Sony Aims Higher Than The Gaming Market

Posted by Zonk on Tuesday January 24, 2006 @03:11AM from the tomorrow-the-world dept.

Next Generation tries to take a look at what Sony is up to with the PS3, without going off on a rumour-filled tangent. Their thought? Sony is after something much bigger than the gaming market. From the article: "The big play is for the high definition DVD market, and in this context, an early launch, with small hardware numbers and threadbare games software support might just be a good move. This play potentially represents Sony's most important move in its entire history. Imagine; a royalty for Sony on every single DVD sold between 2006 and 2012 or thereabouts. No wonder Bill Gates hates Blu-ray."

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royalties by gEvil+(beta) · 2006-01-24 03:20 · Score: 5, Informative

Imagine; a royalty for Sony on every single DVD sold between 2006 and 2012 or thereabouts. No wonder Bill Gates hates Blu-ray.

You mean like what happened with the CD? (Sony and Philips receive royalty payments for CD-based media)

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