Archive for November, 2007

PS3 gets DivX support; Xbox 360 doesn’t

November 14, 2007

PS3 gets DivX support; Xbox 360 doesn'tGoing above and beyond Microsoft in providing a home console that can double as a great media machine, Sony and DivX have combined forces to provide the maturing PS3 with support for the popular DivX video format.

Xbox 360 playing catchup to Wii’s Virtual Console

November 13, 2007

Xbox 360 playing catchup to Wii's Virtual Console Microsoft are taking a page from Nintendo’s very popular Virtual Console book, with an upcoming Xbox update set to allow full original Xbox titles to be downloaded from Xbox Live. These titles are expect to cost ~ $15 (1200 Microsoft Points).

Wii love Mario (because we don’t have third party titles like the Xbox 360)

November 12, 2007

wii love mario (because we don't have third party titles like the Xbox 360) Getting a game into the top ten for any system is great news.  Getting all ten is an achievement.  Getting all ten with different variations on a single first-party character is a sign of a serious lack of support.

PS3 Unreal Tournament has better graphics than Xbox 360 Gears of War

November 12, 2007

PS3 Unreal Tournament has better graphics than Xbox 360 Gears of WarWell, at least according to Mark Rein, Epic’s vice president. Rein claims that the upcoming Unreal Tournament 3 on the PS3 “pushes the graphics bar up even higher than Gears of War”, which was a phenomenal success on the Xbox 360 when it was released this time last year.

PS3 warranty is voided by dust if the repair center technician says so

November 11, 2007

ps3dust In the second of what is no doubt going to be many rounds with Sony, one PS3 owner is having a not so good time in dealing with Sony and getting his PS3 repaired because of too much dust.

Bad news for the PS3 – Sony admits loss, sorry, ‘stalemate’ in format war with Microsoft

November 11, 2007

Bad news for the PS3 - Sony admits loss, sorry, 'stalemate' in format war with Microsoft Sony CEO Howard Stringer admitted that their Blu-Ray format is in a ‘stalemate’ with Microsoft endorsed HD-DVD.  And when a company as psychopathically unable to admit defeat as "I’ll give you $2000 for any PS3 you find on the shelves" Sony confesses to a draw, the reality must make a cruise on the Titanic look like a success story.

PS3 warranty disabled by dust disaster?

November 10, 2007

ps3 warranty disabled by dust disaster? Dust is a fact of life for the modern gamer.  Either something you work against to keep your entertainment center sparkling or, more likely, a choking hazard whenever you’re forced to dive into the tangled snakes nest of cabling that lurks behind your system.

Ubisoft: PS3 and Xbox 360 basically the same

November 9, 2007

PS3 and Xbox 360 basically the same President and CEO of Ubisoft, Yves Guillemot believes that the PS3 and Xbox 360 are very similar and that there is almost no difference between the two consoles in terms of capabilities.

Sony denies claim of Xbox 360 style PS3 failure rate on 40gb model

November 8, 2007

Sony denies claim of Xbox 360 style PS3 failure rate on 40gb modelA report appeared on Dutch gaming site ‘Gamed’ which claimed that a Belgian retailer, by the name of ‘Game Mania’ had stated that up to 40% of the new 40GB PS3 they had sold had been returned because of hardware defects. Now Sony have come out to fully deny these rumours.

Xbox parental controls (which won’t affect kids)

November 8, 2007

xbox parental controls (which won't affect kids) Microsoft have unveiled a new update to the XBox 360 to protect those most innocent and precious of things (profits) against the evils of modern technology (media scaremongering).


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