Amaya Toman Isikhondlakhondla semidlalo ye-Electronic Arts sidume kakhulu ngezihloko zayo zedeskithophu nemidlalo yama-consoles wegeyimu, kodwa eminyakeni embalwa edlule ibizama kanzima ukuhambisana nezinkampani ezishicilela imidlalo yamathebulethi nama-smartphone. Njengengxenye yalo mzamo, inkampani ye-Electronic Arts isanda kumemezela ukuthi izothenga isitudiyo se-Playdemic, esizinikele ekwakhiweni kwemidlalo ehlukahlukene yamaselula. Engxenyeni yesibili yesifinyezo sethu sosuku oludlule, sizophinda futhi sikhulume ngomdondoshiya wezobuchwepheshe. Kulokhu kuzoba yi-Google, elungiselela ukukhipha isibuyekezo sokuvikeleka kwezinye zezinsizakalo zayo ngoSepthemba.
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I-Electronic Arts isimemezele ukutholwa kwesitudiyo se-Playdemic, ifuna ukungena kakhulu emakethe yemidlalo yamaselula.
Isikhondlakhondla semidlalo ye-Electronic Arts muva nje sithathe izinyathelo ezimbalwa zokuqhubeka nokukhula futhi sisaqhubeka nokusabalala emanzini emidlalo yeselula. Esinye salezi zinyathelo, isibonelo, ukutholwa kwe-Glu Mobile ngo-Ephreli walo nyaka, i-Electronic Arts yathenga ngamaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-2,4. Izolo, i-Electronic Arts imemezele ngoshintsho ukuthi izothenga isitudiyo sokuthuthukisa umdlalo i-Playdemic, kuze kube manje esiwela ngaphansi kwesigaba seMidlalo seWarner Bros.
I-Playdemic igxile kakhulu ezinhlotsheni ezahlukene zemidlalo yama-smartphone. Intengo ibingu-$1,4 billion. Esinye sezihloko ezidume kakhulu esiphume endaweni yokusebenzela yalesi situdiyo somdlalo, isibonelo, umdlalo obizwa ngokuthi i-Golf Clash, okwamanje eziqhenya ngokulandwa okungaphezulu kwezigidi ezingamashumi ayisishiyagalombili emhlabeni jikelele. I-Electronic Arts iyinkampani yesibili enkulu kunazo zonke yokuthuthukisa imidlalo "yaseNtshonalanga", futhi imali yayo yemakethe njengamanje icishe ibe ngamaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama-40. Kuze kube manje, isitudiyo se-Electronic Arts sizuze impumelelo enkulu kakhulu ikakhulukazi kusukela kumidlalo yedeskithophu nemidlalo yamakhonsoli emidlalo ahlukahlukene - phakathi kwezihloko zayo zakamuva eziphumelele kakhulu, ngokwesibonelo, i-Battlefield, i-Star Wars ne-Titanfall. Eminyakeni yamuva nje, i-EA ibizama ngawo wonke amandla ayo ukuthola indawo emakethe yegeyimu yeselula, okufanele isizwe ngokutholwa okukhulunywe ngakho ngenhla, phakathi kwezinye izinto.
Kungaba njalo okuthakaselayo
Pavel Jelic Ukubuyekeza i-Google Drayivu kungase kukhubaze ezinye izixhumanisi ezindala
Izolo, i-Google imemezele ukuthi ihlela ukukhipha isibuyekezo esisha sesoftware, phakathi kwezinye izinto, okufanele futhi sinikeze abasebenzisi ukuvikeleka okwengeziwe. Ngeshwa, ngenxa yalesi sibuyekezo, abasebenzisi kuzodingeka bakhokhe intela engathandeki ngendlela yezinye izixhumanisi ezingasasebenzi - kodwa asikho isidingo sokwethuka ngokushesha. Kusukela maphakathi no-Septhemba kulo nyaka, kungase kwenzeke ukuthi izixhumanisi eziningi ze-Google Drayivu, ezindala, ngeke zisebenze. Isibuyekezo esishiwo kufanele sikhishwe ngokusemthethweni ngoSepthemba 13, futhi ngaphakathi kwayo, i-Google izokwethula ukhiye womthombo wezixhumanisi ezabiwe ezakhiwe kusevisi yayo ye-Google Drayivu, phakathi kwezinye izinto. Kubasebenzisi asebevele babuke izixhumanisi ezindala ezinikeziwe esikhathini esithile esidlule, ngokombono akukho lutho okufanele lushintshe, futhi ukufinyelela ezintweni ezixhunyiwe kuzoqhubeka kugcinwa. Abasebenzisi abazobe bevula noma yiziphi izixhumanisi ezindala okokuqala ngqa ngemva kwesibuyekezo esizayo, kodwa bazodinga ukhiye womthombo osanda kushiwo ukuze bakwazi ukufinyelela namafayela axhunyiwe.
Abalawuli benkundla ye-Workspace bazoba nesikhathi kuze kube nguJulayi 23 walo nyaka ukuze banqume ukuthi bayibuyekeza kanjani i-Google Drayivu enkampanini yabo. Labo abasebenzisa i-Workspace ngezinjongo zabo siqu bazothola isaziso ngoJulayi 26 sokuthi izinguquko ezifanele seziqala ukwenzeka futhi bazonikezwa kuze kube u-September 13 ukuze banqume ukuthi bazoqhubeka yini nalesi sibuyekezo. Kepha i-Google ikhuthaza kakhulu abasebenzisi ukuthi babuyekeze ngokwentshisekelo yabo. I-Google futhi inezinye izinguquko ezihleliwe ezingase zithinte ezinye izixhumanisi ezindala zenkundla ye-YouTube ukuze kushintshwe. Kusukela ngomhlaka-23 Julayi walo nyaka, zonke izixhumanisi zamavidiyo angewona asesidlangalaleni zizoba yimfihlo ngokuzenzekelayo, futhi uma umdali efisa ukwenza ushintsho, kuyodingeka enze kanjalo mathupha kuvidiyo yakhe ngayinye.
