Today saw the beta launch of Amazon.com’s digital distribution service. Offering over 600 PC games at $9.99 or less, the service could be an interesting look at how future competitors to ‘Steam’ may operate. For the moment however, Steam has very little to worry. The Amazon service isn’t offering any ‘A grade’ titles, going instead for a library of unknown casual games – many of which bare more than a passing resemblance to more established franchises.
The service is still in beta so there’s supposedly room for manoeuvre before rolling out the service full force. With the market presence Amazon already holds it wouldn’t be a surprise if we start to hear much more about the service in the near future.
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