Task 1 - Structure- The Value Chain

Task 1 -Structure- The Value Chain 


Developers: 

Software Developers that specializes in Video Game Development, the process and related disciplines of creating video games. A game developer can range from one person who undertakes all tasks to a large business with employee responsibilities split between individual disciplines, such as programming, design, art, testing etc. 

Since the 60's the development methods have been improved, the problem is that lack of good games, with this point I mean that old games such as Zelda, Final Fantasy or even Super Mario were simple, good and well developed. The problem is that developers now focus on how much income they can do, this end up in games looking and feeling the same each year, copies of copies of a famous, good or old game. This is a problem because the lack of goods games will create a lack of players and that can lead to less interest and problems within the industry. 


2 Developer Examples could be Nintendo and Square Enix:

Nintendo: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time




Square Enix:  Final Fantasy III (3D Remake) and VII

  



URL's
Ocarina of Time: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Ocarina_of_Time

Final Fantasy III: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Fantasy_III
Final Fantasy VII: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Fantasy_VII


Publishers: 

Video Game publishers are the ones that publish the game that they have either developed internally or have had developed by other developers.

Most of the time the publishers are the manufacturers too, an example will be Microsoft with XBOX and then Forza Horizon for the game. Another could be Nintendo with NES and Super Mario Bros.

Publishers are often linked with the press media or media in general trying to announce their game in the best way possible, this can be positive and negative, A positive point could be a new generation game and it comes out as expected. A bad point could be an over-hyped game and it ends up being a terrible game such as No Man's Sky, which was an over-hyped game and it ended up being something no one liked or enjoyed,

An example of a Publisher could be:


Square Enix: Final Fantasy VII



URL's: Same Image as Developers example.

Console Manufacturers/First Party Publishers: 

Console Manufacturers, also known as First-pay publishers, is a company that manufacturers and distributes video game consoles in addition to permitting third-party publishers to produce games for its platform in return to licensing fees.

Along the years manufacturers have developed consoles, every console has a newer generation that improves the overall specifications, this adds interest to new and old players having a better equipment nearly every year.

Also we have to get in mind that every year software and hardware are improved, this adds a better construction process to the manufacturers.

 Console Manufacturers examples could be Sega and Nintendo:

Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)





Sega Genesis:












URL's:

Nintendo Entertainment System: http://nintendo.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_Nintendo_systems
Sega Genesis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Sega_video_game_consoles


Distribution and Retail:

In the video game industry, digital distribution is the process of delivering video game content as digital information, without the exchange or purchase of new physical media. This process has existed since the early 1980s, but it was only with network advancements in bandwidth capabilities in the early 2000s that digital distribution became more prominent as a method of selling games. Currently, the process is dominated by online distribution over broadband internet.

In my opinion the new methods have been developed into a point that they are near perfection. 
It is easier to the costumers to get the products they need or want and that is a huge advantage to the public and to the companies.

Old Distribution methods: 

• Physical Store
• Reliant on manufacture and supply of the games disc and packaging 
• Limited space in store, this leads to limited stock

New distribution methods: 

(Games Available Online)

• PlayStation Network, Free on PS3, PS4 is subscription based. 
• XBOX Live Subscription based.
• Other online services 
• App Store 
• Android  

Outsourcing Companies:

The practice of having certain job functions done outside a company instead of having an in-house department or employee handle them; functions can be outsourced to either a company or an individual .

Outsourcing is a really good for a company because if that company lacks in good programmers they can outsource from other companies or even free lancers, That improves the quality of the game and the quality of the company. In my opinion Outsourcing should be more


Press Media:

A press release, news release, media release, press statement or video release is a written or recorded communication directed at members of the news media for the purpose of announcing something ostensibly newsworthy. Typically, they are mailed, faxed, or e-mailed to assignment editors and journalists at newspapers, magazines, radio stations, online media, television stations or television networks.

As said the purpose of Press media is announcing something ostensibly newsworthy. In the future a new game that is fully develop by 3D VR technology and works perfectly will use Press Media because its a new generation and that is 'ostensibly newsworthy'.