The next Xbox: What to expect from Microsoft’s new console

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Well, we’re almost there. In less than 24 hours, the tech world will be listening and watching in anticipation as Microsoft officially unveils the next generation of the Xbox. The console market has been struggling, but Microsoft — which has led in the U.S. in console sales for 28 consecutive months — is aiming to shake things up… Read More…

Sony teases PS4 hardware in new video, one day before Xbox launch

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Less than 24 hours before Microsoft reveals the new generation of Xbox, Sony has just posted a teaser video showing off aspects of the Playstation 4 console. But if you were looking for high-def pictures of the new console, you’ll be disappointed. The 39-second clip shows a blurry black box and quick glimpses of the console… Read More…

Xbox 360 marks 28 straight months atop U.S. market; industry sales sink 25%

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Just days before we get our first look at the next-generation Xbox, Microsoft’s Xbox 360 continues to dominate the U.S. video game industry. The latest numbers from NPD market research firm are out and the Xbox 360 was the top-selling console in April, marking the 28th straight month atop the U.S. console market. Microsoft sold… Read More…

POLL: Fusion, Infinity, 720: What should the next Xbox be called?

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Lots of rumors have been circulating around the Internet about what Microsoft will call the next-generation Xbox. Will it be Xbox Infinity? What about Xbox Fusion? Or the long-rumored Xbox 720? We’ll find out more when Microsoft reveals the new Xbox later this month in Redmond. But if you were running the Xbox division right now,… Read More…

NPD: Xbox 360 marks 27 straight months atop U.S. market; industry sales sink 10%

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Xbox 360 just keeps on dominating the U.S. console market. The latest numbers from NPD market research firm are out and Microsoft’s Xbox 360 was the top-selling console in March, marking the 27th straight month atop the U.S. console market. Microsoft sold 261,000 Xbox 360′s last month  — down 13.5 percent from last month —… Read More…

Watch: Jimmy Fallon, self-proclaimed gamer, plays poorly on PS4

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Ah, the perks of being a late night TV host. On his show Thursday night, Jimmy Fallon got a chance to demo Sony’s just-announced PS4 and played a little Killzone: Shadow Fall. “I’m very excited about this,” Fallon said. “I’m a gamer, I’m a geek.” Based on Fallon’s performance on the sticks, it sure didn’t… Read More…

Report: Microsoft to debut next-gen console in April after being “caught off guard” by Sony

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It looks like Microsoft’s turn to impress the gaming world may come in April. That’s according to a report from computerandvideogames.com, who spoke with an unnamed Sony official that said Wednesday’s PS4 unveiling ”caught Microsoft off-guard,” and that “we definitely ruffled some feathers.” Sources said that Microsoft is planning on hosting a one-off event in April… Read More…

Sony teaches us how to unveil a console without actually showing it

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Sony’s huge, hyped-up PS4 event in New York City concluded Wednesday evening after two hours of dazzling gameplay, awesome features and a sleek new touchpad controller. But we didn’t see the actual console. We didn’t hear a price. And we didn’t learn about a release date. Xbox’s Larry Hryb, a.k.a. Major Nelson, put it nicely:… Read More…

Ouch: Nintendo sold just 57,000 Wii U’s in January, report says

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Nintendo President Satoru Iwata told Reuters last month that the sales of the Wii U, which debuted Nov. 18, were “not bad.” Well, new numbers show that it’s worse than that. CNET is reporting that Nintendo sold just 57,000 Wii U’s last month, barely 20 percent of what Microsoft’s Xbox 360 (281,000) sold during the same time frame. That’s also… Read More…

Sony boss: We’ll let Microsoft unveil its console first, then make ours better

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While we don’t have exact release dates for next-generation consoles, we now know Sony’s PS4 will be released after Microsoft’s new Xbox. That’s at least according to Sony CEO Kazuo Hirai. IGN spotted the company’s boss in an article from The Times saying that “Why go first, when your competitors can look at your specifications… Read More…