week 2: The world of the Game Market

" PlayStation as a video gaming marque, has a heritage and pedigree that requires investment, research and development along with end-user nurturing that has helped make the PlayStation One, Two, Three and now Four into successful games consoles. This, with the advent of PlayStation Now, is at risk. For those who are unware, Sony has launched a new service. The service is called PlayStation Now. It’s remit is to create a streaming game service which can be played on multiple platforms – from PS4, PS3, Televisions, Smartphones, PlayStation Vita’s and Tablets. " Playstation now is this yet another cash cow for Sony to milk? by Gareth Hunt from the Ultimate Gaming paradise website.

Since I was little I always remember my younger siblings playing on Nintendo but in 1994 when the Playstation was launched it is remarkable how long its popularity has endured. People from all ages from little kids to all the way up to 40 plus crowd it has endured the test of time. Not only over the years have the games and concepts have progressed but the dialogue within the games and the ability to play with other players via game consoles it has allowed the growth and connection between gamers throughout the world. The playstation started off as a cash cow and continues to grow each year.


"Still, this year got off to a rough start. Videogame sales plunged in January by 38% — much deeper than analysts had predicted, according to NPD data. Sales of both game hardware — including the Xbox 360 — and software were pinched by a lack of new releases for the month. " from the article X-box stands out in the slumping game market by Dan Gallagher


 Even though there are so many game stations out in the market x-box is able to survive in an ever diverse and competitive gaming market. I would definitely place the x-box in the category Star . It was at one point in the question mark satis but moved into star category . It has been able to survive competing against Playstation,Wii, and nintendo 3DS portable systems.


"Sadly, Sega's grand accomplishments with Genesis would prove to be short-lived. While Genesis put up a great fight for several years, Nintendo fought to reclaim its market share little by little with key exclusives (notably Street Fighter II), graphical shenanigans (Donkey Kong Country), and simple endurance. But in the end, the blame for Sega's fall from the top rests most squarely on their own shoulders.  " -Sega Geneses 25th Anniversary : Rise and Fall of an all time great by Jeremy Parish

           For 25yrs Sega was a strong force within the gaming market but in their attempt to continue to be a cash cow they sadly became a dog in the game market. The needless add ons that could be purchased to make it a better gaming system increased the price and made consumers less likely to want to purchase the system. Sega didn't keep up with the times and tried to out market themselves in an attempt to stay afloat in an ever growing and technology dependent market and fell out of touch with todays consumers. 

Over the past few decades it has been interesting to see all the different game systems such as the playstaion,xbox and sega  and how much the world of the interactive games have changed from the late 70's to present and I'm curious what will happen in the future within the game market.