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Monday, February 04, 2008

Big week for PS3

It is an big week for the PS3 consoles and its owners are going to be kept busy for several months to come.There are several releases coming this week such as the Devil May Cry4 and much more.It is already estimated that the PS3 will take over the Xbox360 by the end of this year and with a series of these releases coming this may be quite true.

Labels: 4, cry, DEvil, may, PS3, xbox360

PS3 winning over 360?

Well Xbox 360 was launched an year before the PS3 console and now the Game makers EA has said that it is quite probable that the Playstation console may surpass the 360 console by the end of this year.The PS console sales have almost doubled since the introduction of the $300 model.It an worth wait to see if this really happens!

Labels: game, PS3, xbox360

Sunday, February 03, 2008

New PS3 model?

There are several rumors that an new model PS3 will be replacing the old fashioned 40GB model.This is still on the rumor stage and it is heard that the old model will be replaced by an new 120GB model.This is huge news for the PS3 fans.Its an lot of memory space for usage!Who knows what all we would witness in these ever changing consoles.

Labels: 120, GB, PS3

Monday, January 28, 2008

80Gb PS3 sinking?

The recent introduction of the 40Gb version of the PS3 has had an major effect on the 80Gb versions.The cheaper version inherits almost all the features of its parent apart from the ability to play the PS2 games.With 40Gb versions booming like volcano,there is an severe drop in the sales of the 80Gb model!

Labels: 80gb, PS3

Tuesday, January 08, 2008

Devil May Cry 4 to release in FEB

The Devil May Cry 3 was an great success among the gaming freaks.There is more good news for the gaming fans as the devil may cry 4 will be released in Australia in early February.The game is said to be released on PC,PS3 and the Xbox 360.The company says that the dates have been perfectly coordinated and there are no problems.

Labels: cry, DEvil, may, PC, PS3, xbox360

Monday, January 07, 2008

for every 3 Wii sold,1 PS3 sells

Oh my god,would this ever stop lol.Wii is the buzz word at the moment.Priced very cheaply,it is the first among th wanted list of the kids for all the holiday seasons.An prediction that was made recently concluded that for every PS3 three Wii consoles disappears off the shelves.The games also developed before the Wii are fun to play and are favourite to child.

Labels: cheap, PS3, Wii

PS3 holiday hits 1.2 Million

It is not quite an surprise that PS3 has sold about 1.2 million units for this holiday.The newly introduced 40Gb Ps3 has been an quite an hit for the sony.Due to the decreased HDD capacity and inability to play PS2 games,the price was brought down a massive $100.This is the main reaso for the big hit of the console.Due to the Warner Bros switching to Bluray format,more people have started investing to this consoles.

Labels: blu-ray, console, PS3, sony

Sunday, January 06, 2008

Microsoft sells 4.3 million 360 units

Well its may sound big but its the truth,the early introduction of the xbox 360 ahead of the other two consoles has brought great financial fortune to Microsoft.It is expected that Microsoft has sold about 4.3 million 360 units in last quarter of 07.This is an huge figure and is second best thing sold after Wii which is being bought like crazy!Though many of problems such as RROD still exist,360 is still among the top favorites.

Labels: microsoft, PS3, RROD, Wii, xbox360

Saturday, January 05, 2008

Warner Bros switches to Blu-ray

Ho ho to all the movie freak out there,this news might be an decider to the intense battle going on between the Blu-Ray and the Hd-Dvd.At present Warner Bros is the largest producers of the DVD's and with the increasing demand for the other high def format,Warner Bros decides to stick with PS3 rather than the 360.It is expected that Warner Bros holds about 20% of the US market and its decision to produce Blu-Ray dependent movies may turn the tables for Microsoft.It will be interesting to see how the software Giant responds to this!

Labels: blu-ray, HD DVD, microsoft, PS3, Warner Bros

Sunday, December 16, 2007

Tomb Raider saga continues

Play magazine,which is one of the popular magazines available for gaming,has reported about the next version of the Legendary Lara Croft's Tomb raider.Continuing the trails of the "TR-Legends",the next title is expected to be much more realistic and breathtaking.The game will be released next year on the Pc,PS3 and the xbox 360 platforms.It an treat for all the TR lowers.

Labels: PS3, tomb raider, xbox360

Saturday, December 15, 2007

Sony's global Ps3 sales reach 11million

Sony spoke out that its global PS3 sales has touched more that 11 million by the end of this year.Ps3 was the last console on the queue and created quite an hype amongst the gaming fans.The sales of the console increased several folds after the introduction of the newer 40 Gb PS3 consoles.Now the Sony is fast catching among the other consoles.So there is no surprise if the sales go up by more folds!

Labels: PS3, sales, sony

PS3 will get certified Divx functionality

Recently the December firmware update for the Xbox 360 has added the Divx feature to the console,soon after that Sony announced that PS3 will be getting the Divx functionality.But unlike 360,it will be Divx certified.This means that it will be able to play all kinds of Divx films and clips.This will help the game developers to compress their in-game movie and put less stress on their consoles.

Labels: certified, divx, PS3, xbox360

Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Analyst predict that game sales for November crosses 1 Billion

According to next-gen,an little prediction given by the analyst says that the number of games that were sold in the past month crossed over 1 billion an tremendous record.When estimating the individual sales it was noted that about 770 million games were those contributed by PS3, Wii, 360, PSP and DS.The Wii leads the overall gaming sales followed by xox 360 and PS3.The approximate predictions are as follows.
Wii - 950,000 (1,060,000)
Xbox 360 - 750,000 (728,000)
PS3 - 420,000 (410,000)
PS2 - 485,000 (n/a)
PSP - 650,000 (468,000)
DS - 1,350,000 (1,300,000)
GBA - 170,000 (n/a)

Labels: DS, games, GBA, PS3, record, Wii, xbox360

Unreal Tournament tips and tricks out!

One of the best graphic game and one of the most expected game for the PS3 console,Unreal Tournament 3 is getting released tomorrow.With the release of the game,one of the Art developers of the game at the Epic studios has let out some useful tricks on playing the game in the playstation blog.Here is the link to the tips and tricks.

Labels: playstation 3, PS3, Tounament, Unreal

Monday, December 10, 2007

Bioshock,Super Mario,Orange Box tops among other titles!

An competition which was held to choose the best titles among various platforms such as PC,Xbox 360,Wii was held at Las Vegas.In that,The Orange Box ,Bioshock,Super Mario Galaxy and Ratchet and Clank was selected as the best titles for the PC,Xbox 360,Wii and PS3 respectively.In addition Call Of Duty 4:Modern Warfare has been chosen as the best Shooting game and Halo 3 got the title of the "most addictive" and "best multiplayer" game.Crysis has been selected as the best graphic content game and Colin McRae: DiRT bags the title of best racing game.With the games reaching an whole new level,the expectation of the games keeps on increasing which adds as an fuel to produce more attractive games.

Labels: awards, bioshock, consoles, games, orange box, PC, PS3, titles, Wii, xbox360

Friday, November 30, 2007

PS3 -Video On Demand service coming?

Kotaku is letting out several information about the Video On Demand(VOD) service coming to the Ps3 users in Japan.This allows the PS3 users to enjoy high definition video on their favorite console.This feature already available on the the PSP in the North American countries.The new step may be brought to other countries soon,and the console would serve for an All-Iin-One entertainment.

Labels: japan, PS3, video on demand

Saturday, November 24, 2007

Wii- the record breaker

Nintendo's Wii,oh baby is rocking the world.One of the most unique and fun to play console breaks yet another record.It has been recognized as the most quickest selling console in Australia.The console has sold 200 thousand units in just an span of 50 weeks.Even from the exclusive price cuts from the PS3 and the xbox 360,Will still stands firmly attached to the ground.

Labels: PS3, record, Wii, xbox360

Friday, November 16, 2007

40 Gb PS3 outshines all its rivals in Japan!

Well well well the battle never stops does it?The Sony was pushed back to the last position due to the excessive sales of Wii,which would not stay long in the shelves of an electronics shop and due to the introduction of Halo 3 and Guitar Hero 3 combined with the price cut in Japan made Xbox 360 one of the top selling consoles.But the new Sony trick has taken effect and is roaring upwards.The White Ceramic model 40Gb PS3 has overtaken both the Wii and the 360 sales.The $100 price cut from Sony(from $499 to $399) has brought it to the top,the reports confirm.The battle is getting hotter and hotter and in coming months we can expect more and more surprises from the three console manufactures.

Labels: battle, consoles, PS3, sales, Wii, xbox360

Saturday, November 10, 2007

PS3 on the lime light

Recently the SCE has let out ads featuring its new 40Gb PS3 consoles.The ads seem to have been an great hit and suddenly PS3 is on the driver seat.The first ad spot featured the Call of duty 4 that had arrived last week and the second one will feature Assassin's creed which will hit on Nov 13th.The news does not end here,due to an great turn out the SCE has planned to let out more ads serving more titles to the PS3 freaks.This is an major factor in the increasing the sales of the system.

Labels: ads, consoles, operating system, PS3

Monday, November 05, 2007

New PS3 commercial attracts Xbox fans

Well it was an smooth ride for the Microsoft's Xbox360 till the recent introduction of new 40Gb PS3.Sony let out its mini version of its mega PS3 last month in Australia and will soon hit many other countries.This version available for $399 is an Eye catcher and many thinks that its an good deal.It comes with all the features of the original PS3 but with a lesser hard disk capacity and no backward compatibility for PS2 games.Now SCE has let out an new Tv commercial for its new 40Gb PS3 which is quite charming.From the talks from several forums,it is true that many of the Xbox lovers have fallen in love with the new PS3 after seeing this commercial.

This is an good opening for Sony and the new console is expected to sell big and give big profits.Now it will be quite interesting to see what Microsoft's does to counter this.

Labels: commercial, PS3, sony, xbox360