Will COVID-19 Delay New Console Launches, TV Sports Seasons?
Microsoft and Sony are planning to launch key new video game consoles during the 2020 Holiday season, but whether or not those products will arrive in time could be dictated by any further disruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a CE market impact report…
Sony `PlayStation 5′ Will Have UHD Blu-ray Drive
Sony’s next-generation gaming console will officially be called PlayStation 5 when it hits the market during the 2020 holiday season, Jim Ryan, Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) president announced Tuesday in a blog on the Playstation website. Ryan confirmed details on the new game player first…
Momentum Signs Emerge In 8K UHD TV Ecosystem
The evolution of the 8K TV market continues to plod along in 2019 with the approaching release of the world’s first 8K OLED Ultra HDTV and the announcement that IC chip maker Realtek has introduced a new chip that can upscale 4K Ultra HD and…
Game Streaming Takes Bite Out Of Traditional Pay-TV
More than half of U.S. millennials surveyed for a recent Deloitte digital media usage study showed they are leaving traditional pay-TV services and subscribing to a video-gaming service. Deloitte’s 13th annual digital media trends survey was conducted by an independent research firm between December 2018…
Microsoft Teases Upcoming Xbox Code Named `Scarlett’
Microsoft used an E3 2019 press event to announce basic plans to launch a next-generation video game consoles under the code named Xbox Project Scarlett. Plans in play under Scarlett include multiple consoles Microsoft’s next generation video game hardware offerings. Phil Spencer, Microsoft gaming executive…
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