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<blockquote data-quote="jonesjb" data-source="post: 273827" data-attributes="member: 2290"><p>I very much suspect that we're never going to see the back catalog of Bally/Williams EVER available for back catalog digitally again - for multiple reasons:</p><p></p><p>1. Rights are now held by a gambling technology company, which stands to make exponentially more money by using the IP for pinball gambling, which I suspect will be a new thing in gambling soon (kind of like a digital slot machine, which comes down to chance but gives the illusion of skill.</p><p></p><p>2. There is a market barrier disadvantage for a new company to invest the costs into developing tables that were already created digitally. The potential consumers is drastically less, given that many would already own the original table in some form - even if half were willing to rebuy, it would make it far more difficult to turn a profit.</p><p></p><p>3. I think what's going to happen will be VERY similar to the GIT Corp complete X-Men and Spider-Man comic DVD's which came out before iPad/digital comic subscriptions. Many of Marvel's popular titles complete back catalogues were released on DVD for digital reading in perpetuity. I bought the X-men one for my brother for $49. The Spiderman disk is now $399.99!: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Amazing-Spider-Man-Complete-Collection/dp/B000HKIM7Q?tag=pinsidecom05-20" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Amazing-Spider-Man-Complete-Collection/dp/B000HKIM7Q?tag=pinsidecom05-20</a></p><p></p><p>What do others think?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jonesjb, post: 273827, member: 2290"] I very much suspect that we're never going to see the back catalog of Bally/Williams EVER available for back catalog digitally again - for multiple reasons: 1. Rights are now held by a gambling technology company, which stands to make exponentially more money by using the IP for pinball gambling, which I suspect will be a new thing in gambling soon (kind of like a digital slot machine, which comes down to chance but gives the illusion of skill. 2. There is a market barrier disadvantage for a new company to invest the costs into developing tables that were already created digitally. The potential consumers is drastically less, given that many would already own the original table in some form - even if half were willing to rebuy, it would make it far more difficult to turn a profit. 3. I think what's going to happen will be VERY similar to the GIT Corp complete X-Men and Spider-Man comic DVD's which came out before iPad/digital comic subscriptions. Many of Marvel's popular titles complete back catalogues were released on DVD for digital reading in perpetuity. I bought the X-men one for my brother for $49. The Spiderman disk is now $399.99!: [url]https://www.amazon.com/Amazing-Spider-Man-Complete-Collection/dp/B000HKIM7Q?tag=pinsidecom05-20[/url] What do others think? [/QUOTE]
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