In the midst of the Game Developer’s conference in San Jose, Calif., last week, Microsoft announced that Windows Vista would miss its do-not-miss date. Then, Dell, which does not typically do acquisitions, bought the premier gaming PC builder Alienware. Each event has within it the potential to incite massive change. There are currently two world wars going on in the video game industry. The first and arguably most visible is the battle between Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft.
Maybe Dell just bought Alienware so that they would have systems that could run visa with all the bells and whistles. People thinking that their favorite Alienware dream system will drop in price now that Dell owns them are in for a dose of reality. To think that MS will unseat Sony is crazy. The one thing that Sony has over MS in the console arena is developer contacts. They have more developers making games for the PS3 than MS does. Besides with fickle gamers that get upset because of delays with the 360 and it's better games there are a lot of kids saving up their money for the PS3.
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Competitive Shakeups: Dell/Alienware and Microsoft’s Remix
Posted by: Rob Enderle March 27, 2006 05:00 AMIn the midst of the Game Developer’s conference in San Jose, Calif., last week, Microsoft announced that Windows Vista would miss its do-not-miss date. Then, Dell, which does not typically do acquisitions, bought the premier gaming PC builder Alienware. Each event has within it the potential to incite massive change. There are currently two world wars going on in the video game industry. The first and arguably most visible is the battle between Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft.
To think that MS will unseat Sony is crazy. The one thing that Sony has over MS in the console arena is developer contacts. They have more developers making games for the PS3 than MS does. Besides with fickle gamers that get upset because of delays with the 360 and it's better games there are a lot of kids saving up their money for the PS3.