Sony is “pleased” that Nintendo is releasing 3DS!!!

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jarrod said:

Alic0004 said:

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Ok, I see that you're depending on the distinction between "public" (home) and "private" (theater) products.  The problem for me is that you haven't really made an argument for that outside of the categorical statement, "There's always been that fundamental divide between public and private consumer entertainment."

How fundamental do you feel this divide is?  Is it so significant that it makes the handheld experience and the TV experience look like the same thing?  Will the 3DS make it so that families all sit around in their living rooms, everyone staring into their own handheld, rather than all watching something together on the TV?

Ack!  I missed the edit! ;_;

I say the divide seems pretty self-evident historically, though I'd also say there's definitely some crossover.  Television and feature film co-existing for decades in largely separate markets sort of emphasizes that... fundamentally the experience there is different.

I guess one could make a similar argument for "living room" versus "handheld", but there's also not near the period of sustained co-existance as compared to public vs private, and there's indications that handhelds may in fact cannibalizing more "central" home entertainment as well.  That's actually already happened to some degree in some sectors and industries (laptops versus desktops, the music industry, Japanese games market, etc).  I think something like the iPad is a baby step, but sort of charts where we may be headed in the future (individual screens at home, shared screens in public).

This is very plausible as well, but I think there will still be a huge market for shared screens in private living rooms, espcially in America. I can't really think of anyone that I know that doesn't have multiple game systems hooked up to a 42" screen or better. I think that starting with handheld AutoSS3D is a smart move due to the low risk and cheaper costs that goes with handhelds though.