[casual_games] Slow death for the current generation of casual games?

[Audry Taylor]

>>Vista has a 'games' menu that is different from the typical program menu. 

>>The preferred (by MS) behavior for games is to install your program 

>>shortcuts there only and not install like a regular app.


Are restrictions being placed on how regular apps are installed?  Will Vista 
attempt to classify incoming programs as "games" or will it accept whatever 
category the program classifies itself as?

Another question this brings to mind is how will programs that provide 
games, but aren't games themselves, be classified?  If a user downloads and 
installs Steam, will it join the regular apps or the games?

I work for a company that is just getting its feet wet in the casual sector. 
  Our target audience is under 18 and our budget is small.  If we have get 
every game an ESRB rating, that could increase our costs tremendously.  That 
would be frustrating, to say the least.

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