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GamersGate Also Believes Stardock is Mistaken on Its #2 Status
Direct2Drive isn’t the only one questioning Stardock’s #2 claim in the PC digital download market. GamersGate, also citing it’s contacts with publishers, says Stardock’s Impulse isn’t even a player.
Direct 2 Drive Disagrees with Impulse’s #2 Claim
Sutton Trout, Director of Development for Direct2Drive, cited a Q1 NPD Report which refutes Stardock’s recent claim that it holds the #2 digital distribution spot with its Impulse service. According to GamaSutra: “The report listed that, for the period, Valve Software’s Steam service led the market handily with 62 percent of total unit sales market [...]
Stardock CEO Estimates Size of PC Digital Distribution Market
On September 10, 2009 Gamasutra revealed that in an interview Stardock CEO Brad Wardell estimated that digital distribution roughly accounts for 25% of the overall PC market. Wardell further estimated that will double in a year or 2. No further information was given as to the source of these estimates although Wardell has extensive contacts [...]
Stardock Reveals Market Share Estimates
Stardock, who recently launched a revamped version of their Impulse digital download store, claims that Steam (owned by Valve Corporation) has 70% market share of the digital download market with Impulse a distant 2nd at 10% and all others making up 20%. The news was revealed in Stardock’s Customer Report 2009 dated November 18, 2009. [...]