 | New Xbox a console you can't refuse (Chicago (Chicago Sun-Times, 5/13/2005 9:45am) |
| Microsoft has seen the future and it is in high-definition. HDTV to be precise. The computer giant, maker of the No. 2 video-game console, the Xbox, put months of Internet rumors and speculation to bed Thursday with the unveiling of its next-generation console, the Xbox 360. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | '247° F' Announced for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 8/02/2012 4:00pm) |
| Blu-ray gets trapped in a sauna this October! In an early announcement to retailers, Starz/Anchor Bay has scheduled '247° F' for Blu-ray on October 23. When four friends travel to a lakeside cabin [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Xbox 360 to have over 1,000 titles by Summer 2008, says MS rep (Joystiq, 3/15/2008 4:30pm) |
| Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360If there's one thing we appreciate about a home console, it's prolificacy -- and for quite some time now, the PS2 has claimed top honors in that respect. Sony's last-gen system currently holds the console record for having the most games (with more than 1600 titles), which we never expected to be toppled in this day and age, where console generations seem to pass ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | May NPD: 3DS steals top console spot (Joystiq, 6/18/2013 12:40am) |
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The Nintendo 3DS finally edged out the Xbox 360 in May 2013 as the best selling console across hardware and portables, according to the NPD's [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Xbox 360 tops NPD console charts one last time before next-gen begins (Engadget, 11/15/2013 1:08am) |
| How do you close out a console generation? By reclaiming your crown. According to NPD's October figures, Microsoft is back on top: The Xbox 360 is once again the best-selling home console. It's hardly surprising -- Microsoft has dominated home [...] (Read Full Article) |
| March: Wii leads as Xbox 360 and PS3 were very close in huge month (AfterDawn, 4/18/2008 3:38am) |
| The NPD figures are out and nobody is surprised that the Nintendo Wii console is far up the ladder from its two competitors again. Microsoft and Sony ended the month only 5,000 unit sales apart, with the Xbox 360 taking the tiny lead. Specifically, the Wii console sold an impressive 721,000 units, followed by the handheld DS console which wasn't too far behind at 698,000 units.
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| (Unranked) | 'Oz The Great and Powerful' Blu-ray and Blu-ray 3D Up for Pre-Order! (High-Def Digest, 4/08/2013 10:20pm) |
| Prepare to travel somewhere over the rainbow again on both Blu-ray formats later this year. In an early announcement to retailers, 'Oz The Great and Powerful' appears to be in the works for Blu-ray [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Oz The Great and Powerful' Blu-ray and Blu-ray 3D Dated and Detailed (High-Def Digest, 5/02/2013 10:00pm) |
| Prepare to travel somewhere over the rainbow again on both Blu-ray formats in June. As previously reported, Disney's 'Oz The Great and Powerful' for Blu-ray and Blu-ray 3D (2D not included) were up [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | On the Road Again (ExtremeTech, 4/25/2005 7:22pm) |
| Commentary : It's time for another trade show, and our Tech Director Loyd Case packs for the road. New gear and a new backpack make Loyd a happy boy. How do you like to travel? (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Looper' Blu-ray Detailed (High-Def Digest, 11/20/2012 1:25am) |
| One of the best reviewed films of the year has now been fully detailed for Blu-ray! As previously reported, Sony will be releasing 'Looper' on Blu-ray on December 31. Rian Johnson's time travel [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Kaz Hirai of Sony talks 'PS3 Online" (Joystiq, 7/06/2005 3:29pm) |
| Kaz Hirai gave an interview to US gaming mag ‘EGM’ in which he talks about Sony’s aims for the PS3 as an online console. Apparently Kaz thinks that web surfing from your console will be possible with the Playstation 3, due to the console having a USB port which you can plug a keyboard into (erm, don’t most USB keyboards have like a 1 meter cord?). Also he thinks the emergence of HDTV will ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Safety Not Guaranteed' Blu-ray Announced (High-Def Digest, 8/29/2012 10:00pm) |
| The quirky comedy will time travel to Blu-ray this fall. In an early announcement to retailers, Sony is working on 'Safety Not Guaranteed' for Blu-ray on October 30. When an unusual classified ad [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Looper' Dated for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 10/16/2012 10:00pm) |
| One of the best reviewed films of the year will hit Blu-ray in early 2013. In an early announcement to retailers, Sony will be releasing 'Looper' on Blu-ray on January 1. Rian Johnson's time travel [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Contest: Win 'Looper' on Blu-ray! (High-Def Digest, 1/07/2013 5:00pm) |
| Let's start 2013 off on the right foot with an awesome contest! High-Def Digest is giving away copies of the hit time travel thriller 'Looper' on Blu-ray to our lucky readers. For your chance to win [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New PS3 Bundle Has Red Console, Every God Of War Game (Kotaku, 1/31/2013 2:42pm) |
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| Sony PS3 Hardwear Console Armor (I4U, 4/19/2008 2:50pm) |
| Messiah Entertainment brings to the market the Sony Playstation 3 Hardwear Console Armor.
If you carry around your Sony PS3 you risk scratches on the shiny top. The Hardwear console Armor is protecting your PS3 from that danger. It is actually made wi... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | KVIE adds new SSL C10 HD console to satisfy HD production requirements (Broadcast Engineering, 1/14/2013 6:52pm) |
| The PBS member station is using the Solid State Logic console to mix HD program production from two studios.
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| Total PS3 sales overtake the Xbox 360 in Europe (AfterDawn, 5/07/2008 2:03pm) |
| Sony's PlayStation 3 has hit a milestone in Europe by finally passing the Xbox 360 in total console sales despite the lowest priced PS3 costing nearly twice as much as the entry level version of the Microsoft console (£299 compared to £159) and a 16 month head start for the Xbox 360.
Games consultant Nick Parker credits the console's eventual success to Sony's strategy of giving it more of ... (Read Full Article) |
| Managed Copy and the 360 (HDBlog.net, 2/24/2006 1:48pm) |
| If you have Windows Vista on a machine with an HD DVD drive (just taking a little travel forward in time here…), can you Managed-Copy (I’m making it a verb) an HD DVD and then stream it to an Xbox 360 for playback?
That’s the question Chris Lanier tackles in a recent [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Mega Man 3 coming to 3DS Virtual Console next week (Joystiq, 3/10/2013 12:30am) |
| Mega Man 3 will launch on the 3DS Virtual Console next week, March 14 to be exact, according to a (Read Full Article) |
| NPD: Wii Surpasses Xbox 360 As New Console Leader In U.S. [Wii] (Kotaku, 7/17/2008 9:30pm) |
| Nintendo just broke word that the Wii has overtaken the Xbox 360 as the best selling current-generation console in the United States, with a 10.9 million strong install base, according to the NPD... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 3DS Virtual Console queues up Donkey Kong, Wario Land 3, Super Mario Bros. 3, Tecmo Bowl (Joystiq, 8/07/2013 8:30pm) |
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Nintendo has announced a batch of new old games are coming to the 3DS Virtual Console. First is the NES port of (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | The 1980s Are Back To Help You Beat Super Mario 3D World (Kotaku, 3/16/2014 3:00pm) |
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Travel back in time once more to the 1980s, a magical age when video game tips and tricks were delivered by warm, friendly voices over tinny television speakers, and no one called you names [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New Slim Sony PS3 Console Unveiled (I4U, 9/19/2012 12:15pm) |
The new Sony PS3 console is approximately 20% smaller and 25% lighter than the current PS3. Sony also changed the overall design of the PS3 making it a bit cooler. Sony will offer the new PS3 [...] (Read Full Article) |
| 87% of PS3 Owners Watch Blu-ray on Console, Study Finds (CE Pro, 7/07/2008 8:28pm) |
| Eighty-seven percent of PS3 owners watch Blu-ray movies on their console, says a report from the Entertainment Merchants Association. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Halo 4 Xbox 360 Limited Edition Console Bundle is $50 Off (I4U, 11/04/2012 8:12am) |
Halo 4 will be finally released on Tuesday November 6. For real Halo 4 fans the new limited edition Halo 4 Xbox 360 console is a must.The Xbox 360 Limited Edition Halo 4 Console features a 320GB [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Minor Console Aggravation: Those Darn PS3 Installations (Kotaku, 10/27/2012 1:00am) |
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| NEWS: PS3 sales catching up with Wii (Pocket-lint, 7/05/2008 2:00pm) |
| Sony console sailing off shelvesNintendo's Wii is still the top selling console in Japan, but the latest stats would suggest that it's losing its lead.
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| Next-gen console rumor round-up (Ars (Ars Technica, 5/09/2005 10:51pm) |
| In preparation for Microsoft\\\'s May 12th MTV unveiling of the next-generation Xbox, Gamespot has a nice round-up of the known and rumored details of upcoming console systems from Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Massive Dynamics President to Meet with Tech Team in Rochester, New York (Business Wire, 3/29/2013 8:00pm) |
| CUPERTINO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Massive Dynamics President Oscar Hines will travel to Rochester, NY to meet with 3D Division consultant, J. Howard, and discuss how to enhance the New 3D Printer they intend to prepare for [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Ben Stiller to remake boring British series (TV Squad, 6/07/2005 9:05pm) |
| Filed under: TV on the Bigscreen The Persuaders always confused me as a kid. It seemed to have all the elements that I would love in a TV show (two rich guys travel the world, getting into adventures, meeting beautiful women - Roger Moore and Tony Curtis starred), but the show was such a crushing bore. Now Ben Stiller is going to remake the show into a big screen flick. He will play the ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Super Mario Bros. 3 bounds onto Japan's 3DS Virtual Console Jan. 1 (Joystiq, 12/30/2012 2:00am) |
Super Mario Bros. 3 will be available for ¥500 on Japan's 3DS Virtual Console next Tuesday, January 1, Nintendo [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Wii Dominates April, PS3 & Xbox 360 In Dead Heat On GTA IV Sales [Console Wars] (Kotaku, 5/15/2008 10:40pm) |
| Nintendo had an amazing April, pushing over 700,000 Wiis in the United States. That's a massive difference from its "current gen high definition console" competition, as the Xbox 360 and PlayStation... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Sony won't abandon PS3 after PS4 launch, execs say (AfterDawn, 6/28/2013 10:18am) |
| With the launch of the PlayStation 4 console set for the holiday season, Sony is reassuring PS3 owners of potential buyers that the console has years left.In an interview with Japanese Weekly [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Good News: Best Buy Reports Sharp Increase in Holiday Sales (Connected Home Media, 8/17/2005 2:04pm) |
| Holiday sales at Best Buy were up 8.6 percent over a similar period last year. We're unsure what Nintendo will do with its next console, but a recent price drop for its GameCube video game console has breathed life into the dying system. ... (Read Full Article) |
| PlayStation 3 stumbles over backwards compatibility (Personal Computer World, 11/15/2006 11:08am) |
| Sony 's PlayStation 3 console is having trouble playing 200 games designed for the PlayStation 2, Sony has acknowledged. About 8,000 game titles are available for the console today, about 2.5 per cent of which have issues ranging from missing sound or a complete inability to run. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Fans queue in cold for PS3 (The Herald, 11/11/2006 2:16am) |
| Sony's new PlayStation 3 console, the first to feature high definition Blu-Ray disc technology, was launched in Japan yesterday. Video game fans braved the cold to queue for the new console. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Top Government Officials Kickoff 2006 Technology Policy Debates in Las Vegas During CES (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 12/19/2005 6:20pm) |
| ARLINGTON, Va.----Dec. 19, 2005--More than 100 top international, federal and state government officials will travel to the 2006 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas to see, hear, touch, understand and debate the hottest technology products and services. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Original Shantae to appear on 3DS Virtual Console by June (Joystiq, 4/29/2013 3:30am) |
| The original Shantae is on its way to the 3DS Virtual Console at the end of June, developer (Read Full Article) |
| Microsoft reveals Xbox 360 accessories (Geek.com, 7/27/2005 1:13pm) |
| Along with showing off the console to the Japanese market at the Xbox Summit 2005, Microsoft has also revealed a number of accessories and what you can expect to get in the box along with the console. ... (Read Full Article) |
| AMS Neve Delivers Digital Consoles to Zhejiang TV (Broadcast Newsroom, 11/30/2005 9:24pm) |
| Zhejiang TV are about to take delivery of a two mix position Libra Live console. The console will be used for live to air, live to tape and post production in a purpose built 800 m2 studio, providing a range of live entertainment programmes. ... (Read Full Article) |
| 10 Things We Still Want in PlayStation 3 Firmware (i.e. NOT In-Game XMB) [More To Life Than In-Game XMB] (Gizmodo, 7/03/2008 3:00pm) |
| Sony's latest PlayStation 3 firmware update 2.4 brought what the fanboys have been crying about since the console's inception—in-game access to the console's Cross Media Bar (XMB). But I'll tell you... ... (Read Full Article) |
| HD-DVD's death prompts more console hot air (the INQUIRER, 2/21/2008 10:00am) |
| Dean Pullen the Inquirer,
Thursday 21 February 2008. 09:30:00
Console round-up Top Wii titles dated
NOW THAT HD-DVD has officially died, Microsoft, Sony and analysts have all
chipped in on what it means for the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360. PS3/PSP Thanks
to a reader who has pointed out, after Monday's round-up, that Sony's PS3
PlayTV is already listed, with price, hereon HMV.com.... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Sony now lets you pre-order PS4 games from your PlayStation 3 (Engadget, 10/16/2013 3:25pm) |
| Sony wants to make it easier for US PlayStation 3 owners to get themselves ready for the launch of its next-gen console next month. Earlier today, the company rolled out an update for the aging console that makes PlayStation 4 games available to [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Xbox 360 to pass Wii in US by year's end (AfterDawn, 6/28/2013 10:32am) |
| While the Nintendo Wii console once led Microsoft's Xbox 360 console by over nine million in lifetime sales in the U.S, it is likely to lose its American crown this year.When the Nintendo Wii first launched in 2006, the Xbox 360 had been on the [...] (Read Full Article) |
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| Tom Sanders in California, vnunet.com , Wednesday 15 November 2006 at 00:00:00 About 200 PS2 games won't play on next generation gaming console Playstation 3 stumbles over backward compatibility Sony's new Playstation 3 gaming console is having trouble with playing about 200 older game titles that were designed for the PS2, Sony has... > Read the full article ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Epix Films, Concerts Headed to PlayStation 3, Vita (eCoustics, 1/03/2013 11:30pm) |
| If all the video-streaming options on your PlayStation console or handheld have been looking a little stale lately, then we have good news. The premium entertainment network Epix will be available on the PlayStation 3 console and PlayStation Vita [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Microsoft quietly drops subsidized $99 Xbox 360 (Joystiq, 3/14/2014 2:30pm) |
| Microsoft discontinued its subsidized $99 Xbox 360 with Kinect bundle in July 2013, the console manufacturer confirmed with the Wall Street Journal. The low-cost console was introduced in May 2012 and required a two-year Xbox Live commitment [...] (Read Full Article) |
| LifeSize(TM) Enables AIC Ventures to Collaborate With Employees, Investors and Clients in High Definition Across (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/25/2006 12:01pm) |
| AUSTIN, Texas----LifeSize, the high definition video communications company, today announced that AIC Ventures has installed LifeSize Room in three locations to enable its staff to collaborate with each other, investors and clients without having to travel between offices. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Microsoft explored 75 Xbox One prototypes before deciding on final console (Joystiq, 1/21/2014 5:30pm) |
| Microsoft's senior industrial design manager Carl Ledbetter revealed that the company examined more than 75 sketched and 3D-printed prototype Xbox One designs before settling on the console's final look.
The Xbox One's Kinect sensor additionally [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Xbox 360 reaches 70 million units sold (AfterDawn, 10/22/2012 12:09am) |
Microsoft has sold 70 million Xbox 360, a strong milestone for the aging console.
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| Innovative Plasma Technology Could Propel Future Deep-Space Missions (PhysOrg, 5/02/2005 5:40pm) |
| A team of engineers and scientists led by NASA have begun investigating the physics and performance of magnetic nozzles -- innovative devices that could support development of plasma-based propulsion systems. Such systems could dramatically reduce travel times to Earth\\\'s neighboring planets and extend the capabilities of future space exploration missions. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Microsoft confirms new 60GB Xbox 360 console (Tech Digest, 7/14/2008 9:34am) |
| Microsoft has announced a new console to add to its already extensive list of Xbox 360 models. The new version, which sports a 60GB HDD, HDMI output (but no cable)and the usual array of Xbox Live accessories, takes the place of the newly discounted 20GB Xbox 360 and will set you back $349. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Sony's new PlayStation 3 is slim, light, and on sale soon (Consumer Reports, 9/19/2012 7:30pm) |
| Sony has announced some upcoming updates to its console-gaming line, including a slimmer PlayStation 3, PlayStation Plus for the Vita hand-held console, and games for PlayStation Mobile. Most significant, the-long rumored even-slimmer PlayStation 3 is now official: The company says... (Read Full Article) |
| Xbox 360 to get US price drop (the INQUIRER, 6/30/2008 7:58am) |
| Dean Pullen the Inquirer, Monday 30 June 2008. 08:43:00 Console round-up Playstation trophy screens leaked USUALLY THE SUMMER presents us with a quiet period of console and gaming-related news, but this season seems to be more busy than most. Xbox 360 It seems that earlier rumours of an Xbox 360 price drop at E3 are ringing true.... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Xbox + HDTV = realistic visuals, convincing action (Fort Wayne News-Sentinel, 12/21/2005 8:08pm) |
| HDTV sets aren't just for high-definition television anymore. Microsoft's recently-released Xbox 360 video-game console has ushered in a new era of high-definition gaming, and this trend looks to accelerate next year with the release of Sony's PlayStation 3 console. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Nielsen: Wii audience is youngest, PS3 audience is oldest (Joystiq, 2/19/2009 5:40pm) |
| According to a recent console usage report compiled between October and December of last year by Nielsen Media Research, the Wii appeals to quite the broad spectrum of people, being especially popular among boys age 6 -11 and women age 25 - 34. Most interesting is the Wii's ability to captivate the older women audience, as the console's use by women over 35 is much higher than that of the Wii's ... (Read Full Article) |
| ATI talks Nintendo, Hollywood GPU (Joystiq, 1/12/2006 8:50pm) |
| Filed under: Gamecube , Nintendo Revolution Following last week's CES, Revolution Report's Shawn White got the chance to talk to ATI's John Swinimer. ATI designed and is manufacturing the GPU, codenamed Hollywood, for Nintendo's upcoming Revolution console. Nintendo has been especially tight-lipped about the specs for their console, in an effort to move the debate from horsepower to ... (Read Full Article) |
| Xbox 360 sales 'have more than doubled' since price cut (AfterDawn, 4/17/2008 6:41pm) |
| According to Microsoft, sales of the Xbox 360 gaming console in Europe have "more than doubled" since last month's across the board price cut.
Another interesting note the company reported on was that the 360 has an attachment rate of about 7 games for each console after 27 months on the market, in comparison to 3.8 units for every Sony PlayStation 3 and 3.5 games for every Nintendo Wii.
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| (Unranked) | Black Nintendo 3DS XL Heading to Japan (I4U, 10/04/2012 4:03pm) |
Nintendo Japan has announced a black 3DS LL/XL is going to be launching in Japan. The black portable gaming console will launch in January 11 for ¥18,900. The black console will take a spot [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Xbox 3260 Elite launches on August 24 (Personal Computer World, 7/11/2007 10:47am) |
| Microsoft has confirmed that the next generation of the Xbox 360 console, the Elite, will arrive in the UK on August 24. The new console will be the first to arrive in black, with wireless black controllers, a massive 120GB hard disk drive and a HDMI port for outputting full high definition video to HDTVs. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Redbox Instant heading to Xbox 360 (AfterDawn, 2/05/2013 10:16pm) |
| Xbox 360 scores console exclusive.The Major Nelson blog announced the deal that will bring Redbox Instant by Verizon to the Xbox 360 console in the "very near future." Redbox Instant is currently in beta, and anyone who already is a beta participant [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Xbox 360 close to 2 million units sold in UK (AfterDawn, 4/01/2008 10:16pm) |
| According to the latest figures from Chart-Track, the Microsoft Xbox 360 is very close to hitting 2 million units sold in the UK. The figure, when hit, will be a big milestone for the console.
Thanks to a sales spurt brought upon by the Easter season and recent price cuts, the console is now in fierce competition with the PlayStation 3 in the territory.
Dorian Bloch, director of UK sales mon ... (Read Full Article) |
| Xbox 360 shortages causing lagging sales? (AfterDawn, 3/16/2008 8:23pm) |
| After the latest figures from the NPD Group showed that the Xbox 360 was once again lagging substantially behind its competitors in US sales, Microsoft has cited a "shortage in console availability" as the main reason for the lagging sales.
The 360 sold 254,600 units for the month while the Nintendo Wii sold 351,800 units and the Sony PlayStation 3 sold 280,900 units. The console equally trai ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony cuts price on 80GB model PlayStation 3 (AfterDawn, 7/16/2008 5:15pm) |
| Despite recently denying they would be cutting the price on their PlayStation 3 console, Sony has flipped on that notion and announced at this week's E3 event that they will begin phasing out the 40GB model of the console while dropping the price of the 80GB model by $100 USD.
The higher capacity model will now retail for $399 USD, taking over the price spot that has been held by the 40GB mode ... (Read Full Article) |
| Limited edition Metal Gear Solid 4 PS3 heads to Japan's Outer Haven (Engadget, 3/21/2008 11:20am) |
| Filed under: Gaming, HDTV
On June 12th, 2008 there'll be no place to hide from the release of the gunmetal MGS4 PS3. Well no place except every single country other than japan where the ¥51,800 (about $520) limited edition console will exclusively launch. That wad of Yen nabs the limited edition 40GB console with a Metal Gear Solid 4 Guns of the Patriots software bundle and like-colored DualShock ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Game Boy Mega Man games headed to 3DS Virtual Console (Joystiq, 7/18/2013 10:00pm) |
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After recently completing the NES [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Donkey Kong, Tecmo Bowl and Wario Land 3 are all headed to the 3DS's Virtual Console, Nintendo said (Kotaku, 8/07/2013 2:15pm) |
| Donkey Kong, Tecmo Bowl and Wario Land 3 are all headed to the 3DS's Virtual Console, Nintendo said today. Super Mario Bros. 3 is coming to Wii U VC later this year. (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | PSA: eShop sale on Zelda games for 3DS, Wii U Virtual Console now live (Joystiq, 11/15/2013 7:30pm) |
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The first round of Nintendo's character-themed eShop sales campaign is now live on [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Zelda: Oracle of Seasons And Ages Are Coming To 3DS Virtual Console Outside Of Japan... Eventually (Kotaku, 2/21/2013 6:22pm) |
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| (Unranked) | These Xbox 360 Black Friday Deals Include A Fancy White Console, an Exclusive Skylanders Figure and More (Kotaku, 11/16/2012 5:20pm) |
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| Sony, Ninty and MS square-up (Ferrago, 6/02/2005 8:21am) |
| Console bosses bitch in newspaper ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | XCOM demo out now on Xbox, PS3 later today (Joystiq, 10/09/2012 4:00pm) |
Commander, to the living room console. Commander, to the living room console.
XCOM: Enemy [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Price of next-gen gaming? $1,710 (CNN (CNN Money, 5/19/2005 2:22pm) |
| Want to enjoy the full experience of a next generation console game? It could cost you somewhere in the neighborhood of $1,710. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Kutaragi: PlayStation3 Will Be Expensive (WebProNews, 7/27/2005 11:51pm) |
| In the $10 billion USD world of videogames, the tagline for the next-generation console from Sony might be "If you have to ask, you can't afford it." ... (Read Full Article) |
| Xbox 360 Ushers in the Future of Games and Entertainment (HardwareZone, 5/13/2005 5:58am) |
| Highly anticipated video game console is unveiled on an MTV special ... (Read Full Article) |
| PS3 Internal Memory Cards for Backwards Compatibility Hands-on (IGN Complete, 11/10/2006 7:23pm) |
| We play and save PSone and PS2 titles on Sony's next-gen console. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony loses ground in technology battle (Guardian Unlimited, 3/16/2006 10:30am) |
| Microsoft and Toshiba take lead in format war as Blu-ray console launch date shifts to November. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Will IBM Dominate the Next-Gen Gaming Scene? (NewsFactor, 5/16/2005 8:25pm) |
| IBM is the clear winner in the race to produce the best next-generation video game console. IBM processors are at the heart of all three major consoles. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | TWC TV App to Play on Xbox 360 This Summer (Broadcasting & Cable, 6/28/2013 5:32pm) |
| Time Warner Cable will launch its TWC TV app on the popular Xbox 360 console "later [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Ultimate Xbox 360 guide (Games Radar, 1/20/2006 12:25pm) |
| Xbox 360 brings far more choice than your average console launch. We take you through what's on offer ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Donkey Kong' swings onto Nintendo 3DS (USATODAY, 5/19/2013 11:03am) |
| One of Nintendo's finest console games in recent memory is now available for portable [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Microsoft Updates Media Center PC 2005 (InformationWeek, 10/14/2005 7:29pm) |
| The refresh is considered a relatively minor upgrade. It's most compelling feature is a link to the upcoming Xbox 360 video game console. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Activision Bets Against PS3 In US [Console Wars] (Kotaku, 2/08/2008 6:50pm) |
| Remember earlier this week when EA pretty much bet on the PS3 whomping the Xbox 360's ass in 2008 (and not in the cool, we're still friends, kinky way)? Well apparently not every publisher is betting... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Veil lifted on Xbox 2 innards (BBC News, 3/14/2005 5:42pm) |
| Microsoft gives out fresh details of what gamers can expect from its forthcoming Xbox 2 console. (Read Full Article) |
| Spending the Morning with an Xbox 360 (PC World, 11/14/2005 6:07pm) |
| Microsoft opens an Xbox lounge to give Japanese gamers an early turn at the console. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Game makers get Xbox 2 sneak peek (BBC News, 3/10/2005 10:41am) |
| Microsoft gives out fresh details of what gamers can expect from its forthcoming Xbox 2 console. (Read Full Article) |
| Facts from the Apple Rumor Mill (NewsFactor, 1/10/2006 3:10pm) |
| Did you hear Steve Jobs will unveil an iBook Nano on Tuesday, Jan. 10? Or that he has actually reinvented the Mac, transforming it from a desktop computer into a living-room console? ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Blu-ray Review: Gamer - 3D (High-Def Digest, 5/01/2013 4:00pm) |
| Some years from this exact moment... 'Star Wars!'...OK, not really. As much as it pains me to say, I'm not as much a gamer as I was in my youth. I grew up with a console at my side, from the Atari, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| The Sims 2 First Impressions [GameCube Xbox PlayStation 2] (GameSpot, 4/22/2005 1:21am) |
| Electronic Arts and Maxis reveal the first information on their upcoming console versions of The Sims 2. (Read Full Article) |
| Microsoft Prepares For Game Console Dogfight (InternetNews.com, 6/07/2005 10:03pm) |
| Microsoft looks to the Xbox 360 to bring kids into the living room -- but it faces fierce competition from Sony. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | As Nintendo's Fils-Aime touts 3DS, he sidesteps Wii U's woes (CNET Blogs, 4/18/2013 5:54pm) |
| The president of Nintendo of America said in an interview recently that his company is a bit disappointed by the "pace of launches" of games for its console. (Read Full Article) |
| PS3 Countdown: Sony Exec on Those Pesky Blue Laser Diodes (High-Def Digest, 11/09/2006 4:02pm) |
| With just over over a week to go before the Blu-ray enabled PlayStation 3 finally hits stores in the U.S. and Japan, the VP in charge of the game console is talking about the rocky road to launch, and... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony unveils PlayStation 3 (CNN (CNN Money, 5/17/2005 2:15am) |
| LOS ANGELES (CNN/Money) - Sony won\\\'t have a new console on the market this holiday season, but it\\\'s doing all it can to convince consumers to wait a bit longer before buying their next video game machine. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Fils-Aime: Just one game purchase makes Wii U profitable (AfterDawn, 11/24/2012 5:22am) |
| Though Nintendo understandably had to take a major loss on 3DS handhelds after the initial response to the console's release was unexpectedly tepid, their decision to do the same with the Wii U, prior to launch, has generated quite a bit of concern. [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Is Netflix Coming to PS3 and Wii? [NetFlix] (Gizmodo, 3/21/2009 3:30pm) |
| Sony's officially denied it in the past, but a survey is being conducted to sniff out the public's interest in streaming movies and TV shows to their console of choice.
Apparently the service on PS3... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony: PAL PS3 to Beat 360 By Summer [SmackTalk] (Kotaku, 1/24/2008 5:40pm) |
| While the PS3 may have been late out of the gate, David Reeves, President/CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, claims that the console is quickly gaining momentum in the European market. And... ... (Read Full Article) |
| The future of gaming is (almost) here (San Francisco Chronicle, 6/06/2005 1:52pm) |
| High-definition games, near photo-realistic graphics, multimedia playback with all the gaming announcements from Electronic Entertainment Expo 2005, your current console probably seems inadequate right now. You may not be able to buy a next-generation... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Heat is on in DVD format war (International Herald Tribune, 2/26/2006 1:10pm) |
| The possible delay of the release of its PlayStation 3 game console and the Blu-ray group's loss of its once-commanding lead are not encouraging developments for Sony in its attempt to revive its electronics group after a series of bungles. ... (Read Full Article) |
| PS3 Divx Update Coming 'Very Soon' [PS3 Meets DivX] (Gizmodo, 12/13/2007 9:37pm) |
| We met with Divx earlier today to discuss their upcoming plans, and one of the topics that came up was support for the PS3 console. According to the company, they expect the previously announced... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Microsoft cuts price of Xbox HD-DVD player (The Globe and Mail, 7/26/2007 12:57pm) |
| Rival Sony cut the price of its PS3 game console, which comes with Blu-ray player, earlier this month ... (Read Full Article) |
| Once Again, Microsoft Explains Why It Won't Go Blu-ray [Robbie Bach] (Kotaku, 1/09/2009 1:00pm) |
| Blu-ray won the format war. One HD game console (the PS3) already uses the format. The other one (the Xbox 360) doesn't. Microsoft says it plans to keep it that way.
We've heard this before.... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Out With The Old, In With The New (The Commentator, 10/09/2005 9:35pm) |
| It's that time of the decade again. Since the dawn of the personal videogame console over two decades ago, invariably twice every decade gamers are graced with a new generation of videogame consoles. ... (Read Full Article) |
| High-Definition Trailers to Move From PC to TV (Calendarlive.com, 4/11/2006 7:02am) |
| Coming soon to a video game console near you: high-definition movie previews. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Microsoft's SkyDrive app comes to Xbox 360 (CNET Blogs, 12/11/2012 1:49pm) |
| It's part of a wider app roll-out for the Xbox 360. You should expect to see a dedicated SkyDrive app appear on your console later today. (Read Full Article) |
| Xbox 360 with HD-DVD to be priced below PS3 (gamesindustry.biz, 5/16/2006 12:32pm) |
| Retail sources in the UK have told GamesIndustry.biz that Microsoft has intimated to them that the HD-DVD add-on for the Xbox 360 will be priced such that console and peripheral combined are cheaper than Sony's PS3. ... (Read Full Article) |
| NEWS: UK PS3 sales hit two million (Pocket-lint, 3/05/2009 12:25pm) |
| As PSP hits three The Sony PSP handheld and PlayStation 3 console have both hit milestones in the UK, it's been revealed.
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Read UK PS3 sales hit two million on Pocket-lint now]]> ... (Read Full Article) |
| PlayStation 3 Outsells Xbox 360, DS In January [Npd] (Kotaku, 2/15/2008 12:00am) |
| There's a reason that Microsoft issued a preemptive damage control statement earlier today about its current supply issues with the Xbox 360—the console is sitting at the bottom of the NPD... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Highlights of GDC (XBOX365, 3/10/2005 8:12pm) |
| The Game Developers Conference in SF is proving to be a major PR coup for the Xbox Next, Xbox Xenon, Xbox 2 (or whatever) team. We want to know if you feel better, more confident and happier with the support and expectations for the upcoming console - let us know. (Read Full Article) |
| The Transforming Digital Living Room (MSNBC, 5/01/2005 4:54pm) |
| We\\\'re in the midst of the biggest transformation of living room entertainment since the radio console replaced the family sing-along. By Michael Rogers. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Miyamoto defends decision not to go down HD route (gamesindustry.biz, 5/11/2006 9:32am) |
| Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto has defended the company's decision not to incorporate high definition technology into the Wii - but says the console's successor will be an HD system. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | PlayStation 4 can stream PS3 games, reports say (AfterDawn, 2/17/2013 12:50am) |
| Sony will provide backwards compatibility with PlayStation 3 (PS3) games by supporting streaming them to the console, according to the Wall Street Journal.Last July, (Read Full Article) |
| Connect360 Mac Streaming Coming for PS3 [Software] (Gizmodo, 12/07/2007 9:40pm) |
| According to the developers at NullRiver, they'll be porting their Connect360 software to the PS3, allowing you to stream music and video directly from your Mac to your Sony console. The recent... ... (Read Full Article) |
| PlayStation 3 (Rocky Mountain News, 11/17/2006 8:31am) |
| The PlayStation 3 is a one-stop shop for entertainment. From listening to music to viewing images; from watching high-definition Blu-ray movies to playing video games, this console is a technophile's nirvana - albeit a slightly flawed one. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Here's a tidbit from the report (XBOX365, 5/21/2005 8:21pm) |
| CNN/Money are scaring the heck out of the video console world with their slightly outrageous predition that the price of next-gen gaming is set to hit $1,710. They are observing the hardware price to be $399 and each game to be $59.99 - $10 more than normal A+ titles such as Halo, NBA 2K6 and Doom. So how do they jump to $1,710? ... (Read Full Article) |
| Week recap: PS3 Blu-ray; Xbox 360 flat; Wii discontent (Punch Jump, 12/23/2007 5:33pm) |
| The PS3 ranked No. 2 in console sales in the latest Japan retail charts. The hardware remained behind popular handheld sales in Japan. ... (Read Full Article) |
| The (mis-)uptake of HDTV (Ars Technica, 12/09/2005 6:46pm) |
| HDTV penetration is fairly weak right now—a major factor in Nintendo's decision to stick with standard definition with the Revolution console . The question is, why is it so weak? ... (Read Full Article) |
| NPD: XBox 360 HD DVD Player Sales Hit 269K (High-Def Digest, 12/14/2007 9:06pm) |
| Life-to-date sales of the Xbox 360 HD DVD add-on hit 269,000 in November, representing a 3.4% attach rate to the 360 console itself. That's according to leading market researcher NPD Group, which released... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Kaz Gunning For Profitable PS3 By Next Year [Sony] (Kotaku, 1/07/2008 10:30am) |
| PlayStation boss Kaz Hirai has had just about enough of the PS3 posting a loss. He's sick of it! So sick that he's hoping to have the console turning a profit soonish. And by soonish, he means during... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Xbox 360 sells 750,000 units during Black Friday week (CNET Blogs, 11/27/2012 9:17pm) |
| The Microsoft gaming console has a blowout Thanksgiving week and logs a 50 percent increase in Xbox 360 Live subscriptions. (Read Full Article) |
| Eurogamer XBox News Japanese legends talk next-gen (EuroGamer, 4/01/2005 1:30pm) |
| Following recent announcements that gaming legends Yoshiki Okamoto, Tetsuya Mizuguchi and Hironobu Sakaguchi are developing games for Microsoft's next-gen console, they've gone and revealed a few more details of what we can look forward to. (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Incoming update will let you use Nintendo Network ID and Miiverse on the 3DS (Engadget, 11/13/2013 6:32pm) |
| Without a doubt, today's a good day for 3DS owners. Along with announcing the imminent arrival of the YouTube app on its handheld console, Nintendo has let it be known that users will soon also have access to Miiverse as well as be able to use [...] (Read Full Article) |
| PS3 BD-Live Update Now Available (High-Def Digest, 3/25/2008 6:19pm) |
| Sony launched Firmware Update v2.20 for the Playstation 3 Monday night, officially upgrading the game console to a BD-Live (aka Profile 2.0) Blu-ray player. As we've previously reported, this latest PS3... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Nintendo 3DS XL offers bigger, better hand-held gaming (Consumer Reports, 9/05/2012 3:00pm) |
| Nintendo's newest portable game console, the 3DS XL, recently hit the stores, and we bought one to try it out. The 3DS XL—a super-sized version of the Nintendo 3DS, which can show 3D effects in games without the need for... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony to Sell 11 Million PS3s By Fiscal Year End [Comeback] (Gizmodo, 12/15/2007 4:00pm) |
| It looks like all that was wrong with the PS3 was the price, because despite a very slow start, Sony has announced that their console will reach worldwide sales numbers of 11 million units by the end... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Sony's PlayStation 3 experiences its biggest hack yet (CNET Blogs, 10/25/2012 2:48am) |
| A hacker group finds a secret set of codes that can decrypt the PlayStation 3's Level 0 security layer -- the holy grail of secrecy within Sony's console. (Read Full Article) |
| Thursday November 9, 2006 By Peter Griffin (The New Zealand Herald, 11/08/2006 4:06pm) |
| New Zealand's first taste of high-definition TV might arrive courtesy of Microsoft's Xbox 360 console as the software giant prepares to send high-quality video down phone lines to subscribers. ... (Read Full Article) |
| PS3 has high-def DVD, some kinks (Detroit Free Press, 11/15/2006 2:48pm) |
| Considering standing in line for a Sony PlayStation 3 Thursday night? Weigh these first: It's the only console to ship with a high-definition DVD drive, which can play high-def movie DVDs and game discs that store more information than a traditional DVD. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Halo gets 360 upgrades (GamesPaper, 11/10/2005 10:08pm) |
| Halo developer Bungie have confirmed that Halo and Halo 2 will be backwards compatible on the Xbox 360 console when it launches in a few weeks time, and that both games will also support HDTV offering higher resolution graphics. ... (Read Full Article) |
| New Xbox to be unveiled on MTV tonight (Total (Total DVD, 5/13/2005 9:21am) |
| Just a quick heads up to say that it seems the new Xbox console is to be revealed on MTV in the UK tonight at 8pm. It will be particularly interesting to see if any mention is made of its HDTV capabilities, with latest rumours talking of full 720p support. ... (Read Full Article) |
| article from www.gamespaper.com GamesPaper (GamesPaper, 5/17/2005 12:05am) |
| Sony have announced details of their forthcoming PlayStation 3 console, setting the release date for sometime during 2006, during their pre-E3 press conference held at their Culver City based Sony Studios. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Gates: Xbox 360 "Will Be Most Reliable Video Game Box" [RROD] (Gizmodo, 1/13/2008 6:30pm) |
| The Xbox 360 has, quite fairly, earned the reputation of being an unreliable console. Microsoft has acknowledged these reliability issues by extending warranties but, as Bill Gates has recently gone... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Unlike the PS4, the Xbox One won't support 3D Blu-ray playback at launch (Engadget, 11/09/2013 6:54am) |
| Now that Microsoft has adopted Blu-ray for its upcoming Xbox One, some of you might have been wondering if this next-gen console will support 3D Blu-ray movies. Well, the answer is no, or at least not yet. Back in May, Director of Xbox Programming, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Sony celebrates 80 million PS3s sold, reminds you that it's now seven years old (Engadget, 11/06/2013 7:20am) |
| It's been through a redesign (or two), but the PS3 is still going strong. Sony has announced that sales of its current home console have now topped 80 million, with just over a week to go before its replacement successor forces many to swap out [...] (Read Full Article) |
| A morning with Microsoft's Xbox 360 (IDG.se, 11/14/2005 2:33pm) |
| Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360 games console won't hit store shelves anywhere worldwide until its North American launch on Nov. 22, but there is one place where people can walk in off the street and get an early taste of next-generation gaming. ... (Read Full Article) |
| PS3 Internet Use Dropping in Japan (360 Tiny Increase) [Research] (Kotaku, 1/30/2008 8:00am) |
| Over in Japan, business site Nikkei.net has a consumer poll that shows where console's internet use stand. In a six month period, both the Wii and the PS3 show drops in users using online, while the... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Revision3 Launches New Xbox 360 App (eCoustics, 3/27/2013 9:25pm) |
| SAN FRANCISCO—As everyone here at the Game Developer Conference awaits possible news from Microsoft about its next-generation Xbox console, Revision3 launched an app for the very much still-kicking Xbox 360, which delivers the Internet TV [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Yakuza 1 and 2 HD to paint the Wii U red in Japan (Joystiq, 5/20/2013 3:30pm) |
The first Yakuza entry for a non-Sony console is Yakuza 1 and 2 HD. Nintendo announced the Wii U port in last week's Nintendo Direct. Going by this vid, the gangster classics are compatible with off-TV play. The HD combo roughs up Wii U in [...] (Read Full Article) |
| High definition equals high prices (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, 6/08/2005 8:17pm) |
| (KRT) - Microsoft has announced plans to release its next-generation console, Xbox 360, this fall around the world, requiring that all its games be capable of broadcast in expensive high-definition. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | PS3 Super Slim teardown finds hardware changes, no real upgrades (CNET Blogs, 10/15/2012 7:19pm) |
| Bill Detwiler cracks open the PlayStation 3 Super Slim, shows you how Sony redesigned the popular gaming console, and compares the new machine with older PS3 models. (Read Full Article) |
| Microsoft Whines About Xbox 360 Shortages [Supply And Demand] (Kotaku, 2/14/2008 3:20pm) |
| Having a hard time finding an Xbox 360 in stores lately? You aren't the only one. Overwhelming demand for the console over the holidays has left many post-holiday Xbox seekers in the cold. In a... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Xbox 360 sales reach 17.7M worldwide (Punch Jump, 1/04/2008 6:00pm) |
| Microsoft Corp. this week said that sales for the Xbox 360 video game console have reached 17.7 million sold worldwide to date. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New trailers for Mario Kart 8, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, Bayonetta 2 (Joystiq, 2/14/2014 1:00am) |
| We got quite a bit of 3DS news from today's Nintendo Direct, but it wasn't without a few tender morsels for Wii U owners. In addition to Little Mac appearing in Super Smash Bros, Game Boy Advance games hitting Virtual Console and the announcement [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Microsoft slashes price of Xbox 360 HD DVD add-on (PC Advisor, 7/26/2007 3:00pm) |
| HD disc format war heating up Microsoft is cutting the US price of its HD DVD player add-on for the Xbox 360 game console, and will give away five free HD DVD movies with each purchase. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | GTA V to ship on two discs for Xbox 360; one for PS3 (CNET News, 7/02/2013 4:31pm) |
| Due to the size of the upcoming title, the Xbox 360 version will ship with two discs. Because Sony's PlayStation 3 supports Blu-ray, those console owners will only need one [...] (Read Full Article) |
| PS3 buyers using console for gaming over Blu-ray, says NPD (AfterDawn, 10/19/2009 12:35am) |
Despite Sony's marketing team deciding to change the focus of the PS3 more to the console's movie downloading and Blu-ray capabilities, it appears consumers are still purchasing the system mainly for gaming.
Last August, the NPD Group released a study that showed that about 37 percent of PS3 owners had never once watched a Blu-ray film on their system. The second edition of the study was released recently, and the number hardly changed, moving down to 34 percent.
NPD did note however that the number of PS3 owners watching Blu-ray was higher then PS2 owners watching DVDs at the same point in the console's life cycle.
“It’s at a fairly high level, where it took years for PS2 owners to use [that console] for DVD,” NPD analyst Russ Crupnick added, via VB. “Most PS3 people think of it as a gaming device, but there is a reasonable level of awareness and intended use for Blu-ray.”
The new study gave the following figures to the question of why PS3 owners had purchased the console:
58 percent - Mostly to play games
34 percent - For games and movie, equally
8 percent - Mostly movies
NPD also noted that PS3 owners who have had their machines for a couple of years of more tend to buy more Blu-rays over standard definition DVDs and vice versa for newer owners.
“Newer owners are somewhat more oriented to DVD than Blu-ray,” Crupnick says. “The later you get into an adoption cycle, the more you’re not getting the super aficionado. These are people who are tougher to convince about the benefits of Blu-ray and who are sensitive to price.”Permalink | Comments
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| (Unranked) | Early OUYA Performance Staked by 3DMark (High-Def Digest, 4/15/2013 6:30pm) |
| Does the $100 price point justify the system's performance? With the OUYA in the hands of developers and backers, the system has come much further than most other attempts at merging a home console [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | PlayStation 3 w/Uncharted 3 just $250 today (HD-Report, 6/25/2013 2:24pm) |
| Wanna pick up a PS3 console with Unchartered 3; Drake’s Deception for $250? Amazon has got the PlayStation 3 320GB Uncharted Bundle on sale today for $49 less than the list price of $299. Maybe [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Nintendo forced to pay a share of every 3DS sale to another company (Engadget, 1/06/2014 1:27pm) |
| While Nintendo's Wii U console sales continue to frustrate, its handheld gaming business offers hope of a better future. But even as its 3DS and 3DS XL consoles continue to outsell their rivals, Nintendo will have to come to terms with sharing a [...] (Read Full Article) |
| HD Really The Future of Gaming? (Slashdot, 3/17/2005 6:56pm) |
| Eurogamer.com has an editorial discussing the "HD Future", as revealed in the Microsoft Keynote at GDC. In the article, author Kristan Reed argues that while the crispness of the HD Living Room would be welcome, "using it as a hook to hang next gen console gaming on is misleading to say the least, and there are more than a few barriers to entry for the masses." (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Minecraft creeps to PlayStation 3 on December 17th (Engadget, 12/16/2013 3:15pm) |
| The extensive console exclusivity period Microsoft enjoyed with Minecaft on Xbox 360 is coming to a close, as the first-person world-building game digs in on PlayStation 3 tomorrow. Like its 360 brethren, Minecraft on PS3 is limited by the [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Xbox 360 life span may exceed five years, says Microsoft (News Blog, 11/07/2007 6:05pm) |
| Microsoft Corp. this week said that it sees potential for the Xbox 360 video game console to exceed a typical five-year hardware lifespan. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | The 12 Best Games on Xbox 360 (Kotaku, 5/21/2013 1:40pm) |
| You have an Xbox 360 controller waiting for you in your living room and a console hungry to entertain you.
Sure, you can stream video to it and browse Facebook, too, but you brought [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | PS3 key leak is setback for console's security (AfterDawn, 10/24/2012 5:21pm) |
PS3 security suffers another setback.
Over the past few years, there has been several breaches of the PS3's security, which is geared toward controlling what can be run on the device. A few days ago, it suffered another big setback when a [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | PS4 launch will not lead to PS3 price cut (AfterDawn, 6/21/2013 3:00pm) |
| According to Sony UK, the upcoming PlayStation 4 launch does not mean the company is dropping the price of the PS3.UK Managing Director Fergal Gara says the aging console will not get a price cut following the holiday launch of the PS4."There's no [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Microsoft to Sell HD DVD Add-On for Xbox (AP via Yahoo! Finance, 9/20/2006 3:25pm) |
| Microsoft Corp. is introducing an external high-definition DVD player for the Xbox 360 video game console to match the Blu-ray disc functions of Sony Corp.'s upcoming PlayStation 3. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | The 12 Best Games For the PlayStation 3 (Kotaku, 6/17/2013 1:40pm) |
| Count yourself fortunate if you have a PlayStation 3. You're in for a good time.
Sony's home console hasn't enjoyed the same kind of sales dominance as the Xbox 360 or the Wii during [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Bill Gates confident over Xbox 360, HD DVD (INQ7.net, 4/21/2006 9:16pm) |
| TOKYO -- Microsoft founder Bill Gates expressed confidence Friday in the success of the software giant\'s new Xbox game console as well as high-definition HD DVD technology. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | YouTube, dancing cats now available on 3DS (Joystiq, 12/01/2013 3:30am) |
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Look, we know you've got a computer, smartphone, tablet and/or a gaming console. In case you'd prefer to conduct like or dislike-bombs from five devices at [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Flixter (with UltraViolet) now available for Xbox 360 (HD-Report, 4/17/2013 4:01am) |
| Online streaming movie service Flixster is now available for Xbox 360, letting console owners purchase or rent from thousands of available film titles. Xbox LIVE members can download the free app from the LIVE Marketplace [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Korean Report: Sony Halting PS3 Supply [Breaking] (Kotaku, 3/23/2009 7:30am) |
| According to Korean news site Chosun Online, Sony has ceased supplying South Korea with PS3s for the time being in order to prevent Japanese tourists from picking up the console at a cheaper price... ... (Read Full Article) |
| PS3 to put 'focus' on Blu-ray (Digit Magazine, 11/09/2006 9:43am) |
| The coming launch of Sony's PlayStation 3 game console will put more focus on the Blu-ray disc format, but don't expect a resolution to "the format wars" over high-definition video discs, said Peter Chernin, the president and chief operating officer of News Corp. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Xbox 360 showcases high-def (Rocky Mountain (Rocky Mountain News, 5/13/2005 6:23am) |
| Microsoft on Thursday night unveiled the first taste of next-generation gaming, a sleek console in cool white with chrome accents that pumps out sounds and images in high-definition, extracts media from PCs and mobile devices and changes its look to fit the personality of its owner. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Xbox 360 showcases high-def (Rocky Mountain (Rocky Mountain News, 5/13/2005 6:15am) |
| Microsoft on Thursday night unveiled the first taste of next-generation gaming, a sleek console in cool white with chrome accents that pumps out sounds and images in high-definition, extracts media from PCs and mobile devices and changes its look to fit the personality of its owner. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony PS3 to lead Video Game Console Market in 2011 (I4U, 3/01/2008 6:00pm) |
| Research company iSuppli says that 2008 will be a turning year for the Sony PS3 and I cannot agree more. All is set for a major sales success for the latest Playstation.
iSuppli also forecasts that the Sony PS3 will still need another 3 years to beat ... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony And Microsoft Both Unveil Next-Gen Consoles (BIOS, 5/17/2005 11:40am) |
| Microsoft will be launching its next-generation gaming console some six months before Sony. This will give it a head start against the upcoming competition from Sony\\\'s Playstation 3 and Nintendo\\\'s Evolution, but Microsoft needs to get its marketing right this time ... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Microsoft: 76 Million Xbox 360 Consoles Sold (Home Media Magazine, 2/12/2013 3:55pm) |
| Microsoft is eyeing its Xbox 360 console as a conduit to delivering original and third-party content into homes, executives told a digital media conference.
This year Microsoft is planning to launch more than 40 voice-controlled, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Sony invites PS3 buyers to Casino Royale (MCV, 2/12/2007 2:38pm) |
| Keen to see Daniel Craig’s well-packed trunks in super hi-resolution? Grab a PS3. Sony has confirmed that the first 500,000 people to register their console in Europe will receive a free copy of Casino Royale on Blu-ray. ... (Read Full Article) |
| News Blu-ray Boom? PS3 Shortages Coming to End The video game console has a high-def Blu-ray player inside. By Phillip ... (TVPredictions.com, 2/28/2007 8:48pm) |
| Washington, D.C. (February 28, 2007) -- Sony this week said it will offer a $599 Blu-ray player this summer and now there's more good news for those looking for inexpensive high-def units ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Twitch TV App Launches on Xbox 360 (eCoustics, 5/14/2013 9:54pm) |
| Video platform and gaming community Twitch today launched on the Xbox 360 game console. Its app is available for download from the Xbox Live marketplace, but only for gold-level subscribers in the U.S. Twitch said the move marks another step in its [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Mega Man's Game Boy games arrive on 3DS in May (Joystiq, 4/01/2014 12:30pm) |
| Mega Man's adventures on Game Boy and Game Boy Color get their 3DS re-releases in May, almost a year after they were first announced. While Capcom's not been in any Rush to get the games onto the Virtual Console, the publisher is asking fans to [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Sony PS3 outsells Wii in Japan again (I4U, 5/02/2009 12:00pm) |
| The light on the end of the tunnel is shining brighter for the Sony PS3 at least in Japan. The Sony PS3 console outsold again the Nintendo Wii for the 2nd month in a row.
As reported in March the PS3 outsold the Wii for the first time in 16 months.
I... ... (Read Full Article) |
| 'Superman Returns' in HD on Xbox 360 (Comics2Film, 6/24/2006 1:55pm) |
| Microsoft on Thursday announced that Xbox Live subscribers can download free high-definition Superman Returns trailers on their Xbox 360 console. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Xbox 360 Hits Seven Million In Europe [Xbox 360] (Kotaku, 11/20/2008 11:30am) |
| Microsoft Europe have today announced that the Xbox 360 - long (and still) the underdog in the European theatre of console conflict - has now sold seven million units across the continent. That's up... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New Nintendo eShop releases: Castlevania, Streets of Rage 3D, Knytt Underground (Joystiq, 12/19/2013 8:45pm) |
| Sega continues doing what Nintendoes this week, releasing updated 3DS versions of two more of its classics, namely Streets of Rage and Shinobi 3. In addition to these reworked Genesis games, the 3DS Virtual Console library expands with the weird [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | GameStop discounting used Xbox 360 and PS3 systems (Joystiq, 10/10/2013 8:30am) |
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Ahead of next-gen console launches this November, GameStop is cutting the prices of its used PS3 and Xbox 360 hardware from October 11 to October 24. During the promotion, customers can pick up the original Xbox 360 for $99.99 (previously $129.99) [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | How Do We Feel About A Portable 3D Sonic Game? Watch This. (Kotaku, 8/27/2013 2:40pm) |
| It's been clear at least since the Dreamcast era, if not further back, that Sonic the Hedgehog's console games were going to be in 3D. [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Sony confirms imminent BD-Live upgrade for PS3 (CNET Blogs, 3/21/2008 12:04am) |
| The PS3 is about to become an even better Blu-ray player.(Credit: CNET)
The next firmware update to the PlayStation 3 will add full Profile 2.0 compatibility to the game console's Blu-ray player. Sony hinted that the update would be coming during January's Consumer Electronics Show, but ...]]> ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Announces HD TV Recording Device for PS3 (Seeking Alpha via Yahoo! Finance, 8/23/2007 11:15am) |
| Sony unveiled "PlayTV", a device designed to watch and record high-definition television on a PlayStation 3 console, with a feature to transfer contents to a PlayStation Portable, at a game conference in Europe on Wednesday. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Netflix Streamlines PlayStation 3 Player (eCoustics, 5/15/2013 5:54pm) |
| Netflix this week updated the player on the PlayStation 3, bringing the experience on the console more in line with what members are used to on the Web. The player now lets users manage audio and subtitle channels directly from the PS3. [...] (Read Full Article) |
| CNN backs PS3 as best Blu-ray player (HDTV UK, 11/28/2008 11:00am) |
| Naturally, Sony has said that the PlayStation 3 is one of the best Blu-ray players going, and some others have echoed that. Now, CNN has weighed in with its recommendation that the PS3 is the best high definition disc player around. Good things about the console include the ability to upgrade to Profile 2.0, great upscaling of standard DVDs, 1080p output, and decent 7.1 Dolby TrueHD audio. Downsid ... (Read Full Article) |
| Microsoft gets serious about games / Software giant drops bombshells at E3 show (San Francisco Chronicle, 5/10/2006 1:39am) |
| LOS ANGELES -- Microsoft went on the offensive Tuesday in the video game console wars, unveiling a slew of announcements including a new external HD DVD player for its Xbox 360 platform and an initiative to open up its Xbox Live online gaming and... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Analysts sound off: What does Blu-ray winning mean to the PS3 and gamers? (Joystiq, 1/10/2008 1:27pm) |
| Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Business
The big boys of game industry analysis are back to tell GameDaily what they think this new Blu-ray tide of exclusivity will mean to gamers. Sure, the big talk is that Blu-ray winning could mean a PS3 price cut, but that'll only benefit those who don't already have the latest console Kutaragi built. For consumers with a PS3 snug at home, they should brea ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Microsoft built 75 Xbox One prototypes before settling on its finished design (Engadget, 1/20/2014 8:07pm) |
| Gadget design is rarely a simple process, and we now know that the Xbox One is no exception to the rule. Microsoft designer Carl Ledbetter has revealed that the game console went through many 3D-printed incarnations before the company settled on a [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Xbox 360 Stands Out In Dull Third Quarter For Microsoft [Xbox 360 Sales] (Kotaku, 4/24/2008 9:40pm) |
| Microsoft's Entertainment and Devices division saw revenue up 68 percent in its third fiscal quarter, thanks to "robust" demand for Xbox 360 consoles, the company announced today. The console sold 19... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | If You Like Disappointment, You'll Love Disney Infinity 3DS (Kotaku, 8/22/2013 6:30pm) |
| Released alongside its console cousins at the exact same $74.99 price point, Disney Infinity for the 3DS is a [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Plays Waiting Game With PS3 to Capture US Hi-Res Market Before Xmas (RedNova, 9/26/2006 12:26am) |
| By Tony Glover, The Business, London Sep. 24--Sony is making European gamers wait three more months for the PlayStation 3 (PS3) games console so it can use the device to capture US market share in the new high-definition DVD sector. ... (Read Full Article) |
| So you have your Xbox 360 games - now what? (Joystiq, 11/15/2005 2:53pm) |
| It was really sweet for Microsoft (read: very profitable) to release some select Xbox 360 titles early , but what use are they when the console is still a week away from launch? Evil Avatar’s bapenguing and Knite have compiled a list of suggestions for the anxious gamer who can only bide his or her time. We won’t spoil the top 10 list (which is funny and creative), but do you have any ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | LG adding more games to its Cinema 3D Smart TVs in 2013 (Engadget, 12/27/2012 3:02pm) |
| You may wince at the idea of your TV supplanting your games console, but LG's seen enough potential in the idea to [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Diablo 3 coming to Xbox 360 as well, dated worldwide Sept. 3 [update] (Joystiq, 6/06/2013 2:05pm) |
Blizzard revealed it's bringing Diablo 3 to the Xbox 360 as well as the PS3 and PS4. The worldwide release date for both current-gen consoles is September 3.
The console edition of the [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Sony in talks to burn Blu-ray on Xbox 360 (Punch Jump, 3/07/2008 4:57pm) |
| The Financial Times this week reported that Sony Corp. and Microsoft Corp. are in talks to offer a Blu-ray disc drive for the Xbox 360 video game console. ... (Read Full Article) |
| 'Kameo' makes impressive debut on Xbox 360 (The Times, 12/04/2005 8:15am) |
| If Microsoft Game Studios' "Kameo: Elements of Power" is any indication, the new Microsoft Xbox 360 video game console has an incredibly bright future. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Xbox 360 last in Japan game hardware sales (Punch Jump, 1/18/2008 5:53pm) |
| Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360 ranked last in overall video game sales in Japan as the console fails to attract buyers in the region. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | VIDEO: Twitch App comes to Xbox 360 (AfterDawn, 5/14/2013 9:59pm) |
| An app for Twitch is now available for the Xbox 360 console, allowing you to watch live streaming of gameplay.Around 800,000 people use Twitch to stream gameplay with 34 million viewers looking on online at Twitch.TV. Now an app for viewing has been [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Xbox Price Cuts Coming (Connected Home Media, 10/26/2005 2:19pm) |
| According to reports, Microsoft will cut the price of its Xbox video game console in April. Set-Top Box Fun A cable set-top provider plans to plunge into the video game realm. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony PS3 and PSP Price Cut: What will it do for you? (Product Reviews Net, 3/19/2009 10:40am) |
| For those of you who have been hanging on to purchase a new Sony (SNE) PS3 or PSP until you learn more about the rumored price cuts, CVG say that Retailers have allegedly been told of the new prices the games console and handheld.
They were told that prices will be reduced very soon, something that [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| Xbox 360 gives Microsoft a fighting chance (Guardian Weekly, 5/25/2005 11:05pm) |
| The Xbox 360 games console should be out in November, and this will give Microsoft a fighting chance of competing with Sony\\\'s PlayStation 3, which could appear six to 12 months later. Whether it can become the first successful \\\"home hub\\\" is another matter. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Get So Close To An Xbox One You'll Think You Can Touch It (Kotaku, 5/29/2013 7:30am) |
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Seeing as precious few people on Earth have actually been up-close with an Xbox One in the flesh, Microsoft has uploaded this 3D model of the console, which you can check out right [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Sony PS3 will see no Price Cut for Christmas says Sony (I4U, 10/13/2008 12:50pm) |
| Sony's CEO smashes hopes that Sony would lower the price of the Sony PS3 console in time for the Holidays. Kazuo Hirai told the Financial Times that the current PS3 pricing is the one that Sony will go into the Holiday shopping season.
Sony is arguing ... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Releases New Firmware Upgrade for the PlayStation 3 (High-Def Digest, 7/24/2007 9:52pm) |
| Sony Computer Entertainment of America has today announced a new firmware update for the PlayStation 3, highlighted by an upgrade to the console's Blu-ray 1080p playback capabilities over HDMI. Dubbed... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Redbox Instant coming to Xbox 360 as console exclusive in the 'very near future' (Engadget, 2/05/2013 7:37pm) |
| Are you an Xbox 360 owner? You might like this bit of news: according to Major Nelson, (Read Full Article) |
| E3: video game hardware, software on display (Investors.com, 5/16/2005 4:18am) |
| SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- The annual video game industry conference that takes place in Los Angeles this week will focus heavily on next-generation console announcements from Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo, while new software releases battle for the spotlight. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New Nintendo eShop releases: Mega Man, Pac-Man, Balloon Fight (Joystiq, 5/02/2013 3:30pm) |
Nintendo Weekly offers two mans this week. No, that's not a grammatitional error. Both Mega Man and Pac-Man arrive on the Wii U Virtual console for $5 apiece.
The 3DS will have its hands full with a burgeoning Balloon Fight and an [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | PS3 Netflix Player gets updated (AfterDawn, 5/13/2013 6:57pm) |
| Netflix has updated its Netflix Player for the PS3 console, with a design more akin to the Web Player and those that run on tablet devices.The key feature in this update is the ability to easily manage your audio and subtitles selections. You can [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Sony issues PlayStation 3 repair with 4.46 update (HD-Report, 6/28/2013 5:45pm) |
| If your PlayStation 3 was “bricked” last week after installing the 4.45 system update, Sony has issued a manual repair method that will bring your console back to life; essentially returning the XMB bar to [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Resident Evil: Revelations review: Any port in a storm (Joystiq, 5/20/2013 11:00pm) |
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The 3DS is no graphical slouch. Aside from the glasses-free 3D feature, the console can kick out some impressive scenery, and it did so with last year's (Read Full Article) |
| PS3 Slim, Wii HD, Xbox 360+: What will you choose? (Product Reviews Net, 7/28/2009 4:16pm) |
| Following on from the recent news of the Xbox 360+, we’re asking our readers if they are plan to pick up a Project Natal equipped Xbox 360+, or if you would prefer a PS3 Slim or Nintendo Wii HD.
If you haven’t read the latest details on the next Xbox 360 console, click here for [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | High Definition Golf Simulator Doubles as Home Theater (CE Pro, 10/08/2012 5:03pm) |
| The High Definition Golf simulator Interactive Sports Technologies features a 16:9 aspect ratio and can be connected to any cable or satellite system, a game console, or other favorite [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Xbox 360 Family Timer to set play time for kids (News Blog, 11/07/2007 5:52pm) |
| Microsoft Corp. on Wed. announced a new family feature for the Xbox 360 video game console called the Xbox 360 Family Timer. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | HBO Go finally hits PS3 today! (Kotaku, 3/04/2014 2:52pm) |
| HBO Go finally hits PS3 today! Wonderful news for those of us who want to watch HBO on a console without shelling out for [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Microsoft: We can reach 100 million Xbox 360 sales (AfterDawn, 5/25/2013 1:15am) |
| Microsoft has said today it believes that 25 million more Xbox 360s can be sold before the end of the console's life.The company wants to hit 100 million, despite launching [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Generation Next gets one upped (Joystiq, 4/18/2005 4:22pm) |
| Wondering what the future holds? Well don’t go playing with your crystal balls. Instead, check out 1UP’s Generation Next feature. Sort the fact, from the fiction. A good look at what we know so far, and it even gives props to the Dreamcast, a console which, despite being dead, still has a strong homebrew community. Of course, you’re interested in the future, not the past. Go check the (Read Full Article) |
| E3 Game Console Combat: What Have We Learned (WebProNews, 5/20/2005 8:22pm) |
| OK! The E3 show winds down and what have we learned? Really, what have we learned? We learned that ancient gaming rivals Sony and Nintendo continue to swipe at each other with their mighty blades called game consoles all the while some little geek with glasses from Seattle who happens to be the richest man on the planet is shoving his way into the fight with a sleek little blade himself. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Order Pizza Hut from Xbox 360 (Joystiq, 4/23/2013 2:00pm) |
| Xbox 360 owners now have the option to download the Pizza Hut app for their console and place an order directly from the comfort of their couch, cozy recliner or beanbag chair. As (Read Full Article) |
| Sony PS3 Price-Cut rumored to come in next Days (I4U, 2/25/2009 4:52pm) |
| Everybody tells Sony to cut the price of the Sony PS3 to get the sales of the most advanced console going again after the slow Holiday sales. GamesIndustry.biz reports today that analyst Mike Hickey at Janco Partners says that a PS3 price-cut is imminent a... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | QuadStick controller opens up PS3, PC and Android titles to quadriplegic gamers (video) (Engadget, 2/05/2014 6:33am) |
| Playing PS3 games could soon get a little more inclusive. QuadStick, a suitably complex mouth-based controller that offers quadriplegics the ability to play console games, has launched its fundraising campaign on Kickstarter. The controller [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Epix Headed to PlayStation 3 Today (eCoustics, 4/02/2013 7:49pm) |
| Premium TV network Epix today is making good on a promise to bring streaming to the PlayStation 3. The network is launching its app on the console, giving users high-definition access to its library of more than 3,000 titles, including new releases [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New Nintendo eShop releases: A Link to the Past, Mario Bros, indie sale (Joystiq, 1/30/2014 10:30pm) |
| Nintendo brought forth three games to the 3DS and Wii U eShops today. This week's selections are highlighted by The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, which is now available on the Wii U Virtual Console for $7.99. The 3DS side of the eShop sees [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Hulu blocked from PS3s? (AfterDawn, 6/29/2009 2:45am) |
| Albeit buggy, Hulu playback on the PlayStation 3 has been allowed for some time now, giving console owners the ability to watch some of their favorite shows on their nice HDTVs.
That seems to have come to an end today however, as multiple users have posted on various forums that trying to watch a video on Hulu gives them the following message:
"Unfortunately, this video is not available on ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Nintendo to pay royalty to 3D patent holder for every 3DS unit sold (Joystiq, 1/06/2014 6:30pm) |
| A U.S. federal judge has established a royalty rate Nintendo will pay to Tomita Technologies International for every Nintendo 3DS handheld console sold worldwide. The ongoing fee stems from a a 2011 lawsuit that found Nintendo liable for damages [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Microsoft’s New 'Xbox One' Includes Blu-ray Drive (Home Media Magazine, 5/21/2013 5:57pm) |
| Microsoft unveiled its next-generation gaming console May 21, the Xbox One, an “all-in-one home entertainment system” that includes a Blu-ray Disc drive, live TV capability, built-in motion and voice controls and HDMI input and [...] (Read Full Article) |
| E3: Power Macs run Xbox 360 demos (MacCentral via Yahoo! (MacCentral via Yahoo! News, 5/20/2005 4:21pm) |
| It\\\'s no secret that Microsoft Corp. has seeded key developers of software for its new Xbox 360 video game console specially configured Power Mac G5 systems, and it\\\'s no wonder. The Xbox 360 uses a PowerPC CPU just like the Power Mac G5 does. If there was any doubt, all one had to do was look on the show floor of the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles this week. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Microsoft Readying for New Xbox With August Xbox 360 Dashboard Update (eCoustics, 5/19/2013 9:38pm) |
| Not news: Microsoft is prepping a successor to its Xbox 360 console, and eager gamers have but two days to wait until the company pulls the big curtain off its new system – whatever it’s ultimately going to be called. News: Microsoft [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Microsoft: We've Sold 28 Million Xbox 360s [Numbers Game] (Kotaku, 1/06/2009 2:20am) |
| The Redmond giant and relative newcomer to the console wars revealed that it has sold over 28 million Xbox 360s since launch. Yes, that's much more than the originals Xbox's lifetime sales.
In... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Confirms PlayStation 3 Production Delays (E-Commerce Times, 9/06/2006 4:40pm) |
| Sony on Wednesday said the European launch of its next-generation PlayStation 3 video game console will be delayed until March 2007. The machine will go on sale in the U.S. and Japan in November as planned. A problem in mass producing a key component in the machine's Blu-ray disc player is causing the delay. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Wii, Xbox 360 top U.S. holiday sales (Punch Jump, 1/18/2008 2:58am) |
| Nintendo Co.’s Wii and Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360 topped U.S. video game console sales in Dec. as both offerings held strong sales during the holiday season. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Netflix Adds People Search to Xbox 360 (I4U, 8/24/2012 4:15pm) |
If you're a fan of Netflix streaming using your Xbox 360 game console, you will be glad to hear that Netflix is finally giving you the People Search the PS3 users have had for a long time. You [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Sony: Price Cuts Double Weekly PS3 Sales (High-Def Digest, 11/15/2007 5:00pm) |
| Sony says the introduction of its new $399 40GB PS3 and a price cut for its 80GB model led a doubling of overall weekly sales for the Blu-ray enabled game console last week. According to company, a total...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/highdefdigestallnews/~4/185221888" height="1" width="1"/> ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony PS3 outsells Wii in Japan in March for the first time in 16 months (I4U, 4/06/2009 5:38pm) |
| Japanese gamers made the Sony PS3 the best selling console in the month of March beating the Nintendo Wii the first time in 16 months.
Sales of the PS3 got pushed by two new games: Sega Sammy Ryu Ga Gotoku 3 and Capcom's Resident Evil 5.
Apparently S... ... (Read Full Article) |
| NEWS: Sony updates PS3 firmware, adds BBC iPlayer (Pocket-lint, 8/18/2009 6:31pm) |
New features inbound 1st September
Sony has confirmed that the PS3 and PS3 Slim will be getting a software update in the coming weeks bringing with it a host of new features including BBC iPlayer support.
Although the BBC's on demand service has been available in a workaround on the console, Sony has convinced the corporation to make things official.
It will be just one of a number of country specific content deals as the company continues to promote the console as more than just a games machine.
The BBC iPlayer will be available on the 1 September with RTVE, ANTENA 3 and La Sexta in Spain, ZDFmediathek in Germany, NOS in the Netherlands NOS, and the Australian Broadcast Corporation (ABC) in Australia.
Alongside TV web access, PlayStation's entertainment offering was strengthened with the announcement of the PlayStation
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| PS3 to get trophies (the INQUIRER, 6/02/2008 10:32am) |
| Dean Pullen the Inquirer, Monday 2 June 2008. 10:49:00 Console round-up XBLA restrictions eased SONY'S PSP is still topping sales figures in Japan. According to Gamesindustry.biz the PSP shifted 64,449 units over the past week ending May 25th, with the Wii at second place with 49,047 units sold. The Nintendo DS sold 37,404 units, and the PS3 only managed a meagre 9,071 units.... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Diablo III Coming to PS3, Xbox 360 in September (eCoustics, 6/06/2013 10:21pm) |
| Evil will be reborn this September when Blizzard releases Diablo III for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 gaming consoles. On Sept. 3, the popular good-versus-evil game will make its global console debut, bringing custom-tailored action, dynamic [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Sony PS3 Holiday Sales to be disapointing (I4U, 12/29/2008 2:59pm) |
| The first preliminary sales numbers of the Sony PS3 console for the Holiday shopping season paint a grim picture. Apparently PS3 sales are down fell 19% last month from a year earlier according to NPD Group. The analysts predict for this month flat or lowe... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Smaller Blu-ray laser could reduce PS3 production costs (Joystiq, 1/26/2008 11:00am) |
| Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3
It really does seem like we can't throw a stick without hitting a new PS3 SKU or news of a price drop -- a recent advancement in Blu-ray technology could signal the creation of yet another PS3 model or lowered price for the system some time in the near future, should Sony decide to incorporate it into their home console. Sony and LED manufacturer Nichia recently j ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Animal Crossing-flavored Nintendo 3DS XL bundle costs $220, arrives this June (Engadget, 4/17/2013 6:12pm) |
| A new Nintendo 3DS XL portable game console is headed to North America and Europe this June ( (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Someday Our Xbox 360s Will Be Retro. And This is How We'll Feel. (Kotaku, 6/05/2013 4:40pm) |
| One of my new favorite YouTubers, LaserFrog, knows that the Xbox 360 will someday be a retro console. He imagines this beautiful but somewhat sad future.
"Ah, remember the 360? [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | PS3 System Update Ends Sony Participation in Folding@home (I4U, 10/22/2012 6:09pm) |
Sony has announced that tomorrow will bring a new PS3 system update ringing the console to version 4.3.0. The new version will bring changes to the Trophies menu allowing gamers who also on the [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Microsoft's Aaron Greenberg Talks CES, Xbox 360 In '09 And Beyond [Xbox 360] (Kotaku, 1/15/2009 2:40am) |
| We caught up with Microsoft's Aaron Greenberg, Director of Product Management for Xbox 360 and Xbox LIVE, to chat about the console's presence at CES, the year ahead and the number 17 million.
While... ... (Read Full Article) |
| High-definition movie trailers via Xbox (Digg.com, 4/11/2006 12:53pm) |
| Coming soon to a video-game console near you: high-definition movie previews. Paramount Pictures this week plans to offer high-def downloads for its upcoming films Mission: Impossible III and Nacho Libre through Microsoft's Xbox 360. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Netflix Considering Offering Movie Streaming Through the Xbox 360 (eHomeUpgrade, 3/26/2008 9:11pm) |
| In a move to gauge interest, Netflix is reportedly surveying subscribers (again) on how they’d feel about getting movies streamed directly to their TV via the Xbox 360 game console. Netflix spokesman, Steve Swasey, tells Reuters that nothing has been set in stone, but that the company is exploring ways of getting movies to consumers [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| PS3 Sold Faster Than Xbox 360 In Same Period [Console War] (Kotaku, 2/20/2008 5:00pm) |
| In a recent report released by VG Chartz, it was found that the Playstation 3 sold better in its first 14 months than the Xbox 360 did during the same period. According to VG Chartz, the Xbox 360... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | XBox Finally Gets Blu-ray Drive with Microsoft's XBox One (Big Picture Big Sound, 5/23/2013 1:57am) |
| The console will also include access to Skype, a Steven Spielberg-produced Halo series, live TV, and [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Sony PS3 uploads Video to Youtube (I4U, 5/18/2008 9:39am) |
| Google announced this week that Sony has adopted the Youtube APIs on the Sony PS3.
More and more devices like video cameras or mobile phones have now direct upload features for Youtube, so why not also a gaming console.
The Sony PS3 YouTube integra... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Diablo III is arriving on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 today. (Kotaku, 9/03/2013 10:20am) |
| Diablo III is arriving on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 today. The console version of Blizzard's hack n' slash RPG is here, bringing with it offline/local co-op and an updated, streamlined interface. For an idea on how the game [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Nvidia Announces GeForce 7800 (Gamasutra, 6/22/2005 11:03pm) |
| Graphics hardware giant Nvidia, which is also providing the RSX graphics chipset for the PlayStation 3 console, has released its latest PC video card chipset, the GeForce 7800 GTX GPU. ... (Read Full Article) |
| CES 2008: Xbox 360 with Mediaroom IPTV rocks trade show (Punch Jump, 1/07/2008 8:09pm) |
| Microsoft Corp. on Mon. debuted an Xbox 360 console with Mediaroom IPTV software at the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, NV. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Xbox 360 approaches 76 million sales (AfterDawn, 2/02/2013 8:44pm) |
| Microsoft's 7 year old console pushes on.An updated sales chart from the Redmond giant notes that it has sold 75.9 million Xbox 360 consoles. The [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Sony PS3 Console to utilize 65nm RSX Chips this Fall (I4U, 6/27/2008 6:00am) |
| Sony's Kaz Hirai let out some details about the state of the cost cutting of the Sony PS3 hardware.
Sony is shipping PS3 consoles with a 65nm Cell CPU since last holiday shopping season. The original Cell was still using 90nm technology.
This Fall ... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Sony: PS3 update to address v4.45 issues due next week (AfterDawn, 6/22/2013 8:50am) |
| Sony's PlayStation Europe twitter feed is promising another update to the console to address an issue with a recent pulled update that disabled a number of PS3 consoles.Some unlucky PS3 owners who applied the recent 4.45 update found that their [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Sony chief defends $599 PlayStation 3 as "more than a toy" (TG Daily, 5/30/2006 4:33pm) |
| It's not that Sony's choice of price for its forthcoming PlayStation 3 console wouldn't meet with some criticism; the question was, how much? Last week, in a major Japanese game magazine, the Computer Entertainment division's CEO, Ken Kutaragi, defended what many are now seeing as a $599 price point, for a system that delivers the full high-definition experience gamers now expect. ... (Read Full Article) |
| CNN Calculates The Cost of Xbox 360 Gaming: $1,710 (Joystiq, 5/29/2005 4:13am) |
| CNN is predicting that it’s going to cost $1,710 to experience “next-gen†gaming with the Xbox 360. Here’s how they figure: $399: Xbox 360 Console (CNN says that this next generation is likely to come in at $100 more than previous generation-consoles) $59.99: a single, top-shelf game (Publishers have been quoted as saying that their best titles are likely to cost $5 to $10 more than ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Bellin Health Makes Exams Safer with Toshiba’s Low Dose CT Technology (Business Wire, 1/15/2013 8:00pm) |
| TUSTIN, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--To lower radiation dose and improve workflow, Bellin Health upgraded its Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. AquilionTM ONE with AIDR 3D and its Aquilion 32 with the VeloCT console, which enables 64 detector row [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Sony exec targets 2007 for Cell processor expansion (Electronics Supply and Manufacturing, 4/13/2005 3:37pm) |
| BORDEAUX, France — Promising to "redefine the consumer experience," Fujio Nishida, executive vice president of Sony Corp., said new Cell processors for its third-generation PlayStation video game console will also drive Sony's home server and HDTV products in 2007. (Read Full Article) |
| Cars: Mater-National PS3 Video Game Review (I4U, 11/26/2007 6:48pm) |
| <img src=" - shane" align="right" width="200"><p>Today we are looking at a game for the PS3 console that carries an “E” rating from the ESRB. Titles with an “E” rating are increasingly scarce on the store shelves these days making it hard for parents to find games their kids can play on the PS3.Cars:...</p><div class="feedflare">
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| Sony delays PlayStation (Pioneer Press, 3/16/2006 9:04am) |
| Sony Corp. will delay the launch of its much-anticipated PlayStation 3 console until November, prolonging the agony not only for itself but also for many others in the video game industry. Ken Kutaragi, the head of Sony's video games division, said Sony is still trying to finalize the copyright-protection technology and other standards for the Blu-ray DVD disc, the high-definition video format ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Nintendo Seals Exclusive Partnership with SEGA on Upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog Games (Business Wire, 5/19/2013 11:00pm) |
| REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The next title in SEGA’s Sonic the Hedgehog franchise will be exclusive to Nintendo’s Wii U home console and Nintendo 3DS portable system. Nintendo Global President Satoru Iwata announced the details of a new [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Sony's game not over, but it's paused (Louisville Courier-Journal, 3/16/2006 11:05am) |
| Sony will delay the launch of its much-anticipated PlayStation 3 console until November, prolonging the agony not only for itself but also for many others in the video-game industry. Ken Kutaragi, head of Sony's video-games division, said yesterday in Tokyo that Sony is trying to finalize the copyright-protection technology and other standards for the Blu-ray DVD disc, the high-definition video ... (Read Full Article) |
| 'God of War' sequel offers gorgeous, intense action (USA Today, 3/01/2007 9:54pm) |
| Lay your eyes on video game graphics that rival those of the Sony PlayStation 3 without shelling out up to $600 for the new machine by picking up God of War II for the 7-year-old PlayStation 2. The game makers at Sony Computer Entertainment America's Santa Monica, Calif., studios have created a seemingly high-definition experience out of the aging PS2 console. And yes, the game is as fun as it is ... (Read Full Article) |
| Xbox 360 to see price cut in Asia (AfterDawn, 4/29/2008 8:07pm) |
| Microsoft has announced that it will be cutting the price of its Xbox 360 console in four Asian markets in an effort to boost sales in the struggling Asian market.
The standard 20GB model was reduced to S$499, about $366 USD in Singapore, a significant 20 percent drop. In Taiwan, the price was cut 17 percent to NT$ 10,360, the equivalent of $340 USD.
The price was also dropped, but less, in ... (Read Full Article) |
| PS3 finds its rumble with DualShock 3 (AfterDawn, 4/04/2008 11:54pm) |
| Owners of the Sony PlayStation 3 (PS3) console can enjoy rumble technology now with the DualShock 3 controller announced at the Tokyo Game Show last year and released in Japan on November 11th. Scheduled for release in the United States on April 15th, the DualShock 3 is arriving at some stores already who have permission to sell the item immediately after receiving it.
The DualShock 3 costs $54 ... (Read Full Article) |
| Microsoft: No plans for Blu-ray on Xbox 360 (Punch Jump, 10/24/2009 3:35pm) |
| Microsoft Corp. this week reiterated it had no plans to release Blu-ray product for the Xbox 360 console.
Rumors of company plans to release Blu-ray peripherals were sparked in an interview with CEO Steve Ballmer in which he said consumers would be able to get Blu-ray drives as accessories.
Director of programming for Xbox Live Larry Hryb [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | (VIDEO) Evolution of PlayStation: PlayStation 3 (AfterDawn, 2/18/2013 12:52am) |
| Sony has uploaded the third part of its 'Evolution of PlayStation' series, covering the current generation PlayStation 3 console.The first video released by Sony on the history [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Slacker Radio Arrives on Xbox 360 (eCoustics, 2/26/2013 11:33pm) |
| The newly revamped Slacker radio today found a new home on the Xbox 360 gaming console. Now available for Xbox Live subscribers in the U.S. and Canada, Slacker brings millions of songs and hundreds of programmed stations to the Xbox Live [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Netflix Just for Kids Comes to Xbox 360 Console (I4U, 8/09/2012 4:13pm) |
Netflix has announced something that Xbox 360 owners with kids who like to watch streaming content via Netflix will appreciate. The Xbox 360 app for Netflix has been updated with the Just for [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Netflix: PlayStation 3 Top Streaming Platform for SVOD Content (Home Media Magazine, 12/04/2012 5:54pm) |
| Netflix Dec. 4 said Sony’s PlayStation 3 video game console is now the primary development platform for the subscription video-on-demand pioneer and is its most popular device for streaming movies and TV shows.
Netflix launched its [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Pizza Hut Xbox 360 app made over $1 million in first four months (Joystiq, 1/11/2014 4:30am) |
| The Pizza Hut app on Xbox 360, which made its debut back in April and allows you to order food from the delivery chain directly through your console, has earned Pizza Hut quite a bit of dough - over $1 million in four months. That's around ...
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| Halo to be enhanced by Xbox 360 (Addict 3D, 10/25/2005 5:35pm) |
| BUNGIE, developer of Xbox hit Halo, has hinted that both Halo and Halo 2 will have an enhanced appearance on the Xbox 360. Bungie's weekly update writer says he is "Counting the days" until the release of Microsoft's next generation console. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 3DS trumps lifetime Wii sales in Japan (Joystiq, 9/25/2013 10:30pm) |
The Wii may be Nintendo's highest selling console to date, but at least in Japan, it's been eclipsed by the Nintendo 3DS.
The most recent figures [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Will the new Xbox blow rivals away?: South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Sun-Sentinel, 5/10/2005 1:10pm) |
| Will the new Xbox blow rivals away? When Microsoft Corp. launched the Xbox in 2001, it was already late to the game. For its next-generation console, Xbox 360, Microsoft will get a head start on its rivals. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Microsoft has faith in digital distribution for Xbox 360 (AfterDawn, 4/08/2008 12:09am) |
| Following the fall of the HD DVD disc format, all eyes turned to Microsoft's Xbox 360 console, expecting a response to the news that could come in the form of a Blu-ray-equipped Xbox 360 unit or optional peripheral. It wasn't long until the rumors started circulating about deals and orders from Microsoft that indicated such a move, but again, Microsoft firmly denied any plans to physically suppo ... (Read Full Article) |
| Xbox 360 HD DVD to Launch Nov. 22 in Japan (BetaNews, 9/20/2006 3:36pm) |
| Sensing a real possibility of dethroning Sony as the leading game console manufacturer worldwide, Microsoft has accelerated its marketing effort for Xbox 360. At the Tokyo Game Show this morning, the company announced it is increasing the target number of game titles available in Japan for the holiday season from 80 to 110, and will premiere the 360's HD DVD player accessory there on November 22 ... (Read Full Article) |
| Nintendo Scoffs at HD Support (Broadband Reports, 6/13/2005 1:59pm) |
| Not the gaming industry's future, apparently.... Nintendo came in third during the last generation's gaming console battle, largely because they didn't take broadband gaming seriously. This time broadband support is a priority, it's HDTV support that's being laughed off by Nintendo as unnecessary.. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony PS3 gains Market Share from Wii and Xbox 360 (I4U, 12/15/2007 3:10pm) |
| Despite Nintendo logging record sales numbers for the Nintendo Wii in November, the Sony PS3 did gain market share last month.
The Sony PS3 is now at 21%, up from 12% in October in terms of new generation game console market share.
... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Microsoft SkyDrive Now Available on Xbox 360 (eCoustics, 12/11/2012 7:26pm) |
| Microsoft’s cloud storage system SkyDrive is movin’ on up, to the Xbox 360. The Skydrive app for Xbox 360 will be rolling out today and should be live on the company’s game console after 10 a.m. Pacific. The app focuses on photo [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Microsoft sold over 750K Xbox 360s last week, more than double Wii U sales (Engadget, 11/27/2012 9:37pm) |
| Microsoft's aging Xbox 360 console still has some pep in its proverbial step, moving more [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Throwback RPG Pier Solar HD delayed to April, 3DS version considered (Joystiq, 2/20/2014 5:02pm) |
| Sega Genesis homebrew-turned-modern console release Pier Solar HD has been pushed back to an April launch on all platforms, developer WaterMelon confirmed this week.
WaterMelon's retro-styled RPG was originally set to launch digitally in March [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Only Sony signed up to offer PS3 movies, so far (the INQUIRER, 6/27/2008 10:08am) |
| INQUIRER Newsdesk the Inquirer, Friday 27 June 2008. 10:46:00 Critical moss SONY MAY HAVE plans to feed movies to its PS3 console, but so far the only studio signed up to participlate in the Vole-busting scheme is Sony itself. A hack from Hollywood in-house mag Variety has been sniffing about and claims on his bog that the the numerous film-making outfits... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New Nintendo eShop releases: Wonderful 101, Tecmo Bowl (Joystiq, 9/12/2013 6:30pm) |
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Are you ready for some footbaaaaaaaall? That's what you'll get on the 3DS this week, thanks to the Virtual Console release of the nigh mythical (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Xbox 360 keeps U.S. crown for 30th straight month (AfterDawn, 7/20/2013 3:14pm) |
| Microsoft has announced this week that their aging Xbox 360 console has kept [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | The Xbox 360 has a New Design; It's Available Today (Kotaku, 6/10/2013 4:46pm) |
| The Xbox 360 has a new "smaller sleeker and quieter than ever" console design, available beginning today, said Microsoft. Specific features, such as hard drive size, were not [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Some PlayStation buyers lose the Blu-ray game (The Economic Times, 12/08/2006 11:05pm) |
| LOS ANGELES: Gamers love Sony’s new PlayStation 3 for its graphic capabilities and firepower, but the advanced Blu-ray DVD drive is annoying some by raising the cost, slowing production and forcing them to buy into a format they’ve not yet aligned with.Sony’s move to put a Blu-ray drive into the PS3 video game console is part of the Japanese giant’s plan in a high-stakes next-generation DV ... (Read Full Article) |
| 80GB Sony PS3 with $100 Gift Card this Saturday at Wal-mart (I4U, 11/06/2008 5:00pm) |
| Sony said to not cut the price for the Sony PS3 console this holidays. Sony upped the HDD to 80GB for the PS3 and kept the $399.99 price point that it had before. You have to rely on retailers to make you a deal on the new 80GB Sony PS3.
Wal-mart had in... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Microsoft Xbox to offer film downloads (Chicago Tribune, 11/07/2006 6:08pm) |
| The high-def service seeks to widen the game device's appeal and takes aim at PlayStation 3. In a competitive counter to rival Sony, Microsoft Corp. on Monday announced a new download service that would let owners of its Xbox 360 video game console watch high-definition movies and TV shows. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Invizimals PS3, Vita games are ready to capture North America (Joystiq, 2/11/2014 2:30pm) |
| The Invizimals series is bringing its reality-augmenting critters back to North America, with portable and console entries due this year. Vita game Invizimals: The Alliance and PS3 companion Invizimals: The Lost Kingdom hit Europe last year. [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New Nintendo eShop releases: Kid Icarus, Picross E2 (Joystiq, 7/25/2013 4:30pm) |
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Kid Icarus flaps his ineffectual wings on the Wii U Virtual Console this week. The 3DS picks up a new puzzler, Picross E2. That's pretty much it for [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Sony PS3 Grand Theft Auto IV Bundle unveiled (I4U, 4/23/2008 11:50am) |
| Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) today confirmed the release of an official Grand Theft Auto IV bundle exclusively for the Sony PS3 console.
The GTA IV PS3 bundle will be available on April 29th.
It will consist of a PLAYSTATION 3 40GB mod... ... (Read Full Article) |
| WSJ: 'Hope Fades for PS3 as a Comeback Player' (Joystiq, 12/29/2008 9:26pm) |
| Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Business
If a console's feelings can be hurt, you might want to look in the corner for a rocking, sobbing PS3. Not even a month after being dubbed a "sinking ship" by Silicon Alley Insider, the Wall Street Journal has published an ouch-inducing article titled "Hope Fades for PS3 as a Comeback Player."In the wake of NPD numbers for November showing the con ... (Read Full Article) |
| New PS3 bundle offers A-list games (AfterDawn, 7/07/2009 6:32am) |
| According to leaked photos of a new bundle being prepared for sale at Best Buy, Sony appears to be wanting to clear out current 80GB PS3 inventory, perhaps in anticipation of the launch of the oft-rumored PS3 Slim.
The new bundle will include the A-list PS3-exclusive games Killzone 2 and Metal Gear Solid 4 and the 80GB system will cost $399, just like the console without the bundled games. The ... (Read Full Article) |
| Reggie spills the beans: Nintendo's next-gen tactics + DS nip-tuck (Joystiq, 11/10/2005 8:54pm) |
| In an article with CNN/Money, Reggie Fils-Aime (of Nintendo USA) has outlined the N’s plan for the next-generation console war. According to Reggie, Nintendo has “learned some lessons with the GameCube that we need to apply to the Revolutionâ€. These lessons include the design of the GameCube, which even senior officials in the company agree is childish. However, it seems Nintendo hasn’t le ... (Read Full Article) |
| Burnout Paradise for PS3 getting custom sountracks (Joystiq, 4/22/2008 3:00am) |
| Filed under: Culture, Sony PlayStation 3, Driving
On top of the previously announced three new online modes to be introduced in Burnout Paradise's so-called "Cagney" software update, developer Criterion has revealed that the forthcoming download will also level the pavement between the open-world racer's two console versions, finally bringing custom soundtracks to Burnout Paradise for the PS3 ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Just in time for Mega Man 5's release on the 3DS Virtual Console, Capcom's offering the game's sound (Kotaku, 5/19/2013 3:00pm) |
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| U.S. Indie Blue Ray Technologies to Launch Blue Ray Games for Multi-Billon Dollar Games Market (PR Web, 5/23/2006 4:06pm) |
| The new BD Games division will specialize in using remarkable capabilities of Blue Ray Discs and new PS3 combo hi-def movie and game console. The firm will both manufacture high-definition game disks for studios and to develop its own line of games in-house. Blu-ray pricing and availbility follows. (PRWEB May 23, 2006) Trackback URI: ... (Read Full Article) |
| Certain Xbox 360 Titles May Fill 4 DVDs (Slashdot, 12/06/2005 12:08am) |
| MBCook writes "A Joystiq post says that certain 'highly anticipated' Xbox 360 titles will fill four discs-worth of content. From the post: 'From the high-res textures fit for an HDTV to the higher polygon counts befitting a next-gen console, the space available on standard DVDs is suddenly in increasingly short supply. [...] According to Game Informer, nearly every developer they talked to at ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Christian-themed shooter Super Noah's Ark 3D returns to SNES (Joystiq, 1/13/2014 10:30pm) |
| Twenty years after it earned notoriety as the sole unlicensed game on the Super Nintendo (not to mention a Christian-themed, first-person shooter), Super Noah's Ark 3D has returned to the console.
For those unaware, Super Noah's Ark 3D isn't a [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Early Best Buy Store Openings For Xbox 360 Launch (XBOX365, 11/17/2005 11:04pm) |
| All U.S. Best Buy stores will open at 9 a.m. local time, Nov. 22, for the release of the new Xbox 360, Microsoft's next generation console. Customers are encouraged to arrive at stores early as Best Buy plans to issue tickets to customers waiting in line to purchase an Xbox 360. Quantities are limited, each store will have a minimum of ten units, pre-orders are not available for the Xbox 360 ... (Read Full Article) |
| NEWS: Sony sets 150m sales target for PS3 (Pocket-lint, 7/21/2008 11:33am) |
| Wants to beat the PS2 recordSony Computer Entertainment's CEO Kaz Hirai has said that he wants the PlayStation 3 to exceed the sales of the ever-popular PlayStation 2 console.
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Read Sony sets 150m sales target for PS3 on Pocket-lint now]]> ... (Read Full Article) |
| CES 2009: HDTVs from Panasonic, Samsung and Sony (Consumer Reports, 1/12/2009 7:59pm) |
| The key trends we outlined at the start at CES—thinner sets, 240Hz refresh rate, and increased access to Internet content—were evident at press conferences by Panasonic, Samsung and Sony. Here are some of the highlights: Panasonic: New slim plasmas, more VieraCast Panasonic slimmed down its new Z1 plasma TV to just an inch thick by housing the TV tuner in a separate wireless media console. The ... (Read Full Article) |
| TV and Movies Coming Soon to Xbox (WebProNews, 11/07/2006 2:46pm) |
| Microsoft has announced plans to offer up video content to Xbox users in standard and high definition formats beginning November 22, the one-year anniversary of the Xbox 360 launch. This move makes the Xbox 360 the first gaming console to offer television and movie content as a direct download to users. CBS, MTV Networks, Paramount Pictures, Turner Broadcasting System Inc. (TBS Inc.), ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Minecraft hits 7 million sales on Xbox 360 (AfterDawn, 6/30/2013 7:50am) |
| Versions of the mega-popular Minecraft have reached over 7 million sales for the Xbox 360 console, according to the developer.Mojang announced on Twitter that the Xbox 360 version of the game had reached 7 million sales, but did not break down the [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Latest PS3 firmware update hits consoles (AfterDawn, 1/21/2009 7:38pm) |
| Sony has released the latest firmware update for the PlayStation 3 gaming console, updating some media capabilities.
The update, version 2.60's, "key feature is a new Photo Gallery application, which delivers a suite of tools for sorting through and displaying your digital photo collection. Digital pictures can be organized in groups according to various criteria, including the camera used to ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Flashback to the Xbox 360 launch lineup in tomorrow's special Joystiq stream (Joystiq, 11/18/2013 6:30pm) |
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Friday marks the Xbox 360's eighth birthday along with the release of the console's successor, the Xbox One. To celebrate (and we use [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Xbox 360 Time Warner Cable app finally gets video-on-demand (Engadget, 12/18/2013 3:49am) |
| It's been a long wait for Xbox 360-faithful wanting Time Warner Cable video-on-demand through their console, but the feature has finally arrived with some 5,000 promised titles. If you somehow still aren't entertained, well maybe chatting with [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Diablo III To Hit Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on September 3 (Kotaku, 6/06/2013 1:07pm) |
| Blizzard has just announced that Diablo III is coming to Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on September 3 this year.
The console version of Blizzard's 2012 hack and slash title will cost [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Inside the Xbox 360 (MacCentral via Yahoo! (MacCentral via Yahoo! News, 5/13/2005 2:30pm) |
| Microsoft Corp. on Thursday took the wraps off its next-generation Xbox video game console during a special event broadcast on MTV. What\\\'s it mean for Mac gamers? Consoles are setting the pace for video and computer game development, and the Xbox 360 is the first in a new series of next-generation video game systems we\\\'ll be hearing more about in the next week. The MTV broadcast was long on ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Groupon: 4GB Xbox 360 bundle with Forza 4, Alan Wake for $200 (Joystiq, 12/04/2012 12:30am) |
| Groupon has posted the rare gaming-centric deal. For the next two days, you can purchase a 4GB Xbox 360 S console with included copies of (Read Full Article) |
| MGS4 sells 476K units first week in Japan; UK PS3 sales impact 'minimal' (Joystiq, 6/17/2008 11:00am) |
| Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Action, Business
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Here is the Metal Gear Solid 4 tale of two regions. In Japan, Famitsu reports that MGS4 sold 476,334 copies in its first few days, becoming the best-selling PS3 game to date in the region. Snake also boosted sales of the PS3 itself, with Japanese sales hovering around the 10K mark; the console s ... (Read Full Article) |
| Limited edition Gunmetal PlayStation 3 coming to the US (AfterDawn, 4/11/2008 10:42pm) |
| Sony Computer Entertainment America has revealed that a new PlayStation 3 SKU will be hitting retail shelves to accompany the release of Konami's Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots.
The new bundle will have a "gunmetal grey" colorway console, a copy of the game, and "very, very Limited edition" packaging, according to Sony.
Besides the latest bundle, Sony will also be resurrecting ... (Read Full Article) |
| Analyst: PS3 will keep outpacing Xbox 360, MS may announce price drop at E3 (Joystiq, 6/13/2008 10:07am) |
| Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Business
Although the information isn't as solid as if 30 Helens agreed, EEDAR analyst Jesse Divnich believes the PS3 is going to keep increasing its sales and that Microsoft will announce a price cut for the Xbox 360 at E3. He foresees the PS3 gaining momentum and claims Metal Gear Solid 4 will actually have a greater impact on the console's ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | CW app lets you watch Vampire Diaries, Arrow on Xbox 360 (Joystiq, 4/24/2013 1:00pm) |
| A free CW app on Xbox 360 allows Gold subscribers to stream full episodes of network shows and other content through their console. Episodes of [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Nielsen: PS3 sees biggest year-over-year growth in streaming (and other such tidbits) (Joystiq, 3/15/2013 3:45am) |
| In 2012, PlayStation 3 owners spent 23 percent of their time with the console streaming video-on-demand services like [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Sony and Microsoft in talks for Xbox 360 Blu-ray drive (AfterDawn, 3/07/2008 9:29pm) |
| According to the Financial Times, Sony is currently in talks with Microsoft about a having the company offer an internal Blu-ray drive model of the Xbox 360 console.
Microsoft had backed the rival HD DVD until the format's demise last month.
The word of the negotiations come from Stan Glasgow, the president of Sony America. Sony has not confirmed the negotiations as of yet however.
Addin ... (Read Full Article) |
| Reuters: PlayStation 3 catching up to Wii in Japan; Us: not really (Joystiq, 7/03/2008 9:29am) |
| Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii
While elsewhere in the world, the Wii has little trouble outpacing its competition - with nearly 25 million units sold worldwide, nearly double the PS3's 13 million and a solid 25% lead on the Xbox 360's 20 million in sales - in Japan, it's a two console race (sorry, Xbox). In a piece headlined "Sony PS3 catching up to Wii in Japanese sales," Reu ... (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung Electronics and Microsoft Announce Revolutionary HDTV Alliance on Next-Generation Xbox Video Game Console (RedNova, 4/28/2005 2:03pm) |
| NEW YORK, April 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Samsung Electronics, a global HDTV leader, and Microsoft Corp., a leading force in the software and video game industries, today announced an alliance to elevate gaming to the next level through high-definition technology. (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Jump Into the Future With “High Flyer Death Defyer” From Game Mechanic Studios Now Available on OUYA (Business Wire, 8/16/2013 9:00pm) |
| TARZANA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Game Mechanic Studios Releases "High Flyer Death Defyer" for OUYA console. Strap on Your Jetpack and Take Flight in this 3-D Aerial Adventure on Your [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Xbox 360 nearing two million sold in UK (Joystiq, 4/01/2008 2:00pm) |
| Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Business
UK sales monitor Chart-Track says that by next week the Xbox 360, is likely to have sold two million units in the UK since launching in December of 2005. GI.biz reports the recent price drop boosted sales for the console, with Chart-Track noting another boost over the Easter weekend. This was followed by a drop with the launch of the P ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony confirms updates to PS3 including new video service (AfterDawn, 4/16/2008 10:51pm) |
| Confirmed by the official Sony blog, the company will be bringing several prominent new updates to the PlayStation 3 console including a new video service and in-game XMB.
Peter Dille, the senior VP for marketing with the PlayStation Network, confirmed that "some form of a new video service is definitely in the works", different from "others you've seen or used." The PSN currently only al ... (Read Full Article) |
| PS3 firmware 3.20 adds support for DTS-HD Master Audio (AfterDawn, 4/11/2008 3:12am) |
| The next update for the PlayStation 3 (PS3) console from Sony Corp., v3.20, expected to arrive next week, will add support for the DTS-HD Master Audio format, much to the delight of audiophiles. The upcoming firmware update is publicized more for improvements it has in store for the PlayStation Store platform.
The PlayStation Store will move away from being a web-access driven service on the co ... (Read Full Article) |
| Target offers new PS3 hardware deal (Punch Jump, 6/24/2009 3:45pm) |
| Target Corp. this week began offering a new hardware deal for Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3 in the latest promotion for the game console.
In the new promotion, customers who purchase the PS3 80GB SKU will receive a Dualshock 3 controller at no additional cost.
The Dualshock 3 controller typically sells for $54.99.
Sony this month showcased a new [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Final Fantasy 14 console release exclusive to PS3, PS4 (Joystiq, 6/11/2013 3:19am) |
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During Sony's E3 keynote, Adam Boyes said Final Fantasy 14 will come to consoles exclusively on [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Sony shows PS3 production costs are dropping (AfterDawn, 5/14/2008 10:35pm) |
| Sony has reported that the PlayStation 3 is seeing gradually declining production costs and growing popularity of the console has led to a strong improvement on the company's balance sheet. Sony also noted that the company shipped about 37 million game consoles and more than 267 million games during the year.
Sony's "PlayStation" unit posted a $1.2 billion USD loss for the year, an improve ... (Read Full Article) |
| Study: 18% of consumers bought HDTV because of console (Joystiq, 4/24/2008 9:55pm) |
| Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Business
A new study by Frank N. Magid Associates shows that 18% of HDTV purchasers in the last year bought one because of their Xbox 360 or PS3. GameDaily reports the study found that 5.5 million households purchased an HDTV for the first time in the last year and that 25% of households now have at least one HDTV set in the home.Sony could com ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | It's a jam-packed Nintendo Download this week, with Level-5's The Starship Damrey for 3DS, Super Met (Kotaku, 5/16/2013 1:00pm) |
| It's a jam-packed Nintendo Download this week, with Level-5's The Starship Damrey for 3DS, Super Metroid on the Wii U Virtual Console, The King of Fighters '99 for the regular old Wii and (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Cheaper, 12GB PlayStation 3 hardware coming to North America (Joystiq, 8/13/2013 9:30pm) |
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A stripped-down, budget-priced revision for Sony's PlayStation 3 console is on its way to store shelves in North America, Engadget (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Nintendoware Weekly: Touch Battle Tank 3D, Super Mario Land 2 sale (Joystiq, 8/09/2012 7:30pm) |
| This week is fairly light on content, with one new Virtual Console game on Wii (another Neo Geo fighter) and one new game on 3DS eShop [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Payday 2 update brings PS3 version closer to PC (Joystiq, 12/07/2013 3:00pm) |
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Overkill has issued a significant update for the PS3 version of Payday 2, bringing that console's [...] (Read Full Article) |
| NEWS: Blu-ray not coming to Xbox 360... yet (Pocket-lint, 10/23/2009 8:30am) |
Ballmer got it wrong
Kids, Steve Ballmer is lying to you. Yesterday we brought you the news, straight out of the man's mouth, that the Xbox 360 would be getting Blu-ray accessories. Today, Microsoft's PR team has swung into action to try and say they don't exist without explicitly saying "Ballmer was talking out of his arse".
Instead, a Microsoft spokesperson said: "Steve was referring to Blu-ray accessories for the PC.?As we have said in the past, we have no plans to introduce a Blu-ray drive for the Xbox 360. In fact, the future of home entertainment starts this fall when Xbox 360 becomes the first and only console to offer instant-on 1080p streaming HD movies".
Given that Ballmer was responding to a question about the Xbox and said "You'll be able to get Blu-ray drives as accessories", we doubt that accessories for the PC had anything to do with what he was saying. More likely Microsoft is trying to firefight some of the damage that Ballmer caused with the casual statement.
We wouldn't be surprised at all if Blu-ray accessories arrived for the console, particularly if Blu-ray movies begin to sell in reasonable numbers at some point. Microsoft just isn't ready to announce that yet.
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| (Unranked) | You can totally 3D print your own Ouya case (Joystiq, 3/27/2013 11:00pm) |
| If you're from the future and have your own 3D printer, you can customize your Ouya console with a 3D-printed [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Xbox 360 holiday bundles feature Kinect titles, Halo 4, Tomb Raider (Joystiq, 10/12/2013 4:00am) |
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Microsoft has announced three new bundles for the holiday season featuring its soon-to-be-replaced home console, the Xbox 360. Two [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | As part of their partnership with Sega, Nintendo will release a whole bunch of Game Gear games on th (Kotaku, 5/17/2013 2:45pm) |
| As part of their partnership with Sega, Nintendo will release a whole bunch of Game Gear games on the 3DS Virtual Console. Full list below.
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| Microsoft Releases WinXP Media Center Update for Xbox 360 (Gamasutra, 10/14/2005 11:00pm) |
| Microsoft's Media Center edition of Windows XP, available as its own software or bundled with Media Center-branded PCs, has long been compatible with the Xbox through the Xbox Media Center Extender peripheral, and a new software update for Media Center XP has enabled the Xbox 360 to become even more so, allowing extensive media streaming transfer from PC to Microsoft's next-gen console. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Crash 'n the Boys Australian rating hints at Wii U Virtual Console release (Joystiq, 5/09/2013 8:59pm) |
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An Australian Classification rating for [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 2001 GBC titles The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages and Oracle of Seasons will be released on May 30 (Kotaku, 4/17/2013 2:30pm) |
| 2001 GBC titles The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages and Oracle of Seasons will be released on May 30 in the US for the 3DS Virtual Console, Nintendo has announced in today's Nintendo Direct.
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| (Unranked) | Animal Crossing: New Leaf 3DS XL bundle listed by UK retailer (Joystiq, 4/16/2013 1:00pm) |
| UK retailer ShopTo is listing the [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Sharp AQUOS LC-37GP1U 37″ Gaming LCD HDTV $1389.97 Shipped Free at OneCall.com (Deals, Coupons, News and Reviews on Toys, Gadgets, Electronics, Computers : Toy Tracker, 11/21/2007 4:01am) |
| [IMG Sharp AQUOS LC-37GP1U 37in LCD HDTV]OneCall.com curently has the Sharp AQUOS LC-37GP1U 37″ Gaming LCD HDTV on sale for a low $1389.97 with Free Shipping after using Coupon Code: HOLIDAY07 (Enter code at checkout to see discount, Expires 11/24/07). Full HD 1080p (1920 x 1080) Resolution Built-in ATSC / QAM / NTSC Tuners Vyper Drive game mode eliminates perceptible lag between game console a ... (Read Full Article) |
| Price of Xbox Is Lowered To Match PS3 (New York Times, 8/27/2009 11:18pm) |
Microsoft is cutting the price of the Xbox 360 console by $100, matching Sony’s price cut for the PlayStation 3. Now, both the Xbox 360 Elite and the PS3 will cost $299.
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| (Unranked) | Old school Legend of Zelda games Oracle of Ages and Oracle of Seasons will be out on May 30th for th (Kotaku, 5/17/2013 2:05pm) |
| Old school Legend of Zelda games Oracle of Ages and Oracle of Seasons will be out on May 30th for the 3DS Virtual Console. The games will be $5.99 each but a special promotion will have them [...] (Read Full Article) |
| PlayStation 3 bringing 3D to all games in 2010 (DVICE, 9/04/2009 2:29pm) |
| 3D is becoming more and more prevalent in movies, so why not in video games? Why not indeed. The PlayStation 3 is hopping on the 3D bandwagon next year, bringing a 3D mode to the console that'll work with all existing games sometime next year.
Of course, in order to enjoy this, you'll need a new TV that supports 3D. So it may be more than just the year it takes for Sony to get this firmware out to PS3s to make it commonplace. But it's an exciting look at where consoles will be going in the not-too-distant future, or at least whenever you buy your next TV.
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| (Unranked) | Retro-Inspired GameDock Turns Your iDevice Into A Game Console, Hits $50K Funding Goal (CrunchGear, 7/30/2012 3:47pm) |
| There's no question about it -- as fun as mobile gaming can be, sometimes furiously pecking at a touchscreen just doesn't cut it. For those of you who long for the halcyon days of gripping hard, uncomfortable controllers while a conceptually-simple game runs on your television, the GameDock may be just what the doctor ordered. (Read Full Article) |
| LG launches affordable Blu-Ray home cinema system (Tech Digest, 10/08/2009 10:31am) |
From LG comes a Blu-Ray based home cinema system. The HB954SP offers Full HD 1080p playback, 1000W of power and 5.1 channel output with five oval satellite speakers. LG's latest system offers one click access to YouTube and and an iPhone/iPod docking/charging station. LG Sound Gallery offers seven sound settings including a night mode to turn off the bass so you do not wake sleeping children. Connections include two HDMI inputs for hook up other devices such as a game console, DVD recorder or HD satellite box. This system will be available from November 2009 from major retailers and independents.
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| Philips Sets Flat-Panel TVs Free with U.S. Launch of Wireless HDTV Link (HDTV Magazine, 10/21/2009 2:57pm) |
Philips Electronics (NYSE:PHG, AEX: PHI) today confirmed U.S. retail availability for its much-anticipated Wireless HDTV Link (SWW1800/27) that uses innovative technology to wirelessly deliver superior high-definition TV picture quality (up to 1080p) without ruining the aesthetics of the home. Unsightly wires are a digital burden of the past with the Philips Wireless HDTV Link which replaces the cables that connect the HD cable set-top box, HD satellite receiver, Blu-ray player and gaming console to a HDTV.
Just in time for holiday gift-buying, Philips Wireless HDTV Link is currently available for...
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| Microsoft denies Blu-ray on Xbox 360 (AfterDawn, 10/25/2009 9:18pm) |
Earlier this week we reported that Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer made comments that implied that the company would be bringing Blu-ray accessories to the Xbox 360.
At the time, the notoriously tongue-tied Ballmer had said: "Well I don't know if we need to put Blu-ray in there -- you'll be able to get Blu-ray drives as accessories."
The company has since released a statement denying the rumor and adding that Ballmer was speaking instead of PC accessories.
"During an interview yesterday, Steve Ballmer was asked about Blu-Ray and the Xbox 360. I wanted to clear something up. Steve was referring to Blu-Ray accessories for the PC. As we have said in the past, we have no plans to introduce a Blu-Ray drive for the Xbox 360. In fact, the future of home entertainment starts very soon when Xbox 360 becomes the first and only console to offer instant-on 1080p streaming HD movies. With a library of thousands of TV shows and movies to choose from, Xbox 360 owners can instantly watch the movies they want, when they want, in the highest form of high definition," says the post on MajorNelson.
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| Microsoft lifts Xbox 360 minimum 720p, anti-aliasing mandate for devs (Joystiq, 9/02/2009 11:45pm) |
In a column published today on Develop, Black Rock Studio (Pure, Split/Second) technical director David Jeffrries revealed that Microsoft has removed an item from its TCRs (Technical Certification Requirements) that stated all Xbox 360 games must run at a minimum of 1280x720 (720p) resolution if the system is in HD mode. According to Jeffries, this was done earlier this year so that developers could be "free to make the trade-off between resolution and image quality as we see fit."
TCRs are technical "rules" that all games developed for a given platform must adhere to in order to be certified for release. Of course, some games that have skirted this specific TCR have still been allowed on the system; the most notable being Microsoft's own Halo 3, which runs at 1152x640 (progressive).
Joystiq has confirmed with a trusted source familiar with Microsoft's TCRs that Jeffries' claim is legit. Not only that, but, as of March 2009, Xbox 360 developers are no longer required to utilize full-screen anti-aliasing in their games. The elimination of both requirements is especially noteworthy since the console maker had touted that all 360 games would run at a minimum of 720p with at least 2x FSAA since before the hardware launched.
As Jeffries points out in his column, 1280x720 isn't necessarily the "starting point" for HD on many displays and that it's not nearly as crucial as anti-aliasing. It's not clear if the back-tracking on Microsoft's part was due to pressure from the development community or not, but we can probably all agree that, as long as a game looks great, it doesn't really matter how its creators got there. Does it?Microsoft lifts Xbox 360 minimum 720p, anti-aliasing mandate for devs originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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