New Games at CES

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Can you believe this is the only screen we had a chance to see?! Denied!

Can you believe this is the only screen we had a chance to see?! Denied!

Summary

  • Product Name: XBox 360 and PS3 Games
  • Manufacturer: Various
  • Review Date: January 14, 2008 13:22
  • First Impression: Gotta Have It!
Specifications



Executive Overview

Not that we had any time to demo them, but CES 2008 had a slew of new games on display. We couldn't help but be amazed by some of the graphics. First Person Shooters seemed to dominate but RPGs, driving, and more made their presence known. Hopefully, this will be the year when we can finally stop making fun of the PS3 for its lack of games (and with MGS4 and GT5 on the way, all signs point to "yes").

At Microsoft we saw:

  • Conflict - Denied Ops
  • Turning Point - Fall of Liberty
  • Space Siege
  • Frontlines - Fuel of War
  • Age of Conan - Hyborian Adventures

At Sony we saw:

  • Metal Gear Solid 4 (Sweet!)
  • NBA 08
  • Hot Shots Golf 5
  • Gran Turismo 5 - Prologue

If you're a gamer, you can't help but get excited about some of these releases (and yawn at others). MGS4 at the very least is going to be a "must have" title for the PS3. For more information visit www.xbox.com/en-US/games/xbox360games.html or www.us.playstation.com/PS3/Games.

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AVRat posts on January 20, 2008 13:20
I guess announcements on upgraded pre/pros was skimpy/non-existent since nothing was reported, eh?
The Chukker posts on January 15, 2008 23:28
Scratch that - when I wrote that article, I was converting from Yen to $ and came to $1800. Turns out it will cost more like $2500 according to Sony. Yikes. It would be interesting if someone used the average price points for LCD or Plasma tv's (from say 27" to 60+") and then applied that sliding scale model to OLED tv's to give a "rough" idea of what the larger panels would cost in comparison. I know this logic is inherently flawed but geez, $2500 for an 11" tv? pfffff.
Do you get the feeling these guys are just showing off for it's own sake?
Tom Andry posts on January 15, 2008 10:10
Scratch that - when I wrote that article, I was converting from Yen to $ and came to $1800. Turns out it will cost more like $2500 according to Sony. I'd love to see this tech mature but I have a feeling that no one is going to want to invest in it enough to get the infrastructure to the point were they can be produced cheaply. With the majority of the public rolling their eyes at me when I tell them that there is a difference between SD and HD, I can't believe that we're going to convince them that a high contrast ratio is reason enough to spend 5x on an OLED display.
Tom Andry posts on January 15, 2008 08:43
So what kind of price differential are we talking about here? Did Samsung actually have an MSRP for the 31" model? If mass production were to indeed start in 2010 of mid to large sized models, what price point is Samsung shooting for and what was the maximum size they were touting?

Sony just released their first 11" OLED at $1800
Toshiba isn't going to release any at all based on manufacturing costs
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Samsung didn't talk price (heck, they didn't have a price tag on a single item in their booth) but many times these tech showcases are just stuff they are exploring.
The Chukker posts on January 14, 2008 17:44
"there is ample evidence that OLED will never come down in price enough to be a serious contender against LCDs."
So what kind of price differential are we talking about here? Did Samsung actually have an MSRP for the 31" model? If mass production were to indeed start in 2010 of mid to large sized models, what price point is Samsung shooting for and what was the maximum size they were touting?
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