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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, console, women, Microsoft Xbox, Sony Playstation, video game, 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, Blu-ray, Sony PS3, console, game console, Microsoft Xbox, Xbox 360, pricing, Sony Corp., Sony PlayStation 2, movie, DVD, trojan horse, Microsoft Corp., DVD player

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, Microsoft Xbox, IBM PowerPC, game console, HD-DVD, console, Sony Playstation, Nintendo Wii, pricing, Nintendo Co. Ltd., IBM Corp., Blu-ray, ATI Technologies, Microsoft Corp., Sony Corp.

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: Sony Playstation, product life cycle, Sony PS3, dominance, console, video game, Sony PlayStation 2, Microsoft Xbox, Sony Corp., Xbox 360, video, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft shows off HD DVD drive for Xbox

August 8, 2006 External drive expected to hit store shelves in time for the upcoming holiday shopping season. Photos: HD DVD for the Xbox 360 TAGS: HD-DVD, Microsoft Xbox, Xbox 360, Sony Playstation, Blu-ray, Microsoft Corp., DVD, video

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, Xbox 360, game console, Sony PS3, Nintendo Co. Ltd., Nintendo Wii, Sony Playstation, Microsoft Corp., games, Sony Corp.

Play your own Xbox game

August 14, 2006 Microsoft plans free tools for enthusiasts to make own games, but at first only other hard-core gamers will be able to share the creations. TAGS: hobbyist, game company, Microsoft Xbox, enthusiast, gamer, games, developer, Xbox 360, Sony Playstation, console, 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

Nintendo: Wii won't top $250 in U.S. market

May 25, 2006 The next-generation game console due for release this fall is priced well below PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. TAGS: Nintendo Wii, Nintendo Co. Ltd., Sony PS3, Microsoft Xbox, game console, Sony Playstation, Xbox 360, console, Microsoft Corp., Sony Corp., video

Microsoft scores an Xbox coup

April 6, 2006 Lionhead acquisition brings with it highly regarded developer Peter Molyneux. Plus: Lucent files suit, and more games on the way. TAGS: Lucent Technologies Inc., Microsoft Xbox, Sony PS3, Sony Playstation, games, 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, Microsoft Xbox, manufacturing, Blu-ray, Xbox 360, DVD, 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., Nintendo Wii, console, video game console, Nintendo Co. Ltd., NPD Group Inc., Sony PS3, video game, Microsoft Xbox, Xbox 360, Sony Corp., game console, vision, CEO

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: console, game console, signal processing, Xbox 360, estimate, Sony PS3, pricing, Microsoft Xbox, real estate, Sony Corp., Sony Playstation, IBM Corp., component, bill, Blu-ray, Microsoft 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, research company, material, Xbox 360, Sony Playstation, Sony PS3, Sony Corp., Microsoft Xbox, workstation, Toshiba, Sony PlayStation 2, Blu-ray, Microsoft Corp.

Xbox 360 meets PS3, and it's ready to rumble

December 11, 2006 reporter's notebook But is it a fair fight between game consoles when Microsoft is calling the shots? TAGS: Gears of War, Microsoft Xbox, Xbox 360, console, Nintendo Wii, Xbox Live, 1080p, Sony Bravia, controller, game console, Sony Playstation, conference, TV, HDTV, Microsoft Corp., Sony Corp.

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., game company, San Jose, Microsoft Xbox, Nintendo Co. Ltd., Xbox 360, conference, president, 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, Microsoft Xbox, eBay Inc., Microsoft Corp.

PlayStation 3 comes to San Francisco

November 17, 2006 Hours after a star-studded kickoff in New York, Sony unleashes its long-awaited console on the West Coast. Video: The first buyers Video: In line for the PS3 TAGS: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., buyer, console, Microsoft Xbox, launch, Sony PS3, gamer, Sony Corp., event, Sony Playstation, New York, games, video, Microsoft Corp.

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, Nintendo Wii, Sony PS3, launch, controller, Sony Playstation, Sony Corp., Nintendo Co. Ltd., gamer, event, games, Microsoft Xbox, video, photograph, Microsoft Corp.

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, video game console, Sony Playstation, blog, notebook computer, San Francisco, Sony Corp., video game, New York, Microsoft Xbox, photograph
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