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Gaming fans pose two questions: First, "Why are Sony and Microsoft so worried about selling consoles? Can’t they just focus on games and online services?" and second, "In a world where digital media’s becoming popular, will online shops and downloads take down brick and mortar?"
Technology analyst Scott Steinberg fields a viewer question on the latest approach to curbing online piracy: "Internet service providers policing pirates: What is Hollywood smoking? And does anyone really think that this will work?" Not really, suggests Steinberg. Enforcement would be costly and cumbersome, and probably not at all effective.
Technology analyst Scott Steinberg answers a viewer’s question about Google+’s foray into social games: Is it really going to give Facebook a run for its money? In the short term, the answer is no. There are about 25 million users on Google+ versus roughly 750 million on Facebook, so when it comes to making money, there’s really no contest between the two.
Technology analyst Scott Steinberg answers the question, "What do Netflix’s price changes mean for subscirbers, and how stupid is splitting the costs on unlimited DVD and streaming plans?" To sum up, they mean customers are going to have to pay more — as much as 63 percent more — to keep the same level of service, and many are understandably miffed about that. However, Steinberg has some sympathy for Netflix.
Video game analyst Scott Steinberg answers the question, "Why did EA buy PopCap Games, and is it a marriage made in heaven?" In a nutshell, Steinberg does see bliss ahead for companies, if EA can successfully integrate the PopCap "scamps," as he calls them, into its corporate culture. EA badly wants to expand into casual gaming, and PopCap has produced nothing but hits.