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Microsoft could target new Xbox hardware for 2015

Published on: 24th March, 2011

According to recent discoveries, Microsoft may not launch any genuine Xbox hardware for the next four years. A profile for designer Ben Peterson mentions some work for the company’s Interactive Entertainment Business which would investigate future user experiences and hardware for the year 2015. A teaser shot illustrates a brief glimpse of what is apparently [...]

NPD says that Xbox and Black Ops broke sales records

Published on: 16th March, 2011

The Microsoft Xbox 360 console has recently broken the company’s record for non-holiday sales; according to numbers collected by NPD group (research firm), shipments have reached 535,000 systems only in February. Microsoft’s post-holiday performance has surpassed the famous September 2007 sales boost, which coincided with Halo 3. David Dennis, Microsoft’s group manager, suggested that the [...]

Microsoft posts new jobs for third-generation Xbox

Published on: 13th March, 2011

Microsoft seems to show the first signs of preparing for its Xbox 360’s eventual substitution with a set of new jobs posted on March 4 and discovered three days later. Listings for VLSI performance and graphics architects would offer new recruits the possibility to work on next generation console architectures; the jobs target for a [...]

Motorola files a countersuit against Microsoft and menaces Windows and Xbox

Published on: 17th November, 2010

Motorola has recently filed a lawsuit as a response to Microsoft’s own lawsuit over Xbox 360 patent copyright. Its complaint suggests that Microsoft would violate sixteen patents. The lawsuit is targeting Windows, mobile platforms, the H.264 video related to Xbox, Wi-Fi and password patents. The most direct of all are the claims referring to Windows, [...]

PSP2 counting on Xbox-level power could regain lost position

Published on: 3rd November, 2010

The rumored PSP2 may count on Xbox 360-like performance to give Sony the position it lost in favor to Apple. The processor chosen has not been mentioned, but it is expected that the design would have 1GB of RAM, which is twice the memory of Microsoft’s TV console. The new device is supposed to be [...]

Microsoft says Xbox Live friend cap would jump to 1,000

Published on: 23rd October, 2010

In a German Facebook post, afterwards pulled, Microsoft suggested that the approaching Xbox 360 Dashboard update will eventually eliminate the Xbox Live’s 100-user friend cap. According to the post, the list of friends may now contain 1,000 persons and using Facebook it would be possible to even get more. The beta Dashboard update still does [...]

PS3 believed to win the console challenge by 2013

Published on: 18th March, 2010

The PlayStation 3 of Sony is believed to sell more devices than any other competitor during the lifetime of the current product generation, says a report released by Strategy Analytics. Analysts have made predictions regarding overall shipments during the lifetime of the product instead of comparing sales figures immediately after the products are launched. The [...]

New plug-and-play UIM device from Infinitec

Published on: 23rd February, 2010

A new upcoming Infinite USB Memory (IUM) device has been recently showed by Infinitec. This makes content and stream media sharing possible from any other connected device. It seems that all file formats are compatible, no matter their extension or type and users can also stream files from their PCs to Blu-ray players, gaming consoles [...]

Xbox to stream ESPN feeds of live TV

Published on: 25th January, 2010

Microsoft hopes to make a step in networked media hubs with its offering of live sports through the Xbox 360, according to a leak. The company is in advanced talks with Disney to stream feeds of live TV from ESPN through the system. Users would get access to almost all events through Internet feeds while [...]

Microsoft Prepares 250GB Xbox 360 for Upcoming Modern Warfare 2

Published on: 19th September, 2009

Infinity Ward which is a game developer announced tonight that Microsoft is thinking of launching a 250 gigabyte Xbox 360 Elite. The statement of Infinity Ward should be taken seriously since the company presented in detail a specific bunch of information of the designers` team newly developed shooter. The limited edition of Modern Warfare 2 [...]

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