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Don't forget Gran Turismo 4 online is coming. That will bring a lot more gamers online than SOCOM is. Guys, I'm telling you, the push hasn't even started yet. The last 8 months hasn't scratched the surface. Ultimately the games will sell the services, and much bigger games are coming.

I could see online gaming easily quadrupling or more by Xmas 2005. Not only is broadband availability (finally) growing at an obscene pace, but the gaming hasn't even been marketed that much yet. Wait until Halo 2, Doom 3, Half-Life 2, Links, and XSN are available on XBox. All within the...

I'm console neutral, and I think the Gamecube is failing. Penny Arcade is console neutral, and they agree. Industry analysts also agree. You guys have a lot of convincing to do outside of the HTF. :) In what ways are Nintendo pioneers that Atari, Sega, Sony, and Microsoft are not...

Xerox took it pretty damned far (GUI, mouse, ethernet PCs, page description language, WYSIWYG, etc). They were really ahead of their time. http://www.cedmagic.com/history/xerox-star-8010.html

The Atari 5200 and the Vectrex had analog control over a decade before the N64. :) The Atari 5200 had four ports. PCs had real force-feedback available before the N64 (which has fake 'rumble' feedback like other consoles). Nintendo is now 'following', not 'pioneering', with disc-based...

1)Nintendo is ignoring the aging console gamer. The average age of the console gamer is rising substantially. Look, I know that, like a great Disney film, games like Mario and Zelda transcend age boundaries and appeal to a broader demographic. But most people wouldn’t buy a DVD player that only...

Back before the XBox was released, Microsoft looked into buying Sega (this is not unique for either party). Speculation and rumor spread rapidly that the XBox might incorporate a Dreamcast chipset for backwards compatibility or an emulator of the DC hardware. None of this came to pass, and...

Dumping the Gamecube now would be a large mistake, it would alienate too many of their faithful. Plus, it's too early to release a new console. The portable PSX thing is a wildcard, not a sure thing. It sounds bulky, expensive, and fond of eating batteries. We'll have to see what happens, but...