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Epic Games’ Mike Capps: “Dollar Apps Are Killing Us”

April 20, 2011

Epic Games’ Mike Capps claims that the sales of cheap games on the iOS are killing companies like his.

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Epic Games president Mike Capps says that cheap games on the iOS are "killing" companies like Epic Games, despite the company's success with its release of Infinity Blade on the iPhone and iPad.

"We have not been this uncertain about what's coming next in the games industry since Epic's been around for 20 years," he said in an interview with Industry Gamers. "We're at such an inflection point. Will there be physical distribution in 10 years or even five? Will anyone care about the next console generation? What's going on in PC? Can you make money on PC if it's not a connected game? What's going on in mobile? Tons of really scary things."

"It used to be, 'Well, of course PlayStation 3 will be successful because PS2 was amazingly successful. But can you say for sure that you know everyone's going to jump to the next generation? I sure hope so. "I'm going to try to make some great tech that will make everyone want to. But it's scary."

"If there's anything that's killing us [in the traditional games business] it's dollar apps," he continued. "How do you sell someone a $60 game that's really worth it? They're used to 99 cents. As I said, it's an uncertain time in the industry. But it's an exciting time for whoever picks the right path and wins."

via CVG

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