It's not at all unusual for someone to watch a half-hour show on television. Then there are the hour-long dramas and much longer movies. Gamers should get ready for a faster-paced TV viewing experience, however, as YouTube for Television has been introduced with them in mind.
Research firm the NPD Group has released its U.S. retail sales figures for January 2008.
Software sales for the month were up by 11 percent to $611 million, hardware sales dropped by a quarter to $378 million. Overall the industry was down 6 percent for the month managing to reach $1.18 billion compared to January 2007 sales of $1.25 billion.
Recent Sony news presents an interesting case study in the difference between advertising and marketing. For just as the company was marginalizing yet another group of people and offending the politically correct, sales of PlayStation 3 soar upon price cuts.
The Zune came out today, as well as news that Microsoft is paying Universal Music $1 per Zune sold, in order to get Universal's music in its Zune music store. Looks like the music industry and the mafia aren't so different after all
Is it really news when Terrasoft announces that it will be supplying Linux for the PS3?
Trying to avoid a repeat of last year's X-mas Box 360 madness, where consoles were selling for as much as 10 times their retail price but not always making it to the purchaser, eBay has suspended preorder sales of Sony's PlayStation3.
There's a lot of grandstanding going on in the game console industry. Nintendo brags about its history of innovation; Microsoft is smug about its lead over the competition; and Sony says its rep alone will carry PS3. But Sony may be surprised to learn its chief rivals are holding hands and shouting things like "thief!" and "loser!"
Microsoft has failed to capitalize on what could be a significant delay in the launch of the next-generation gaming console from Sony, but Sony probably is not too concerned about a second-half 2006 debut if it comes to pass.
Based on the individual cost of components, Merrill Lynch Japan Securities analysts think the company may take a beating on first year PS3 sales.
Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo all let a lot of information fly at the E3 with regard to their new gaming consoles. The specs of these systems are awesome. They've got WiFi and wireless and downloadable systems, massive multiplayer options inside the home or over the network. The visual capabilities will be stunning with the HD graphics capability hooked up to a new Samsung HDTV designed for the gaming experience.
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