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I feel most sorry for Tom Henderson, esp at 20:20 claiming he's over it. Low barriers to entry make software easy to get into... and easy for your replacement

• philjohn 10y ago
  They are, it's just rather than installing the software locally, you access it as a service. And games, games developers are still software companies, albeit in the entertainment space.
  • hyperpallium 10y ago
    Aren't most SaaS's not pure software, but sell data, communication or offline product/service, and in that way differ from installed software? The difficult programming in games seems mostly deferred to engines (which are becoming cheaper and nore commoditized), and the game is mostly "content" - more akin to a movie than software. But you're right, games are software, and are thriving.
  • digi_owl 10y ago
    And games have largely turned into a service as well. I got two games as a gift recently, and at least one of them require a big download to even function. And both require that i register them with steam before i can play them at all. Effectively even "offline" games have just become a client to a "service" running in the clouds.