Gaming platforms
What about the availability of the different gaming platforms in India? There are numerous opportunities for cross-platform conversion between the PC and next generation consoles like Microsoft Xbox, Sony PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube and Game Boy.
This throws up opportunities like developing the “Indianised” version of top-selling international games on these consoles.
However, Sega’s attempt in 2000 to launch its console Dreamcast in India fell flat.
Nevertheless, Milestone has now gone ahead and launched the PlayStation with Sony in India.
In addition, Milestone is planning to launch PlayStation 2 in the near future. Also both Xbox and Nintendo are expected to arrive in India by 2003.
Explains Sharma, “The fact that PlayStation 1, which is obsolete in most countries in the West, is being launched here now proves we have still a long way to go. But in the next fiscal year PlayStation is likely to contribute to 33 percent of our revenues.”
In India, till now there has been no culture of consoles. But there is a gradual realization taking place that PCs are not user-friendly for gaming
Because India has not had consoles, distributors here have been selling racing games, sports, etc, for the last few years instead of first person shooters (FPS), arcade games and sci-fi theme games.
What about the availability of the different gaming platforms in India? There are numerous opportunities for cross-platform conversion between the PC and next generation consoles like Microsoft Xbox, Sony PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube and Game Boy.
This throws up opportunities like developing the “Indianised” version of top-selling international games on these consoles.
However, Sega’s attempt in 2000 to launch its console Dreamcast in India fell flat.
Nevertheless, Milestone has now gone ahead and launched the PlayStation with Sony in India.
In addition, Milestone is planning to launch PlayStation 2 in the near future. Also both Xbox and Nintendo are expected to arrive in India by 2003.
Explains Sharma, “The fact that PlayStation 1, which is obsolete in most countries in the West, is being launched here now proves we have still a long way to go. But in the next fiscal year PlayStation is likely to contribute to 33 percent of our revenues.”
In India, till now there has been no culture of consoles. But there is a gradual realization taking place that PCs are not user-friendly for gaming
Because India has not had consoles, distributors here have been selling racing games, sports, etc, for the last few years instead of first person shooters (FPS), arcade games and sci-fi theme games.