Report: PlayStation 3 successor launching in 2012
by Don Reisinger Sony is planning to launch a follow-up to the PlayStation 3 next year, DigiTimes is reporting. Citing “Taiwan-based component makers,” DigiTimes says production on the console will start at the end of this year. However, the component makers did not say exactly when next year the device might launch. Though DigiTimes’ sources call Sony’s next [...]
Microsoft’s Xbox motion control system is Kinect
An official product shot of Kinect, formally known as Project Natal, the new motion-control system from Microsoft. The company showed it off Sunday night in a special performance in Los Angeles. LOS ANGELES–After more than a year of speculation, we finally know what Microsoft’s new motion-control system is called. For those that have referred to [...]
For First Time in Six Years, Nintendo’s Profits Drop
By Barry Levine Has Nintendo’s ascendancy peaked? On Thursday, the video game maker will report earnings from the fiscal year that ended March 31, and it is expected to show the first drop in profits in six years. The Wii’s price drop before the last shopping season, from $250 to $200 in the U.S., helped [...]
Can a Clown-Nosed Wand Move the Needle for PS3?
By Paul Hartsock Sony (NYSE: SNE) put PlayStation 3 fans in a tizzy by whipping out its latest controller, which it calls the “Move.” It looks a whole lot like a black version of Nintendo’s WiiMote controller, only it’s got this big, clown-nose ball on the end of it. That ball actually serves a purpose. [...]