Archive for the 'Video Game Hardware' Category

Sony increases PS3 price by $25-30 USD in Asia

If you’d bought a Playstation 3 in Hong Kong last week, you would have picked a 40gb model up for the MSRP of $2680 HKD ($348 USD) in any store (as long as you bought a game to go with it - one of the many things that makes shopping in Hong Kong unique).
However, [...]

SixAxis follows HD-DVD into Electronics Hell

When Sony’s DualShock 3 controller hits shelves next week, it will be sitting alongside the old SixAxis controllers. But not for long. MTV’s Multiplayer Blog reported that as of now, Sony is no longer manufacturing the SixAxis controller. The controller that Sony insisted was the “next generation of controllers” is now being replaced by… rumble. [...]

XBOX 360 vs. Playstation 3: Rainbow Six Vegas 2

GameTrailers has done us a service by recording some footage of Rainbow Six Vegas 2 on both the XBOX 360 and PS3, comparing them in split-screen.

http://trailers.gametrailers.com/gt_vault/5848/t_r6v2_comparison_gt.flv

The verdict? Well first of all the game doesn’t look that great to begin with. However, the PS3 version is lacking many of the shadow effects of the 360 version, [...]

Microsoft drops HD-DVD player

Stick a fork in it - HD-DVD is totally, completely DONE. Microsoft made the following statement today:
As a result of recent decisions made by Toshiba, Hollywood studios, and retailers, Microsoft plans to withdraw from HD DVD. Xbox will no longer manufacture new HD DVD players for the Xbox 360, but we will continue [...]

January 2008 Sales Figures: Shortages cause a 3 way tie

January is a rough month for video game sales. After seeing numbers steadily increase for the final 3 months of each year, January’s results look extra low in comparison. This is especially the case when manufacturers nearly sell out their entire inventory of product, which is what happened to both Nintendo and Microsoft. Therefore, [...]

Satin Silver Playstation 3 unveiled - in Japan

Remember when the PS3 first made its debut in 2005? It featured whacky looking boomerang-shaped controllers, and the first press photos showed it off in black, white, and silver. It also had two HDMI ports, three ethernet ports, and six USB ports.
Quite a few things have changed since then, including several hard drive configurations. But [...]

Nintendo DS finally gets a cool new colour in North America

White.. okay
Black.. cool, but total fingerprint magnet
Pink..
Gold..
Metallic Rose.. ugh..
Crimson/Black.. Nice try, but the shade of red just isn’t right
Is this better?

Today, Nintendo announced a new colour of DS Lite for the North American market. As you can see, it will be another two-tone colourway, and should I say, just a bit more macho than the [...]