Helio has announced some details of its game service. There’s some interesting features based on SK Telecom technology: “The ability to “gift,” or purchase and share favorite games with another Helio member, or “beg” another Helio member to purchase a favorite game for you”. There’s also a rental option to test out the game. Perhaps more useful is the partnership with games site IGN, which will see independent games ratings and reviews for the games on the service. “The game service also offers Helio members a number of custom tools including animated previews of in-game footage for titles, “cheat codes” free-of-charge for purchased games, a “wish-list” function that allows you to catalog favorite games for purchase later, and a “download locker” for free-of-charge re-downloads of purchased games.”
It seems to be a lot better than the “click on games menu and scroll through list of titles” that has been pervasive. Helio needs to differentiate itself based on content and user interface so I expect all the different types of content will be presented in a unique way. I’ll wait until I see the service before passing any judgements, though…
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