Computer/Console Gaming on TFTS - Page 5

Last year we were all happy to learn that the Playstation 3 is going to get a 3D firmware upgrade that will make 3D games and movies possible on your gaming console. Two months later and we can now tell you that there’s official confirmation that Sony is actually considering …

Gaming platform Steam collects all sorts of metrics on their users, including taking automated hardware surveys of their users computers. They say this information helps them (Valve, their parent company) as game developers, and they often release this information to the public. The results for January 2010 are in, and …

Nintendo and Netflix have been doing a little courtship ritual for weeks now over getting streaming Netflix to the Wii, and now, it got a bit more interesting. As you may know, the Nintendo Wii isn’t exactly a HD-capable system (it was derisively called “two Gamecubes taped together” by some …

Unlike Sony, Microsoft isn’t exactly keen on the idea of selling tons of consoles to the US military. Wired magazine is reporting that in 2006, the US Army contacted Microsoft about purchasing a large number of Xbox 360s and licensing the XNA game creation tech to create training programs.

We first covered the saga of the Pandora gaming handheld last year. The small device, being backed by an open-source team and community, has had a long three year development cycle, and it’s now coming near the end as they’ve begun taking pre-orders for the device as the first models …

Another interesting device coming out of China’s Shenzhen district, known for its famous tech knockoffs. Company JXD has come out with the “V3″ a portable media player that also features a 5-megapixel camera and can play Nintendo games – that’s right, it has emulators for a NES, Game Boy, Game …

In a letter released today, Xbox Live General Manager Marc Whitten informed the Xbox Live members that they would be discontinuing the Xbox Live service for original Xbox consoles. He said that they had reached an impasse and were unable to make improvements they wanted to Xbox Live while still …

Japanese mega-corp Sony revealed their earnings recently, and the Wall Street Journal picked up on a very small, but notable point – Sony loses .06 for every $1.00 of PS3 sales sold, so basically, they take a $18 hit on every unit sold. However, they’re looking to make that back …

Late last year, some feathers were ruffled when a Sony PowerPoint presentation revealed that they were considering charging for the PlayStation Network gaming service on PSN. Sony’s PlayStation chief Kaz Hirari confirmed it back then, and now the head of the PlayStation Network confirms that they’re still thinking about it.

Just the other day the most portable gaming-rig created so far became official, and I am talking about Dell’s tiny Alienware M11x laptop. But gamers also require the speed and power of a gaming-oriented desktop that could suit their needs while playing their favorite titles from their home base.

We’ve seen a lot of Video On-Demand and IPTV services come around lately, and now Sony is getting into the game. At CES last month, they showed off their new VOD service, called Qriocity, which will run on any Sony device that has a XMB. The service will offer both …