PlayStation 3 Official Website Now Open

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Sony Computer Entertainment Europe is proud to announce the official site for the most anticipated console worldwide and console of the year for Playstation 3.

Xbox 360 Xtreme Hack Firmware

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Xtreme Firmware for Hitachi 46D and 47D Xbox 360 V1.1 is the first Xbox 360 backup firmware modification to boot game backups on both Hitachis.

Xbox 360 System Spring Update

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Xbox 360 announces a vigorous system-wide update creating a new pinnacle for next-generation gaming and entertainment. The Xbox 360 spring update will introduce revolutionary features and enhancements adding to Xbox 360?s sheer power, stunning high-definition graphics, rich online capabilities, innovative features for enjoying music, movies and photos, delivering a digital gaming and entertainment experience that simply can?t be matched.

PS3 Hardware Slow and Broken

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Sony's Cell memory access appears to be broken, RSX has half the triangle setup rate of the ATI chip in XBox360, RSX appears to be limited to setting up 275 Million triangles/second, anemic compared to the 500+ million in XBox360.

TheInquirer

Xbox360 Backwards Compatibility Updating Coming Soon

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Peter Moore, who suffers from chronic foot-in-mouth disease, states in an interview recently that backwards compatibility was something that MS did not plan to support for much longer. Almost on cue, the MS team has posted on the GamerScore blog that there is indeed a BC update on the way.

GamersReports

PlayStation 3: E3 Aftermath

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With E3 now gone, we look back on how the consoles clashed. Will Sony demolish the competition for a third time, or has their Blu-Ray venture induced a fatal flaw in PlayStation strategy?

FiringSquad

Xbox 360 Dashboard Update Pics

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We have official screenshots taken from the Xbox 360 dashboard update which is expected to take place in the next week or so. Read in to take a peek at what your dash could be looking like.

Planet Xbox 360

Sony PS3 Pre-Owned Games Banned

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High street games shops have been told by Sony that there will be no PS3 pre-owned sections in their stores as it will be illegal for customers to sell any next-gen PlayStation games that they've bought, retail sources have revealed to GamesRadar.

Team Xecuter Dual Firmware Mod Update

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In a previous news we already informed you Team Xecuter(info) was working on some new hardware products like (among other stuff) a dual-firmware mod for Xbox360 DVD drives. Here's an update from team-xecuter.com:

Xbox 360 Firmware Hack Out in the Wild

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Microsoft's Xbox 360 can now play backup's if the User simply flashes the firmware on the drive Unfortunatly this is only available to custmers who own the Samsung drive some modification is needed to the ISO that is ripped from the game disk to create a 1:1 copy

Softpedia

PS3 Launch Hampered by Lack of Dev Kits

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With another 6 months to go before Sony launches its PlayStation 3, reports have surfaced that publishers have not gained access to final hardware, making it difficult to create games that utilize the console's power or to support the system at all this holiday.

GameDaily

Nintendo Wii: Xbox 360, PS3 Killer?

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I may have blasted Nintendo when it shocked the industry and its followers by changing the console name from Revolution to Wii, which I still find a bit frustrating, but I must give credit when it?s due, or overdue in Nintendo?s case. After all, Nintendo may be on the verge of hurting Xbox 360 and PS3 with a pleasantly low price tag ? ~$200.

Is The Playstation 3 Dead In The Water?

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Going into E3 everyone thought Sony had a can't miss product with their upcoming PlayStation 3 console, but after Monday's E3 press conference many in the industry feel that the console may not outsell its rivals.

Pioneer GS1 5.1 Speakers for Xbox 360

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The G51 packs 600W of power, according to a report on Engadget, have three digital outputs (one coaxial, two optical), an analog input, a radio tuner, and a number of control ports. There?s a separate display for you to independently interact with the device as well as the Acoustic Calibration System which assesses the environment for the best audio output.

Sony PS3: 599 USD a pop, Who's buying?

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Well, the information is pouring in like a leaky roof. Thanks to E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo) in Sunny Los Angeles. Everybody has been dying to know how much this "super" console will dig into your wallet, well now we know.

Datafuse.net

E3 2006: Microsoft Xbox 360 Conference

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Koolaid blood spills from corpses, buildings demolished, apocalypse. The Gears of War trailer is the very first thing shown, and the applause is decent, but not deafening.