But the younger generation coming through - turning into (that awful word) 'consumers' in the next 5-10 years will not value physical media as much as their older siblings and parents did/do. I'm with Phil Harrison on this one.
Falling DVD sales are down to numerous factors - not *just* people moving across to Blu-ray or downloads - sales of relatively expensive physical discs are also affected by free or cheaper entertainment options elsewhere, from gaming, through to TV and the massive shift towards spending one's free time just surfing the web, spending time on online social networks, (illegally) downloading music and movies and porn... etc. etc.
DVD will be superseded by downloads and widespread movie-on-demand services. Blu-ray will be a blip in our collective memory of long-forgotten formats (alongside Betamax, mini disc, UMD... etc)
Sorry. I love Blu-ray. I also love my PS3. But this is what is going to happen. Just look at the facts.
In any way excited. Sexually, or otherwise...
Might be fun... there's a lot of copycat horse training type cack there though... a worrying amount.
Give it 2 years, Apple and Microsoft will soon 'get' handheld gaming... Sony and Nintendo will be left behind...
I'd love to spread some of my manure on your cabbage patch.
In its heyday
TAKING SOME DRUGS and then playing Guitar Hero with his mates. He would laugh his ageing bollocks off!
Now I don't have to waste my time playing all those second-rate games that were out three months ago on the Xbox 360 on the thing anymore!
Careful there, don't stick your neck out and say something controversial!! (This is sarcasm btw).
You deeek! :p
Phil Harrison has kicked off his Atari tenure with a few solid announcements (nostalgia-value Hollywood blockbuster tie-in, RTS staple, arcade favourite etc etc) and a few unexpected tasty treats (new Mizuguchi game, which I'm actually very excited about). I for one hope that he manages to re-establish Atari as a player next year.
Bit of a dodgy promotional image though!
Dude! Are you getting excited about A MODEM?
Though I can't help but wonder if they'll send me one of those lovely threatening letters telling me to stop downloading stuff around a week after launch...
This one does look like it actually *might* be fun...
No he won't. Because he is not real. He is a pretend baddy. There is no real man called Niko that is a mildly racist caricature of an eastern European New York-based gangster.
If they are interested in sending any of their promotional 'models' to our office, to drum up some interest in their new 'game'
At least there is something to look forward to in order to make it through the darkness of January!