Home Media Magazine - January 19-25, 2009 - (Page 3) www.homemediamagazine.com MENU FROM THE EDITOR BY STEPHANIE PRANGE, EDITOR IN CHIEF www.homemediamagazine.com CES: Convergence and Divergence Meanwhile, just as the theatrical business has attempted to hile it didn’t offer the excitement of last year’s fordifferentiate itself from DVD with the new 3-D, Blu-ray Disc mat war, this year’s Consumer Electronics Show offered some interesting insight into the future of (as evidenced by Disney demos) is vying to play a part in 3-D entertainment — how media is getting closer to convergence viewing in the home on the new 3-D TVs. It’s another advanthan ever before, but also how each piece of the media pie might tage, besides better picture and sound, that Blu-ray will have over DVD in the years to come, and it could lengthen the life differentiate itself. The PlayStation 3 is taking some lumps over its high price of the format and differentiate it from competing technology, including downloads. and slower adoption rate than competing conOn the electronic delivery front, Microsoft is soles, but the PlayStation Network, especially [3-D] COULD LENGTHEN THE PlayStation Home, impressed me. In this LIFE OF THE [BLU-RAY DISC] getting closer to offering what looks to be an virtual world, viewers can create their own FORMAT AND DIFFERENTIATE easy-to-use convergent media interface with the upcoming Windows 7. The program will supposavatar, decorate their apartment, go to the mall IT FROM COMPETING or theater, and buy real estate (for those who TECHNOLOGY, INCLUDING edly help better integrate Xbox 360’s network, Microsoft’s Media Center and Windows Home have kids, it’s Club Penguin on steroids). One DOWNLOADS. Server with television and other programming. industry insider has often told me the real opportunity for growing this multi-billion-dollar business is in in- That could help differentiate Microsoft’s products from the avacremental revenue, and PlayStation Home’s virtual world may lanche of convergent devices and technologies out there. While the be a way to do it. I can foresee BD Live applications in which packageless home entertainment looking glass is still muddy, viewers can get discounts on merchandise in the virtual mall Microsoft seems to have seen a way forward from Vista. The format war may be over, but changes in this business and buy ringtones in the virtual cell phone store. They could also place their PlayStation Home avatars in movies. Sony has continue in other exciting ways. already used the service to promote Resident Evil: Degeneration Stephanie Prange’s e-mail address is sprange@questex.com with a special screening in the virtual theater. 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