New inteview on BOB SOW from Oleg Dec 29,2010

[JAMF]

If it's available on Steam and there is not another DRM attached to the game, I'll buy it from Steam. 1C:Maddox will earn much more money that way. (~200% more?) I might buy the DVD version (years) later, when it's in the bargain bin, so I have that real thing after all.

If the Steam version has another DRM, like GfWL, which demands attention too, I'll get the DVD version.

If SoW comes with Starforce or Yuplay, I'll not buy it.

[Warhound]

I am praying it get's released(on day 1) in the 1C-shop , http://1c.yuplay.com/ , so maddox games get's a bigger cut than even with steam. But it's unlikely a publisher would allow them to put it up there for the first few years at the least.
Still if they find a way to do their own digital distribution i will be sure to buy it there or otherwise whereever Oleg states he get's the biggest % per sale from.

From what Oleg is saying at the simhq interview I doubt very much we will see a boxed version, he is very firmly in the digital camp.

[Foo'bar]

I think they will mainly concentrate on publishing the sim digitally, though I believe that we will see a "Collectors Edition" later. Remember luthier's questions after a proper authentic map material and design

[SlipBall]

Originally Posted by Tree_UK

From what Oleg is saying at the simhq interview I doubt very much we will see a boxed version, he is very firmly in the digital camp.

Maybe, but then there is a contradiction with luthier's cloth map info request thread...anyway I hope that you are wrong, even though you usually are right

Originally Posted by SlipBall

Maybe, but then there is a contradiction with luthier's cloth map info request thread...anyway I hope that you are wrong, even though you usually are right

Oleg says that he see's the way camera manufacturers make thier manuals online in PDF format as the way forward, he later went on to say that he considers multiplay to be the future rather than stand alone.

You can read the whole 'future of simulations interview' here http://www.simhq.com/_commentary/all_106a.html

[Foo'bar]

Personally I don't mind wich form SoW will reach me. I'm interested in playing the sim, not gazing a box here on my shelf.

[Trumper]

Originally Posted by K_Freddie

No steam for me.. I would like the box, thank you !!

+1 here.I want to see a hardcopy on my shelf.

[The Kraken]

There are boxed versions available for Rise of Flight, for DCS Black Shark and even Flaming Cliffs 2 which is an addon to a sim from 2003. Other 1C titles like Theatre of War are also available as boxed versions. Just because Oleg says (IMHO correctly) that sooner or later niche titles like flight sims will be available through download only (as is already the case with most indie games) doesn't mean we're there yet.

Then again this forum and some special members in particular have always been eager to draw premature conclusions

[Chivas]

You will probably see SOW available as a download as well as a boxed versison. I'd like to see the boxed version with extras go for atleast a hundred dollars. We pay way to little for good combat flight sims, its not worth the time and effort for new developers to get into this genre.