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With Eye on Xmas, Microsoft Cuts Xbox Price

Maker of game console puts pressure on
rival Sony to go lower

Financial Times (UK) Financial Times (UK) Sep 1, 08 1:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - Microsoft appears to have fired the first shot in a new round of game-console price cuts, the Financial Times reports, trimming the cost of its Xbox 360 today in Japan. It plans to do likewise shortly in the US. In Japan, the Xbox now costs $184—less than half the price of rival Sony’s PlayStation 3—and Microsoft is primed for a Christmas bonanza unless Sony follows suit. More »

More about:  Microsoft • Sony • holiday shopping • Xbox 360 • PlayStation 3

Xbox Price Cut to Clear Way
for New Model

Current model slashed $50; new version to offer larger hard drive

Seattle Post-Intelligencer Seattle Post-Intelligencer Jul 14, 08 2:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Microsoft is slashing the price of its Xbox 360 video game system to clear shelf space for a new model with a larger hard drive, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports. The long-rumored price reduction knocks $50 off the $350 price of the 20-gigabyte model. The new pricetag places the Xbox 360 at $50 more than Nintendo’s wildly popular Wii system, and $100 below Sony’s Playstation 3 console. More »

More about:  video game • Nintendo Wii • Xbox 360 • PlayStation 3 • Wii

OPINION

Grand Theft Auto IV Marks
the End for Next-Gen Gaming

Look for cheaper games with broader appeal in future, predicts writer

GigaOm GigaOm Jun 19, 08 5:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Low sales of Grand Theft Auto IV herald the end of next-gen gaming’s heyday, writes Wagner James Au on GigaOm. The game is selling poorly compared to the previous version, and it hasn’t improved sales of the next-gen Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 consoles. “The days when so-called “next-gen” gaming reigned supreme are coming to end,” predicts Au. More »

More about:  Xbox 360 • video game console • video games • PlayStation 3 • Grand Theft Auto IV

Sony Profit Up, Forecast Down

PlayStation 3 is finally
in the black, but outlook for consumer  electronics is weak

Bloomberg Bloomberg Jan 31, 08 7:44 AM CST
(Newser) - Slowing US consumer spending and a strengthening yen are prompting Sony Corp to cut its profit forecast for the fiscal year that ends in March. Estimates released yesterday were cut nearly 8%, to $3.85 billion, despite its PlayStation division showing a profit for the first time in two years, reports Bloomberg. Earnings from sales of televisions were off  by some 70%. More »

More about:  consumer spending • Sony • electronics • PlayStation 3

Video Game Sales Shatter Annual Record

Despite softening economy, $18B total in US marks 43% jump

Associated Press Associated Press Jan 18, 08 10:23 AM CST
(Newser) - More video games were sold in 2007 than ever before, with a total of $17.94 billion marking a 43% increase over 2006, reports the AP. Much of the growth came from sales of Nintendo's chronically undersupplied Wii and Microsoft's Halo 3, market researcher NPD Group said. Nintendo dominated gaming system sales, moving 6.3 million Wii units and 8.5 million of the most popular system, the portable DS. More »

More about:  video game • Nintendo Wii • Xbox 360 • Nintendo • Xbox • PlayStation 3 • Halo 3 • Nintendo DS • NPD Group

Is the Xbox 360 Going Blu?

"Can't say it's not a bummer,' concedes Microsoft spokesman

Reuters Reuters Jan 9, 08 7:29 AM CST
(Newser) - Microsoft could be changing roles in the HD wars, as the corporation may consider switching from Toshiba's HD-DVD players to rival Sony's Blu-ray technology in the Xbox 360 if the warning signs of HD-DVD's demise prove true, reports Reuters . The announcement comes in the wake of Warner Bros. last week announcing plans to drop HD-DVD in favor of Blu-ray.  More »

More about:  Microsoft • Sony • Xbox 360 • HD DVD • PlayStation 3 • Blu ray

Sony Halves Developer Fees for Struggling PlayStation 3

Console lags against rival Nintendo Wii

Associated Press Associated Press Nov 19, 07 2:27 PM CST
(Newser) - In its latest effort to revive lagging sales, Sony has halved the price of a software development kit for its PlayStation 3 video game console. Last month, the company slashed the price of the console itself to consumers, in response to fierce competition from the better-selling Nintendo Wii, reports the AP. Sales of Microsoft's Xbox have also outstripped the PS3. More »

More about:  video game • Sony • Nintendo Wii • video game console • Xbox • PlayStation 3

PC Gaming World Contracts

As Xbox, Wii, PS3 draw casual gamers away, PCs left with die-hard fans of killing games

CNET CNET Nov 18, 07 3:41 PM CST
(Newser) - The PC gaming industry is on the defensive, with sales of PC games down substantially over the past five years, as less expensive gaming consoles have become more powerful. The Wii, Xbox, and PS3 have lured away casual gamers, leaving the PCs to hardcore gamers playing, first-person shooters and complex role-playing and strategy games, CNET reports. More »

More about:  video game • Nintendo Wii • video game console • computer games • Xbox • PlayStation 3

Game Over! Halo 3 Zaps Wii

Game launch boosts XBox 360 sales beyond Nintendo console

MarketWatch MarketWatch Oct 19, 07 12:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - The launch of Halo 3 helped XBox 360 sales to zoom beyond Nintendo Wii, making the Microsoft system the hottest selling console in September. MarketWatch reports the extraordinary popularity of Halo 3 also helped push video game software sales up 64% over the same period last year. Game consoles were up 188% - way beyond expectations. More »

More about:  Microsoft • video game • Sony • Nintendo Wii • Xbox 360 • Electronic Arts • Nintendo • PlayStation 3 • Halo 3 • Madden NFL 08

Sony Cuts PS3 Price For Xmas

Wall Street Journal Wall Street Journal Oct 18, 07 11:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sony has slashed the price of PlayStation 3 by $100 in advance of holiday shopping; the cheapest console will now be a 40-gigabyte model for $399—down from $499 for a 60-gigger. PlayStation is the priciest of its rivals, and sales have lagged: Compared with 404,000 Nintendo Wiis and 277,000 Xbox 360s, only 131,000 PS3s sold in August, the Journal reports. More »

More about:  Sony • Nintendo Wii • Xbox 360 • PlayStation 3 • price cut

'Halo 3' Sells Record $170M in First Day

Explosive debut stands to boost Microsoft's Xbox 360 console

Wall Street Journal Wall Street Journal Sep 26, 07 6:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Microsoft's "Halo 3" lived up the hype, the Wall Street Journa l reported today, bringing in an estimated $170 million on its first day of release to shatter the record set by its predecessor, "Halo 2." Analysts say the first-person shooter game should be a boon for sales of the Microsoft's Xbox 360, the only console compatible with the game. (Assuming those scratched disk problems remain limited.) More »

More about:  Microsoft • Nintendo Wii • Xbox 360 • PlayStation 3 • Halo 3 • Xbox Live

Sony Delays Answer to ‘Second Life’

Former trailblazer's ‘Home’ won’t drop
now until spring

Associated Press Associated Press Sep 20, 07 1:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - Adding to a string of setbacks, Sony today delayed the release of its competitor for virtual world touchstone "Second Life," until next spring. The interactive world "Home"—made for PlayStation 3—has been demonstrated several times, the AP reports, and was to land before year’s end. Sony's stock price fell 0.9% on the news. More »

More about:  video game • Sony • Nintendo Wii • homes • Second Life • PlayStation 3

Microsoft
Drops Price
of Xbox 360

Trims $50 in wake
of Sony's cuts to PlayStation3

Reuters Reuters Aug 7, 07 8:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Microsoft is shaving $50 off the price of Xbox 360 video game consoles in the US, just a month after Sony dropped the price of its PlayStation3 by $100. Both have faced unusually strong competition from Nintendo’s hot Wii, Reuters reports, and want to boost preholiday sales. Premiering in November 2005, the 360 had stayed at the same price—$400—for 20 months, the longest for any console. More »

More about:  Microsoft • video game • Sony • Nintendo Wii • Xbox 360 • Nintendo • Xbox • PlayStation 3

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