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Garriotts See Shakeup To MMOG Industry Coming

Posted by Zonk on from the hold-on-to-your-hats dept.

Next Generation is reporting from the annual DICE event, and has the gist of the presentation given by Robert and Richard Garriott about the future of the MMOG industry. From the article: "Richard Garriott, father of the Ultima series said, "After a period of growth, opportunities are closing, budgets are increasing to tens of millions of dollars, and companies need global infrastructure in order to publish. My guess is that over the next 3-5 years, only five companies will operate in this business, and unfortunately, many of the startups will be gone.""

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  1. My guess? by DahGhostfacedFiddlah · · Score: 5, Funny

    There's only a market for about 5 MMOGs worldwide.

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  2. Re:Richard Garriot: Industry Burnout by Chris+Mattern · · Score: 2, Funny

    > By your logic, Sam Walton must not know anything about the retail
    > industry because he hasn't worked in a store recently, or because
    > his stores are full of cheap crap.

    Actually, I think Sam Walton doesn't know anything about the retail industry because he's been dead for about 14 years now.

    Chris Mattern