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 Internet-connected
Game Consoles - (Internet-connected
Set-top Box, Internet-connected STB) - A game console is a kind
of video game box that
you connect to your TV, or other display device. The three most popular
game consoles (in random order) are PlayStation from Sony, Wii from
Nintendo and Xbox from Microsoft. Most of these game consoles
now-a-days have the ability to connect to the Internet. These
Internet-connected gaming consoles make it possible for you to connect
to one or more people outside of your home and play a game in real-time
with them. Updates, advertisements and more can thus also be accessed
online.
Game consoles are the most Internet connected type of set top box (as of late 2009). Blu-ray players (BD-Live) used for gaming can also be Internet-connected and are experiencing substantial growth. Jupiter predicted that one in ten households in the U.S. will have a connected game console in 2008 and they forecasted that percentage to double by 2011. They also predicted that digital distribution of gaming and other content via the Internet will have contributed to revenues of $800 million in 2008 and that will grow to nearly $2 billion in 2011. (This prediction was made before the economic crash.) The proliferation of broadband Internet access and to a lesser extent home networks, are among the reasons that the gaming industry is shifting to digital distribution via consumer electronic devices.  Broadband Game(ing) Console Digital Media Adapter - (DMA) Gaming Consoles - (Sony PlayStation, Microsoft Xbox, Nintendo) Home Theater PC Home Media Adapter Internet-connected TVs iTV (Apple TV) |
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