E3 2011: The future of gaming Industry

We are hours away from Sony’s E3 press conference & latest internet buzz throw more light on  “PSVITA” logo filed by SCEE. The trademark filed by Sony in Europe clearly matched with the earlier reports circulating on  internet . No word from Sony representatives to rule out or accept the concrete evidence. “PSVITA” or” NGP “will be the main attraction at this years E3 gaming conference. The Tokyo based company will going to announce NGPs official name, price & its availability across the world. Analysts at the moment are divided about the future of portable handheld consoles. If we go by Nintendo’s 3DS below expected market reaction & declining revenue from physical games , this clearly indicated a do or die situation for Sony , who not only facing double competition in handheld space but also in home consoles race. Recently, Microsoft announced Xbox 360’s magical numbers with the media, which clearly indicates Xbox power over Sony’s PlayStation 3.  Besides, suspense surrounding NGP’s official name, the upcoming handheld console will solve the mystery of up scaling of PSP games or backward compatibility for instance. On the other hand, mighty Nintendo is ready to step into the territory of NEXT –GENERATION gaming with “Project Café “. It’s Touch –enabled remote is toast of town at the moment. Some say that the upcoming console comes with a inbuilt projector others say that a kind of ipad in the form of 6 inch screen attached to the remote, which can be de-attach as per consumer needs. A sort of tablet, I suppose. Will that tablet cum remote runs Apps?  Is Nintendo planning to launch an App store? Questions are many like what about the future of 3DS. Are they planning to announce 3DS price cut? The gaming line up looks pathetic at current stage lets hope for the best. For the best of my knowledge, Microsoft will going to announce some new value – added services to boost its Xbox live services. They recently announced that Xbox 360 has become the  leading source for Entertainment activities besides gaming. So, expect some new offers in the form of rumored “Xbox live Diamond “pack for instance looks promising. This years E3 gaming conference is an important event for developer / publisher community. There are multiple events planned to entice gamer’s community. According to E3 boss, they expect more than 45, 000 attendees at this years E3. Amazingly, it’s a great platform for average or middle manufacturer / developers to unveil their technologies under one big roof. I hope we will get to know the future of gaming via E3 2011.