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Finding High Quality Videos from E3?

Alec T asks: "Seeing how E3 is fast approaching, I was wondering where Slashdot readers go for their E3 fix? Gamespot, IGN and 1UP all provide free low quality streams and downloads, however we are reduced to having to pay to access high quality trailers and press conference screenings. Why is this? Is there a site out there which caters to our high definition needs? If bandwidth is such a concern, maybe BitTorrent would be the best distribution method, particularly for the console press conferences?"

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  1. Virtual E3 by miyako · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I'm at a loss as to why someone or some group of large publishers hasn't set up some sort of virtual E3. The XBOX360's allowing users to download videos and demos is a huge step toward this- but it only really works for people who have a 360.
    I can imagine some sort of Virtual E3- have some live streaming video of the various events, virtual booths where you can view game demos, maybe read interviews with developers and get high resolution screenshots. I think a lot of people would pay to have access to something like that as well. I can't really imagine a better situation. Millions of gamers who would sell their mothers to go to E3 pay publishers for the priviledge of watching a few hours of advertisements.
    The only reason I can think why they might not do this is that to the game journalists, E3 is like christmas. I would imagine magazine and web subscriptions probably go up considerably around E3, and as E3 is really a press event, it might not do well to piss off the press by stealing their subscribers.

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