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Sony

How to buy the Playstation 4 for $329

If you’ve been waiting for Sony to drop the price of its Playstation 4, well, Wal-Mart has what you need.… Read More

What should the U.S. do in response to North Korea? Nothing more

Commentary: The past 24 hours have seen the Sony hack attack take us even further into new, uncharted territory. With… Read More

Xbox One vs. PS4: Can Microsoft sustain its new momentum against Sony in the console market?

Microsoft finally dethroned Sony in the U.S. console war during November. But is this a temporary blip or the start of… Read More

Sony follows Microsoft, will sell PS4 in China after 14-year ban

Gamers in China will finally be able to own a Playstation. Sony announced today that it will sell its Playstation… Read More

Microsoft slashes the price of the Xbox One to $329 for a limited time

The Xbox One will be available starting at the low price of $329 in the U.S. for Black Friday and… Read More

Sony ships 13.5M PS4 consoles in one year, Microsoft sells 10M Xbox Ones

This weekend marks the one-year anniversary of Sony’s Playstation 4, and to celebrate, the gaming giant released some statistics on Friday.… Read More

Playstation 4 outsells Xbox One in U.S. for 10th consecutive month

Microsoft may be seeing better Xbox One sales as of late, but Sony still has the U.S. sales crown. Sony… Read More

Xbox One sales triple after $50 price cut

Microsoft announced today that Xbox One sales tripled week-over-week after the company implemented a $50 price cut on Nov. 2.… Read More

Microsoft completes ‘Halo: The Master Chief Collection’ for Nov. 11 release

Halo fans, start your energy swords. Microsoft’s 343 Industries, the internal studio responsible for the blockbuster Halo franchise for Xbox, announced this… Read More

Video game analyst: Xbox One finally passes PS4 in monthly U.S. sales

Update: Official NPD numbers show the PS4 still on top for the month of September. See our followup story. Giving away… Read More

News Brief

T-Mobile to sell Sony’s flagship Xperia Z3 smartphone on October 29

T-Mobile announced today that it will sell Sony’s flagship Xperia Z3 smartphone on Oct. 29 for $630 up front or… Read More

Xbox One debuts to long lines in China, beating PS4 to key market

Microsoft launched the Xbox One in China today — becoming the first foreign company to release a game console in the country in… Read More

Xbox One now cheaper than PS4 in the UK as Microsoft slashes console price again

For a limited time, the Xbox One is now cheaper than the PlayStation 4 in the U.K. As part of… Read More

PlayStation 4 outsells Xbox One in the U.S. for 8th month in a row

The PlayStation 4 once again outsold the Xbox One in the U.S., as Sony’s console took the sales crown for the eighth… Read More

Sony’s new Xperia smartphones can stream games from PS4

Sony today debuted a handful of new devices, including revamped Xperia Z3 smartphones and tablets. The Xperia Z3 flagship smartphone,… Read More

PlayStation 4 outsells Xbox One in the U.S. for 7th month in a row

Another month, another win for Sony. The PS4 was the best-selling console in the U.S. for July, marking the seventh… Read More

Bungie unveils Destiny’s competitive multiplayer modes, release date for first expansion

As a part of Sony’s press conference at Gamescom today, Bungie unveiled some new details about content for “Destiny,” its… Read More

Sony has sold 10M PlayStation 4 consoles in 9 months

Nine months since debuting its PlayStation 4 console on Nov. 15, Sony has sold 10 million units to consumers worldwide. The… Read More

Sony crushes Microsoft in console sales during last 3 months

Sony is winning the console war. The gaming giant posted its quarterly earnings report today and noted 3.5 million Playstation… Read More

Microsoft partners with China Telecom to sell Xbox One in September

China Telecom will help Microsoft sell the Xbox One in China later this fall, as the two companies announced an… Read More

Microsoft mum on Xbox One sales; notes 1.1M ‘Xbox consoles’ shipped in past 3 months

Microsoft hasn’t reported Xbox One sales statistics for quite some time, and that didn’t change with today’s quarterly earnings report.… Read More

Sony dominance: PS4 outsells Xbox One in U.S. for 6th month in a row

Point, Sony — again. For the sixth month in a row, Sony’s PlayStation 4 has outsold Microsoft’s Xbox One in… Read More

Mario Kart 8 helps Nintendo’s Wii U turn a corner, lifting console sales more than Titanfall or Second Son

Could great first-party games be enough to save the Wii U and Nintendo’s bottom line? If the early sales data… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Radio: Can Nintendo make a console comeback?

With the E3 video game convention in the books for another year, this week’s GeekWire radio show features a conversation… Read More

It’s official: Sony is the king of the consoles again

It took eight years, but Sony is once again king of the consoles. The company sold 18.7 million consoles worldwide in its last… Read More

Sony to launch PlayStation TV box in U.S. for $99

Sony will launch its PlayStation TV set-top gaming and streaming video box in the U.S. and Canada this fall starting… Read More

PlayStation 4 owners to get sneak peek of Bungie’s Destiny starting this week

Sony will give PlayStation 4 owners a sneak preview of Destiny, the highly anticipated video game from Bungie, the Seattle-area development studio that… Read More

WSJ: Titanfall sequel won’t be exclusive to Xbox One

While Titanfall has surely helped Microsoft sell more Xbox One consoles, it looks like the exclusive deal with Respawn Entertainment… Read More

PS4 outsells Xbox One in U.S. for 4th straight month; Titanfall top-selling game in April

The PlayStation 4 is still the sales champion in the U.S, as Sony’s console outsold the Xbox One in April.… Read More

Xbox Live Gold membership no longer needed for Netflix, Hulu, other apps

There’s good news today for Xbox owners that have wanted to use apps like Netflix and Hulu, but avoided paying… Read More

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