Game Wars 2 - Battle for the Living Room

securitas writes "The New York Times' John Markoff writes about the fight to own the living room in the next-generation game console wars, with a digital divergence predicted instead of the much-hyped convergence. With games historically being a driving force in consumer PC growth, Intel is pushing PC-based systems as the dominant platform while the videogames industry is looking to the next generation of consoles as media hubs. Sony, Nintendo and IBM are firmly in the console camp. Microsoft has one foot in each of the PC and console camps, cooperating with Intel on the PC front while looking to IBM for the next Xbox. Meanwhile, Apple is taking its own tack, buoyed by the phenomenally successful iPod. Steve Jobs has been highly critical of iPod clones with video and gaming features, and some are looking to Apple for the next home entertainment revolution. Markoff also talks to WildTangent's founder Alex St. John, who predicts the PC makers and Intel have a losing strategy."

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Finally!

[Toxygen]

A google link for a NYTimes article!

Copy and pasting those links into the google search bar myself was just becoming too much of a chore. I couldn't take it anymore. I was just getting ready to sacrifice my first born.

Re:Multimedia Center Already Here

[Mister Moose]

was that a reference to a husband. it's either a girl gamer or a recent product of san francisco