Asherons Call: Cablecos Look Towards Gamers

An interesting article appeared over on BBC News the other day, looking at how the cable firms, many of which are struggling under a mountain of debt, are looking towards multiplayer gaming as a revenue earner.

Linking up handheld computers, gaming consoles, MP3 players and other net-enabled devices to the cable pipe is the next step for debt-laden cable firms, said Dr Docherty in a speech at the FT New Media and Broadcasting conference in London.

"It could change the dynamics of multi-player gaming from geeks on PCs to the mass market," he said.

Many of today's set-top boxes offer games and interactive services - ranging from Tetris to live, interactive, "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?". With the processing power of the set-top boxes increasing rapidly, how long will it be before we see MMORPGs played on our TVs?

Read the entire article here.