DFC Intelligence believes the Xbox 360 may have “some” good years left, but estimates the console is on the “downside” of its lifecycle – despite the advent of Microsoft’s Kinect platform.
“Kinect [for the Xbox 360] is definitely an interesting product. At the end of the day, we see Kinect having some appeal [...]
Although it wasn’t announced at E3 as we thought it might be, it is still widely expected that video-on-demand service Hulu will be making its way onto the Xbox 360 dashboard in the near future.
But it’s not just Xbox fans who’ll be able to feast on all of Hulu’s goodness, for there are strong suggestions [...]
Earlier today, Jason finally got to test the cloud-based gaming service OnLive from the comfort of his home (read: underpants). He liked it! Now there’s even more good news: a TV version will be ready before the year’s end.
So says OnLive head Steve Perlman, in an interview with Joystiq:
When we get to [...]
Microsoft has redesigned its latest Xbox 360 motherboard by reportedly combining the CPU, GPU and eDRAM onto a single chip.
According to Anand Lal Shimpi of AnandTech, previous iterations of the 360 motherboard featured two discrete packages: the CPU and GPU+eDRAM.
“Bringing it all onto (presumably) a single die makes cooling much simpler [...]
The $200 PS3, the ability to watch Hulu on Xbox 360, and yet another addition to the PSP library are all ideas that are now officially shelved to the pile of unsubstantiated E3 rumors.
Just a few days before E3 began, eagle-eyed Web viewers noticed something strange at Sony’s official online store: there [...]
It’s been a year of hype, a year of hope, and a year of Xbox fanboy imagination run rampant, but now that Microsoft’s motion-controlled camera is actually heading to the real world, the result is quite underwhelming.
Microsoft made the entire gaming community turn its collective head last year when it introduced [...]
There is a good chance that several websites may have spoiled the Microsoft Project Natal party on June 13.
Several websites have come out and claimed connections to reliable sources that now say that Project Natal will cost $149, which is about 50% more than the rumored price so far. Also, a website [...]
A handful of first-party PS3 games will be the first to incorporate the new stereoscopic 3D standard, and gamers should be happy to know that those 3D updates won’t cost a thing.
Within the last month, Sony introduced a new firmware update that makes the PS3 capable of producing 3D images on compatible [...]
Here’s a change of the tides – Square Enix, which absitively to about-face the PS3-exclusive Final Fantasy XIII into a multiplatform game, has now placed an Xbox 360 absolute on the PS3.
On a Japanese video bold account site, Inside Games, Square Enix controlling ambassador Yosuke Saito was quoted as saying, “We were [...]
Gameloft has once again targeted the lucrative Android market with the launch of 10 3D games for high-end smartphones.
The new HD titles include: Asphalt 5, Let’s Golf!, Assassin’s Creed, Hero of Sparta, Gangstar: West Coast Hustle, Dungeon Hunter, Real Football 2010, N.O.V.A. Near Orbit Vanguard Alliance, Modern Combat: Sandstorm and Tom [...]
After years of lambasting Microsoft for charging users to access premium online services on the Xbox 360, Sony may finally break down and start doing the same thing on the PS3.
Video game news site VG247.com reportedly received a credible tip from Sony or someone involved with the company’s online service, confirming [...]
Microsoft’s Project Natal motion-sensing games controller for the Xbox 360 will launch in October, an executive revealed on Saudi TV.
“I do have great news to share with everybody. Project Natal will be launched in Saudi Arabia on the same day as it will be launched in the world – that is going [...]
Microsoft has signed a “strategic partnership” with LG that will see 3D gaming arrive on the Xbox 360. The move confirms that Microsoft is mirroring Sony’s plans to offer 3D titles using existing its existing hardware.
As well as 3D gaming on Microsoft’s console, the partnership will also see Xbox 360s and games sold alongside [...]
Steve Jobs has penned a rather extensive open letter explaining why Apple does not support Flash on its mobile handheld devices.
“Flash was created during the PC era – for PCs and mice. Flash is a successful business for Adobe, and we can understand why they want to push it beyond PCs. [...]
We love XBMC media centers for watching movies and TV, but if you like video games, they can do so much more. With a simple plug-in, some configuration, and a USB gamepad, you can play video games straight from your set-top box.
As if your media center wasn’t cool enough on its [...]
We mentioned this morning that Sony released Firmware update 3.30, with new features including: 3D support for games and a number of Trophy updates. However, we have just learned of a few hidden features – one of which is an updated version of Flash for the PlayStation 3 browser.
This update now makes your YouTube experience [...]
