News Archive: Hardware

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September 2008

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30th September, 2008

Console installed base almost doubles in UK

Published at 11:00AM

3.6 million Wii consoles in UK homes, as PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 sell one million units each in past 12 months

29th September, 2008

New multimedia DS due from Nintendo this year - report

Published at 05:41AM

Built-in camera, improved Wi-Fi, music playback and more for remodelled handheld

26th September, 2008

PlayTV ships 85,000 units in UK

Published at 04:14PM

Freeview and PVR device enjoys strong first week at retail

22nd September, 2008

Xbox 360 hits six million sales in Europe

Published at 05:31PM

Microsoft promises heavy investment in console following price reduction across the region

18th September, 2008

Life with PlayStation launched

Published at 11:19AM

New free service to provide weather forecasts, news alerts and satellite images to PS3 owners

PS3 still waiting for its defining games - Molyneux

Published at 07:00AM

But Lionhead boss thinks former employees at Media Molecule may be onto something with LittleBigPlanet

16th September, 2008

Microsoft confirms new Euro Xbox 360 prices

Published at 07:18AM

Arcade to retail for �129, Premium for �169 and Elite at �229

15th September, 2008

Activision is influencing future console design, says Kotick

Published at 10:02PM

Company success having impact on first-party hardware designs, but CEO expects PS3 success for at least eight years

12th September, 2008

Retail points to Xbox 360 price cuts for Christmas

Published at 03:04PM

Struggling UK chain Woolworths offers Arcade, Premium and Elite units at discounted prices

Japanese DS lead over PSP grows

Published at 07:34AM

Nintendo's handheld advances over Sony's, as the region sees hardware sales across all platforms decline

11th September, 2008

NPD: Nintendo DS leads US hardware sales

Published at 11:08PM

Wii consoles also sold well in August, although annual growth was just 3%

Microsoft: 360 sales up 100 per cent following price cut

Published at 07:53AM

US retailers report boost for all SKUs over first weekend at new price point

10th September, 2008

Apple hypes games for new iPod touch

Published at 09:41AM

iPod touch is "the best portable device for playing games," says Jobs

5th September, 2008

DS continues to outpace PSP in Japan

Published at 08:33AM

Sales increase as DS holds top spot while PSP sales tumble

4th September, 2008

Microsoft cuts Xbox 360 price in US

Published at 08:02AM

Rumours prove true as Arcade SKU falls to the magic USD 199 price point

3rd September, 2008

Sony casts doubt on UK PSP-3000 bundles

Published at 09:03AM

Reeves revelations could be for the rest of Europe only

2nd September, 2008

PSP-3000 gets UK date, price

Published at 02:09PM

Brighter screen and in-built microphone for �150

Sony announces PSP 3000 details for Japan

Published at 07:04AM

New edition of the handheld to retail at same price point as the old version

1st September, 2008

Microsoft unveils Japanese Xbox 360 price cut

Published at 08:48AM

New retail price makes the arcade console the cheapest in the region's market