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Online gaming could run and run
News Growth could be even stronger than previous console cycles with the entry of Microsoft into the fray with Xbox. Meeting their console goals would be enough. Online gaming could be an unexpected boost to the sector.
[July 5, 2001, 13:00]
No broadband means no online Xbox gaming
News Wilson told the Broad Horizons Broadband Symposium in Wiltshire this week that the Xbox Live project was a fusion of the Xbox console and broadband. Xbox owners who don't have access to broadband will be unable to sign up for Microsoft's...
[July 5, 2002, 12:21]
Game industry girds for battle
News Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo will launch new campaigns in the game console wars next week, with the main weapons this time involving online gaming and possible price cuts. We've all talked about online console gaming the last six or eight years...
[May 14, 2002, 13:23]
Microsoft defends Xbox console, software sales
News Microsoft has responded to analyst gripes that its Xbox gaming console is selling disappointingly, pointing out that the unit's sales nearly doubled in November and noting strong sales of software and the Xbox online kit.
[December 19, 2002, 16:04]
Holes found in Sony's online game plan
News Sony's plans to bring online access to its PlayStation2 console met with scepticism on Thursday, with analysts saying the company still needs to work on the business plan for online gaming. The overall impression, said IDC analyst Schelley Olhava...
[March 8, 2002, 9:07]
Gaming companies take aim at online profits
News On the console side, publishers say they're happy with consumer acceptance of new online gaming services but need to find a business model somewhere between the current extremes of free online play and games that require monthly subscriptions.
[May 14, 2004, 11:50]
Stakes are high for Xbox online play
News Microsoft on Friday will raise its stakes in the gaming market with an elaborate new online service for its Xbox video game console. While Sony introduced an Internet adapter for its PlayStation 2 console last month and Nintendo recently launched...
[November 15, 2002, 8:10]
GDC: Game makers grapple with online push
News Vice President Charles Cohen said that, especially for companies primarily involved in publishing console games, there's increasing recognition that online infrastructure requires outside expertise. Especially for the console developers, their...
[March 25, 2002, 11:07]
Chat is key to Xbox online service
News The Xbox Live service, set to debut online on 15 November, will include voice chat in every game, said John O'Rourke, worldwide marketing director for Microsoft's Xbox video game console, as he promoted the upcoming online service for the console...
[August 22, 2002, 9:37]
Sony: Game wars are over - we win
News With most of the actual news, such as console price cuts and online strategies, having leaked out weeks ago, Sony kicked off the game industry's biggest trade show by trash-talking the competition. The console wars are over," Hirai said.
[May 22, 2002, 8:46]
Level 3 to help power Xbox Live
News Set to debut this fall, the service will allow owners of Microsoft's Xbox game console to compete with other players over the Internet, using an existing broadband connection. Microsoft has said it will spend $2bn during the next few years to build...
[July 23, 2002, 11:43]
Online gaming predicted to grow sixfold
News It is likely to be a major indicator of the future of console online gaming," Cole said in a statement. The DFC report predicts that by 2006, some 23 million consumers worldwide will be playing console games online.
[June 7, 2002, 7:31]
Xbox online pricing set
News John O'Rourke, marketing director for Microsoft's games division, said the company will spend that much to build out the network for online Xbox gaming and to fund research and development for the next version of the console and support for game...
[May 21, 2002, 9:46]
Sony builds interest in PS2 online gaming with 'EverQuest'
News Analysts said the announcement helps Sony build credibility for its effort to push the PS2 online, but they questioned whether the "EverQuest" style of gaming will work on a console. Sony will announce on Tuesday the release of a PlayStation2...
[April 9, 2002, 9:26]
Summer E3: Biggest games show ever
News Two big themes will dominate E3 - the battle between console and PC, and the ever growing importance of online gaming. The games executives will be trying to get a sense of how far the Playstation and N64 have eaten into the core games market, with...
[June 16, 1997, 15:42]
Dreamcast's next target: Set-top boxes
News Amid reports that Sega will stop selling Dreamcast as a standalone gaming console, the company is finalising plans to incorporate its technology into other devices such as next-generation set-top boxes.
[January 24, 2001, 8:20]
Sega shares hit by forecasts of further losses
News Shares in Sega plunged nearly ten percent in Tokyo Monday after the maker of the Dreamcast console announced Friday that it expected to make a loss for the fourth consecutive year. Friday's announcement also included plans to supply its existing...
[October 30, 2000, 9:33]
Mod-chipped Xbox 'can't play Xbox Live' - Microsoft
News Chin noted that a cautious Sony has yet to launch its PlayStation 2 online service in much of Asia, despite the firm dominating the console market. A walk though the large Sim Lim Square electronics shopping mall in Singapore showed that most shops...
[November 13, 2003, 9:20]
Microsoft announces game development standard
News PC-Xbox portability also will mean more connections between Xbox Live, the online gaming service for the console, and PCs. Microsoft announced a new set of development standards and tools on Wednesday intended to cover both PC games and titles for...
[March 25, 2004, 10:00]
Xbox Live to go online with BTopenworld
News BTopenworld will launch a "home hub", or home gateway, that will connect the Xbox console to a broadband-enabled phone line via its Ethernet port. In theory, an Xbox user with an existing home broadband account -- either with BTopenworld or another...
[September 24, 2002, 16:37]
