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Julie Meyer: Microsoft v Sony: A fight to the death?
Comment The battle for the hearts and minds of gamers is well and truly on in the run-up to Christmas and the bout everybody is talking about is Microsoft's Xbox 360 versus Sony's PlayStation 3. But Playstation... [14 Nov 2006]
Sony slashes seven per cent of its global workforce
News The company known for its Walkman music player, the Spider-Man movie franchise and the PlayStation game console will "eliminate the corporate silos" of its Sony Corporation Network starting on 1 October, and replace it... [22 Sep 2005]
"We want Britney" say web surfers
News Following were digital cameras, MP3s, Microsoft's xBox, Sony's PlayStation 2, portable DVD players, plasma TVs, digital camcorders, PDAs and electric scooters, respectively. At Froogle, the company's shopping search... [24 Dec 2004]
Microsoft now working on Xbox 2 'entertainment centre'
News Market leader Sony, which has dominated the current generation of consoles with its PlayStation 2, has been similarly circumspect about its plans for a PS3. In an interview ahead of his keynote address at the... [08 Jan 2004]
Future PlayStation consoles to get all emotional
News Sony will pioneer the concept of letting users interact with computers using hand gestures, eye movements and even emotions, in future versions of its PlayStation console. Sony is planning to enable future versions of... [02 Dec 2003]
Sony to cut 20,000 jobs
News Sony has battled against sliding profits after posting a shock loss for the first three months of this fiscal year because of poor sales of the Playstation 2 and its Trinitron TV sets. Sony has revealed plans to cut... [28 Oct 2003]
It's worth $1.6bn to Sony and it will power PS3 and more
News More details about the highly secretive 'Cell' processor - slated to power the upcoming Sony PlayStation 3 game console - emerged on Monday. The new chip, touted to be a thousand times more powerful than the processor in... [22 Apr 2003]
PlayStation 2 taps into grid computing
News Butterfly.net, an IBM-backed company using supercomputing technology to run online games, is set to announce that it will begin supporting Sony's PlayStation 2 console. But the service is perfect for the Sony's... [27 Feb 2003]
Microsoft puts a little extra under the tree for Xbox fans
News By including two games, Microsoft and its retailers can tout Xbox as better value than Sony's PlayStation 2, which so far has been more popular and features more game titles. The fourth quarter is typically the strongest... [14 Oct 2002]
IBM ships 10 millionth GameCube chip
News Rival Sony announced this week that it has sold 40 million of its PlayStation 2 game machines. While IBM partnered with Nintendo on the GameCube, it's also working with Sony on a chip that is likely to power the next... [20 Sep 2002]
Xbox will 'never be Europe's number one' say analysts
News Both analysts said Sony's PlayStation 2 console will ultimately retain its market lead. Drozd added: "PlayStation 2 has been out for at least 18 months already which is why Xbox looks like it's selling... [09 May 2002]
Playstation slashes PS2 price
News Consumer electronics giant Sony has cut the price of its Playstation 2 (PS2) console by £70 to £199.99. The Playstation 2 is one of a raft of devices that rival PCs for... [27 Sep 2001]
IBM dips its toe into consumer devices
News The companies were unable to confirm if the chips will be used in upcoming versions of Sony's PlayStation 2 games platform. In a joint press release the companies said the partnership will use IBM's chip technology and... [12 Mar 2001]
Lego goes digital with Microsoft partnership
News Lego will become a games developer for Microsoft's Xbox video game console, which is set to challenge Sony's Playstation, Nintendo and Sega. Microsoft chairman Bill Gates unveiled its prototype at the International... [12 Jan 2001]
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