AT&T, Verizon Moving Into Gaming 45
Verizon announced today that they are working on a service to deliver games through their broadband service for a monthly fee. The service will begin this summer in New York, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island. Along similar lines, IndustryGamers reports that AT&T is "investing millions in gaming." In addition to revamping the games section of their website, they are also working on an IPTV service and trying to find a way to unify the gaming experience across mobile platforms, computers, and consoles.
"[AT&T's Executive Director of Gaming, Glenn Broderick, said,] 'What we're doing is trying to incentivize [gaming companies] to take some risks by tethering mobile games to console or PC experiences.' ... He continued, 'We're putting a ton of money into back-end systems for both mobile and the broadband site... We're making serious investments in the games space because it's now seen as a huge strategic initiative for AT&T. And before it just wasn't; it wasn't on the executive agenda.' Broderick also is optimistic that cloud-based gaming services like OnLive that provide games on demand will take off in the next 5-10 years, and he sees AT&T and its network as a big player in that."
""I see people making money!"" (Score:1, Funny)
I want some of that too!
Jesus... really... at&t in gaming? couldnt you find a more fucked up clueless greedy company to do it?
like comcast?
Internet (Score:5, Funny)
...and trying to find a way to unify the gaming experience across mobile platforms, computers, and consoles.
I got it! We'll build a giant computer network that spans the entire globe. Then we can hook all of these mobile platforms, computers, and consoles up to it so they can communicate seamlessly. In fact, we can hook just about anything up to it. I propose we call this new invention "The Internet."
Re:Internet (Score:1, Funny)
... and then they buy SCO, and proceed to sue the world because they "own" the internet and all others are infringing and owe them licensing fees.
"core" gamer (Score:3, Funny)
Broderick said it's going to be rebuilt from the ground up "to serve everyone from the casual gamer to the core gamer."
Here's a new term, the "core" gamer. The same as "hardcore," but none of the negative connotations.
I like it! Real respectable-like!