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- Gaming the Recession [view article]
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- Can Sony Dig the PS3 Out of a Rut? [view article]
- Is There Still Hope for Sony? [view article]
- Nintendo Needs To Reach Out to Shareholders [view article]
- Inside NPD's July '08 Gaming Report [view article]
- Microsoft's XBox 3 Could Give It Market Supremacy [view article]
- The Video Game Industry: An $18 Billion Entertainment Juggernaut [view article]
- Data Dump: Tech Industry Statistics by the Numbers [view article]
- Earnings Recap: Disney, Nintendo, THQ, Capcom [view article]
- Nintendo: Game Over [view article]
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Gaming the Recession [view article]
Good piece..what about the chip makers like Nvidea (NVDA)? ReplyGaming the Recession [view article]
I don't think you should shrug off TV as an non-effective entertainment option. Granted, there are a lot of bad shows out there, but there are also many good ones. In fact, I think I enjoy watching an NFL game on TV vs. going to one in person. No ticket necessary, no traffic, no crowds, no lines, no overpriced beer/food, and always indoors.Otherwise I enjoyed the article. Video gaming is still one of the cheapest recession-resistant forms of entertainment out there. Reply
Gaming the Recession [view article]
You mention only one trip needed to buy your video game. Not even necessarily that much with ordering online via any number of resources such as Gamestop, EBAY, BBY, etc. GME also an excellent play here since they sell everything VG related so all of your bases are covered. Not to mention the used business which is great in hard times to trade in or buy less expensive used games. ReplyGaming the Recession [view article]
Interesting read. ReplyEight Gaming News Stories [view article]
Good snapshot of the current state of the industry though I am not sure the 1 year advantage X360 had was really meaningful: the Wii catched up quite fast, isn't it? If the product is good, it will sell fast. ReplyCan Sony Dig the PS3 Out of a Rut? [view article]
Blu ray will not be the next format, king dvd will be here for a while longer:Toshiba XDE.
At the start of this year we all witnessed Toshiba’s HD-DVD as it was going, going and then gone. Well now they’re back enhancing DVD, possibily to try and disrupt the uptake of Blu-ray.
XDE, or “eXtended Detail Enhancement,” technology is, Toshiba claim, more than just a DVD upconverter - taking ‘normal’ resolution DVD up to being able to show them on HD TVs.
The theory is that people have invested considerable amounts of money in their DVD libraries over the years and rather than have to replace them by buying Blu-ray versions, they can spend $149 on buying an XDE DVD player instead.
While changing the resolution from 480i/p to 1080p, there are three other selectable enhancements - Sharp, Colour and Contrast.
They details these as …
Sharp Mode offers improved detail enhancement that is one step closer to high definition. Edges are sharper and details in movies are more visible. Unlike traditional sharpness control, XDE technology analyses the entire picture and adds edge enhancement precisely where it’s needed.
Colour Mode makes the colours of nature stand out with improved richness. Blues and greens are more vivid and lifelike. Colour Mode combines the improvement in colour with the detail enhancement of Sharp Mode and is ideal for outdoor scenes.
Contrast Mode is designed to make darker scenes or foregrounds more clearly visible without the typical “washing out” that can occur with traditional contrast adjustment. Recommended for dark scenes where detail may be difficult to notice, Contrast Mode is also combined with Sharp Mode to provide a clearer viewing experience.
All of these enhancements are achieved by clever chippery that examines the video frames as they are to be displayed and manipulates them before they are shown. goodbye ol`e blu Reply
Can Sony Dig the PS3 Out of a Rut? [view article]
Damn, how much is sony payin y`all?? and by the way 2% in 6 months? ok maybe i was wrong, blu ray will take over dvd, IN THE YEAR 2026!! even dvd rentals are almost obsolete, go get those stats, blockbuster is going to eventually phase out all instore rentals! sony was too late in killing hd dvd, downloads will be the future, you should give it a try? I can download a full hd movie in about 2 hours,(and thats with dsl!) . you sound like a good statistics guy, instead of looking at it on paper, how about actually living it? the ps3 is supposed to be "way better" than the 360 on paper, but here in the real world, into it`s third year- we dont see it. xbox 360 price cut, gears of war 2, "live", fall update, optional game install (whisper quiet 360`s- my new 60g is already quiet) the ps3 will always be last this time around, sony is finally feeling what it was like to be sega! REMEMBER, IT IS AFTER ALL ABOUT GAMES!!! and we know who has them! ReplyCan Sony Dig the PS3 Out of a Rut? [view article]
@jmanFirst please re read my post just in case you don't want to i will copy and paste. "No Digital downloads is not the future and will not replace DVD or Blu-ray." People will always want a hard copy of movies. There was a study put out and do you now what it found? I will let you know that over 70% of all people that download songs or movies have the exact copy at home on DVD, CD, Blu-Ray, or HDVD.
By the time that USA even gets to true Broadband Japan and other countries will already have better options. Japan in May 2008 tested satellite service that can get 1.2 gigabits per second. We here in the USA are still classifying 256Kbps as broadband. The United States continues to fall behind in broadband adoption, ranking 15th among 30 OECD nations according to the latest installment of the
organization’s semiannual (April 2007) survey of broadband subscriber ship. This same study and finding showed that we will fall further back.
Here are some things you might want to know.
New surveys shows Blu-ray expanding On June 3, the NPD Group released the results of their latest study:
--Almost 4 million HDTV owners said they plan to buy a BD-capable player in the next six months.
--Consumers who purchased a BD set-top player cited "leading-edge technology" and a "superior viewing experience" as primary reasons for making the purchase.
According to a Sony Computer Entertainment American Internal Data survey of close to 3,000 PS3 owners in May 2008,
--Approximately 52 percent said they plan to purchase six or more BD titles over the next year.
--Approximately 50 percent prefer to exclusively purchase or rent movies in BD format, even if they have to wait longer for the title release.
--Over 40 percent report increased movie viewing since the purchase of their PS3.
According to Redhill Group for Home Media Magazine surveys,
--Blu-ray disc software sales in the U.S. have exceeded the 11 million mark.
--Blu-ray disc software sold for the first quarter of 2008 were more than 4.5 times the amount sold the same period in 2007.
--In the first quarter of 2007, Blu-ray disc sales for day-and-date titles represented only 1.7 percent of the total sales for the top 10 selling titles compared to the DVD version. For 2008 that number has increased to 14.3 percent.
The Blu-ray Disc Association announced that there are approximately six million Blu-ray capable machines in the hands of consumers now, with more than 80 Blu-ray options on the market for consumers to choose from: 12 PC drives, 40 PC options, 14 stand-alone players, the PS3, and 13 players announced to appear before year's end.
According to Home Media Research compiled by the Redhill Group, it appears that Blu-ray sales are actually quite solid for the year, and up 300 percent year-on-year from 2007.
The research says that Blu-ray movies are selling at about 1.14 million per month on average for the year. The combined total for 2006 and 2007 was about 6 million discs sold. So 12months x 1.14million per month =13.68 for the year that means the more than double the 2006 and 2007 total.
According to Home Media Magazine's own figures, in the optical video disc market, DVD still has a 95 percent share vs. Blu-ray's 5 percent. By comparison, high-def percentages during the height of the format war rarely topped 2 to 3 percent of sales. This little nugget of info was in the artical were hey were blasting Blu-Ray sales. So during all of 2006 and 2007 when there was 2 choices high def sold only 2-3% of movies vs standard def but since the end of War in Middle Feb of this year High def now makes up 5% of the movie sells hmm a 2% increase in 6 months.
In response to Sony doing Digital Downloads. Sony Pictures is one of the world's largest media conglomerates with revenue of US$88.7 billion per year. Yeah um i think there in the business of selling movies and making money of those films if thats by downloads, dvds, blu-ray, etc. Come on do you really think there going to throw away a chance to make money off people. Reply
Is There Still Hope for Sony? [view article]
Gaucho420, if you ever saw Blu-ray movies on a PS3, you'd know what the term 'muddy' means, because that's exactly how Wii games look on high def televisions. I've played PS2 games through my HDTV, and I feel the same way about them as well.Here's another word that you need to understand as well: 'cheap'. The Wii is the cheapest game console out there; matter of fact it's still almost half the price of a PS3. People don't care about whether it has great graphics, that's true. The populace out there doesn't care about anything but what's cheap. Don't use the interactive argument when bringing up the Wii. I point back at the graphics argument when it comes to the 'interactive and immersive' component. The Sixaxis has motion-sensing technology to go along with those snazzy graphics that the Wii lacks.
I've also talked with Wii users who are dismayed at the amount of accessories that need to be purchased in order to fully enjoy their console. One also has to wonder if Nintendo is building a house of cards with all these accessories that more often than not take up space and not much time.
To say that consumers don't want a PS3 is a little presumptuous, don't you think? People surveyed don't even know what a PS3 can do, and that's a fact. However, the word is starting to get out, and more people are starting to become aware. The sales increases that have occurred recently are in part because the console is cheaper (read above), and it offers a better games library than it did a year ago. Matter of fact, outside of Nintendo's own games, the games for the Wii are rather poor.
Just wanting to add balance to your 'unbiased' diatribe.
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Can Sony Dig the PS3 Out of a Rut? [view article]
crazychris and john, show us where blu ray has sold better then dvd and i will go quietly! and if downloads are not the future, why then must sony themselves do it? you would think the pushers of blu ray would desperatly not want movie downloads on ps3, at least not standard definition? hmmm.... by the way, its all about games isn`t it? not movie players. ReplyCan Sony Dig the PS3 Out of a Rut? [view article]
Man, you certainly can easily differentiate the XBox owners from the PS3 owners based on writing ability, logic, and simple grammatical usage of the English language. Guess it basically explains why fools choose to purchase a junk heap like the XBox, and rationally minded folk side on the MUCH MORE reliable Sony system...and about the format war. It's over! Haven't you heard the news? Type in blu-ray on Google and do a news search. It'll be very revealing to those short-sighted folks claiming Blu-ray is dying out and movie downloading is the future. LOL! Reply
Can Sony Dig the PS3 Out of a Rut? [view article]
@jmanNo Digital downloads is not the future and will not replace DVD or Blu-ray.
This comes from PC World, FCC, and Gartner study.
By 2012 only 77% of U.S. households will have broadband Internet subscription. Just over half of U.S. households currently subscribe to broadband Internet services. Just on a side note Broadband is defined as 256Kbps in the US (and that people is not true broadband). Reply
Can Sony Dig the PS3 Out of a Rut? [view article]
The winner in this race will be who puts out the better games and that winner, per the public's opinion...is the Wii. The PS3 is a complete joke and its sales figures clearly show that. I'm not going to re-write the numerous posts I've put on this website before, but beleiving in the PS3's "unexplainable & forthcoming" turnaround is like saying Chevy is going to outsell Toyota real soon! Hell to the no, you have to be on crack to beleive that.Sales don't lie, we're approaching two years of the next-gen cycle and the PS3 is solidly behind all consoles...I'm suprised its managed to outsell the PS2 on a consistent basis. It will remain that way unless that sucker gets a huge price cut and exclusive games for it. Most gamers could care less about Blueray and the sales show it. If you just care about gaming, there is nothing Blueray brings to the table that the 360 can't do. If there is, what is it? And why haven't people beleive the argument? You cannot argue with facts.
By the way, most games including COD4, GTAIV, and Devil May Cry look better and load faster on the 360 than the PS3 and that is fact, not fanboy flaming, and its been documented by sites such as gamespot.com several times over the past 2 years. I have a Wii & 360 and the odds of me picking up a PS3 are as big as me going to Mars. It ain't happening and I would say that's the prevaling opinion of most everyone. There simply isn't a reason to spend more money on a PS3 than there is to buy a 360 or Wii.
Sony needs help, but I think its becoming a lost cause at this point...I don't see buyers mysteriously coming out in droves for a PS3 two years down the road. Too many have bought a 360/Wii or both and blueray isn't a compelling enough reason to yet dish out another $400 for a system that plays the same games as the 360. Reply
Can Sony Dig the PS3 Out of a Rut? [view article]
Blu-ray is not going to win the format war. Better compression standards and fatter tubes will at the end of the day be all we need to make an end run around Sony forever. Gone is the day of top-down planned obsolescence. Sorry, Sony, we're not gonna swallow what you try to force-feed us any more. The future is wide open.Also, kudos to Bruce again for managing to write an article rife with speculation and denial of reality. Anyone else see the massive elephant in the room here? Reply
Can Sony Dig the PS3 Out of a Rut? [view article]
@pfreak :www.gamesindustry.biz/...
Take a look at this and then tell us that the GOD of all things is doing very very well! lack of games is killing sony, also pricing. it is a very nice machine at doing what it does best, play movies. I walk into a store and see nothing for the ps3 and a complete wall for xbox 360 games and also wii games. And this is the second year for the ps3, actually going into the 3rd. Blu ray will not be the next successor it cant even put a dent in dvd sales moron, and more people these days have internet connections high speed at that, thanks to the good ole phone companies. more than half of console owners, even almost all ps3 owners use the psn or live service so your post was nothing but ignorance. and all we hear is “wait” 2007 will be the year of the ps3, no 2008 will be, no wait, 2009 is going to be, sheesh. the ps3 will not beat microsoft this gen, the sales for xbox have slowed down because most people that wanted one already have one, now M$ needs to do what they are doing, go after the “casual” gamer and eat some of nintendo`s customers up, because they are also getting boared with the wii. by the time the ps3 starts to take over the 360 M$ will have introduced a new and way more advanced console ( It will happen you know, technology moves very fast, so if you think your ps3 will still hold up against the new versions of consoles you better think again) and it wont matter much then, thus M$ winning against sony.
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