VB:-Despite a sinking economy, studios predict healthy holiday Blu-ray Disc spending due to fast declining hardware pricing, according to participants at Tuesday's High-Def Conference here.
Blu-ray players have fallen to sub-$200 pricing and should hit the $150 mark by Black Friday, effectively widening the customer base from early adopter to mainstream, noted studios during the event, sponsored by Home Media Magazine.
Currently, the U.S. Blu-ray install base totals 1.5 million set-tops and 5.5 million PlayStation 3 consoles. Between now and the end of 2008, that combined set-top/PS3 install base should grow more than 40% to 10 million units, according to Paramount Home Entertainment and 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment. Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment is even more bullish, projecting a year-end base of 11 million to 12 million Blu-ray players.
This expanding Blu-ray penetration is moving at a quicker pace than the uptake for standard-definition players between 1998 and 1999, noted Danny Kaye, Fox's executive VP of global research and technology strategy.
MSI celebrates the 20th anniversary of Monster Hunter with this unique bundle that features a matching RTX 4060 Ti and game controller.
Companies, particularly public companies like Microsoft, need to grow.
i mean its pretty simple, they spent close to 30 billion in acquiring activision, they thought they'd make it bk no problem, and that didnt happen.
its just shit that because of MS's miscalculation alot of people lost their jobs.
They are going to use AI for a large portion of the game development process. Upper management need bonuses and the shareholders need more money. So, people will lose their jobs.
They shouldn't have bought any studios. Some is okay...but they went on a shopping spree...stupid
The better question is why did Microsoft buy publishers for a service they were subsidizing they knew couldn't support.
And why are so many websites trying to make people feel sorry for Microsoft instead of truly criticizing the fact they are closing studios and killing jobs that would have been fine if Microsoft themselves hadn't gotten involved.
Quit feeling sorry for Microsoft and start feeling sorry for the industry and the all the gamers who are actually losing out.
THIS IS MICROSOFTS FAULT.
The first thing that happens after any major acquisition or merger is a consolidation of the whole new portfolio, which includes cutting any excess, bloat or portfolios that don't fit the larger MO of the big boy. So far, it's been par for the course with Microsoft and that's why gamers have been so against this acquisition. Tango Gameworks is the beginning. You think Microsoft wants to pay to keep small timers like Ninja Theory in business?
There is absolutely zero evidence to suggest that Microsoft will improve any of these studios, but plenty to suggest that they will get rid of what they don't need and hold onto the IP. The real agenda of the acquisition was always to acquire The Elder Scrolls, Diablo, Fallout, Call of Duty, Candy Crush etc. that will create millions in passive revenue stream for Microsoft regardless of where the games release. Microsoft simply wants their cut.
Because of Games Pass Microsoft has no interest in investing in new IP which is risky and requires creative talent they can neither nurture nor manage. Game Pass has also not grown in the way Microsoft expected it to, even post acquisitions. Therefore the logical thing to do, without serious money makers to release, is to cut as much cost as possible.
Nvidia is allegedly testing GPU coolers to handle up to 600W for the 50 series, reigniting discussion of melting 16-pin connectors.
But but upscaled dvd's... but but... compressed DD.... but but nothing. can anyone still honestly believe blu-ray is a dying format without being the most media brainwashed Fanboy in the galaxy