myLot Discussions| PS3 launch costs hit Sony profits | | Electronics giant Sony has reported a large fall in annual operating profits following the launch of its PlayStation 3 games console. The cost of launching the PS3 console contributed to a 68% drop in operating profits to 71.8bn yen ($597m; £300m) for the year to 31 March.The PS3 is up against tough competition from the Microsoft Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii.But Sony forecast a strong recovery in profits during the coming year. | |
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nintendo wiihe he he... pc games still the best, pc more usefull ten thats all....!!! | |
| | Microsoft's Bill Gates Says "Digital Decade" Is Here | | Software giant Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said in a speech to mark the opening Monday of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas that the networked digital home was no longer a vision, but a reality."Truly the digital decade is happening," Gates told some 4,000 delegates late Sunday. "Over 2 billion digital photos were taken last year."Gates said that 65 per cent of US homes already had a digital camera, 40 per cent more than had a computer.He used the keynote speech to announce new products from Microsoft and its partners that could further expand the "digital home."In the second half of the year, Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard plan to launch a simple-to-use home server on which digital multimedia content - like music, videos and photos - and other data can be stored and administered.Previously, servers tended to be housed in companies and were more difficult to use than ordinary computers. "We think it's a category that can explode in importance," Gates said.Microsoft's Xbox 360 has a central role to play in the digital home, if chairman Gates gets his way: the Xbox would not only be used as a gaming console, it would also be the product of... | |
| | which one is better for gaming?a pc or a game console? | | Nowadays we can see there is a lot of hot discussions going on about three game consoles, microsoft xbox 360,sony ps3 and nintendo wii.PC gaming systems are also not lagging behind with launch of dx 10 capable geforce 8800 gtx.Which will be a smarter choice?A console or a gaming pc??? | |
| | Best of 2006 | | Best MP3: Apple iPod 30GBBest Mobile: Sony Ericsson W810iBest HD Device: Sky HDBest Portable Video: Archos AV500Best Console: Microsoft Xbox 360Best PDA: Blackberry 8700GBest Laptop: Apple MacBook ProBest Boy's Toy: Zero Gravity Wall
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| | Best of 2007 | | Best MP3: Apple iPod 30GBBest Mobile: Sony Ericsson W810iBest HD Device: Sky HDBest Portable Video: Archos AV500Best Console: Microsoft Xbox 360Best PDA: Blackberry 8700GBest Laptop: Apple MacBook ProBest Boy's Toy: Zero Gravity Wall
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| | Next Gen Game Consoles | | what do you choose among the three companies that's currently in war for Game Machine Supremacy? Is it Nintendo's Wii, the Microsoft's XBOX 360, or the critically acclaimed, muchly anticipated, Sony's Playstation 3? | |
| | To Wii or Not to Wii, That Is the Question | | Holiday season is here, but the desired self-bought present for many gamers, a next-generation gaming console, isn't easy to find. Both Nintendo and Sony are short of Wiis and PS3s respectively and some analysts claim the shortage will go well into 2007, into spring 2007 that is.Reuters has published an analysis which has found most people have to cope with buying PlayStation 2s and Microsoft Xbox 360s, as next-generation consoles are snatched rapidly everywhere they sell. Apparently the manufacturers are announcing buyers through special memos a couple days beforehand, and shoppers rush to stand in line sometimes before the store opens to get their prized loot.American Technology Research analyst Paul-Jon McNealy said that since Sony shipment numbers include units in transit or in warehouses, the company's target of 1 million could translate to 600,000 to 800,000 units at retail by year end, reports Reuters in the analysis. He also claims that the PS3 will likely remain scarce through the June quarter. "They have to launch in Europe, and they're stretched," said McNealy.However, others think Sony is up to the challenge to balance its high demand/ supply ratio. An... | |
| | Video game console shortage could linger into '07 | | LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Shoppers are standing in lines to snap up Sony Corp's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo Co. Ltd.'s Wii video game consoles as they become available, and some analysts do not expect shortages to ease until March or later.
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Shoppers are finding lots of PlayStation 2s and Microsoft
Xbox 360s, expected to do well as substitutes for the newest machines that are in short supply.
One employee at a Target store said the retailer issues a memo a couple of days in advance of Wii and PS3 shipments and passes the information on to shoppers, who sometimes stand in line to secure their booty.
As he spoke, shoppers snapped up PlayStation Portables and Apple Computer Inc.(Nasdaq:AAPL - news) iPods.
American Technology Research analyst Paul-Jon McNealy said that since Sony (6758.T)(NYSE:SNE - news) shipment numbers include units in transit or in warehouses, the company's target of 1 million could translate to 600,000 to 800,000 units at retail by year end.
McNealy said investors and game makers tempered their forecasts for the PS3s since initial numbers fell short. He added that the PS3 will likely remain scarce through the June quarter."They have to launch in... | |
| | PS3 - THE GREATEST EVER, OR OVERHYPED?? | | Sony executive Phil Harrison has made some brash comments about the PlayStation 3 recently. Harrison says that the current PS3 game lineup is using less than half of the machines power, adding that 'nobody will ever use 100 percent of its capacity.' Is he right? 'The major reason Harrison wants to hype up the "unlimited" potential of the PS3's architecture is to downplay comparisons between games running on Sony's console and Microsoft's Xbox 360. Both systems contain a PowerPC core running at 3.2 GHz, both have similarly-clocked GPUs, and both come with 512 MB of RAM. Have you tried the PS3? Is it completetly overhyped, or the is it the greatest thing to ever happen to gaming? Anyone actually have one? | |
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