It is hard to make games for a console when you don't know what is going to be in it. Well, developers will be happy to note that the final Xbox 360 development kits are now arriving and this will allow everyone to push the system to is maximum. … [Continue reading]
Information from the Game Developers Conference
To draw a crowd and create buzz, Microsoft has been releasing almost every little detail about their upcoming Xbox 360, and Sony is not too far behind in letting everyone know what is up their sleeve. Although the release date of the PlayStation 3 … [Continue reading]
New Xbox 360 Information Revealed
With the launch of Microsoft's next console only a few short months away, the firm's developer group boss Chris Satchell has revealed a host of new hardware and functionality information about the system. Game Industry.biz with the details. (I only … [Continue reading]
Would You Like a Keyboard and Mouse with that FPS?
Sony officially revealed many details about upcoming Playstation 3 hardware at the game developers conference, held at the Cafe Royal. "We learned that despite having up to seven Bluetooth 2.0 compliant controllers, and six USB slots, and you will … [Continue reading]
Xbox 360 Coming November 25?
The rumor comes from IGN, who claim to have inside information from the retailers. The three retail chains, all of whom independently pointed to Friday, November 25, as the hardware launch day, received email describing launch data late Monday. … [Continue reading]
Microsoft to open Xbox 360 stores?
Microsoft has been reported to be opening atleast two Xbox 360 stores to help them meet what they hope to be an incredible demand for the consoles, games, and accessories. Many other console makers are going to have similar "flagship" stores for … [Continue reading]
IGN Looking for PlayStation Editor
I don't know if this would be a dream job, or the job from hell, as in the description in the bottom, 14 hour days are mentioned. I think it would be great to be an editor for an online publication like IGN, but most of the duties are similar to mine … [Continue reading]
Playstation 3 Technical Specifications
CPU Cell Processor PowerPC-base Core @3.2GHz 1 VMX vector unit per core 512KB L2 cache 7 x SPE @3.2GHz 7 x 128b 128 SIMD GPRs 7 x 256KB SRAM for SPE * 1 of 8 SPEs reserved for redundancy total floating point performance: 218 … [Continue reading]
PlayStation 3 Overview
At the end of a promotional video played during the PlayStation 3 launch event, the words “Spring 2006” were displayed on the screen and so began the countdown to the PlayStation 3. Months before hand many people knew that Sony would be offering a … [Continue reading]
Design Overview
The Original Xbox The Xbox was considered too bulky by Asian markets, and thus did not perform as well there, especially against the much slimmer Playstation 2. When Microsoft went to make the Xbox 360, they looked at trying to fix the size issue as … [Continue reading]