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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, IBM Corp., pricing, Nintendo Co. Ltd., Blu-ray, ATI Technologies, Microsoft Corp., Sony Corp.

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, Xbox 360, Microsoft Xbox, Sony PlayStation 2, Sony Corp., pricing, movie, DVD, Microsoft Corp., DVD player, trojan horse

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

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.

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, pricing, Sony PS3, Microsoft Xbox, bill, Sony Playstation, Sony Corp., real estate, IBM Corp., component, Blu-ray, 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 Co. Ltd., Nintendo Wii, 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, Microsoft Xbox, console, launch, Sony PS3, Sony Playstation, gamer, Sony Corp., event, New York, games, video, Microsoft Corp.

Xbox tries to get its 'Halo' back

September 20, 2007 Microsoft is hoping "Halo 3" will boost Xbox sales enough to knock Sony's PS3 down for good. TAGS: Halo 3, Microsoft Xbox, NPD Group Inc., Xbox 360, gamer, Nintendo Wii, Sony PS3, Nintendo Co. Ltd., console, Microsoft Corp., Sony Corp., games

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, Microsoft Xbox, Sony PS3, Sony Corp., workstation, Sony PlayStation 2, Toshiba, Blu-ray, Microsoft 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, game company, San Jose, Sony Corp., Microsoft Xbox, Nintendo Co. Ltd., Xbox 360, conference, president, 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, Sony PS3, Nintendo Wii, 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., game console, console, Sony PS3, reporter, video game console, Sony Playstation, blog, notebook computer, San Francisco, Sony Corp., video game, New York, Microsoft Xbox, photograph

Microsoft, Peter Jackson to form game studio

September 27, 2006 Called Wingnut Interactive, the New Zealand-based game shop will join in Microsoft's "Halo" efforts. TAGS: Peter Jackson, Microsoft Xbox, Xbox 360, studio, Xbox Live, New Zealand, Halo 3, Barcelona, video game, creation, Nintendo Wii, Sony PS3, Sony Playstation, console, Microsoft Corp., games

Sega buys S.F.-based indie game developer

April 4, 2006 With its eye on Western next-gen gamers, the Japanese publisher pays $15 million for Secret Level. TAGS: Sega Corp., game company, Sony PS3, acquisition, video game, America, Xbox 360, Sony Playstation, Microsoft Xbox, console, U.S., video

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, NPD Group Inc., video game console, Nintendo Co. Ltd., Sony PS3, Microsoft Xbox, video game, Xbox 360, game console, Sony Corp., vision, Sony PlayStation 2

In Tokyo, PS3 launch cures few of fever

November 13, 2006 The hard-core and hearty get new Sony consoles, but most gamers are left out in the cold and go home empty-handed. Photos: Long, wet wait for PS3 TAGS: Tokyo, ticket, gamer, store, Sony PS3, Sony PSP, Sony Playstation, Microsoft Xbox, console, Sony Corp.

In games arena, some press play, some pause

March 16, 2006 Microsoft continues Xbox 360 push, and Sony delays PlayStation 3. Also: Sex, frogs and Chairman Mao. TAGS: iRobot Roomba, vacuum cleaner, Austin, chairman, video game, World of Warcraft, Sony PS3, Sony Corp., Sony Playstation, Xbox 360, games, Microsoft Xbox, blog, Microsoft Corp., video
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