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READ MORE >Rumor: Xbox 360 Blu-ray Add-on by May?
Update: A representative of Microsoft told Shacknews that, "It is premature to speculate about Blu-ray but we do know from market data that HD...
READ MORE >"remember when the ps2 had a dvd player in it and u had to buy an adapter for the xbox to watch ..."
see all 133 commentsFirm: PS3 to Outsell Wii, Xbox 360 by 2011
Research firm iSuppli estimates that Sony's PlayStation 3 will exceed sales of the Wii and Xbox 360 by 2011, reports Reuters. iSuppli reckons...
READ MORE >"For the record, I own a PS3, am planning on buying a second PS3 this year, and judging by the ..."
see all 95 commentsJanuary Hardware Sales Show Wii, PS3 Over 360
Sales-tracking firm The NPD Group has issued its analysis of North American console hardware sales across January 2008, showing the Wii and...
READ MORE >"It's not funny how often shackers whom i've never even seen post pop up with stuff like this. ..."
see all 50 commentsAnalyst: Next-Gen Starts in 2010
Pacific Crest Securities analyst Evan Wilson has suggested that Microsoft and Nintendo will unveil hardware follow-ups to the Xbox 360 and Wii in...
READ MORE >"I would drop 400 bucks on a new xbox in Q4 of 08. I am use to buying similarly priced graphics ..."
see all 65 commentsReport Claims 16% Failure Rate for Xbox 360; Microsoft Experiencing Hardware Shortage
Electronics warranty dealer SquareTrade has estimated the Xbox 360 hardware failure rate around 16%, 1UP reports. In a sample of over a thousand...
READ MORE >"I just got stuck on the phone with xbox tech support after ive been having very glitchy playback ..."
see all 80 commentsXbox 360 HD DVD Player Add-on Drops to $129.99
The price of the Xbox 360 HD DVD player add-on has dropped from $179.99 to $129.99, Xbox Live director of programming Larry "Major Nelson" Hyrb has...
READ MORE >"Dude, the HD-DVD is an add on peripheral to play HD DVD MOVIES. It has absolutely nothing to do ..."
see all 21 commentsNintendo Reveals Cobalt/Black DS Lite
Nintendo today confirmed earlier rumors by announcing a Cobalt/Black version of the DS Lite, which the comapny describes as "like a black T-shirt...
READ MORE >"It fell out of my jacket pocket while I was standing up... it was a loose pocket..."
see all 44 commentsPSP Firmware 3.90 Arrives in North America, Europe; Adds Skype Functionality for Slim PSPs
The latest firmware update for the PSP has arrived in North America and Europe, bringing the popular internet voice chat software Skype to the...
READ MORE >"Umm, didn't the PS2 Slim have compatibility problems with some PS2 games because of the revision?"
see all 14 commentsNintendo Releases Q3 Sales Data, Expects Third-Party Sales to Increase; Wii Sports Sells 12.5M Units
New sales data released by Nintendo illustrates the company's fiscal year third quarter performance, broken down in hardware and software sales by...
READ MORE >"You should play No More Heroes. I think you would appreciate it."
see all 11 commentsRumor: 80GB PS3 Out, Larger Capacity HDD PS3 with Dual Shock 3 Coming Soon
The 80GB PlayStation 3 will be phased out in favor of a model with a larger hard drive, reports Ars Technica. According to an unnamed source,...
READ MORE >"SCEE confirmed they'll stick to their single-SKU policy over here (yay... not)"
see all 48 commentsRumor: Best Buy Discontinuing 80GB PS3 (Updated)
Update: In a response to Shacknews, an SCEA representative did not comment on the subject of Best Buy's alleged discontinuation of the 80GB PS3,...
READ MORE >"If they drop the $499 PS3 and add the software emulation to the $399 PS3 I will strongly ..."
see all 56 commentsSkype PSP Delayed in Japan, Still on Track in NA
The North American release of Skype for the PSP is still on track despite Sony Computer Entertainment Japan's delay of the Japanese edition, SCEA...
READ MORE >"I would be using this all the time. It'd be great to use away from your PC or outdoors at WiFi ..."
see all 4 commentsNintendo's Year Sales May Exceed $14.5 Billion, Sony May Fall Short of Annual Sales Target
Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter is predicting that Nintendo will report sales of $5.28 billion in its Q3 report on January 24, and raise its...
READ MORE >"a NES controller made by Mattel. This has what to do with the Wii exactly? The correct ..."
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"Xbox One X is a nice piece of hardware but it didn't have near the impact of the Switch."
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