Interesting tidbits from around the gaming world
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Interesting tidbits from around the gaming world
Things seemed a little bit dull around here so I figured I'd troll through the newswires to see if there's been any interesting news.
The post price drop sales picture is starting to shape up.
From AustralianIT:
http://australianit.news.com.au/arti...D15321,00.html
Insofar as the Australian market reacts similarly to Europe, it's probably safe to say that after a volatile couple weeks that saw the debut of the GC in Europe and drastic pricing moves here in NA, the market is settling back down to a picture not too different from what was going on before. The PS2 leads both the GC and the XBox, though it appears the latter two have both gained a little ground.
Ken Kutaragi made some intriguing if cryptic comments at E3 regarding open collaboration in the future of online gaming.
From The Guardian
http://www.guardian.co.uk/computerga...724203,00.html
If anyone knows where I can find a more complete transcript of Kutaragi's comments, I'd love to get a look at it.
It appears that MS has been doing some market research about a possible XBox-PC connection product.
From ZDNet
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1103-927681.html
We may never see this thing on the market, but I think we can put to rest any notion that MS is sincere when they claim the XBox is intended as "just a game console." I understand why they do it and I expect them to stick to that story for a while yet, but it should be crystal clear by now that both MS and Sony have far greater aspirations for their game consoles than merely playing games.
The post price drop sales picture is starting to shape up.
From AustralianIT:
Independent figures from market research firm Inform show retailers sold 5948 PS2 consoles last week, compared with 4000-4500 for GameCube and 3736 for Xbox."
Insofar as the Australian market reacts similarly to Europe, it's probably safe to say that after a volatile couple weeks that saw the debut of the GC in Europe and drastic pricing moves here in NA, the market is settling back down to a picture not too different from what was going on before. The PS2 leads both the GC and the XBox, though it appears the latter two have both gained a little ground.
Ken Kutaragi made some intriguing if cryptic comments at E3 regarding open collaboration in the future of online gaming.
From The Guardian
Kutaragi does not accept that the more powerful Xbox will rush Sony into unveiling the PlayStation 3 earlier than planned, but he does hint that Sony's next console will be more of a general entertainment device and, intriguingly, speaks of collaboration: "If other consoles wanted to communicate and collaborate, it would be impossible. But in future, it will be like the internet is now: all types of information will be transferred and exchanged through the network. Our main target is the living room."
But to whom would this collaboration extend? "At Nintendo, Miyama-san is a good friend, and we have already collaborated with Sega." But not, it would appear, Microsoft.
But to whom would this collaboration extend? "At Nintendo, Miyama-san is a good friend, and we have already collaborated with Sega." But not, it would appear, Microsoft.
If anyone knows where I can find a more complete transcript of Kutaragi's comments, I'd love to get a look at it.
It appears that MS has been doing some market research about a possible XBox-PC connection product.
From ZDNet
An online survey conducted recently by a Microsoft partner indicates that the software giant is considering producing a kit that would let people use an Xbox video game console and a TV to access entertainment files stored on their PC.
We may never see this thing on the market, but I think we can put to rest any notion that MS is sincere when they claim the XBox is intended as "just a game console." I understand why they do it and I expect them to stick to that story for a while yet, but it should be crystal clear by now that both MS and Sony have far greater aspirations for their game consoles than merely playing games.
