In an unusually pessimistic move, French game developer Gameloft has said it isn't terribly keen on creating new titles for Android phones.
Although the platform is relatively immature, with few handsets available so far, Gameloft says it's already unhappy with the infrastructure in place for it to sell its products.
Nobody making money
"[The Android Market] is not as neatly done as [the App Store] on the iPhone. Google has not been very good to entice customers to actually buy products. On Android nobody is making significant revenue," said the company's finance director, Alexandre de Rochefort.
Consequently, Gameloft is reducing its investment in developing Android software and looking elsewhere.
While iPhone titles accounted for 13 per cent of Gameloft income in the last financial quarter, Android games brought in 400 times less, according to de Rochefort.
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duskrider
November 22nd 2009
3. Hard to believe Gameloft are making this judgement call just as Android is about to bust out full-force into the market. Once that happens, the Market will become a much better store.
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ayros
November 21st 2009
2. I agree. It's much too soon to start comparing Apple to Androind. By nature Android is like a huge dam ready to burst, its wall is full of cracks and hasn't been maintained in years. And when it does the market will be inundated with Android phones.
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optimaximal
November 21st 2009
1. "We didn't make **** loads of money in a fraction of the time, therefore we're out!"
Just wait until Sony get the X10 out there, the MotoDroid hits more countries and the cheaper handsets like the Tattoo and Spica get into more hands, then it'll take off.
Comparing the Android & iPhone app markets is like apples & oranges at the moment and methinks Gameloft might be setting themselves up for a world of hurt if Android suddenly has a windfall.
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