That may be because his company is sitting on some of gaming’s biggest franchises—Call of Duty, World of Warcraft, Guitar Hero—or that Kotick’s just a little power hungry. But he tells Barrons, “I view the medium as having the potential to eclipse film and television.” And quickly. In five years or so.
Bob may have a point. Much has been made of the decline of television viewership in favour of other distractions, including the internet and video games, both of which can take away valuable screen time from Hollywood’s cinematic and televised offerings. Plus, the TV doesn’t even have a snazzy plastic peripheral one can play with.
Well, with the exception of the TV remote.
Game-Changing Hero Is Poised to Rule [Barrons]
Michael
September 1, 2009 at 12:42 PM
Video game sales have been surpassing money spent at the movie box office for years now. It’s not a huge stretch to believe they’ll eventually eclipse movies as the number 1 entertainment medium.
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September 1, 2009 at 3:56 PM
Yeah, probably, especially if we’re counting Wii games as ‘games’.
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September 2, 2009 at 12:17 AM
Broadcast TV died in my house (literally) when the antenna blew up. Hooked my PC, blu-ray player and 360 to the 40″ panel. Never looked back, game on.
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