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tokyogai
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Re: Connectivty
tokyogai   5/17/2012 11:31:05 AM
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I think the days of the traditional stand alone game console are numbered. XBox has stayed relevant with the online community. With more tablets and portable devices ( phones) coming along, I think gaming companies need to develop systems that allow gamers to move from device to device and keep the essance of the experience. EA is making more progress than Nintendo in this new world.

Joao-Pierre Ruth
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Re: Connectivty
Joao-Pierre Ruth   5/17/2012 11:23:30 AM
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Consumers have already been able to play online together through their game consoles plugged into their TVs. The communities on these services such as Xbox Live and the PlayStation Network are pretty vibrant. Coupled with PCs linked to the Web, multiplayer games represent a huge market.

Connectivity directly to TVs . . . it depends on how game makers try to leverage this. Right now you can play some casual games on your TV through cable providers. Cablevision for example offers games like Bejeweled for free to its subscribers. That is a different market than the premium games that cost $60 each (plus the monthly subscription for online games).

If game publishers start making premium games that run via the cloud without the need for consoles or PCs, that could really change this industry. It would require TVs to do more "heavy lifting" running such games.

Noreen Seebacher
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Connectivty
Noreen Seebacher   5/17/2012 8:09:50 AM
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JP, Internet connectivity for the television is coming. Any speculation whether this will  lead to more game sales?

driven
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Star Wars
driven   5/17/2012 7:39:55 AM
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This is why I'm not a gamer, or an investor in EA. This whole Star Wars thing sounds tedious.

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