Posted on June 26, 2008 by sickr
In2Games have premièred the first motion sensing controls for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
The Gametrak Freedom is touted by the manufacturer as the most advanced motion sensing device for home consoles yet and is due to be released sometime later this year.
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Posted on June 13, 2008 by sickr
According to revered online publication Gamesindustry.biz, Sony are currently hard at work on a PlayStation 3 controller that “breaks apart into two bits”.
Each of these sections contains an accelerometer much like the Wii remote, enabling gamers to experience new levels of interaction with their PlayStation 3’s. More specific information regarding this intriguing issue is expected [...]
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Posted on June 3, 2008 by sickr
Choice Magazine has conducted a series of tests which have highlighted just how much power is consumed by next generation consoles.
Leading the pack was the PlayStation 3, which according to Choice “consumed over 10 times as much power as the Nintendo Wii“. Coming in guilty second was Microsoft’s Xbox 360 console which was tied alongside [...]
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Posted on February 17, 2008 by sickr
The Wii continues on its path of destruction, annihilating all competitors.
January’s NPD sales figures have filtered through showing Nintendo standing triumphant at the top spot shifting 274,000 Wii consoles last month.
Lagging behind the enigmatic trail blazer are the Sony PlayStation 3 and Microsoft’s Xbox 360, shifting a respectable 269,000 units and 230,000 units respectively.
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Posted on January 7, 2008 by sickr
In 2007 the Nintendo Wii outsold the Sony PlayStation 3 three to one according to Enterbrain Inc.
Wrapping up the 2007 sales figures, veteran industry researcher Enterbrain Inc have reported that an unprecedented 3.63 million Wii units were sold last year contrasting rather starkly against the 1.21 million PlayStation 3 consoles sold.
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Posted on December 14, 2007 by sickr
Howard Stringer, Sony’s CEO audaciously claims that the PlayStation 3 is actually ‘more fun’ than the Wii.
Questioned directly about long term sales for the PlayStation 3, Stringer claimed that the PlayStation 3 will beat both the Wii and the Xbox 360 as it’s “infinitely more fun, demanding and exciting”.
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