Playing for keeps in the console biz

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.

Game on: PS3, Wii finally hitting stores

The Xbox 360 has had the market to itself for a year, but the arrival of the PS3 and the Wii will reshape the game.
November 13, 2006

In Tokyo, PS3 launch cures few of fever

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
November 13, 2006

Video: PS3, Wii previews

CNET News.com's Neha Tiwari talked to gamers and industry insiders about the next-generation consoles.
November 13, 2006

previous coverage

A Nintendo surprise? Mais Wii!

perspective Nintendo is reaping the sort of public relations bonanza we've come to associate with the likes of a Steve Jobs product demo.
November 10, 2006

Video: Nintendo Wii rumor check

What's true about the Wii? Nintendo President Reggie Fils-Aime checks in with CNET's Rich DeMuro.
November 7, 2006

Xbox Live cues up TV, movie downloads

New content offerings appear to be Microsoft's latest attempt to colonize the living room.
Images: More Xbox Live entertainment
November 6, 2006

Photos: PS3 fever takes Manhattan

At a prelaunch event for the PlayStation 3, Sony turned a space in Manhattan's SoHo neighborhood into a gamer's paradise.
November 3, 2006

Video: Game on for PlayStation 3

CNET's Rich DeMuro gets hands-on with Sony's next-generation game console. Here's what he saw.
November 2, 2006

Video: First Look at the Nintendo Wii

CNET's Veronica Belmont puts Nintendo's Wii under close scrutiny. How does it compare with other consoles?
October 26, 2006

PlayStation 3 shines in prelaunch test

reporter's notebook Sony's PlayStation 3 will be dressed in black when it arrives in U.S. and Canadian stores on November 17.
Photos: PS3 in basic black
October 20, 2006

Hands on the Wii

reporter's notebook CNET News.com takes Nintendo's forthcoming Wii video game console for a test spin. And likes it.
October 16, 2006

Xbox 360 makes desert debut

Crowds gather as Microsoft launches its console in a Palmdale, Calif., desert.
November 20, 2005