I’ll be catching up with EEDAR director of analyst services Jesse Divnich this week to get his thoughts on the current state of the gaming industry. Also, I kind of just want to catch up with him and see how he’s doing because he’s a cool dude. Naturally, I want your questions! If you have anything you’d like Jesse to answer — preferably taking advantage of his experience as a gaming analyst and not as a former resident of a trailer park — please leave your questions in the comments section.
@RPAD
I want to know his thoughts on DLC and having "content unlocked off a disc at a price." An example for you sir Padilla : Borderlands has had 3 game add-ons as DLC, that content (as far as I can tell) is all digital. Splinter Cell Conviction has "FREE DLC" every Thursday but when I downloaded this "FREE DLC" I checked my guns and there are many empty slots that say locked and the gun I just downloaded said unlocked. So technically it is DLC because I had to download it and its free. Now this is my issue, will companies put out half finished games at full price and charge us to unlock the rest of it? Also get his opinion on digital distribution please. Thanks!
All I want to know is how do I get to be a gaming analyst/ Are there prerequisites such as certain classes or courses I'd have to go to school for?
Correction
*and its "free" so im not complaining*
@bigBlak
you can only access that stuff if you are connected XBL as well. If you were to disconnect, you couldn't use the unlocked content.
@Ray
I mimic BB's questions.
@Sandrock323 Jesse covered that in my previous interview with him. Listen to the PadCast linked above (please)!
Thoughts on the iPad and its impact on core video games?
Journalists you prefer to work with? Is there even a difference between a Journalist and Analyst? You guys all seem pretty knowledgeable, but I bet one makes a hack of a lot more than the other.
E3 Predictions?
Move vs Natal!
@Ray
Will do when I get home.
@topic
What does he think about the future of the PSPgo? Does he think Sony will continue the product or that sells will pick over time?
And, who is your favorite Analyst? Do you all get along?
Some say X-Ray vision, some say flight, others will say super strength.
If you could have one superpower… what would it be?
(Note: You can't pick clairvoyance… because that would be too obvious given who you are and what you do.)
@BenAlkeo
Watch the last interview Ray did with him. He answered some of your questions in that one.