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  • What's Wrong with the Gaming Industry? [View article]
    The margins will be squeezed in games, going forward. All the cutting-edge stuff (innovation-wise; not "frame rate-wise) is on the iPhone, and many of those are $1 games. Fun, quick games-- in your pocket--on the morning commute.
    Nov 08 11:49 am |Rating: +11 -4 |Link to Comment
  • The Top 20 Game Publishers [View article]
    No iPhone game makers? Bet the list is quite different next year!

    Also, it seems stupid to include company revenue. MSFT makes its money off Windows; the game division is a money pit. Sony also has lots of non-game businesses. Surveys and review scores can also be misleading, but you need to get data SOMEHOW. I might look at number of copies downloaded and bought.
    Oct 07 23:50 pm |Rating: 0 0 |Link to Comment
  • Wall Street Breakfast: Must-Know News [View article]
    "# Microsoft's Office push scrutinized by EU"

    I think we can all agree that open document formats are better than closed ones. The interesting thing here, though, is that the EU is quite willing to probe MSFT over this one small thing. And, at the same time, many "neutral" pundits seem to believe MSFT can get away with destroying Yahoo without legal consequences. Most curious.
    Feb 08 09:17 am |Rating: 0 0 |Link to Comment
  • December and 2007 Video Game Sales - Incredible [View article]
    "PS3 flopped hard, right there in black and white"

    Given that HD DVD just flopped, and PS3 will be with us for some time, I expect their ultimate number of units sold will exceed XBox.

    But, wii is the REAL winner.
    Jan 18 09:23 am |Rating: 0 0 |Link to Comment
  • Gaming Software Publishers Lack Leverage Against Console Makers [View article]
    I'm not hot on consoles as a category. Consoles seem to keep going up in price; computers DOWN. Sure, inexpensive computers have awful graphics cards. But there's also a limit on how many whiz-bang 3D effects you can toss into a game. Moore's "law" will destroy the console business.
    Nov 13 10:01 am |Rating: 0 0 |Link to Comment
  • Gaming Software Publishers Lack Leverage Against Console Makers [View article]
    I'm not hot on consoles as a category. Consoles seem to keep going up in price; computers DOWN. Sure, inexpensive computers have awful graphics cards. But there's also a limit on how many whiz-bang 3D effects you can toss into a game. Moore's "law" will destroy the console business.
    Nov 13 10:01 am |Rating: 0 0 |Link to Comment
  • Gaming Software Sales Disappoint in October [View article]
    "Total industry sales were up 16%, but software sales were flat. This compares to expectations in the 10% to 15% range. More data points: Lower than expected sales due to a higher percentage of PS2 titles."

    Sounds like people are waiting for PS3, instead of jumping on the moribund XBox platform.
    Nov 14 08:59 am |Rating: 0 0 |Link to Comment
  • The Growing Importance of Online Gaming for Nextgen Consoles [View article]
    "Both the PS2 and Xbox 360 have on-line communities totaling an estimated 3 million users each."

    You mean on-line forums/ support/hints, or do they actually play games on-line? If so, what are they playing?
    Oct 18 10:13 am |Rating: 0 0 |Link to Comment
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