CES 2006 From A Gamer's Perspective

Gamasutra has an article looking at what game companies had on show at this year's CES. From the article: "Microsoft's keynote was similarly dry in the games arena, with the only major announcement coming from Microsoft's interactive entertainment vice president Peter Moore revealing that an add-on device capable of playing HD-DVD movies - and only movies, he'd later clarify, not games - will eventually be released for the Xbox 360. HD-DVD is, of course, the only major competitor against Sony's Blu-Ray for the next generation of high-definition media. Moore also revealed new shipping estimates for the Xbox 360, stating that between 4.5 and 5.5 million units will be shipped by the end of June of 2006, aided in no small part by the creation of a third manufacturing plant."

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Yay! More 360s!

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Well I'm certainly glad to hear that there is another plant making Xbox 360s. I usually wait a few months before buying next gen hardware, but even for me the prospect of having a difficult time finding a 360 was becoming annoying. The other news of some, rather morbid, interest is the fate of Gizmondo. This just seems to be a device that's all dressed up with no place to go. The GPS capability certainly has interesting possibilities, especially with the added risk of mortality in this time of heightened security. But with the handheld market already crowded by the likes of Nintendo and Sony, there's little room for anyone else unless they are able to bleed some serious cash.