Games-on-Demand entertainment powered by Exent is designed to give consumers an unparalleled gaming experience with the choice and flexibility to play the games they like how and when they want. Users have access to hundreds of game titles that are offered through various business models, supporting free, ad-supported, subscription, purchase, rental and try-before-you-buy models.
Exent further provides numerous usability features for end-users, making EXETender™ based services attractive to casual and advance users alike. Fully click to play, users do not need to perform tasks such as manually checking hardware compatibility, performing installations and downloading new patches/drivers that are normally required for PC games. The Exent solution delivers a full CD level game experience that is not degraded or stripped of valuable game assets.
A variety of market segments can benefit from Exent's digital distribution solutions, including:
- Service Providers: By offering online gaming services, service providers encourage broadband adoption, increase ARPU, reduce churn and differentiate their offering.
- Publishers: Making games available online enables publishers to leverage their back catalogs, tap into new audiences, creates a direct to consumer channel and minimizes the risk associated with new game development.
- Media Companies: Enabling game syndication through online distribution, re-mastering game penetrates new audiences and augment existing syndication networks of other content types, on both premium and home passed models.
- Consumer Portals: Online gaming through consumer portals creates additional revenue streams, taps into new customer bases, establishes customer owner relationships, increases ARPU and enhances the value of advertising.
- PC and Consumer Electronics Manufacturers: As digital distribution gradually takes a larger part in the video game distribution network, PC OEMs can position themselves as the new "retailers" for video game software, as well as bundle attractive Games-on-Demand offerings from leading vendors, and enjoy some of the associated revenues.
Exent's Digital Distribution Solutions comprise of the following components:
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