Gaming Steve Episode 72 - 06.15.2010 Not Dead Yet ... Follow Me On Twitter Diablo III to be Announced This Week Gaming Steve Review: Keep on the Shadowfell GCA and ESA Fight Over E3 Awards Maxis Responds to the Spore DRM Controversy Vivendi, Activision-Blizzard Snub ESA, E3 Grand Theft Auto IV Quick Observations How to Sell a Grand Theft Auto Clone: Gary Busey Ubisoft Announces a New Prince of Persia Game Interview with Will Wright, Part One Interview with Will Wright, Part Two Pictures and Podcast from GDC Spore Archives Will Wright's Spore Forum Podcast Episode Archives What is Podcasting? Subscribe to the Show (using iTunes) Subscribe to the Show (using another podcasting software program)
Business Classic Culture DS Feature GameCube Interview MMORPG PC PlayStation 2 PlayStation 3 Podcast Poll Portable Preview PSP Random Review Rumor Spore Stuff Wii Xbox June 2010 April 2009 June 2008 May 2008 April 2008 March 2008 February 2008 January 2008 December 2007 November 2007 September 2007 March 2007 October 2006 August 2006 July 2006 June 2006 May 2006 April 2006 March 2006 February 2006 January 2006 December 2005 November 2005 October 2005 September 2005 August 2005 July 2005 June 2005 May 2005 April 2005 March 2005January 3, 2008
CES Video Game Rumors Abound: HD DVD 360 and PSP Skype?
The annual Consumer Electronic Show has attracted a few interesting rumors this year. Brier Dudley of The Seattle Times is predicting that Bill Gates himself will unveil a new Xbox 360 SKU with a built-in HD DVD drive.
Dudley is also predicting that Microsoft may be licensing out the Xbox 360 architecture to companies such as Toshiba, to make their own branded consoles, perhaps with DVR functionality too. Of course this rumor is rampant with no real evidence to support it, plus we've heard it before. But it would make sense for the Xbox 360 to make a big splash with the Wii getting so much attention this holiday season. And with this being Gates' last year at the helm.
The other big rumor is that Sony will announce a Skype program for the PSP and, unlike the Xbox 360 rumor, this one is is all but confirmed. A picture found by ubergizmo.com in a Sony press video meant for CES shows two happy PSP owners with the words "Make Calls With Skype" plastered in the middle.
Is anyone looking forward to either of these improvements? While new features are always a great addition, I'd really like to know when Sony's going to take advantage of their Sony Ericsson division and make a full fledged PSP Phone.
As for the Xbox 360 rumor, I already have the HD DVD drive and actually like having one drive for games and one for DVDs. But still, having everything integrated into a single unit would defiantly help in their "format wars" with Sony.
Do people really think this is a big deal? The HD-DVD option is already there if you want it, and again, it's never going to be put toward games development. So...whoopie?
Posted by Hiro Protagonist at January 3, 2008 9:52 AMSeems like a silly idea to me. An external drive is easier to replace if it turns out they lose the format wars (at least with a combo drive, if not giving up entirely).
Posted by Miral at January 4, 2008 2:07 AMPlease keep your comments relevant to this entry: inappropriate or purely promotional comments may be removed. Email addresses are never displayed, but they are required to confirm your comments. Line breaks and paragraphs are automatically converted — no need to use <p> or <br> tags.