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Let the PS3 games begin

August 29, 2006 Sony's Kaz Hirai talks about the future of the new PlayStation console and next-generation gaming technology. TAGS: Sony Playstation, Sony PS3, console, Nintendo Wii, Nintendo Co. Ltd., consumer electronics, value, Electronic Arts Inc., pricing, video game, Sony Corp., Sony PlayStation 2, video, Microsoft Corp.

Women outnumber men in online games, survey finds

October 5, 2006 New study on gamers reveals Playstation 2 as the most popular console, but PCs are the platform of choice. TAGS: gamer, survey, game console, online game, women, Microsoft Xbox, console, video game, Sony Playstation, games, entertainment, Xbox 360, Sony PlayStation 2, handheld, platform, brand

Blu-ray a player in PlayStation pricing

May 9, 2006 Sony's PlayStation 3 game console may cost more than the Xbox 360, but it also comes with Blu-ray. Will that bring in the buyers? TAGS: Van Baker, Sony Playstation, Sony PS3, Blu-ray, console, game console, Xbox 360, Microsoft Xbox, Sony PlayStation 2, pricing, Sony Corp., movie, DVD, trojan horse, Microsoft Corp., DVD player

PlayStation 3 playmaker

May 8, 2006 Sony's Jack Tretton takes long-term view for console wars, says consumers won't balk at PS3's price. TAGS: product life cycle, Sony Playstation, dominance, Sony PS3, console, video game, Sony PlayStation 2, Sony Corp., Microsoft Xbox, Xbox 360, video, Microsoft Corp.

Nintendo to bring 2 million Wiis to U.S. by year's end

November 21, 2006 Want a Nintendo Wii? Looks like you probably won't have to break a bottle over someone's head to get one. TAGS: Nintendo Wii, Nintendo Co. Ltd., console, Japan, retailer, Sony PS3, U.S., Sony Playstation, eBay Inc., Microsoft Xbox, Microsoft Corp.

Sony announces video chat add-on for PS3

April 26, 2007 Called the PlayStation Eye, this camera-microphone peripheral is designed to enhance the communication experience in gaming.Photo: The PlayStation Eye TAGS: Sony Playstation, console, Sony Corp., microphone, games, photograph, camera, video

Next-gen console specs at a glance

May 10, 2006 Pricing and availability for the rival game consoles: Microsoft's Xbox 360, Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii. TAGS: Sony PS3, IBM PowerPC, Microsoft Xbox, game console, Sony Playstation, HD-DVD, console, Nintendo Wii, Nintendo Co. Ltd., pricing, IBM Corp., Blu-ray, ATI Technologies, Microsoft Corp., Sony Corp.

Playing for keeps in the console biz

November 13, 2006 Microsoft's Xbox 360 has had the market to itself for a year, but the arrival of Sony's PlayStation 3 and the Nintendo Wii will reshape the game. TAGS: Nintendo Wii, Nintendo Co. Ltd., Sony PS3, console, Sony Playstation, Microsoft Xbox, arrival, Manhattan, Xbox Live, game console, gamer, Xbox 360, Sony Corp., notebook computer, video, photograph

PS3 and Wii create a new playing field

November 21, 2006 Microsoft's Xbox 360 has had the market to itself for a year, but the arrival of Sony's PlayStation 3 and the Nintendo Wii will reshape the game. TAGS: Nintendo Wii, Nintendo Co. Ltd., console, game console, Sony PS3, reporter, Sony Playstation, video game console, blog, notebook computer, Sony Corp., video game, San Francisco, New York, Microsoft Xbox, photograph

PlayStation 3 shines in prelaunch test

October 20, 2006 Sony rolls out the red carpet for journalists and analysts a month before the game console's launch.Photos: PS3 in basic black TAGS: console, video game, Sony PS3, Nintendo Wii, launch, controller, Sony Playstation, Sony Corp., Nintendo Co. Ltd., gamer, event, games, Microsoft Xbox, video, photograph, Microsoft Corp.

PlayStation 3 component prices: Why so high?

February 23, 2006 No one knows exactly how much it'll cost to put a PS3 together, but Sony might take a hit on each box sold. TAGS: game console, console, signal processing, estimate, Xbox 360, Sony PS3, pricing, Microsoft Xbox, real estate, Sony Corp., Sony Playstation, IBM Corp., bill, component, Blu-ray, Microsoft Corp.

Sony says sayonara to father of PlayStation

April 26, 2007 Ken Kutaragi was a gaming innovator, but his company will make do without him as it struggles to compete with Nintendo's hot-selling Wii. TAGS: Inter-Tel Inc., Sony Playstation, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., console, Nintendo Wii, video game console, NPD Group Inc., Nintendo Co. Ltd., Sony PS3, video game, Microsoft Xbox, game console, Sony Corp., Xbox 360, vision, Sony PlayStation 2

Sony keeps targets for PS3 shipments

December 14, 2006 Sony says it sees no need to change its target to ship 2 million units of its PlayStation 3 game console worldwide. TAGS: target, laser, Sony PS3, Sony Corp., Sony Playstation, console

Sony's PlayStation 3 race

March 22, 2006 Come November, Sony's PlayStation 3 will hit shelves. Can the console catch up to the Xbox 360? Photos: PS3s onstage TAGS: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., console, Sony PS3, Sony Playstation, Sony Corp., San Jose, game company, Microsoft Xbox, Nintendo Co. Ltd., Xbox 360, conference, president, Microsoft Corp.

Sony delays PS3 launch to November

March 15, 2006 Company confirms that it's pushing back the worldwide release date for the game console. TAGS: game console, Sony Playstation, Tokyo, Sony Corp., console, manufacturing, Blu-ray, Microsoft Xbox, Xbox 360, DVD, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft aims to make Xbox more family-friendly

November 7, 2007 New feature lets parents set a daily or weekly limit on how many hours children can use the game console. TAGS: Microsoft Xbox, console, parent, game console, Xbox 360, Nintendo Co. Ltd., Sony PS3, Nintendo Wii, Sony Playstation, Microsoft Corp., games, Sony Corp.

Is Sony eating hundreds of dollars on each PS3?

November 16, 2006 The game console might cost you $499, but it's got $806 worth of parts and manufacturing behind it, a research firm says. TAGS: iSuppli Corp., manufacturing, graphics chip, console, material, research company, Xbox 360, Sony Playstation, Microsoft Xbox, Sony Corp., Sony PS3, Toshiba, Sony PlayStation 2, workstation, Blu-ray, Microsoft Corp.

Cell chip: Hit or hype?

February 9, 2005 CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos ignores the dazzle and takes a squint at prospects for the multicore processor. TAGS: Intel Itanium, speculation, layoff, transistor, microprocessor, Sony Playstation, IBM Corp., Toshiba, Sony PlayStation 2, Intel, console, Sony Corp., PC

For Sony, the PS3 is about more than gaming

November 16, 2006 The Japanese electronics giant has had a rough year, but the new console could be a key to turning things around. Photos: PS3's final countdown TAGS: senior analyst, Richard Shim, console, game console, Sony Playstation, Nintendo Co. Ltd., Sony Corp., manufacturing, games, brand, Microsoft Corp.

PS3 power requested for research project

March 15, 2007 Sony invites PlayStation 3 owners to loan their machines' processing power to Stanford study of protein chemistry. Images: Harnessing PS3 power for Folding@home TAGS: processing power, Stanford, Sony PS3, Sony Corp., project, Sony Playstation, console
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