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Sony PlayStation 2 Online Adaptor
Reviewed on November 10, 2002
Sony's network adaptor opens the PS2 to online competition, but it's a bit less polished than the Xbox's online solution.
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Microsoft Xbox Live Starter Kit
Reviewed on November 10, 2002
The Xbox's Microsoft-controlled, broadband-only online gaming service is a step ahead of PS2 Online.
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Microsoft Xbox Live 3 Month Starter Kit
Reviewed on November 10, 2002
The Xbox's Microsoft-controlled, broadband-only online gaming service is a step ahead of PS2 Online.
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Xbox to go online in Asia
February 5, 2004
Microsoft says it will unveil its Xbox online gaming service in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore this April, a year and a half after the service's debut in the United States.
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Sony shaves price of PlayStation 2
May 14, 2002
The electronics giant responds to growing price pressure in the video game industry, cutting the North American price of its PlayStation 2 game console by $100.
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Microsoft confirms Xbox shortage
March 22, 2005
Most major retail outlets are out of stock as Microsoft scrambles to keep up with demand.
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PlayStation 2 passes sales milestone
January 14, 2004
The electronics giant announces worldwide sales of its game console have surpassed 70 million, despite a year-on-year drop in holiday sales.
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Microsoft's $500 million Xbox gamble
November 15, 2001
Like other console makers, the company is subsidizing the cost of the console and hoping to recover its expenses through sales of game software. But the strategy isn't without risk.
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Study: Game industry sales slip
July 22, 2004
Sales of video game consoles and software fall in dollar terms, but actual units sold rise marginally, NPD says.
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Commentary: Microsoft's Xbox 360 spin
May 13, 2005
MTV debut of new game console issues a sharp challenge to Sony and marks a radical shift by focusing on consumers.
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Game selection key to Xbox's chances
November 15, 2001
Microsoft has a fairly strong roster of titles to accompany the Xbox's launch. Success, though, depends on a breakthrough title that will appeal to people beyond the hard-core gamer.
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Playing games with VoIP
February 5, 2004
Online game services for the Xbox and PlayStation 2 game consoles are providing an early test for consumer acceptance on Internet-delivered voice services.
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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.
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Sony sets date for PS2 hard drive
September 16, 2003
A 40GB add-on storage device for the game machine will sell for $99 in North America starting next March.
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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.
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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.
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FAQ: The next video game consoles?
April 11, 2005
Manufacturers won't spill details on upcoming game consoles, but News.com got some, anyway. Images: Consoles of tomorrow?
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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?
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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
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Players: Clash of the titans
December 10, 2003
The rivalry between the PlayStation and Xbox consoles represents the first major conflict in a long-anticipated battle between Sony and Microsoft.
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