Don't you hate it when your legs stick to the vinyl seats.
21 Jun 05

It's the first day of summer (at least in the northern hemisphere). You'll never guess what that means here in Houston.

Actually, I think my body decided to get the annual summer cold out of the way as soon as possible. I'll keep this short so I can get some rest.

Quick David update. He got his first two teeth in. He'll sink them into flesh any chance he gets, strong jaw on that boy. But he refuses to open his mouth for pictures.

The early reports of the death of any hope for a unified next generation DVD format may be exaggerated.

Analysts expect the gaming market to continue to grow. And they're predicting dedicated shelf space will grow along with it. It was amusing to note that Best Buy's "Customer Centricity" initiative started about the same time they were badmouthing "Demon Customers."

I resisted the urge to put up a headline on the news section reading, "Microsoft scales back Xbox 360 plans." Maybe I'm still holding out hope they'll send me a review version. Anyway, on their way to selling a billion 360's, their goal for the first year to sixteen months is a modest ten million. That may seem a lot considering they've sold around twenty million Xbox's. It is impressive that they plan to sell 990 million units after the PS3 launches.

Finally, if you need some reading, Gamasutra has their latest question of the week responses up. They take a look at digital distribution. I couldn't help noticing there seemed to be a divide between the academics and the people working in the real world. Imagine that.

Jason