As for China selling America video game consoles, will China try to
force Americans to not buy pirated software that will run on those
consoles? Japan is the distributor and China the manufacturer of
Sony's PlayStation. Is it in China's best interest to have control
over what Sony asks to be manufactured when it comes to technology
that thwarts illegal copying? The game industry and its customers
can't wait for Sony's PlayStation 3. From reports, Sony needs time
to implement its proprietary Blu-Ray DVD technology in the Play
Station 3 which will help stop the illegal copying. If PlayStation
3 is not on the shelves by the holiday season, I think that some
American game software companies will not survive. For example,
Midway. But if Sony does implement the Blu-Ray technology, then we
will have a Beta vs. VHS environment again. Only this time, Betamax
(Blu-Ray) will be coming into the arena when VHS (current DVD) has
been around already for years. This doesn't make sense for Sony
unless China has a deal with Japan to finally crack down on illegal
copying. But, I don't see how Sony's consoles will survive because
we already saw the failure of the UMD (Universal Media Disc) on the
PSP (PlayStation Portable). I guess the good thing about this is
that it breaks down big companies and offers small business
opportunities.
Tuesday, February 28, 2006
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