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North American gamers who purchase an Xbox 360 Elite console from the end of this month are set to receive free copies of Microsoft’s Forza Motorsport 2 and Activision’s Marvel Ultimate Alliance, reports Gamesindustry . The new SKU follows the $50 price cut that Microsoft applied across its range of …
Read More »BBC content coming to Xbox Live?
Microsoft is in discussions with the BBC to bring the Corporation’s programmes to Xbox Live. According to The Times , Ross Honey, senior director for media at Microsoft’s content and partner strategy group, confirmed the company had spoken to the BBC and several other European media companies. We are working …
Read More »Xbox: Our cut-price console will steal consumers from PS3
Microsoft has shrugged off any fear that its Core Xbox 360 will struggle for prominence in the Christmas market – and told MCV that its price drop will tempt customers away from PS3. The Core console’s price point falls to just 179.99 today – the same as Nintendo’s Wii – …
Read More »Moore offers parting shot on PS3
Newly departed Xbox boss Peter Moore has told MCV that he believes Sony’s recent product tweaking in the US will be ineffective, and what’s really needed is a dramatic, decisive drop to $399. Just days ahead of his dramatic move to head up EA Sports, Moore also went on to …
Read More »Warranty costs drive $1.89b loss for Microsoft
Microsoft’s Entertainment and Devices Division, which houses the firm’s Xbox operations as well as its Zune MP3 player, TV and mobile products, has seen its operating loss for the latest fiscal year increase by 47 per cent, reaching $1.06 billion. The losses were blamed on the $1 billion warranty costs …
Read More »UK retailers price Xbox 360 Elite
A host of UK retailers including the likes of GAME, Play and HMV have priced Microsoft’s Xbox 360 Elite – and all agree that the machine will launch for 329.99. Due to arrive on August 24th, the revised console offers a 100GB hard drive size increase, an additional HDMI video …
Read More »Moore: Sony is failing in Japan
In an interview with GameDaily , Xbox 360 boss Peter Moore has stated that whilst his company’s machine has itself not taken off in Japan, it has certainly not fallen short of expectations to the extent that Sony’s PS3 has done. Sony’s getting outsold by what, 6-to-1?” he stated. You …
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