SUPERNOVA » Chieu Lam http://blog.metrostarsystems.com Stellar Social Media & Technology Solutions Thu, 26 Apr 2012 17:31:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 E3Expo Conclusion http://blog.metrostarsystems.com/2009/06/05/e3expo-conclusion/ http://blog.metrostarsystems.com/2009/06/05/e3expo-conclusion/#comments Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:06:48 +0000 Chieu Lam http://blog.metrostarsystems.com/?p=505 ... ]]> I must admit, I like playing computer games. I am not what you would call a gamer, far from that, but I do like playing computer games, along with watching movies, and cartoons; yes I do have a Peter Pan complex. With all my interest, this came to mind after I finished watching this year’ E3 Exp0 press conferences; E3, Electronic Entertainment Expo is the world’s premiere trade show for computer and video games and related products. The main focus of the E3 Expo is the press conferences of the big three gaming companies: Microsoft (Xbox), Nintendo (Wii) and Sony (PlayStation). I must say there are some fun games on the horizon; also there was one consistent tone. The gaming industry is trying to broaden its interest beyond gaming.

It seems that they are shifting from providing not just a gaming unit but a single unit for all your entertainment needs. An all-in-one unit, where you can download and watch movies, listen to music and surf the net. Some of these features are present now; accessing your music and photos from your gaming console, both Sony’s PlayStation and Microsoft’s Xbox has this feature and the PlayStation has a web browser. Now combining all your home entertainment needs into one single unit. This will give cable and satellite providers a good scare. Today I have a cable (or satellite) box, a PC and a few gaming consoles. Will tomorrow bring just a single gaming console with internet, where I can browse the net, watch shows and movies on demand and most importantly get my gaming in—all from my Sony PlayStation?

The advantage for the gaming industry is the service they are offering; downloadable movies (Netflix), downloadable games, personal profiles (integration of Facebook). Are the big three trying to be the premier console unit in all homes—killing cable and satellite boxes? The deal breaker is that the cable providers own most, if not all, the infrastructure that these services are accessed in homes. Because everyone wants a piece of the pie, let’s make a deal!

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