Browser Man Says His Kit + Flash Can 'Rival Console Titles'
We are all ears over this gaming gabbling
KixEye is a company that makes browser-based titles. Its CEO is one Will Harbin (pictured). He's been saying that Flash 11 and web browsers can rival console games.
Before you leap up and down and point fingers, he's also told VentureBeat some figures, to wit: "For Kixeye, there are plenty of advantages in leveraging dedicated gamers. Among them, Kixeye’s users are far more likely to spend money on virtual goods, said Harbin. Kixeye monetizes 20 times to 40 times better than the competition."
20x to 40x better? WTF? Not only that but he's moving away (yes, away) from Facebook as a platform. "Facebook’s about optimizing for photos, events, as well as games. We just have to worry about optimizing for gamers", he says before really getting into it with:
“If you look at the history of disuption (sic), accessibility has always trumped fidelity,” he said, noting that digital distribution ultimately beat better sound quality with consumers in the music industry. “The good news is that we’ve always nailed physical accessbility (sic), but our fidelity has been lacking. With Flash 11, we’ll be able to absolutely rival downloadable games, PC games, and console titles.”
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Before you leap up and down and point fingers, he's also told VentureBeat some figures, to wit: "For Kixeye, there are plenty of advantages in leveraging dedicated gamers. Among them, Kixeye’s users are far more likely to spend money on virtual goods, said Harbin. Kixeye monetizes 20 times to 40 times better than the competition."
20x to 40x better? WTF? Not only that but he's moving away (yes, away) from Facebook as a platform. "Facebook’s about optimizing for photos, events, as well as games. We just have to worry about optimizing for gamers", he says before really getting into it with:
“If you look at the history of disuption (sic), accessibility has always trumped fidelity,” he said, noting that digital distribution ultimately beat better sound quality with consumers in the music industry. “The good news is that we’ve always nailed physical accessbility (sic), but our fidelity has been lacking. With Flash 11, we’ll be able to absolutely rival downloadable games, PC games, and console titles.”
What do you reckon? Do you play in-browser? Tell us in our Free and Friendly Forum