Tue, Jan 06, 2009 | 11:43 GMT
CES 09 attendance to be 15-20% down, says Pachter
Speaking to videogaming247.com, Wedbush Morgan’s Michael Pachter says he expects attendance at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas to be 15 to 20 percent down on last year.
“I expect it to be down 15 – 20% this year, but still crowded,” he said. “I cover Best Buy and Netflix, so am looking at streaming, consumer electronics, etc.”
Despite Pachter’s predictions, “Sony Computer Entertainment, Sony Online Entertainment, Microsoft, Activision Blizzard, Nyko, Capcom and probably many, many more will be at CES 2009,” writes Kotaku.
Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer and Sir Howard Stringer from Sony will both be headlining their respective company’s keynotes.
CES 09 is being held at Las Vegas Convention Centre from January 8 through 11.
By Mike Bowden
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Posted in: America, Hot
Tags: ces 09, consumer electronics show 09, las vegas convention center, michael pachter, sir howard stringer, steve ballmer
6 comments
#1
Blerk
06/01/09, 11:55 am
Probably since they heard the rumour that the Microsoft keynote was going to be “totally boring”.
#2
Syrok
06/01/09, 12:04 pm
Pachter: Analyse everything.
#3
Robo_1
06/01/09, 12:05 pm
Be interesting to see if Sony use their keynote to announce the rumoured cutting of a major division! My bet is on either camera’s or their partnership with Ericsson going down the tubes.
#4
Blerk
06/01/09, 12:14 pm
Stringer’s list of topics looks even more boring than Ballmer’s!
#5
Psychotext
06/01/09, 12:29 pm
Where’s the topic list?
#6
Blerk
06/01/09, 1:11 pm
Here. Don’t get too excited.