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Xbox 360 Owners “Defecting” To PS3 For Sequels?

12:00PM Michael McWhertor | Multi-platform console gamers may be making the switch to the PlayStation 3 for sequels to games they may have owned on the Xbox 360, analysis from consumer research and consulting firm OTX shows. More »
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PS3 Price Drop Makes It September’s Bestselling Console

9:40AM Michael McWhertor | The newer, slimmer, cheaper PlayStation 3 outsold the Xbox 360 and Wii during the month of September, according to new data from the NPD Group, the first time the console has bested both of its console rivals in the U.S. More »
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Microsoft: We Will Outsell PS3 This Gen

10:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Time for the baseball analogies! Microsoft’s Aaron Greenberg compares the console wars to a game of baseball. So, batter up. More »
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Analyst: The PlayStation 3 Could Dominate The Holidays

3:20AM Mike Fahey | Industry analyst Michael Pachter predicts that strong sales for the new PlayStation 3 Slim could give Sony their biggest holiday season yet, potentially outselling the 360 for the rest of the year. More »
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Tretton: What’s Good For Sony Is What’s Good For Gaming

1:40PM Owen Good | File this also under “What they say when we’re not listening.” Speaking to Forbes, the SCEA chief Jack Tretton answers a few softballs about the PS3 Slim, then says, “the environment where PlayStation wins is best for this industry.” More »
Features

PS3 v Wii v Xbox 360 Exclusives: Fight!

9:00AM David Wildgoose | There’s a multitude of reasons why we choose one console over another: price, hardware specs, controller preference, online services, even aesthetics. But perhaps the most important is content. More »
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A Reignited Console War Means A Happy Holiday For Gamers

8:00AM Brian Crecente | The long-simmering war between the Playstation 3, Wii and Xbox 360 has boiled over in time for the holidays thanks to dual price drops that put all three consoles within $US50 of each other. More »
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PS3 Slim Vs. Xbox 360 Elite: Tale Of The Tape

12:00AM Brian Crecente | For the first time in the history of the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 console wars, gamers have a chance to pay the same cash for very similar hardware. More »
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What Does Microsoft Have To Say About The PS3 Slim?

1:00PM David Wildgoose | Sony are pretty chuffed with the new PS3 Slim. But what does Microsoft think? We asked them. More »
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NPD: U.S. Hardware Sales Continue Decline, Xbox Holds Strong

8:40AM Michael McWhertor | It was another depressing month for the video game industry in the United States, as hardware sales dropped across the board, with the Wii, PSP and PlayStation 3 seeing the biggest year-over-year declines. More »