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Sony PS3 v4.45 firmware yanked after bricked consoles

, Jun 19th 2013 Discuss [3]

Sony has been forced to hurriedly yank the latest PS3 update, v4.45, after reports that some gamers were finding their consoles had been bricked after installing the new firmware. "We're aware of reports that the recent PS3 update (4.45) has caused" Sony took to Twitter to confirm. "We have temporarily taken 4.45 offline and are investigating." Read The Full Story

Xbox One Asia launch not until November 2014 Microsoft admits

, Jun 11th 2013 Discuss [6]

The Xbox One won't arrive in Asia until a full year after it hits US shelves, Microsoft has confirmed, with gamers in several countries being forced to wait for a "staged approach" as the company supposedly localizes content. Those in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, and India won't get the Xbox One until November 2014, Microsoft confirmed to the WSJ, despite Microsoft itself conceding that the region will be one of the big growth areas for gaming. Read The Full Story

Xbox One Siri-style speech system and Skype remote play rumored

, May 27th 2013 Discuss [2]

The Xbox One will be able to spot new people even if they're not actively playing, speak to gamers in a manner similar to Siri on the iPhone, and allow stuck players to seek help over Skype, it's rumored. Microsoft was coy with showing all of the new Kinect's features, according to Polygon's sources, at the Xbox One launch last week, saving some of the more advanced two-way interaction for closer to launch. Read The Full Story

Why Won’t Sony Let Us See What the PS4 Looks Like?

, May 25th 2013 Discuss [122]

The next generation of console gaming is upon us. Nintendo has already launched its Wii U, Microsoft’s Xbox One will be launching sometime later this year, and Sony has revealed several details about its PlayStation 4.

But unlike its chief competitors, Sony has decided against showing off the design of its next console. The company announced the device earlier this year, talked about its specs, but wouldn’t show what it actually looked like. And when the console was recently featured in a teaser for the upcoming E3 gaming trade show, Sony once again decided against showing off the device.

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Xbox One sets sights on 400m sold, Xbox 360 aims for 100m

, May 24th 2013 Discuss [17]

With the Xbox One releasing later this year, many may think that Microsoft will leave the Xbox 360 by the wayside, but it seems that's on the contrary, as the company aims to sell 25 million units over the next five years, even with the console's successor on the market. Microsoft plans to move a whopping 400 million units during its lifetime. Read The Full Story

Xbox One release date “later this year”

, May 21st 2013 Discuss [9]

The new Xbox One has been long-anticipated, but Microsoft knows what gamers really want to know today: and it's not giving it to them. The new console will launch "later this year" Microsoft said, refusing to give a more specific release window. Read The Full Story

Killzone Shadow Fall PS4 tech demo shows potency of next-gen console

, May 15th 2013 Discuss [4]

Jaws dropped during Sony’s demonstration of Killzone Shadow Fall for the PlayStation 4 back in February, and now new information from developers Guerrilla Games gives some technical insight on how the next-gen console runs, what coding for it is like, and just what sort of step up from the PS3 is on offer. The tech demo – which you can see after the cut – shows how the new Killzone title was running on Sony’s demo hardware, while a “postmortem” of the event by Guerrilla Games runs down the improvements of the incoming hardware.

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Xbox 720 is Xbox Fusion suggests latest console chatter

, May 1st 2013 Discuss [16]

Microsoft isn't far off announcing the first official details about its upcoming "Xbox 720" next-gen console, but according to the latest batch of whispers the gaming flagship will launch as the Xbox Fusion. Speculation about the official name Microsoft will give the Xbox 360 successor has circulated since shortly after the 360 itself arrived, with the current internal codename "Durango" and tongue-in-cheek "Xbox 720" expected to fall by the wayside in favor of a more distinctive brand. Read The Full Story

Xbox 360 best-selling console for 27 straight months in US

, Apr 19th 2013 Discuss [0]

Microsoft is back for yet another month of being on top of the gaming console charts. The company announced today that the Xbox 360 has been the best-selling gaming console in the US for the 27th straight month, selling 261,000 units in March, which is down from 302,000 in February, but it seems it was still enough to retain the lead. Read The Full Story

Why the PlayStation 4 Is Already In High Demand

, Apr 13th 2013 Discuss [83]

The PlayStation 4 hasn’t even been shown off to the public yet, but already the box is on the minds of millions of people across the globe. In fact, in a recent earnings call with investors, GameStop president Tony Bartel said that his company has 900,000 people signed up for its first-to-know list on the PlayStation 4. And he expects demand to far outstrip supply of the console when it launches.

Such demand already might surprise some folks. After all, it took a long time for the PlayStation 3 to truly get off the ground and although it’ll likely end this generation with more worldwide sales than the Xbox 360, in the U.S., especially, it’s no match for Microsoft’s console.

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Nintendo shutting down six Wii channels on June 28

, Apr 12th 2013 Discuss [4]

Bad news for those still rocking out on the Nintendo Wii. Nintendo has announced that they'll be shutting down five Wii channels on June 28 in North America and Japan. Affected channels are Forecast, News, Everybody Votes, Check Mii Out, Digicam Print, and the Nintendo Channel, as well as the WiiConnect24 feature. Read The Full Story

Ouya video game console ships on June 4

, Mar 29th 2013 Discuss [11]

Early on when the Ouya video game console turned up on Kickstarter, it was easy to see the device is nothing more than a way to bring Android game apps to the big screen in your living room. The more we learn about the cheap little Android-powered game console, the more it became clear that playing Android games wasn't all this little device is about. This console will have access to video games developed by major game developers and also supports other types of content. Read The Full Story
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