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CES 2013, the largest consumer technology tradeshow, kicks off in a just a few days with the expo beginning on the 8th of January.
While CES isn't a huge gaming show it does every year feature at least some notable gaming news. The best example of gaming products
that have debuted at this show is probably Xbox in 2000. Anyway, with all these rumors about the next generation of gaming going on,
I thought it could be convenient with a smaller "guide" of companies that will present in one way or another games or game related products.
The exhibitor directory/floor plans currently has 572 companies under the category Electronic Gaming so I will of course not list all.
Below are the major exhibitors that have a direct link to the interactive entertainment industry.
Booth(s): LVCC, CES Central Plaza - CP-2
LVCC, North Hall Mtg Rms - N242
Palazzo Tower, Hospitality - TBA-102
Venetian Tower, Hospitality - TBA-223
Fifteen brands are announced for display with everything from the ordinary Radeon line to APUs and FirePro.
If anything completely new will be announced or demonstrated, I don't know. But they are probably going to talk
about Sea Islands a bit and most certainly Kaveri, Kabini, Temash and others. If we are lucky
they might hint at inclusion of AMD technology in Durango and/or Orbis.
Their conference will be streamed live, so be sure to check that out:
Booth(s)/Hospitality Suite: Venetian, Lvl 2 - Veronese 2402
Oh boy, Larry Hryb (Major Nelson) and the gang sure has got us worked up over potentially nothing. Rumors are flowing like crazy
over here (starts post #1070) about private meetings regarding Durango just before CES starts. And other rumors tell to keep focused
on the 6th of January which coincides with the CES Unveiled LAS VEGAS: The Official Press Event of the International CES.
From Microsoft, which backed away from having the annual keynote and a convential booth this year, the only thing mentioned is that they will "have something".
Well, this is mentioned also (was posted in December):
I don't really know what to believe. To unveil the next generation Xbox at CES this year completely contradicts Microsoft's agenda regarding the show (unless it has secretly changed).
The original Xbox was unveiled at CES 2000, as previously mentioned. Xbox 360 was not (that was on MTV). So, will we see anything official when it comes to the flops and buffers of the next Xbox? If I would to bet, I would bet against it. However, leaks are still a possibility and I'd say the chances are quite high.
What Microsoft will use its hospitality suite for is unknown. I sent an inquiry about it but I have not received an answer.
Optimistically it's the place for private sessions for a selected audience to try the new console.
Booth(s): LVCC, South Hall 3 - 31265, 31269
NVIDIA will showcase new NVIDIA Tegra mobile technologies, gaming innovations and advanced in-vehicle infotainment and digital instrument cluster technologies for the automotive market.
A live webcast on will be held on Sunday, January 6 at 8:00 PM PST. President, CEO and Co-Founder, Jen-Hsun Huang will host the event. As NVIDIA isn't involved with any of the next generation consoles (except for Ouya) as far as I know, there probably isn't much in that area to expect. Still though, they often have great seminars and very interesting lectures, so there probably will be great opportunities to learn something new.
Source: http://www.nvidia.com/object/ces2013.html
Booth(s): LVCC, Central Hall - 14200, 14213, 15230, 15231
LVCC, North Hall - 1409
LVCC, South Hall 2 - 26731
Venetian Tower - Suite 30-103, Suite 30-105
Venetian Tower, Hospitality - TBA-235
Out of all the listed, Sony probably has the largest presence at CES. While their focus usually is on the electronics side (televisions, cameras, smartphones etc.) there is always one gaming component on the show floor. Vita was the "focus" last year. As for announcements this year, rumors about a certain Sony Odin smartphone, running the Android OS, have been frequent. Less for a next generation PlayStation though, but just as with Microsoft there might be leaks.
The Sony CES Press Conference will be streamed live On Monday, January 7, starting at 5 p.m. PT.
The conference is usually streamed at the PlayStation Blog as well as Sony's usual CES hub at sony.com/ces/
Also to note is that a live Q&A session will be held after the conference:
Last but not least, Gaikai must be mentioned. It is listed as a separate exhibitor and is housed in a hospitality suite in the Venetian Tower.
Connected exhibitor categories are:
http://ces13.mapyourshow.com/5_0/exhibitor_details.cfm?exhid=T0008612
Sony's CES hub is at http://blog.sony.com/ces/. The press conference will also be available at Ustream.
Booth(s): LVCC, South Hall 2 - 25730
Due to the recent news about Steambox, that is probably not going to be featured (not for everyone to see anyway).
So, what will Valve demonstrate? I think mainly what they usually demonstrate - Steam with key titles such as CS: GO and Dota 2.
They are included though in the Exhibitor Category "Computer Hardware & Software > Computer Hardware and Software".
It probably means very little.
As for Freeman, I don't think our red letter day is upon us just yet. He'll be there in our hopes (and fears) however.
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The above are as said the major and most important to gaming, but CES offers so much more besides this. Everything from 4K/8K televisions to
nano robotics, almost all fields of electronics are covered at this show. So even if we may not hear much about the next Xbox and PlayStation,
many other products will absolutely affect the industry as well. With over 3200 exhibitors, there's much to choose from.
Also as a reminder:
I do not think this will be live streamed, I haven't seen any news about it. If anyone knows what's up, let me know.
This is anyway where the next Xbox was suggested for reveal (by Nukezilla).
And lastly, I might as well mention that the newly appointed President of Panasonic, Kazuhiro Tsuga, will at 8:30 a.m. PST deliver the 2013 CES Opening Keynote Address live. How we will be able to watch it live is currently unknown, but a promo site is available: http://www.panasonic.com/promos/ces/2013
Why is this significant? It doesn't have to be really, but for some reason Panasonic is listed under Electronic Gaming.
Unless they are planning to have another go at the cancelled Jungle console, could it be they are maybe partnering with Microsoft or Sony for something?
We'll know very soon. Besides, it's the opening speech which is usually quite amusing.
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The official webpage of CES: http://www.cesweb.org/
The Verge is the Official Technology News Partner for CES 2013: http://www.theverge.com/ces-2013
PS: I'm aware of Mario007's CES 2013 thread. This thread however concerns mainly gaming so I figured it would be better in Gaming Discussion.
While CES isn't a huge gaming show it does every year feature at least some notable gaming news. The best example of gaming products
that have debuted at this show is probably Xbox in 2000. Anyway, with all these rumors about the next generation of gaming going on,
I thought it could be convenient with a smaller "guide" of companies that will present in one way or another games or game related products.
The exhibitor directory/floor plans currently has 572 companies under the category Electronic Gaming so I will of course not list all.
Below are the major exhibitors that have a direct link to the interactive entertainment industry.
Booth(s): LVCC, CES Central Plaza - CP-2
LVCC, North Hall Mtg Rms - N242
Palazzo Tower, Hospitality - TBA-102
Venetian Tower, Hospitality - TBA-223
Fifteen brands are announced for display with everything from the ordinary Radeon line to APUs and FirePro.
If anything completely new will be announced or demonstrated, I don't know. But they are probably going to talk
about Sea Islands a bit and most certainly Kaveri, Kabini, Temash and others. If we are lucky
they might hint at inclusion of AMD technology in Durango and/or Orbis.
Their conference will be streamed live, so be sure to check that out:
Source: http://www.amd.com/us/press-releases/Pages/amd_2013_ces.aspx
Booth(s)/Hospitality Suite: Venetian, Lvl 2 - Veronese 2402
Oh boy, Larry Hryb (Major Nelson) and the gang sure has got us worked up over potentially nothing. Rumors are flowing like crazy
over here (starts post #1070) about private meetings regarding Durango just before CES starts. And other rumors tell to keep focused
on the 6th of January which coincides with the CES Unveiled LAS VEGAS: The Official Press Event of the International CES.
From Microsoft, which backed away from having the annual keynote and a convential booth this year, the only thing mentioned is that they will "have something".
Well, this is mentioned also (was posted in December):
Source: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/events/ces/
I don't really know what to believe. To unveil the next generation Xbox at CES this year completely contradicts Microsoft's agenda regarding the show (unless it has secretly changed).
The original Xbox was unveiled at CES 2000, as previously mentioned. Xbox 360 was not (that was on MTV). So, will we see anything official when it comes to the flops and buffers of the next Xbox? If I would to bet, I would bet against it. However, leaks are still a possibility and I'd say the chances are quite high.
What Microsoft will use its hospitality suite for is unknown. I sent an inquiry about it but I have not received an answer.
Optimistically it's the place for private sessions for a selected audience to try the new console.
Booth(s): LVCC, South Hall 3 - 31265, 31269
NVIDIA will showcase new NVIDIA Tegra mobile technologies, gaming innovations and advanced in-vehicle infotainment and digital instrument cluster technologies for the automotive market.
A live webcast on will be held on Sunday, January 6 at 8:00 PM PST. President, CEO and Co-Founder, Jen-Hsun Huang will host the event. As NVIDIA isn't involved with any of the next generation consoles (except for Ouya) as far as I know, there probably isn't much in that area to expect. Still though, they often have great seminars and very interesting lectures, so there probably will be great opportunities to learn something new.
Source: http://www.nvidia.com/object/ces2013.html
Booth(s): LVCC, Central Hall - 14200, 14213, 15230, 15231
LVCC, North Hall - 1409
LVCC, South Hall 2 - 26731
Venetian Tower - Suite 30-103, Suite 30-105
Venetian Tower, Hospitality - TBA-235
Out of all the listed, Sony probably has the largest presence at CES. While their focus usually is on the electronics side (televisions, cameras, smartphones etc.) there is always one gaming component on the show floor. Vita was the "focus" last year. As for announcements this year, rumors about a certain Sony Odin smartphone, running the Android OS, have been frequent. Less for a next generation PlayStation though, but just as with Microsoft there might be leaks.
The Sony CES Press Conference will be streamed live On Monday, January 7, starting at 5 p.m. PT.
The conference is usually streamed at the PlayStation Blog as well as Sony's usual CES hub at sony.com/ces/
Also to note is that a live Q&A session will be held after the conference:
Now, considering that they mention "your most pressing questions about our newly-announced technologies", they are probably not going to bother answering questions about PlayStation 4 unless that console is unveiled (which is unlikely). Though that doesn't mean we shouldn't bombard them with questions about their plans for next generation. Apart from Twitter, you can also post questions on the Sony blog, scroll down to the bottom to the see the form.
Last but not least, Gaikai must be mentioned. It is listed as a separate exhibitor and is housed in a hospitality suite in the Venetian Tower.
Connected exhibitor categories are:
- Content Distribution > Content Distribution
- Electronic Gaming > Electronic Gaming
http://ces13.mapyourshow.com/5_0/exhibitor_details.cfm?exhid=T0008612
Sony's CES hub is at http://blog.sony.com/ces/. The press conference will also be available at Ustream.
Booth(s): LVCC, South Hall 2 - 25730
Due to the recent news about Steambox, that is probably not going to be featured (not for everyone to see anyway).
So, what will Valve demonstrate? I think mainly what they usually demonstrate - Steam with key titles such as CS: GO and Dota 2.
They are included though in the Exhibitor Category "Computer Hardware & Software > Computer Hardware and Software".
It probably means very little.
As for Freeman, I don't think our red letter day is upon us just yet. He'll be there in our hopes (and fears) however.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
The above are as said the major and most important to gaming, but CES offers so much more besides this. Everything from 4K/8K televisions to
nano robotics, almost all fields of electronics are covered at this show. So even if we may not hear much about the next Xbox and PlayStation,
many other products will absolutely affect the industry as well. With over 3200 exhibitors, there's much to choose from.
Also as a reminder:
Source: http://www.cesweb.org/For-The-Press/Press-Events.aspx#5jump
I do not think this will be live streamed, I haven't seen any news about it. If anyone knows what's up, let me know.
This is anyway where the next Xbox was suggested for reveal (by Nukezilla).
And lastly, I might as well mention that the newly appointed President of Panasonic, Kazuhiro Tsuga, will at 8:30 a.m. PST deliver the 2013 CES Opening Keynote Address live. How we will be able to watch it live is currently unknown, but a promo site is available: http://www.panasonic.com/promos/ces/2013
Why is this significant? It doesn't have to be really, but for some reason Panasonic is listed under Electronic Gaming.
Unless they are planning to have another go at the cancelled Jungle console, could it be they are maybe partnering with Microsoft or Sony for something?
We'll know very soon. Besides, it's the opening speech which is usually quite amusing.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
The official webpage of CES: http://www.cesweb.org/
The Verge is the Official Technology News Partner for CES 2013: http://www.theverge.com/ces-2013
PS: I'm aware of Mario007's CES 2013 thread. This thread however concerns mainly gaming so I figured it would be better in Gaming Discussion.
