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Consoles put the squeeze on PC games
News Besides a much lower price barrier and more consistent software quality, consoles have an advantage that PCs likely will never be able to match: they work as soon they're switched on. Despite fervent support from those on the PC side of the...
[March 23, 2001, 9:48]
Consoles aplenty for Xbox launch
News In recent weeks, heavy advance orders for Xbox were accompanied by expectations of a quick sellout, especially as Microsoft wavered on just how many consoles would be available on Day 1. But in the San Francisco area Thursday, after the lines wound...
[November 16, 2001, 9:23]
New game consoles blow away PCs
News To be sure, the versatile PC isn't going to die, and it often doesn't even compete with game consoles, says Kevin Bachus, a software executive at Microsoft. Online gaming is driving the PC market into innovative areas where the consoles have yet to...
[September 3, 1999, 9:13]
Government to use games consoles
News Government services will be delivered via PCs, mobile phones, interactive TV and even games consoles in the future. As part of the drive towards e-government -- which will see all government services delivered electronically by 2008 -- the...
[December 3, 1999, 12:09]
Tesco secures 2,500 PS2 consoles
News An extra 2,500 Sony PlayStation 2 games consoles have been sneaked into the UK from a "secret location" in Northern Europe by grey market maverick, Tesco. The consoles will go on sale Wednesday for £299.99 each at five stores in Watford...
[December 20, 2000, 12:13]
ECTS: Consoles won't roll over for PCs - Sony boss
News Delivering a keynote speech to the European Computer Trade Show (ECTS), Chris Deering, president of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, dealt with the issue that has dominated the last couple of ECTS shows - the market share balance between...
[September 8, 1997, 12:53]
Sega moves away from consoles
News A set-top strategy could give Sega a potentially cost-effective way to remain in the hardware market without relying solely on making its own consoles. Consoles are expensive to manufacture and develop, and Sega doesn't have the resources of such...
[January 24, 2001, 10:36]
Sony shrinks PS2 chip for cheaper consoles
News Kutaragi did not indicate when the new chips would appear in consoles. Sony Computer Entertainment says it has combined two of the processor components of its PlayStation2 on a single die, which should significantly reduce the cost of manufacturing...
[April 8, 2002, 14:27]
Consoles slashed in price
Talkback Its the games, not the units which are overpriced. The console companies keep slashing the prices of their console units yet keep raising the prices of the games.is a disgraceful price to pay for a single console game, half of which turn out to be...
[August 19, 2004, 16:28]
Building Microsoft's gaming empire
News In mid-November, both Sony and Nintendo plan to release their next-generation game consoles, the PlayStation 3 and Wii, respectively. But as the game world welcomes these new consoles — and the first round of games for them — Microsoft's Xbox 360...
[October 23, 2006, 12:40]
UK Intelligence dismisses PS2 missile fears
News UK intelligence sources dismissed Tuesday suggestions that Iraq intends to build military hardware out of PlayStation2 games consoles. Iraq has imported around 4,000 of Sony PlayStation2 (PS2) consoles, and may be planning to construct military...
[December 19, 2000, 15:07]
Computer games sales disappoint at Christmas
News Consumer electronics retailer Dixons warned on Wednesday that its sales over the Christmas period were below expectations, with consoles and computer games performing poorly. Sales in December were below expectations, however, principally accounted...
[January 8, 2003, 12:54]
Sony cuts Playstation2 Christmas supply
News Sony confirmed Thursday it will not be able to supply the UK with the 200,000 Playstation2 consoles promised in time for Christmas, cutting its forecast to 165,000. In the States, Sony originally estimated that it would be able to supply one...
[November 10, 2000, 10:50]
Australian body calls for mod-chip legalisation
Talkback "However, the mod chips also allow gaming enthusiasts to bypass features of their game consoles that block access to pirated game discs. I run a gaming parlor all Xbox consoles in the United States. Instead of using our 12 - $50 copies of our games...
[June 22, 2004, 14:46]
Games and digital TV boosting Internet take-up
News Games consoles and digital TV are now the fastest growing access points for the Internet, according to a new survey published on Monday by Jupiter MMXI. The Online Market Landscape report reveals that the number of Britons surfing the Internet from...
[August 21, 2001, 16:24]
Xbox update shuts out Linux
News Microsoft is updating Internet-enabled Xbox game consoles with a software patch that blocks users from installing the Linux operating system on the machine, and also apparently deletes some files Linux users have stored on the Xbox's hard drive...
[September 16, 2003, 17:39]
Smartcard home banking may be on way to UK
News British Internet users may soon be turning their computers into highly secure online banking consoles, according to smartcard manufacturer ActiveCard, which has just sealed a deal to supply French banks with its smartcard technology.
[November 17, 1999, 9:00]
Nintendo's New Year's Revolutions
News Sometime later this year, both Sony and Nintendo will release their next-generation video game consoles, the PlayStation 3 and the Revolution, respectively. By first creating gaming-centric systems and consoles, whether it's handhelds or home...
[January 19, 2006, 15:25]
PS2 production moves to China
News In a bid to trim costs, Sony plans to move the manufacturing of all its Playstation 2 gaming consoles to China by 2004. With the move, Fukunaga said that company will only make consoles in Japan if there are spikes in demand or if special editions...
[March 17, 2003, 9:53]
Murky future for online console games
News Video game players won't go online en masse in the foreseeable future, despite the growing efforts to connect game consoles to the Internet, according to a new report from Jupiter Media Metrix. About 12.3 million of the 79 million households with...
[December 18, 2001, 14:26]
