It’s easy for those of us with HDTVs to forget that not everyone has them yet. And Epic’s Mark Rein’s stat that over half of Gears of War 2 players played it on an SDTV really brings that home.
If you’re wondering why Microsoft and Sony are going to drag this current generation of consoles out for as long as possible, look no further than this:
Over half the users who played Gears of War 2 so far do not have HDTVs…My point is, of the systems that are out there now, the majority of them aren’t plugged into HDTVs. So there’s no way we’re ready for the PlayStation 4 or the Xbox Whatever.
More than half. That’s a pretty wild statistic. And of course Microsoft and Sony won’t want to invest in a whole new console until everyone has an HDTV, because without that, there’s really not much more for them to upgrade. People need to upgrade themselves first.
That being said, I’m still annoyed that the Wii is only in standard def. Sony and Microsoft may be catering to less than half of their userbase with HD graphics, but at least they’re offering the best experience possible to their entire audience. [Eurogamer via Kotaku]
Nathan
July 24, 2009 at 10:26 AM
I am reluctantly playing my 360 on a standard def CRT TV….BUT only because the fionse wont let me buy an LCD TV…she thinks a heat pump is more important….pffft…
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July 24, 2009 at 10:47 AM
You should rent a HDTV and then you can have that and the heatpump
Report PermalinkNathan
July 24, 2009 at 11:43 AM
Great point….I like your thinking.
Report PermalinkAndrewCraick
July 24, 2009 at 4:36 PM
Just get a nice hot running plasma. Best of both worlds
Report PermalinkMal
July 24, 2009 at 12:25 PM
Still waiting for my 9 year old 68cm curved screen LG CRT to die before I can upgrade. This thing started whistling intermittently about 18 months ago and I got all excited about upgrading. Then the port keg on top of the TV hutch was accidently left dripping ever so slightly overnight.
The TV smelt of musky port for a while but it stopped the whistling…
No new TV for me until “Lazarus” makes room. :(
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July 24, 2009 at 10:01 PM
that would be due in a large extent because of the high proportion of kids using gaming consoles — the parents buy the family a new HDTV and the vintage CRT gets plugged into the 360/Wii in the rumpus room.
then in the older demographic, there’s the spousal finance control — often it boils down to a choice between either new HDTV/surround/PVR/BD/STB or a PS3.
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