Go Green When Charging Your PS3 Peripherals
A Sony PlayStation 3 or Microsoft Xbox 360 left on 24 hours per day, seven days per week will consume as much electricity each year as two new refrigerators.
Archive for December, 2008
Hard News 12/31/08
It’s the last episode of 2008 and were bringing you news of a massive problem with the Zune, files being erased on LittleBigPlanet, and PS3’s being used to hack websites. Ahh what a year. See you all in 2009!
Microsoft to use PS3 Home for Meetings
As it turns out the PS3 Home is considered to be one of the most advanced virtual environments out there. Business users can communicate via a variety of methods: Bluetooth headset, keyboard and USB headset. Users would also be able to design and develop the virtual office to meet the specific criteria of the business needs. The PS3 Home also. . .
Was 2008 The Year of The 360 or PS3?
So which console took 2008? That is a very good question that considers many factors. If you look at the software lineup there is no doubt that the PS3 takes the cake for many gamers, but if you are a fan of shooters, the Xbox 360 takes the cake period. Yes, they had Fable II but that game seems to get washed behind Gears of War II and Left 4. . .
New book explains how Sony inadvertently helped make Xbox360
A new book from one of Cell’s designers explains how R&D spent on PS3’s advanced chip was used in making the Xenon processor for Microsoft’s Xbox 360. “The Race for a New Game Machine” from David Shippy and his co-worker Mickie Phipps delves into their time at IBM working on the chips for both of these competing consoles.
Sony Basically Designed the Xbox 360 Processor
The new book The Race For a New Game Machine, by two IBM engineers, details how ridiculous the design process was when IBM was making Sony’s PS3 cell chip. Microsoft basically got a free ride.
Is IBM To Blame For Sony Not Being The Console Market Leader
The Wall Street Journal recently published an article that sheds some light on why the PS3 is where it is right now.
PS3 is #3 in 2008
Some unsettling news for Sony as they are set to come in at #3 this year in the console battles arena. Sales for the console alone are down a whopping 19% compared to last year and analysts are expecting that number to drop continually.
Price Cut Coming Soon to PS3?
A new report shows Sony’s new hardware model for the PlayStation 3 reduces their cost from a whopping $690.23 per unit down to just $448.73 a unit, which is a savings of 35%. Is a price cut next?
The Monthly Digital Round-Up: December
December happened to be an exciting month on the downloadable front, as many of the big games from the holidays received new in-game items and a bunch of interesting titles were released on all consoles. Here are the highlights (and lowlights) of the content made available during December 2008 on PS3, Wii, and Xbox 360.