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Sony

Playstation 4 sales are up at least 2M on the Xbox One

One day ago, Sony announced that it sold through more than 7 million PlayStation 4 consoles globally as of April 6. Today, Microsoft… Read More

PlayStation 4 sales hit 7M

Sony announced a new milestone for the PlayStation 4 today, as the company has sold through more than 7 million consoles… Read More

Intellectual Ventures gets investment from Microsoft while Apple stays away

Microsoft — but not Apple — has agreed to invest in Intellectual Ventures (IV), the patent holding firm and technology… Read More

Zuckerberg: Microsoft and Sony are no match for Facebook and Oculus

The jaw-dropper of the day in the tech industry, you’ve probably heard, was Facebook’s announcement that it will spend $2… Read More

Cheaper than the PlayStation 4: Retailers drop Xbox One Titanfall bundle to $450

If you’ve been waiting for the price of the Xbox One to drop before purchasing Microsoft’s newest console, well, today… Read More

PlayStation in 3D: Sony announces virtual reality headset for immersive gaming

SAN FRANCISCO–At today’s Game Developer Conference in San Francisco, Shuhei Yoshida, the President of Worldwide Studios for Sony Computer Entertaiment,… Read More

Xbox One arriving in 26 additional countries in September

The Xbox One will be available in 26 additional countries later this year, Microsoft announced today. After debuting the console… Read More

PlayStation 4 edges Xbox One for U.S. console sales in February

Sony’s PlayStation 4 beat Microsoft’s Xbox One for sales in the U.S. last month, but not by much. The NPD… Read More

Playstation 4 sales surpass 6M in less than 4 months

Sony announced today that its PlayStation 4 console has sold more than 6 million units worldwide as of March 2,… Read More

Sony closing Seattle store, ceding key retail battleground to Apple, Microsoft

Sony will be pulling its store from a very busy Seattle mall, leaving the fertile shopping ground to its biggest… Read More

The footnote that roared: MicroVision surges on news of Sony’s pocket-sized projector

Sony’s announcement on Thursday that it is developing a laser-based, high-definition, pocket-sized projector didn’t mention MicroVision until the third footnote… Read More

PlayStation 4 trumps Xbox One for U.S. console sales in January

Point, Sony. After two months of falling behind the Xbox One for U.S. sales, Sony’s PlayStation 4 came out on… Read More

Sony debuts Xperia Z1S smartphone, available exclusively with T-Mobile

LAS VEGAS — Sony today announced that its newest flagship smartphone will be available exclusively on T-Mobile. The Xperia Z1S is… Read More

Free games for Xbox Live Gold members: Sleeping Dogs, Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light

Microsoft announced today that as part of its Games with Gold program, Xbox Live Gold subscribers will be receiving two… Read More

Extra week makes PS4 top-selling U.S. console, but Microsoft says Xbox One is selling faster

Sony has sold more PlayStation 4 consoles in the U.S., but Microsoft says it is selling the Xbox One at… Read More

PS4 global sales hit 2.1 million, Sony says

It’s been a little more than two weeks since the Playstation 4 hit shelves, and now Sony is reporting that… Read More

Noise of Death: Microsoft replacing bricked consoles to frustrated gamers within ‘a matter of days’

Most of the one million-plus Xbox One owners are spending the weekend in video game heaven, playing with Microsoft’s newest console… Read More

Nearly 40% of Xbox One reviews on Amazon are 1-star; users reporting broken disc drives

Microsoft began selling the Xbox One today and people are already complaining about problems. Several users are posting videos and issuing… Read More

Amazon shipped more PS4’s on release day than any video game console in history

Initial PlayStation 4 sales are not only setting all-time highs for Sony, but the device is breaking records over on Amazon… Read More

Amazon starts PS4 exchange procedure after hundreds receive faulty consoles

Out of the 2,310 customers who have left reviews on the Amazon Playstation 4 product page, more than 25 percent… Read More

So far, so good for Sony: 1 million PS4 consoles sold in first 24 hours

So far, so good for Sony’s PlayStation 4. The game giant announced today that it sold one million PS4’s in… Read More

Friendly competition: Microsoft congratulates Sony on PS4 launch as new console era officially begins

A new console era officially kicked off a few hours ago when thousands of Sony fans waited in line and… Read More

Xbox One and PS4 fanboys will sympathize with the latest South Park episode

Leave it to none other than the South Park writers to poke fun at gamers engaging in the Xbox One… Read More

Let the console hype begin: New details on Xbox One and PS4 launch events

Christmas is coming a wee bit early for gamers out there, as two next generation consoles are set to hit… Read More

Sweet PS4 deal: Amazon, Target offer 3-for-2 deal for games

If you’re a Sony fan with plans to purchase the PlayStation 4 when it debuts Friday, Amazon and Target have… Read More

Sony parodies Daft Punk with PS4 unboxing video

Daft Punk fans may enjoy Sony’s latest Playstation 4 promo. In “The Official PS4 Unboxing Video,” Sony parodies the video… Read More

This iPad-loving, 5-year-old genius is Sony’s worst nightmare

Arden Hayes, a 5-year-old “whiz kid” from Carlyle, Ill., was back on Jimmy Kimmel Live last night, expanding beyond his… Read More

PlayStation 3 rules global console market in build-up to new generation

Sony sold 2 million PlayStation 3 consoles worldwide in the latest quarter, continuing the 7-year-old console’s late surge as Sony… Read More

The streak is over: Xbox 360 dethroned by PS3 after 32 months atop U.S. market

Thirty-two months, or 2-and-a-half years: That’s how long Microsoft’s Xbox 360 held the top spot in the U.S. console market, based… Read More

Xbox One back in stock on Amazon, GameStop

The Xbox One has been sold out at most online retailers for a while now — maybe President Obama is… Read More

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