Survey reveals gamers unaware of console capabilities

August 9th, 2007 by tim finin

Ars Technica reports on a survey of 6,260 people that game console users are unaware of some of the advanced capabilities of their boxes.

“The Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 consoles are marvels of technology. The PlayStation 3 features a Blu-ray player, the ability to stream video and music from your PC, and it’s a very impressive upscaling DVD player. The 360 has a robust selection of movies and television shows you can purchase and rent through the Xbox Live service, and with VGA or HDMI connections it will also upscale your DVDs. For some gamers, these functions go a long way towards justifying the high price of these systems, but a new study from the NPD Group suggests that not only are people not using these functions, they’re not even aware of them.”

(spotted on slashdot)

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