Disc-based is burning platform

Speaking at the 5th annual PLAY Digital Media Conference, EA Sports president Peter Moore called the disc-based distribution of today a "burning platform". He also predicted that his former employer Microsoft may be the first ones to deliver a download-only home console.

"Look at the platform we're on, it's a burning platform. As a concept, do you stay on the platform and face certain death, or do you jump into the water and face probable death? Most of you would choose probable death, so you start moving towards a hybrid model of digital distribution."

"As digital distribution becomes more and more, we'll continue as an industry to work with retail and to ship discs, but more and more of the content will be in the 'cloud'. More content will be delivered daily, weekly, or monthly, and less will be of the old model of cartridges and discs."