With next generation consoles expected either late this year or early next, Sony and Microsoft look set to pay more attention to the home entertainment side adding more to their systems than just gaming. The formation of Xbox Entertainment Studios based in Los Angeles is another step by Microsoft to open up this element of interactive content and live events for Xbox and other devices. This is the... »
Ongoing talk about the Xbox 720 requiring broadband has resulted in plenty of negative reactions from gamers and understandably so, considering the amount of restrictions this will impose. When you take on board the requirement of having an internet connection to play games there will be many gamers out there who are not online for a number of reasons, while some have no intention whatsoever. We a... »
As we move into the next generation of gaming some may feel the current consoles are reaching the end of their lifespan with news that production of the PlayStation 2 console has stopped. In my opinion racing titles are showing more signs of next-gen gaming than other genres, and we are excited to see what they will be like on the PS4 and Xbox 720. While we are basing this information on speculati... »
It comes as no real surprise to us that the Xbox 720 will be a more cloud-centric games console when compared to the current Xbox 360, this is because Microsoft understands that how we play and purchase our games have changed over the years. However, if you think that this will affect the physical disc format in the short term then you would be wrong, but it’s obvious that the end goal would... »
With both Windows 8 and Microsoft Surface now available for purchase it’s worth noting that the games that you can currently download for W8 are limited because you cannot get 18-rated games on their. However, all that will change soon and Windows 8 games on the Store will swell in the build up to Christmas 2012. It seems that Microsoft has decided to do a U-turn on their decision to not sel... »
Having already explained how sales of the Xbox 360 have stalled in recent months and how Microsoft need to release their next-gen Xbox sooner rather than later, there has been a growing realization that Microsoft will adopt the subsidized pricing model for the long term. We already had a strong feeling it was coming, and when the company unveiled this very thing with the 360 earlier this year – we... »
Things are currently not looking good for Microsoft because Xbox 360 sales are not what the company had hoped for. The latest sales figures are in and they are down for Q1 of the 2013 fiscal year, which is something they do not want to hear when their rivals Nintendo and Sony are doing much better. We say that Nintendo are doing better, but we are getting a little ahead of ourselves here, but it s... »
Many UK retailers have been revising their prices for the PS3 not only because of the new 12GB Super Slim was recently released, but also because of the impending Holiday Season. Okay, we know that Sony hopes to sell more units but they are going to need to do better if they have any hope of fending off Microsoft, as they have just stripped $50 off the price of their Xbox 360. While the current of... »
In recent months Microsoft has seen a number of their details in regards to their next-gen console being leaked, as a result they have announced a number of measures in order to improve security so that we are unable to learn plans of the Xbox 720. These new measures are to begin next month and will be a level of security not seen at the Redmond campus before. It’s no surprise that Microsoft... »
Car manufacturers are always trying to push the boundaries with the implementation of different technology in order to stay ahead of rivals, but Toyota’s latest idea seems to be a step too far – currently anyway. The Japanese carmaker has designed a concept called the Smart Insect and has come up with the plan to incorporate Microsoft’s Kinect motion sensor. If the concept ever went in... »
