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Microsoft: Retailers Can’t Keep Up With Demand For Xbox 360 Slim 250GB
Looking to buy the new Xbox 360 Slim? Well, you should do so fast unless it gets sold out. And in that case retailers won’t be getting new stock before Christmas 2010. Microsoft has attributed the shortages due to a spike in demand for Kinect. Speaking to ScrawlFX, a Microsoft rep said, “yes, we’re experiencing […]
Sony Introduces PS2 HDTV
Meet the Sony Bravia KDL22PX300. A 22 inch HDTV that also includes a built in PS2 and DVD player. You read that right. In a clever design feature, the TV stand has a built in PS2 so you can pay your PS2 games. The TV also comes with internet video access for YouTube clips and […]
“Higher Priced Kinect” Outselling PlayStation Move, Says Analyst
Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter believes that Microsoft’s Kinect has overtaken the sales of Sony’s PlayStation Move, even though the former is “higher priced”. The Move starter pack is priced at $100 and Kinect at $150. “Interestingly, the higher priced Kinect controller appears to have overtaken the Move controller in the sales race, with sales about […]
Sony: Kinect Tech Problems Are “Quite Big”
In a recent in-depth interview with SSCE software engineer Anton Mikhailov by Video Gamer, he said that Kinect has tech problems which are “quite big”. “We’re not necessarily against Kinect or against depth cameras, it’s just we feel like Move has more applicability across more genres so it fits better with what we try to […]
Kids’ Interest In Gaming Consoles Are Falling
Recently, a survey done by research group Nielsen reveals that a surprising amount of 6 to 12 year olds have lost interest in consoles by a considerable margin and instead opt for iDevices. According to the survey, about 29% wanted an iPod Touch and 31% wanted an iPad. Only 12% wanted a X360, 14% opted […]
Sony Clarifies: 4.1M PlayStaion Moves “Shipped, Not Sold”
Sony previously reported that it had sold 4.1 million PlayStation Moves. However, Sony has clarified that they had been shipped to retailers and the figure does not represent the number of units sold to consumers. Sony issued the following statement: “While we don’t disclose our exact sell-through number, the key is that our retailers continue […]
PlayStation Move Sold 4.1M Units Worldwide Since Launch
Sony has announced that it has sold 4.1 million PlayStation Move units since the motion sensing device launched in September of this year. This news comes after Microsoft released that Kinect has sold 2.5 million units in its first 25 days. Kienct was launched earlier this month. Sony has also said that it can improve […]
Gran Turismo 5 Will Help PS3 Sales Despite Delays, Says Sony
Gran Turismo 5 will ensure 2010 ends with a bang as the last triple-A smash hit to roll out before Christmas. That’s according to Sony, which finally released its long-in-the-making PS3 racer on Wednesday. “2010 has been one of the strongest years in recent memory for quality game releases, and we have culminated the year […]
1.5 Million Nintendo Consloes Sold During Black Friday Week
Well, Black Friday (the huge sales after Thanksgiving) week just went by and according to the company’s internal estimates, a staggering 1.5 million Nintendo consoles were sold. They moved 900,000 DS units as well as 600,000 Wii consoles between November 21 and November 27, mainly because of all the new colors and bundles. “US shoppers […]
Kinect Sells 2.5 Million Units In 25 Days
Microsoft has announced that it sold 2.5 million Kinects worldwide in it’s first 25 days. Previously, Microsoft announced that it had sold 1 million units in the first 10 days. Microsoft previously estimated that Kinect will sell 5 million units worldwide by the end of this year: “This is a great start to the holiday […]
Sony ‘Can But Don’t Need To’ Update PlayStation Move’s Accuracy
SCEA’s Anton Mikhailov has said that current PlayStation Move games are yet to push the hardware to its edge so there is no question to update Move’s accuracy, even though it is possible to do so. “We can certainly update it through firmware. The real question is, do we want to?” says Sony software engineer […]
PSP2 Getting Trackpad According To Sony Patent
Sony registered a patent for a trackpad device last month. This trackpad device is supposedly to be used in the PSP2. According to Akihabara News, the patent mentions a “handheld device with two-finger touch triggered selection,” with all of the documents mentioning it will come in a two-screen form. “Comprising: a case having first and […]
Why Sony Turned Down Kinect And Settled On Move
Sony had considered a Kinect-esque camera before finally settling on PlayStation Move. Anton Mikhailov, a software engineer at Sony Computer Entertainment America’s R&D department said that they had begun research on a Kinect like camera back in 2002 but canned the project since “the cost of the camera outweighed the advantages of what it offered”: […]
Evidence: Sony Prepping Touch Panel for PSP2
Most of us are certain that Sony is creating a PSP2, most likely to be released for 2011. There have been rumors about its functions and features, but nothing concrete. Now, PlayStation Life has uncovered strong evidence stating “the PSP2 will have not one, but two, touch interfaces – reinventing how we interact with touchscreen […]
