Posted by Goro on 01/13/06 14:22

Allan wrote:
> On Thu, 12 Jan 2006 22:02:40 -0600, Black Locust <bl2112@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> >In article <8pkcs1hmd30qsup44c2jtgfck3qdpj5kl1@4ax.com>,
> > Allan <Spamsucks@finallykantica22admitstobebrianlamb.org> wrote:
> >
> >> There are Three very different, and very successful Video Game formats
> >> out there right now, and they seem to be doing just fine.
> >
> >Well then, I guess it's too bad the two HD formats aren't different
> >enough from each other for both to survive the long haul. Just as
> >Betamax wasn't different enough from VHS to survive...
>
> So EA's MVP 06 NCAA® Baseball on the XBOX and MVP 06 NCAA® Baseball
> on the PS2 are "Different"?
>
> Difference? Game Console. Not much more. XBOX has some exclusive
> Games, PS2 does as well. But there are many games that they share.
>
> Could be the way HD goes.

What's the market penetration of console games v. dvd players?

Not a rhetorical question, I'm actually curious. I'd suspect that DVD
players (and DVDs themselves) far outpace consoles. If that's true,
then it would be difficult to extrapolate general behavior patterns
from a sample represented by console gamers.

-goro-

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