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Xbox 360 US Sales Beat PS3 And Wii In October
According to NPD data and gaming industry Michael Pachter, US sales of Xbox 360 beat PS3 and Wii in October 2010. Xbox 360 sold 325,000 units, being the best selling console in the US in five months in a row. PS3 sold 250,000 units and Wii 232,000. Overall, top selling gaming system was Nintendo’s DS, […]
Cliff Bleszinski: “No Kinect In Gears Of War 3?
And that’s that. You can put those rumors to rest. CliffyB has tweeted “No Kinect in Gears of War 3.” Previously, it was rumored that Gears of War would feature Kinect. Bear in mind that it was not mentioned “which iteration of Gears of War for Kinect it will be” so there is still a […]
Microsoft Sells 1 Million Kinects In First 10 Days, “On Track” To Sell 5M By Year’s End
Microsoft has just announced that Kinect sold more than 1 million units in its first 10 days. “We are appreciative of the response we have seen from consumers that has culminated in sales of more than 1 million units in the first 10 days on the market for Kinect for Xbox 360,” said interactive entertainment […]
Kinect Hack Turns It Into 3D Video Capture Tool
We already know that Kinect had been hacked and drivers developed for it. Now, what’s cool is that Kinect has been transformed to take videos in 3D. Watch the results below: via Engadget
How To Downgrade PS3 Firmware
So, you’ve just updated to the latest PS3 firmware and now cannot downgrade your firmware. You also realize that the PS3 Jailbreak does not work with firmware 3.5 and ability to use OtherOS since firmware 3.21. The guys who made the original PS3 Jailbreak has released PS3 Downgrade which allows you to downgrade your PS3 […]
Xbox 360 Will Fall Behind PS3 Due To “Lack Of Diversity”, Says Analysts
Analysts David Cole of DFC Intellignece believes that the lack of a broad range of games on the Xbox 360 will eventually push it behind Sony’s PS3. Microsoft’s has traditionally been considered a shooter-box and the Xbox 360 “lacked the diversity to appeal to a broader international market.” The gap between the Xbox 360 and […]
AMD Officially Delays “Cayman” HD 6970 To December 2010
AMD has officially delayed its “Cayman” HD 6970 to December 13 2010. The card was supposed to launch later this month. Here’s AMD’s official response: “Demand for the ATI Radeon HD 5800 series continues to be very strong, the ATI Radeon HD 5970 remains the fastest graphics card in the world and the newest members […]
Kinect Sells An Estimated 475,000 Units
VGChartz estimates that Microsoft’s Kinect has sold an estimated 475,000 units in North Americas since its launch on November 4 2010. Microsoft expects Kinect to sell 5 million units, having spent half-a-billion dollars on marketing. Estimated software sales are below. Note that Kinect Adventures are bundled with every Kinect system sold: Kinect Adventures 479,992 Kinect […]
Kinect Sells For $149 While Costing Only $56 To Make
A report from UBM Tech Insights say that Kinect cost only $56 to manufacture while it retails for $149. The report took apart a Kinect machine and found that the single biggest expenditure on it was $17 worth of PrimeSense reference system, including the cameras, microphones and processor. PrimeSense is the company behind Kinect’s technology. […]
Video Shows Kinect Working On PC
Remember that Kinect got hacked? Well, someone has figured out how to use Kinect on a PC, utilizing its RGB and depth cameras. Watch it below:
Windows 7 Phone Sells 40,000 Units On First Day Despite $400M Marketing Budget
Microsoft has spent approximately $400 million on promoting Windows 7 phone. Despite that reports indicate that only 40,000 Windows 7 phones were sold on launch day. The sales number does not include the 89,000 Microsoft employees that will be given free Windows 7 phones. A T-Mobile spokeswoman did not offer a number of phones sold, […]
Microsoft Sues Motorola Over “Unreasonable Royalties” Related To Xbox Tech
Microsoft has sued Motorola earlier this week for charging “excessive and discriminatory” royalties for Motorola’s patents that Microsoft used in the Xbox 360, smartphones and Windows products. Microsoft uses WLAN and H.264 video codec patents under license from Motorola. However, Microsoft says that “Motorola broke its promises to license patents it asserted as related to […]
No Xbox 720: “We Have No New Plans For Another Xbox”, Says Microsoft
So, you’re already getting prepped for the next Xbox, nicknamed Xbox 720? Just hold on right there. Microsoft’s Steve McGill has said that they have no new plans for another Xbox: We’ve no plans for another Xbox. You’ll continue to see us bring amazing new experiences to the console, without you having to buy a […]
Analyst Expects PS3 To Overtake Xbox 360 By 2012
Just a few years ago it seemed improbable. How the gaming industry can change in such few short years. Speaking to IndustryGamers, EEDAR analyst Jesse Divnich believes Sony’s PS3 will finally overtake the Xbox 360 by 2012 in terms of worldwide sales. “Worldwide, Sony will eventually take the lead from Microsoft, likely by the end […]
