Date: Mon, 17. June 2013 13:25:47

Microsoft doesn?t exactly need any more negative publicity for the Xbox One, which is why the company was eager to quash rumors that it would start charging more for games on its next-generation console. A Microsoft representative told Polygon late last week that it will sell new Xbox One games for $60 each, the same price that it charges for Xbox 360 games and the same price that Sony will charge for games on the PlayStation 4. The Xbox One has generated quite a bit of controversy in the gaming community for its connectivity and used games policies, and it has also been criticized for being $100 more expensive than the Playstation 4 because of the mandatory inclusion of its next-generation

Date: Wed, 16. June 2010 15:05:41

Sony is moving forward with its 3-D and motion-control gaming plans. The game maker announced Tuesday that 20 3-D games would be released for its PlayStation 3 console by March 2011 while 40 games that utilize PlayStation Move, the console's new motion-control system, would be out in time for the holiday season. Unlike Microsoft's Xbox 360 or Nintendo's Wii, the ...

Date: Wed, 12. June 2013 19:30:40

Even though NVIDIA was passed over for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, the company?s senior vice president, Toni Temasi, is excited for Sony and Microsoft?s next-generation consoles. Both gaming systems, and even Nintendo?s Wii U, are powered by hardware designed by rival chipmaker AMD. But Temasi said that the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One have helped close the performance gap between PC and console gaming, The Verge reported. The executive noted that the company?s $1,000 GeForce GTX Titan graphics card is roughly two and a half times more powerful than the PlayStation 4, compared to 13-times more powerful than the PlayStation 3. He believes that the new consoles will help ?raise the bar? for PC gaming, adding that developers will no

Date: Sat, 20. October 2012 10:44:40

Other than the unique touchscreen-equipped GamePad controller, the Wii U is a console that isn?t too different from this generation?s Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. It?s Nintendo?s (NTDOY) ?catch up? console that finally adds high-definition graphics, a robust selection of video content through Nintendo TVii and an online gaming platform that the company says will finally compete with Xbox Live and PlayStation Network. Both of those services support voice chat during gaming sessions online and they both support wireless headsets, but the Nintendo Wii U might not even have simple voice chat down without a convoluted setup, according to Kotaku. According to Kotaku, the Wii U only supports voice chat with the Wii U GamePad for ?select games? such as Call

Date: Fri, 8. February 2013 16:24:11

Information surrounding Microsoft?s (MSFT) next-generation Xbox leaked earlier this week and suggested that the system will require an always-on Internet connection. The report also reinforced earlier rumors that claimed Microsoft?s new console would be unable to play used games. Speaking to Bloomberg on Friday, GameStop (GME) spokesman Matt Hodges cited a company survey that found consumers would be less likely to buy a console that limits trading in pre-owned games. ?We know the desire to purchase a next-generation console would be significantly diminished if new consoles were to prohibit playing pre-owned games, limit portability or not play new physical games,? Hodges said. Microsoft is expected to unveil its next-generation Xbox at the E3 gaming conference this summer. The console is

Date: Thu, 23. May 2013 13:47:46

All three next-generation video game consoles are now official, but only Nintendo's Wii U has hit the market. In the months leading up to the Microsoft Xbox One and Sony PlayStation 4 launches, it's time to speculate: What will it take to win the new console war?

Date: Mon, 18. February 2013 22:26:33

Sony (SNE) has offered backwards compatibility with the PlayStation 2 and select models of the PlayStation 3, however it was rumored that older games would not be supported on the PlayStation 4 due to the move to an AMD chipset. But according to a report from The Wall Street Journal, the company isn?t prepared to leave the classics behind with the release of its new gaming console. Sony will reportedly use technology that it acquired from cloud gaming firm Gaikai last July that can stream older games to the PlayStation 4. It is unclear how the company will charge for streamed games but it may be the case that users will be forced to purchase online versions of games they

Date: Mon, 18. March 2013 21:42:13

Samsung (005930) isn?t content to challenge Apple (AAPL) with the Galaxy S 4 ? it apparently wants to challenge Sony (SNE) and Nintendo (NTDOY) in the portable gaming console realm as well. Forbes contributor John Gaudiosi writes that the vast improvements in smartphone technology over the last couple of years mean that ?the gap between consoles and portable games is closing? and that Samsung plans to capitalize on this by releasing ?a Game Arcade gamepad that looks very similar to an Xbox 360 controller with dual analog sticks and shoulder.? It?s certainly true that smartphones and tablets have been eating away at sales of portable gaming consoles, so Samsung?s move to position the Galaxy S 4 as a mini-console alternative seems

Date: Sat, 18. May 2013 11:17:07

By Malathi Nayak and Bill Rigby SAN FRANCISCO/SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp is set to make a splash this week with the eagerly awaited unveiling of its new Xbox game console, eight years after the last version, as it seeks a larger share of the $65 billion a year global computer gaming industry. But the small device faces some big competition from the PlayStation 4 by Sony Corp and the Wii U by Nintendo Co Ltd in a shifting market. ...

Date: Wed, 22. May 2013 21:50:50

Independent game developers who are excited about selling new games on the Xbox One got some bad news on Wednesday. Microsoft confirmed to ShackNews that independent developers cannot self-publish their own games on Xbox Live Arcade, and are instead required to partner with Microsoft Game Studios or a third-party publisher. The policy is completely different from those employed by Sony and Nintendo. Sony embraces independent developers and welcomes them to create and self-publish content on the PlayStation Network. Microsoft?s upcoming console matches up with Sony?s PlayStation 4 on paper, however there are still some questions that have been left unanswered, such as the ability to play used games.