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

January video game sales hit $1.18 billion

February 15, 2008 Nintendo's Wii console keeps a slim edge over rivals amid ongoing supply constraints. TAGS: Nintendo Wii, Nintendo Co. Ltd., Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., Sony PS3, Microsoft Xbox, console, Xbox 360, copy, Activision Inc., video game, Sony Corp., Sony Playstation, games, Microsoft Corp.

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: GPU, Sony PS3, Nintendo Wii, console, HD-DVD, IBM PowerPC, ATI Technologies, game console, Blu-ray, Nintendo Co. Ltd., Microsoft Xbox, Sony Playstation, pricing, hard drive, IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp.

Analyst: Sony could delay PS3

August 5, 2005 After reviewing the outlook for the launch of the Xbox 360, a games analyst thinks Sony could push the launch of PlayStation 3 into 2007. TAGS: Sony PS3, Xbox 360, Electronic Arts Inc., Sony Corp., Microsoft Xbox, launch, game console, console, Sony Playstation, Microsoft Corp., games

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: Sony PS3, Inter-Tel Inc., Nintendo Wii, Sony Playstation, console, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., video game console, Sony Corp., Blu-ray, Nintendo Co. Ltd., Xbox 360, NPD Group Inc., Microsoft Xbox, game console, video game, vision

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: Sony PS3, Nintendo Wii, Nintendo Co. Ltd., console, arrival, Manhattan, Microsoft Xbox, Sony Playstation, Xbox Live, Sony Corp., game console, gamer, Xbox 360, 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, game console, Microsoft Xbox, Xbox 360, Sony Playstation, console, U.S., Microsoft Corp., Sony Corp., video

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: Sony PS3, Blu-ray, game console, Sony Corp., Tokyo, Sony Playstation, Microsoft Xbox, console, Xbox 360, manufacturing, DVD, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft sees Xbox 360 in driver's seat

July 29, 2005 Calling Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 Ferraris, Gates notes that "our Ferrari is leaving the starting line substantially before their Ferrari is." TAGS: Xbox 360, Bill Gates, Microsoft Xbox, Sony PS3, console, Sony Playstation, Sony Corp., Microsoft Corp., games

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: Sony PS3, Gears of War, Microsoft Xbox, 1080p, Xbox 360, Sony Bravia, Nintendo Wii, console, game console, Xbox Live, TV, HDTV, Sony Corp., Microsoft Corp., conference, notebook computer

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., Sony PS3, console, Sony Corp., Sony Playstation, Microsoft Xbox, San Jose, generation, Xbox 360, Nintendo Co. Ltd., president, Microsoft Corp.

Forecast: Up to 7 million PlayStation 3s to ship soon

January 19, 2006 Executive of Blu-ray drive manufacturer expects huge numbers of new game console to drive disc format's success. TAGS: Sony PS3, Blu-ray, console, shortage, Blu-ray disc, Sony Corp., Pioneer Electronics, Japan, Xbox 360, Consumer Electronics Show, Sony Playstation, Sony PlayStation 2, Microsoft Xbox, Microsoft Corp., U.S.

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: Sony PS3, iSuppli Corp., manufacturing, Sony Corp., graphics chip, Xbox 360, material, console, Toshiba, game console, Blu-ray, Microsoft Xbox, workstation, Sony Playstation, research company, Sony PlayStation 2

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

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., Sony PS3, Microsoft Xbox, games, Sony Playstation, Microsoft Corp.

PlayStation 3: The next generation

March 21, 2002 Sony moves ahead with development of the next version of its video game console. Right now, distributed computing is the name of the game. TAGS: distributed computing, game console, video game console, Microsoft Xbox, Sony Playstation, Sony PS3, console, Sony Corp., video game, Sony PlayStation 2, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., U.S., video

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, Sony PS3, game console, console, Nintendo Co. Ltd., reporter, video game console, Sony Corp., Sony Playstation, notebook computer, blog, video game, New York, San Francisco, Microsoft Xbox, photograph

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 PS3, buyer, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., Sony Corp., console, Microsoft Xbox, launch, gamer, event, New York, Sony Playstation, San Francisco, video, games, 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: Sony PS3, console, controller, Sony Corp., Nintendo Wii, video game, launch, gamer, Sony Playstation, Nintendo Co. Ltd., event, games, video, Microsoft Xbox, hard drive, photograph

Sony unveils PS3 pricing, release dates

May 9, 2006 At a top price of $599, the PS3 will cost $200 more than Microsoft's highest-priced Xbox 360. Photos: PS3 prototypes TAGS: Sony PS3, Xbox 360, press conference, Los Angeles, controller, Sony Corp., Microsoft Xbox, console, Electronic Arts Inc., pricing, Hollywood, hard drive, Nintendo Co. Ltd., Sony PlayStation 2, Sony Playstation, Microsoft Corp.