the facts I mentioned, I dont see any reason in depriving the consoles from one-sixth of the world's population.
Well if they did they would not get much monney because India is quite a poor country.They are basicaly only launching them in the richest countrys.
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Games Girl is funny.
Games Girl is funny.
Fairly true. But then, that is just the overall stats. In India the assets are unevenly devided. We had burnt crackers worth 2000 million dollars on Diwali this year and it is the stat of only the four metros. I've not included the statistics of the rest of the nation.
If India was poor, No body would be buying pcs purely for gaming.
Yes it is an accepted fact, but it is quite foolish to see that microsoft and sony having branches in India, if they did not get the profits. Poor stands only for the uneven distribution of income, not that India means poorness all around. It is not the biggest democracy in the world just like that.
If India was poor, No body would be buying pcs purely for gaming.
Yes it is an accepted fact, but it is quite foolish to see that microsoft and sony having branches in India, if they did not get the profits. Poor stands only for the uneven distribution of income, not that India means poorness all around. It is not the biggest democracy in the world just like that.
Dharav wrote:
> People are used to buying the latest games (pirated) for
> 30 rs. 0.50 Pounds and showing-off what games they have.
Hence one of the reasons why the 3 console manufacturers probably won't release in India. Sony were meant to be releasing the PS2 in China a few weeks back but the launch got stalled, one of the rumours is that it was for the same reason. China has one of the highest piracy rates in the world, 92%, next to Vietnam, where 95% of all software used is pirated. They have to be sure of making a profit on the software in a territory to make it worthwhile launching a console there.
India's piracy rate isn't as bad as other regions, but it's still pretty high compared to the global average of 39%, mainly due to the fact that, like other regions with high piracy rates, it still has a developing economy.
There's nothing to stop you importing a console and a few games though, is there?
> People are used to buying the latest games (pirated) for
> 30 rs. 0.50 Pounds and showing-off what games they have.
Hence one of the reasons why the 3 console manufacturers probably won't release in India. Sony were meant to be releasing the PS2 in China a few weeks back but the launch got stalled, one of the rumours is that it was for the same reason. China has one of the highest piracy rates in the world, 92%, next to Vietnam, where 95% of all software used is pirated. They have to be sure of making a profit on the software in a territory to make it worthwhile launching a console there.
India's piracy rate isn't as bad as other regions, but it's still pretty high compared to the global average of 39%, mainly due to the fact that, like other regions with high piracy rates, it still has a developing economy.
There's nothing to stop you importing a console and a few games though, is there?