<feed version="0.3" xml:lang="en-us" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><generator>Plime/1</generator><title>Console Wars Heat Up For 2008 : ATOM 0.3</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/entertainment/"/><tagline>Console Wars Heat Up For 2008 : ATOM 0.3</tagline><author><name>www.plime.com</name><email>plime@plime.com</email></author><copyright>2008, www.plime.com.</copyright><modified>2008-12-03T15:50:44+01:00</modified><entry><title><![CDATA[Console Wars Heat Up For 2008]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/entertainment/l/68906/1/" /><id>68906</id><summary><![CDATA[Console Wars Heat Up For 2008]]></summary><issued>2008-07-16T05:48:26+01:00</issued><modified>2008-07-16T05:48:26+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Sony impresses, Microsoft surprises, Nintendo disappoints.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Sony PLAYSTATION 3 Outsells Nintendo Wii And Microsoft Xbox 360 In November]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/44166/1/" /><id>44166</id><summary><![CDATA[Sony PLAYSTATION 3 Outsells Nintendo Wii And Microsoft Xbox 360 In November]]></summary><issued>2007-12-14T03:17:12+01:00</issued><modified>2007-12-14T03:17:12+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[That's what I'm talkin' aboot!]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Fenner pulls a Cisco on Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/technology/l/8912/1/" /><id>8912</id><summary><![CDATA[Fenner pulls a Cisco on Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony]]></summary><issued>2007-01-11T18:39:14+01:00</issued><modified>2007-01-11T18:39:14+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[A Texas based corporation, Fenner Investments, is claiming to hold the patent for the low-voltage joystick port interface in which they are using as the cornerstone behind a lawsuit against Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Nintendo, Microsoft, Philips Fail Greenpeace Toxic Test]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/42789/1/" /><id>42789</id><summary><![CDATA[Nintendo, Microsoft, Philips Fail Greenpeace Toxic Test]]></summary><issued>2007-11-28T21:49:01+01:00</issued><modified>2007-11-28T21:49:01+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Nintendo completely failed to show any environmental credentials, while Microsoft and Philips do little better.<br/><br/>*Note: Sony scored second highest, at 7.3 (Take that Nintendope and Microshaft)]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Will Microsoft Lose The Console War?]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/36073/1/" /><id>36073</id><summary><![CDATA[Will Microsoft Lose The Console War?]]></summary><issued>2007-09-18T15:53:47+01:00</issued><modified>2007-09-18T15:53:47+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[DFC estimates that combined worldwide sales for the &quot;big three&quot; consoles will reach between 180 to 210 million units by 2012, but the Xbox 360 could wind up a &quot;fairly distant third.&quot;]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Nintendo rules the roost]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/44530/1/" /><id>44530</id><summary><![CDATA[Nintendo rules the roost]]></summary><issued>2007-12-17T20:51:42+01:00</issued><modified>2007-12-17T20:51:42+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[The Nintendo DS had an amazing November, with 1.53 million units sold. That makes the Wii's sales of 981,000 units look almost quaint in comparison. To put this in perspective, <b>the Nintendo DS outsold every single Sony system combined in November.</b>]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Sony May Let Rival Microsoft Put Blu-ray on Xbox ]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/technology/l/53515/1/" /><id>53515</id><summary><![CDATA[Sony May Let Rival Microsoft Put Blu-ray on Xbox ]]></summary><issued>2008-03-07T16:07:42+01:00</issued><modified>2008-03-07T16:07:42+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Microsoft is talking to rival Sony about the possibility of adding Blu-ray technology to the Xbox.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Sony PLAYSTATION 3 Europe Sales Climb On Price Cut]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/entertainment/l/47998/1/" /><id>47998</id><summary><![CDATA[Sony PLAYSTATION 3 Europe Sales Climb On Price Cut]]></summary><issued>2008-01-22T19:58:49+01:00</issued><modified>2008-01-22T19:58:49+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Sony Corp., the world's largest video-game console maker, sold a record number of PLAYSTATION 3 machines in Europe during the holiday shopping season after lowering prices to compete against Nintendo Co.'s Wii.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[PS3 Predicted To Catch Wii]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/43801/1/" /><id>43801</id><summary><![CDATA[PS3 Predicted To Catch Wii]]></summary><issued>2007-12-10T19:59:50+01:00</issued><modified>2007-12-10T19:59:50+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[The Wii and the Xbox 360 may have set an early pace, but Sony's PLAYSTATION 3 revival is apparently going rather better than anyone could have predicted.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Microsoft cuts Xbox 360 price to $349]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/30524/1/" /><id>30524</id><summary><![CDATA[Microsoft cuts Xbox 360 price to $349]]></summary><issued>2007-08-07T09:19:18+01:00</issued><modified>2007-08-07T09:19:18+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360 video game console will be $50 cheaper starting Wednesday, confirming fuzzy snapshots of leaked advertisements posted by bloggers in late July.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Microsoft's Xbox Could Consider Blu-ray Support ]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/entertainment/l/46460/1/" /><id>46460</id><summary><![CDATA[Microsoft's Xbox Could Consider Blu-ray Support ]]></summary><issued>2008-01-08T19:38:59+01:00</issued><modified>2008-01-08T19:38:59+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Microsoft Corp's Xbox video gaming unit still fully backs Toshiba Corp's HD-DVD high-definition DVD format but could consider supporting Sony Corp's rival Blu-ray technology should consumers want it, an executive said on Tuesday.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[34 new PlayStation 3 games - Sony strikes back!]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/20587/1/" /><id>20587</id><summary><![CDATA[34 new PlayStation 3 games - Sony strikes back!]]></summary><issued>2007-05-17T09:07:08+01:00</issued><modified>2007-05-17T09:07:08+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Sony just announced a whopping 34 titles that are upcoming for the PlayStation 3.  Sony might also lower prices for the PS3.  Is this a turning point for Sony's war against Microsoft's XBox and Nintendo's Wii?!]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Sony Shows Blu-ray To  PSP Feature At CES 2008]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/entertainment/l/46477/1/" /><id>46477</id><summary><![CDATA[Sony Shows Blu-ray To  PSP Feature At CES 2008]]></summary><issued>2008-01-09T00:37:48+01:00</issued><modified>2008-01-09T00:37:48+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Sony demonstrated at CES 2008 a new feature that would allow a PLAYSTATION 3 to prepare a playable movie for the PSP on Memory Stick Duo using a Blu-ray Disc movie as the source.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Microsoft Owns Patent For In-Game Custom Soundtracks]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/entertainment/l/56664/1/" /><id>56664</id><summary><![CDATA[Microsoft Owns Patent For In-Game Custom Soundtracks]]></summary><issued>2008-04-01T20:21:06+01:00</issued><modified>2008-04-01T20:21:06+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[This is no April-Fools joke. This <i>could</i> be a problem for Sony. Though, there are loopholes!<br/><br/>I don't believe this will affect the in-game XMB for the PS3 at all.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[PlayStation Home To Be Released This Spring!]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/entertainment/l/48990/1/" /><id>48990</id><summary><![CDATA[PlayStation Home To Be Released This Spring!]]></summary><issued>2008-01-31T00:15:26+01:00</issued><modified>2008-01-31T00:15:26+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[PlayStation Home is currently on track for a Spring 2008 launch, and will be free to download for all PLAYSTATION 3 users.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Sony Showing Off New PlayStation; 80 GB Price Drop]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/38718/1/" /><id>38718</id><summary><![CDATA[Sony Showing Off New PlayStation; 80 GB Price Drop]]></summary><issued>2007-10-18T01:13:30+01:00</issued><modified>2007-10-18T01:13:30+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Sony is taking the wraps off a 40-GB PlayStation 3 video game console today and knocking $100 off the price of its top-end 80-GB unit in an attempt to generate momentum heading into the holiday season.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Windows On PLAYSTATION 3!?]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/entertainment/l/56524/1/" /><id>56524</id><summary><![CDATA[Windows On PLAYSTATION 3!?]]></summary><issued>2008-03-31T20:31:32+01:00</issued><modified>2008-03-31T20:31:32+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Microsoft have announced the Beta version of the Windows Server 2008 product with native driver support for the IBM 'Cell' processor, allowing the PS3 to run Windows Server 2008.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Which System Is Right For You?]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/43816/1/" /><id>43816</id><summary><![CDATA[Which System Is Right For You?]]></summary><issued>2007-12-10T22:26:30+01:00</issued><modified>2007-12-10T22:26:30+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[With four ways to game in the living room or office, buyers have more options than ever before. Here's our quick guide to what separates one system from another.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Sales of video games, hardware up 46 percent]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/35605/1/" /><id>35605</id><summary><![CDATA[Sales of video games, hardware up 46 percent]]></summary><issued>2007-09-13T21:04:18+01:00</issued><modified>2007-09-13T21:04:18+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[U.S. sales of video games and hardware jumped 46 percent in August from a year earlier.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[63 Percent Of US Population Now Plays Video Games]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/44174/1/" /><id>44174</id><summary><![CDATA[63 Percent Of US Population Now Plays Video Games]]></summary><issued>2007-12-14T04:30:18+01:00</issued><modified>2007-12-14T04:30:18+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[With the data showing that 63 percent of the US population is playing games&#8212;and 30 percent are playing more this year than last year&#8212;gaming is on the move.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[New Lara Croft Is 'Pure Woman']]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/44671/1/" /><id>44671</id><summary><![CDATA[New Lara Croft Is 'Pure Woman']]></summary><issued>2007-12-19T01:31:45+01:00</issued><modified>2007-12-19T01:31:45+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[US gaming magazine Play has hinted at the treats in store for Lara Croft fans when Tomb Raider Underworld arrives on the shelves next year.]]></content></entry></feed>