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Back On The Beat
Posted Feb 21, 2006 by Wes Phillips
Updated Feb 21, 2006 at 05:00 PM
It’s kind of like hibernation for the video game industry. The run up to Christmas is the busiest time of the year. Then … silence. From then until about now the industry goes into its shell.
I’m back. There are things to talk about.
Let’s start with PlayStation 3. If analysts are to be believed, the new console is going to cost more than a new boat and won’t be released until 2019. If you saw some of the PS3 technology demos at last year’s E3, then you’d know that Sony is trying to accomplish something that is listed under “A’’ for ambitious.
With that comes a price: a monetary price and the cost of development time. When they targeted a Spring ’06 release last year, myself and many of my fellow industry folk just snickered a little. It’s looking more and more like the peanut gallery was right on.
Don’t get me wrong, PlayStation 3 is going to be great when it hits shelves - but at what cost? Sony is banking on the new Cell chip (which reportedly is hard to develop for) and Blu-Ray disc technology. Blu-Ray drives, a new high-capacity optical format that could replace DVDs, are running around $900 right now. PS3 won’t necessarily cost that much, but it ain’t going to be cheap. Microsoft took a loss on every Xbox they ever sold, and still do with the 360. If the games are good, Sony will make a killing on the software side to compensate.
If Microsoft was smart, they’d be pumping out more content to take advantage of Sony’s potential delay. There have been only two 360 games released so far this year, and those have been in the past week. That doesn’t include a handful of titles released over the Xbox Live Arcade download service, but the boys in Richmond better get cracking if they hope to take over the market. Sony doesn’t sleep, it waits.
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Reader Comments
Por (Ruthe Robertson) on October 19, 2006
Always pressure put on this team, by the fans, press, etc. It’s early in the season. Everyone relax including the coach. The team will regroup. They can’t win the Stanley Cup every year. Instead of calling for trades and coaching changes, let’s support the team and have faith. Too much talent to worry! Sure it will be a long season, as there are a lot of good teams out there, but the Bolts will respond, starting with the Flyers tomorrow night.
Por (beau vaillancourt) on October 19, 2006
“And one more thing, there has been a lot of talk about the coach having to go. I can tell you, that is not going to happen. If this begins to snowball and doesn’t get straightened out, there will be roster changes and they will be headliners not lower-tiered.”
How will it be “headliners” moved when all but one of the true “headliners” has a no-trade clause?
Por (Scott Nietzel) on October 20, 2006
Monday night was very painful to watch live, it is a good thing you didn’t have to endure it. That said, last night after Ryan’s goal there seemed to be a pickup in the tempo and urgency with the team, especially the Vinny/Vinny/Ruslan line.
The obvious concern is when we are down one or two goals, that come back urgency still hasn’t been shown this year. We have a world class goalie back there, the forwards can loosen up a little and just play. The defense is faster this year. Janik and Kuba will continue to get more comfortable in this system, and look out later this year.
Por (Scott Nietzel) on October 20, 2006
(continued thought….)
If there are one or two that are beginning to tune out the coaching staff, I sure hope the peer pressure of the other players turns them around. Otherwise, they become expendable, and I don’t really care who they are. Arrogance has no place in team sports. The lack of arrogance among hockey players is what I believe maintains the small, very loyal following, and also provides the foundation for fan base growth.
Scott
Por (Steve Haney) on October 20, 2006
Yeah, I think you’re on the money there Erik. I thought pretty much the same thing when I read that comment. The simple fact that Tim would even say something like that in the first place just goes to show you that attitudes and/or egos could be rearing thier ugly heads again. Hopefully this is not the case. It’s unfortunate too because now with solid goaltending and a very decent D our offense is suffering.