We’ve seen all 3 console manufacturers sales figures, but let’s take a closer look at their year-on-year revenues, based on console and software sales figures. slightly alarming is that despite good sales on each platform, all 3 console makers saw a significant drop in revenue in 2009. Both Microsoft and Nintendo seem to have suffered a loss in revenue – …

In a statement sure to make Xbox fanboys climax, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has made claims that Sony’s PlayStation console is "poison" that leads children on a capitalistic path to condemnation. On "Alo Presidente," a weekly radio-TV show, the Venezuelan head of state appealed to local toy manufacturers to produce "educational" toys and dolls with indigenous peoples’ features, as opposed …

When Guitar Hero launched, it did so exclusively on the PS2. This wasn’t because of any exclusivity agreements because Sony saw the franchise as a portent of the onset of the rhythm gaming craze. No. Apparently Mad Catz had been commissioned to make the Xbox version, but as a result of the pending law suit between Harmonix and Konami (who …

To compliment their CES keynote , Microsoft’s beautiful Steve Ballmer (pictured above) has supplied lifetime sales figures and statistics regarding their current-gen console, and its flagship service, Xbox Live. As of now, roughly 39 million Xbox 360’s have been sold worldwide, with just over half of those consoles being connected to Xbox live. There’s no mention of what percentage of …

Proving that the PS3 is the console of choice for the discerning gamer, Metacritic’s first annual Game Platform Power Rankings have demonstrated that the best games are found on Sony’s console. A total of 5 of the top 10 rated games of the year appeared on the PS3, including the game that took the number 1 spot, Uncharted 2. Microsoft’s …

When it comes to High-Definition gaming on consoles there are two options; Microsoft’s Xbox 360 and Sony’s Playstation 3. Locally it seems that despite the one year head start, the average South African chooses the PS3 over the 360. Even more tellingly, through conversations with numerous distributors and retailers it’s come to light that locally more games are being sold …

The battle we didn’t know was happening is finally over, that’s right the Xbox 360 has finally beaten the PS2. What didn’t you know we were comparing the two? Well neither did I. Apparently Nielsen in the States have been comparing the amount of time people play consoles since April 2007 and since that time the PS2 has always been …

The Xbox 360 sports an exalted achievement system – which has the ability to make gamers play through tedious bits of games they wouldn’t otherwise bother with, as well as purchase games they wouldn’t generally be caught dead playing; all for the sake of a misguided sense of self-worth, or digital e-penis extension. The obvious inspiration for the PS3’s me-too …