TVPredictions:Standard-def DVD sales fell eight percent in 2008, but a new SNL Kagan report says the Blu-ray high-def disc will soon rescue the industry.
Kagan said the growth of Blu-ray will eventually make up for losses in the standard-def category. Trade group DEG (Digital Entertainment Group) said yesterday at the Consumer Electronics Show that roughly 10 million U.S. homes now have Blu-ray players, including the PlayStation 3, which has a Blu-ray player inside.
The group also said that three million of the Blu-ray players were sold in the fourth quarter when prices fell.
"We expect a resurgence ... over the next couple of years, thanks to high-definition," Kagan says in its report, according to Reuters. "Retail revenue should start to grow again in 2010. Sales should start a short period of growth as high-definition player prices drop below $200 in 2011 and Blu-ray really begins to penetrate the mass market."
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
"They want you to believe the devs under them are super stoked to work generative AI into their processes," continued Gaider, "but I assure you what they took as excitement was really a veiled wail of despair not unlike the time that team was informed of their new 'really cool' live service mandate.".
I think anyone with some common sense knew this, im glad i don't support their games anymore, what a sh!t company.
I said this yesterday. AI isn't what we want when it comes to crafting artistry. Alas, these soulless corporate morons don't care about their work, only about cutting corners as much as possible.
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This ship was never meant to sail, this ship was made from the get go to sink as fast as possible. It almost feels that they want to lower the standards of quality in the industry so that they can fit in
Xbox has no soul and Phil has no confidence, and it's impossible to say either do when they killed Tango and Arkane Austin.
Everything they've said since has only made them look worse to a point that they're actually less competent than Embracer.
Whe you release something like the series S and expect it not to hurt your business model, and developers have to have parity with games. Then you know Microsoft don't care. Series s is the final nail that broke developers,
makes since pirating wise...movie pirating should drop + hi def is so dam good that i want to spend money on the quality
"Show that roughly 10 million U.S. homes now have Blu-ray players, including the PlayStation 3, which has a Blu-ray player inside. "
....... PS3=17/10 million?....
There are at least 17 million ps3's out there. ^-^
BIG BOSS needs to meet with these people I think...