Archive for the 'Video Game Hardware' Category

Rumor: 80GB PS3 gone; replaced by 120 or 160 GB version with DualShock 3

Ars Technica has a good record when it comes to Sony rumors, so its with more than a bit of salt that we take their “mole’s” report that Sony is indeed dropping the 80GB/Motorstorm SKU and replacing it with a new model with either a 120 or 160GB drive and a DualShock 3 controller.
If [...]

News Flash: Current-gen video games are most often NOT in Full HD

It all started innocently enough, in the gaming forum section of a non-gaming related website I visit. The fanboys were going at it, spitting venom and vitriol back and forth as they tried to declare their favorite console as being the best choice for everyone. Someone said that the PS3 simply had “more power” [...]

Everybody Wants a Wii - December 2007 Video Game Sales Figures

The North American December sales figures are in and, well, it was a big month. Game companies saw a total revenue of $4.82 billion come their way last month, nicely capping off a $17.9 billion year. This marks the biggest year ever for the games industry - a 43% increase in sales over 2006’s [...]

Wii hacker develops head tracking desktop VR with Wii Remote

We all agree that Nintendo’s Wii Remote design is ingenius in its effectiveness and simplicity. Many first-party titles are using it to make certain games more immersive than ever. Unfortunately, 3rd party publishers see the Wii as nothing more than shovelware bait though, since so many people own one.
It took an independent engineer though, to [...]

Xvid on Playstation 3 firmware 2.10 works FINE

According to initial reports, the Playstation 2.10 firmware supported DivX but not XviD. We reported this when the firmware was first announced, because after all, the site that reported it actually had it and actually tested it.
Unfortunately, the person who tested it may not have their network running properly. As it turns out, Xvid plays [...]

PSP Media Manager now available for free

When the PSP first went head-to-head with the DS, many saw it as having a huge advantage of being a personal multimedia player, as well as a gaming device. Unfortunately, UMD movies were a total flop, and converting your own movies for most people was a total pain in the ass with free 3rd party [...]

PS3 Firmware 2.10 Tomorrow - Blu-Ray Profile 1.1 is here!

For all the doubters, turns out we were right ;)
Tomorrow, Sony will release the 2.10 firmware for PS3, which adds Profile 1.1. To find out more about what this means, please read our original post on the subject.
DivX support is also going to be added, along with VC-1 WMV support. However, there are rumors that [...]