Epic Games公司总裁Mike Capps在最近的媒体访谈中表示，99美分游戏正在“扼杀”处于“难以预测时期”的游戏行业，并表示Epic在这个行业中的未来走向从来没有像今天如此迷茫。

他坦言，“在Epic成立的这20年时间中，我们从来没有像今天这样，对游戏行业的未来如此不知所措，我们面临一个拐点。”

Mike Capps

他认为，这个行业的下一步已经不像PlayStaion 3会接力PS2并获得成功一样准确可测，游戏行业的未来极其不明朗。“今后10年或者5年，还会有实体发行渠道吗？还会有人在意下一代掌机是什么样的吗？PC游戏的未来前景如何？如果游戏不能连网，大家还能通过PC游戏赚钱吗？手机游戏领域的未来又将如何？总之一切都难以预测。”

虽然Epic Games的动作角色扮演游戏《无尽之剑》在去年一度成为App Store最快畅销的游戏，发布仅4天就创造了160万下载量，但Capps还是将App Store的99美分游戏视为威胁。“如果说有什么项目会让我们致命，那一定是售价1美元的手机应用……当大家都习惯购买99美分游戏的时候，你怎么去向他们推销60美元的游戏？”

他的结论是，“整个游戏行业正处于不确定时期，但这也是一个善于把握机遇者大获全胜的最佳时机。”（本文为游戏邦/gamerboom.com编译，转载请注明来源：游戏邦）

Epic’s Capps: Future of Gaming Industry Has ‘Never Been This Uncertain’

99-cent apps are “killing” the game industry during “an uncertain time”, says Epic Games president Mike Capps.

Talking to Industry Gamers, Capps explained that Epic’s future in the industry has never been as frightening as it is right now.

“We have not been this uncertain about what’s coming next in the games industry since Epic’s been around for 20 years,” he admitted. “We’re at such an inflection point.”

While it used to be taken as a given that the PlayStation 3 would follow on the PS2′s massive success, the future of the industry is now incredibly unclear, Capps said.

“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,” he said.

Although Epic Games’ action-RPG Infinity Blade became the fastest-grossing app on the App Store last year, generating over $1.6 million in sales in the four days following its release, Capps sees 99-cent games on the App Store as a threat.

“If there’s anything that’s killing us, it’s dollar apps,” he said. “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” he concluded. （source:gamasutra）