Joystiq interview: Bungie’s Marty O’Donnell on the ‘digital content crisis’
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Marty O’Donnell caused something of an uproar recently following controversial comments aimed at used video game sales. In particular, it was the Bungie audio director’s apparent assertion that content creators and publishers “shouldn’t stop receiving income from further sales” that served as the biggest sticking point; after all, why should the game industry be given special treatment beyond the initial point of sale?
Not long ago we had the chance to have a candid conersation with O’Donnell on this topic, during which he clarified his stance, and said that while he doesn’t feel games represent a “special category,” he believes that “digital content is creating a crisis for the economic model of new and existing mediums.”
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