Sentences with phrase «console business with»

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Under CEO Arnold Greenberg, the company entered the video game console business with the Telstar in 1976.

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Developers also have a choice of business models — they can sell their products at console - like prices or give them away like Blot is doing, with an eye to generating revenue through micro-transactions or other methods, such as merchandise.

There's also Ouya, the Kickstarter - funded, Android - software - based console that launched in June with an aim to further shake up the business by offering inexpensive, independently developed games for the TV.

The new team furiously started spitting out added features and new versions of Skype every four to six weeks, and dove into significant new businesses, including smartphone apps, deals to embed Skype in consumer products like TVs and game consoles, and partnerships with Facebook and Verizon Wireless (VZ).

The Sony PlayStation ecosystem, which lets users pick up a game on their Vita handheld system that they started on their console, probably has no business messing with a home's energy efficiency.

Seeking to protect its console business, the Japanese group had for many years resisted introducing mobile games with its best - known characters such as Super Mario Bros. and Pokemon, finally yielding to investor calls last year when it announced a tie - up with mobile specialst DeNA Co..

What the console industry doesn't want to have happen though is to be taken by surprise, where customers get ahead of the curve and hand their business over to other players almost entirely, as happened with the music industry and the rise of Apple.

At last year's Electronic Entertainment Expo, I asked Dennis Durkin, chief operating and finance officer for Microsoft's interactive entertainment business, if the vertically integrated approach with the video game console could be applied to other parts of the company.

The entire business is pretty much entrenched, with every stakeholder — from console maker to publisher to retailer to consumer — needing each other.

«Games business was revised up because PS4 sales are still strong and Xbox One X, with its high price, is seen less of a threat,» Dai said, referring to Microsoft Corp.'s recently unveiled new console.

Newer Wi - Fi devices, including tablets such as the Apple iPad and Motorola Xoom, Internet - ready TVs with built - in Wi - Fi, gaming consoles, and business laptops, are all dual - band.

In relation to this, the development team at Vivoxie created two demos with the Unity platform, used in the creation of videogames for a console or the web, said Enya Vera, responsible for the area of business intelligence at the company.

Thankfully, Panda has an answer for businesses to safeguard data with a centralized IT management console.

We've blended our hit arcade racing series with the best elements from the console versions to bring our fans the SEGA Rally experience in compact, downloadable format,» said Haruki Satomi, Vice President of Digital Business at SEGA.

It's widely known that Microsoft at some point during its early days breaking into the games console business considered a handheld device to compete with Nintendo's then - current Game Boy Advance... Read More

There's a «business console» between the two seats, with heating and cooling cupholders, plus fold - out aircraft - style tray tables.

The interior «s main highlights refer to electrically multi-adjustable individual seats, with ENERGIZING massage function with inflatable air chambers, extremely wide business console with thermal cup holders between the individual seats, two glove compartments, grab handles, or two tablets, all part of the so called «G cockpit.»

The list of amenities is incredibly long and includes two - tone designo upholstery in four trim colors, a large business console with thermal cup holders between the individual seats, center console with tables, and an Individual Entertainment System with two 10 - inch monitors in the rear.

The outside seats in the second row — with armrests and a fold - down console inbetween — adjust for rake and reach and can even be slid three inches farther apart, for business - class comfort for two.

Brabus is planning to offer the Rocket 900 to businessmen and businesswomen who are in a serious hurry: the iBusiness multimedia package, previously seen on the latest iteration of the Brabus Business Sedan, includes folding tables that extend out from the center console in the rear, a 15 - 6 inch TFT screen and an iPad Mini that comes with a built - in docking station.

The vehicle comes with 16 inch BBS wheels, the hydraulic (rather than electric) convertible top mechanism, dog - leg 5 - speed manual transmission, heated front seats, BMW Bavaria C Business radio, headlight washing system, model specific full leather interior (including center console) and board computer II.

For the first time, S 600 Guard is offered either with 4 or 5 full seats and all the comfort innovations from the normal model are provided in the bullet - proof version: Chauffeur package with folding and removable seat in the front passenger side and footrests electrically extendable on the front passenger side, Executive seat in the rear on the front passenger side with legrest and cushion bag, Rear Seat Comfort package with multi-contour outer seats, First Class rear suite with a continuous Business console, Warmth Control package or Air balance package.

The spacious six - passenger cabin has a wide front - center console, with generous storage bins and cup holders and an optional «business console» under the middle front cushion for a laptop and other mobile office needs.

In Business Class, aka the Ultimate's two back seats, the chairs are individually adjustable for rake, heated and cooled, blessed with power window shades and stretch - out legroom, and separated by a console with a joystick controller that can send directions to the driver's navigation screen.

Mobile office support is provided by an available large center console with storage for laptop computer and charger, business cards, hanging files, pens and paper and available 120V outlet.

It has been successful with its Xbox gaming and entertainment console, and has mae inroads in cloud computing and business services, but its efforts to get into the tablet market with its own branded Surface have flopped, resulting in an embarrassing writeoff of $ 900 million.

For instance, in the video game market, the only way for console makers to sell their hardware to Chinese consumers is to team up with a China - based business.

This means with Sony's incredible brand name dominating the console business for over a decade and have a loyal customer base of 100 + million only sold on par with Xbox 360 in the following years.

Even though I get frustrated with Nintendo for some of their business decisions, they make great games and interesting consoles so I really want them to do well (I'm even posting this with my Wii U GamePad).

He always says the right things, is the follow through with what he says that's the issue, MS has been in the home console business since 2001, how much more time do they need?

sony is confident that R2 will compete with gears so why bother competing with itself (i.e. k2 with R2) with gta doing so well in a traditional quiet part of the year the business model for major console release was turned upside down.

- despite the new business partnership with Cygames, Nintendo is very satisfied with its mobile business - they are also happy with the various projects created in partnership with DeNA, and their relationship will continue - Nintendo is trying to expand its lineup of mobile games - Cygames had a plan for a title that was very deep and Nintendo thought it was important to develop and operate it jointly - DeNA doesn't just support Nintendo's mobile applications, but also its Nintendo Account system with tech and dev support - those areas of Nintendo's partnership will also continue - Nintendo is open to partner with other companies as well in the future - by using Nintendo IP in mobile apps, the company wants to spread awareness about Nintendo's characters - ultimately they'd like it to become synergistic with the console business - Nintendo wants to make mobile games one of the pillars of revenue - it's not enough to just expand dedicated internal development resources for this goal - this is why Nintendo is looking for possibilities to do it externally as well - Nintendo thought that Cygames» plan with Dragalia Lost was common ground for the companies, so they decided to partner - one important factor to think about when managing a company like Nintendo is that its products aren't daily necessities - Nintendo creates entertainment and fun, and the essence of its business will remain unchanged - Nintendo says it's a high - risk business, and there are times in which performance could be good or bad - Nintendo will continue to create specialized gaming hardware and software for the world - the aim is to be successful every time, but sometimes it will work out, and sometimes it won't - instead of thinking «I can't do this» they'd rather think «what can we do to continuously tighten our relationship with the customers?»

«We've blended our hit arcade racing series with the best elements from the console versions to bring our fans the SEGA Rally experience in compact, downloadable format,» said Haruki Satomi, Vice President of Digital Business at SEGA.

but in a way i sort of agree with you... i don't know how the gaming business works but it will be way easier focusing in one console (bugs and extra content) The PS4 and Xbox 1 are pretty different they might end up spending more money managing stuff between the two versions... oh and so far many people are hating the Xbox 1 so they might not sell many copies

This is just the latest in a growing list of business blunders that already includes a lagging - far - behind - the - times online service, a poor relationship with third - party publishers, a system at least a generation behind in terms of raw specs, no achievement system to speak of, a system devoid of any type of storage, and a struggling console that is overpriced due to its «revolutionary gamepad» that developers don't seem to be utilizing in any monumental way.

Obviously they can't just tack on a harddrive solution without lots of piracy issues, but they're losing a ton of business if they don't find a better fix before the end of this console cycle, because the menu interface is a great idea with more memory.

The problems with the gacha model, such as the large amounts of money often required for success, risk undermining the value of Nintendo's characters, which in turn could dent the company's bread - and - butter console - game business.

The White Nights Conference is an international business conference for game industry with the content across mobile, PC, console, web, AR and VR.

Nintendo is searching for new business opportunities as it buckles down and seeks to stem losses on its latest home game console, the Wii U, whose flop has contrasted with blockbuster sales for rival Sony Corp's Playstation 4.

i «am not a fanboy and i «am i hard core gamer and does not means that gamers are foolish i «am an engenier, i «am an business man and use to play games after my work, i realy appresiate when some one tries to bring some thing new to table or tries to merge known feature with other product, which brings something new, i «am getting both consoles and is having good expectations from both consoles, but i «am more appresiating the approach of ms.

Sony have better 1st party developers, Sony makes better deals with 3rd party exclusives then Microsoft, Sony have more competent people in front of their console business.

If you think companies will take full advantage of power pushing two level of consoles from two different businesses with one having the majority of consumers set in stone currently is what is going to happen..

With Sony and Microsoft apparently moving in opposite directions with their console refreshes, is the PS4 Slim the right kind of system for Sony's hardware business / stratWith Sony and Microsoft apparently moving in opposite directions with their console refreshes, is the PS4 Slim the right kind of system for Sony's hardware business / stratwith their console refreshes, is the PS4 Slim the right kind of system for Sony's hardware business / strategy?

That was Robbie Bach, one of the masterminds behind the original Xbox, speaking from the Consumer Electronics Show, 2001, where pro wrestler Dwayne «The Rock» Johnson participated in some scripted on - stage banter with then - Microsoft CEO Bill Gates about his company's much - scrutinized entry into the video game console business.

It's the one flop I've witnessed that knocked a major console manufacturer out of the business because of the flop alone and not all the residual bullshit that comes with it, like the toll on share prices or devaluing the brand name.

Nintendo for years resisted introducing mobile games with its best - known characters in an effort to protect its console business, even as the strategy produced a string of operating losses.

The tiny rubber nub looks and feels like the pointing stick you'll find in many business laptops, but it's surprisingly responsive and does an admirable job handling functions that are typically performed with a right analog stick on console controllers.

Consoles are very niche in China and aren't even a $ 250 million business yet in the country with the PS4 & XB1 only having a tiny install base of 500,000 in the country.

Drive synergy with traditional console business