iTunes already has nearly a hundred video game apps already on sale. Many of them are HD versions of existing iPhone games that come with a steeper price point than the $2.99 we're used to paying. Only a handful are totally original games designed just for the iPad.
The video games industry is in flux. After a tough couple of economic years, companies like EA, Ubisoft, and Sony all announced strategy changes using old methods of moneymaking - like annual sequels, while exploring new areas of delivering content digitally via Facebook, browsers -- and, yes, mobile devices like the iPad.
The iPad is a symptom of change in the games industry -- not the cause. The Internet as the thing that's changing the way games are made and distributed. While everybody sees downloadable games in the future, the iPad might not be as disruptive to video games as it is to the home laptop market. The iPad may have a secondary impact on home console games, but only if gamers find a reason to swap their console for the iPad. Christian Svensson, Vice President of Strategic Planning and Business Development at Capcom, said it best during an MI6 session titled Game Distribution 2015: "I'm not seeing where the iPad fits into my life versus what I already have that's better."
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