Big announcements at the CES 2008?
Microsoft
Rumours are circulating aroung the world of internet and gaming relating to a big announcement coming from Bill Gates at the Consumer Electronics Show which is held on January 7th-10th. What could be so big that Mr Gates himself will make this announcement?
For one, that a new 360 SKU will now also incorpotate internal HD-DVD playback. There is also the suggestion that Microsoft will license the Xbox platform to consumer electronics manufacturers such as Toshiba. This will mean having a digital video recorder, with a hard drive, high definition HD-DVD and Xbox gaming capabilities. That’s taking the PS3’s blu ray capabilities head on.
Of course for now these are just rumours so we will have to wait few days to see what actually will be announced.
Sony
The Sony rumour already appears closer to being an actual fact. It seems that the Skype service is heading to the PSP. On Sony’s CES 2008 web site one of the PSP’s features is the ability to use Skype. Sony also recently released a microphone for the console and there is a microphone-equipped camera on the way.
