The Christmas console war: round one to Xbox?
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Battle for the wrapping paper begins In the run-up to the Christmas season, Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo will all be eagerly analysing sales figures in an attempt to declare their own console champion of champions. Microsoft has already made the first move and declared that it's in the best position to win the race to that place under the tree.â¦
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And their pee'd of with the Wii Retailers think the Xbox 360 is most likely to win the next generation console war, but they're still pi**ed with the ongoing Wii shortage, according to a survey.â¦
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You may not be able to get your hands on one of the company's popular consoles before Christmas, but now you can at least put something under the tree: a certificate redeemable for a Wii in January.
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Can the latest high-powered consoles offer more than videogames? You bet.
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Tycho:  When I started reading articles about Senator Brownback's bill - the one that would require that the ESRB play through games in their entirety - I expected to agree with it in principle, but take issue with its execution.  The shrill phase of the site, where I would don armor and ride under the aegis of the true gamer no matter how mild the incentive, now rests in the reliquary with Xbox Controller Jokes and Jabs At User Friendly.  I had chosen a singularly poor moment to become reasonable.  Upon further examination, the Senator's plan (which I think may be rightly called a machination) is the sort of thing one might forge in the fires of Mount Doom.
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Microsoft continued to build on the success of its Xbox platform by extending its popular Live gaming platform to Windows PCs. The service is set to debut on May 8, and will connect gamers on both platforms together.
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Game publishers and hardware makers will battle for consumers' holiday dollars with a slew of high-profile releases.
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While it might not be as good as actually getting a Wii for Christmas, Nintendo and GameStop have joined forces to help consumers get their hand on one...eventually.
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Microsoft pays big bucks to fix Xbox 360 glitches.
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Nintendo's new console will ship on Nov. 19 for $250 -- and include a sports game. Software publishers have mixed reactions about the freebie. By Chris Kohler.
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It now appears likely that Microsoft will exceed its goal of 10 million Xbox 360 consoles sold by the end of year. Also, sales during the crucial Thanksgiving weekend surpassed 100,000 consoles per day, BetaNews has learned.
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Our friends over at Gamespot posted a blog yesterday discussing the likelihood of a rumored $400 PS3 that would arrive in time for the holidays.
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With Halo 2 racking up record sales and eager fans rushing to Microsoft&#39;s Xbox Live online gaming service to compete with other gamers from around the world, it should be an exciting time for Xbox enthusiasts.
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Tycho:  Gamespot is saying there's a reproducible crash in the new Tiger Woods for the 360, and that the Gamernet functionality doesn't work there either.  PS3 version sounds clean.    Next year, can you guys make sure you put your crash bugs into the demo, too?  It would really help the consumer make an educated decision.    It's so weird; we had problems with the last one, but it never occurred to us that the next one could be worse.  That is to say, I expect inertia.  I don't expect it to break before I even get the Goddamned thing home.      (CW)TB
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Microsoft has released a new SKU for its Xbox 360 console--but should you buy it?
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For the last several years, Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo have fought over an audience for console video games that is growing older and more mainstream.
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The PlayStation 3's potential is vast but it can't match the Xbox 360's features in its current iteration. By Chris Kohler.