THE growth of the local online gaming industry will follow the growth of broadband Internet in the country.
Amid an ongoing economic recession, industry executives said the local online gaming industry remains to be small because there are still untapped locations where there could be gamers.
“Broadband Internet penetration is still small. Majority of players are in the Internet cafes. We're hoping that it becomes affordable for people to play at home when prices of Internet usage go down,” AMDG Vice Chairman Arturo Diago, Jr., said in a recent briefing.
Gaming is seen to be one of the cheapest forms of entertainment, according to iAM Interactive President and CEO Fadzly Yusof.
The company is seeing more growth in the overall local gaming industry as competition intensifies.
In fact, iAM is even looking to launch at least two new games within the year, including a new massively multiplayer online game similar to two of its previously distributed titles, Guild Wars and Lineage II.
The company recently launched its first casual racing game GoGo Racer and an anime-styled shooter game called Exteel.
Both games are on a free-to-play platform, with an in-game item mall, which charges players for certain items purchased.
Yusof said online game publishers are also expanding to other markets. iAM is targeting three countries: the Philippines, Singapore and Malaysia. “This allows us to expand our revenue sources.”
RP online gaming hinges on broadband growth
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And how do you define broadband in the Philippines? What is the highest speed an ISP can offer to it's subscriber here ? I been living here and abroad and the when I subscribed to a broadband abroad the minimum speed they offer is 3Mb/s and that's hell cheaper than what 512Kb/s or the max 2Mb/s offered here, and the 2Mb/s price offered here is almost similar to the 12Mb/s price I got in Singapore or 6Mb/s in Malaysia. Oh yeah there's Sky internet which offer 12Mb/s, what's the area coverage again? oh, only Metro Manila and Manila is not Philippines!
Agree with the above poster. And most providers would advertise there service with a 1 or 2 mbps max speed but their committed rate is only somewhere along 500kbps. Totally useless if you're a REAL gamer.
Jose,
basically, the cost of hauling the internet to the philippines via those submarine cable systems are still pretty expensive, hence either the small bandwidth or the high cost of broadband in relation to its speed. Unlike those countries in which at least 50-70% of their traffic is on-net and doesn't go out their countrie's network, they can offer the internet as "cheap" with a high bandwidth. now, if only Filipino's start hosting their content within the Philippines and we keep around 40% of traffic on-net, then we can have a cheaper internet with big speeds. Look at the sites Inquirer, ABS-CBN, Gmanetwork all hosted in the US, but we have competent network hosting providers naman, so go figure why internet broadband here is expensive as compared to other countries your referring to.
yeah its been several years since we have "broadband" and average broadband speed hasn't increased. the same 512, 1 mbps, 2 mbs.... and higher bandwidth in limited areas. Also, rift between ISPs and telecommunication companies are causing havok to players. If ur on PLDT, you can't play with Bayantel or Globe on Garena. chances are there will be lag. It seems you get rerouted to singapore and back to the philippines, that's why its so laggy. But play in Singapore room in Garena and surprisingly little lag with globe.
Spot on answer Joes. It just goes to show how local Philippine companies care more about profit rather than us user. Our Asian neighbors have left us behind. Something has to be done.
I’m sure it will not be for long when high speed, high bandwidth internet will be available in the Philippines and cheaper even.
The retail industry in the Philippines is so big that it will soon catch up on the online retail economy and the need for the online highway will be apparent.
I remember maybe 15 years ago I read on a newspaper that Hong Kong has the largest SMS text messaging record in the world. I don’t have the facts but I think Philippines now hold the record.
I will predict within a decade the Philippines will have the largest, fastest and cheapest internet i.e. if GMA let go of the power and Philippines starts living and growing.
@Jose: Did you even read the article?
^What can you expect from a third world country anyway? We can't even provide proper classrooms for the youth, let alone have ISP's offer broadband services with sky-rocketing speeds. I mean, come on. Be rational.
The retail industry in the Philippines is so big that it will soon catch up on the online retail economy and the need for the online highway will be apparent.
I remember maybe 15 years ago I read on a newspaper that Hong Kong has the largest SMS text messaging record in the world. I don’t have the facts but I think Philippines now hold the record.
I will predict within a decade the Philippines will have the largest, sikiş fastest and cheapest internet i.e. if GMA let go of the power and Philippines starts living and growing.
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