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Considering that the Switch debuted in March, an unusual month for
console hardware releases, this is an impressive threshold to have surpassed in just nine months.
Not exact matches
As Nintendo prepares to
release another portable gaming device, one analyst believes the company's latest
console might cannibalize its
hardware sales.
Just before its
release of Nintendo's Switch
console this March, we wrote that a failed launch could push the storied firm out of the
hardware business altogether.
While software sales were down, the
release of several blockbuster
consoles over the holidays — including the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 — resulted in a 99.8 percent increase in
hardware sales during the period.
«Nintendo posted operating losses for three consecutive years over FY3 / 12 - FY 3/14, but this was mainly due to
hardware profitability issues,» Sugiyama stated, while adding, «We think Nintendo will not make the same mistake with its new
console, the NX, which is scheduled to be unveiled by the end of 2016 and
released at the end of FY3 / 17.»
All three of the
console makers have
released new
hardware within the past...
While the first few Monster Hunter games were
released on
consoles, and the most recent entry was also available on the Nintendo Wii U, the potential of the series was always limited by the nature of handheld
hardware.
The
hardware bundle will
release simultaneously with Guerrilla Games» upcoming open - world title and will include a 1 TB PlayStation 4 Slim
console, a Dualshock 4 controller, and Zero Dawn.
Truth of the matter is that both the PS4 and the Xbox one are severely SEVERELY outdated... And when both
consoles release slimmer versions with better
hardware you could of probably bought yourself a very nice PC that does everything... with MGSV coming out on PC and selling well the days of exlusives is coming to an end... as a matter of fact if Halo 5 ever comes out on PC I might never buy a
console again.
Then there is the whole fact that MS are getting even more rushed by Sony's imminent
console release, than they were with 360, & MS don't have a good track record with rushed
hardware, but, on that whole RROD fiasco, at least 720's failure rate couldn't be any worse, as a little talked about fact is that the failure rate for AT LEAST, the 1st 2 yrs worth of 360's manufactured WAS WITHOUT DOUBT 100 %.
I think the major flaw
console gaming has is the fact that they will be
released once every 8 years or so, and the
hardware can become outdated fast.
I would not be surprised if Microsoft
releases a Xbox Live tv app over
console hardware.
This is good news for Nintendo who have been lagging behind in TV
console hardware; let's just hope their spirits aren't dampened with the
release of the next - generation
consoles from their competition.
Arguably the biggest goal, though, is to develop and
release your own
console, and then create games solely for it, ensuring that anyone who wants the best titles on the market will need to own your brand of
hardware.
With the fastest - selling
console in U.S. history, a slew of hit
releases and
hardware like the SNES Classic Edition, Nintendo finished the year 100 % richer with $ 9.6 billion in revenue.
For the
console business, they aim to regularly
release new games from major IP while also bringing back normal IPs and remakes and re-
release for current - gen
hardware.
Sony has had a flurry of
hardware releases with the
release of the PlayStation 4 Slim, PlayStation 4 Pro and PlayStation VR, Microsoft
released backwards compatibility on the Xbox One for many Xbox 360 titles as well as hinted about Project Scorpio, and of course Nintendo announced the upcoming Switch
console / handheld hybrid.
Since the
release of the original PlayStation 3, Sony has been quietly replacing the innards of the
console with cheaper
hardware, so much so that the company has managed to turn it around from being bit of a loss - maker to a pretty profitable gaming platform.
XBX is only six months old and you're asking whether a
console defining title should be
released on newer
hardware.
Nintendo had initially projected sales of 3 million
consoles and 14 million games, but at the time of the system's actual
release, Nintendo projected
hardware sales of 1.5 million units and software sales numbering 2.5 million by the end of the year.
The market declined in 2014 as well, a possible drop - off from the
release of new
consoles in 2013, but last year aside from the New Nintendo 3DS held little in the way of
hardware developments.
Kotaku adds that regular
hardware revisions are likely to become a common occurrence, as Microsoft looks to speed up the traditional five - year
console cycle and
release games that are backwards compatible with Windows 10 and a skew of Xbox models.
Considering that the last major
console release in the «proper» series was back in 2008, this will mark the first and only installment on current gen
hardware (XO doesn't count as that was a port of GC anyway, plus it was in rather manky 3D).
The new
console, chalked up for
release February 13 2015, will feature
hardware designed to decisively answer consumer feedback from the original
hardware and provide a more pluralistic starting point for developers, incorporating firmware to bring out the full breadth of Nintendo's 3D handheld possibility.
The new
console, chalked up for
release February 13 2015, will feature
hardware designed to decisively answer consumer feedback from the original
hardware and provide a more pluralistic starting point for developers, incorporating firmware
According to Game Informer, people with «knowledge of the in - development
hardware» claim that Amazon will be taking advantage of titles already available through this platform to
release its own game
console with a dedicated controller.
Aqua Rush was
released as late as 1999 and runs on Namco's System 12
hardware, which is basically a souped - up version of the PlayStation
console.
I've owned Nintendo and Sega
consoles since buying a PlayStation, but following the
release of the PlayStation 2, Sony's latest
hardware has always taken priority.
Warner Brothers has announced that the upcoming patch for their three - month - old, unplayable mess of a game will also allow you to play all of the previously
released DLC you may have purchased minus the
console specific stuff because that's so much more important than giving updated minimum specs or announcing
hardware specific optimizations or fucking Read more about Warner Brothers Wants You To Know It's Okay To Spend More Money On Their Broken Game -LSB-...]
With Microsoft just having
released an updated terabyte Xbox One
console, it doesn't make sense that they would redesign their
hardware just weeks after announcing it.
- TurboGrafx - 16 / PC Engine Initially
released on October 30th 1987, and August 29th 1989 in the United States, the PC Engine and TurboGrafx - 16 are the most well known of all
hardware and have the largest library of games in the family of
consoles.
Its soon - to - be-released Nintendo 3DS, a portable
console with a 3 - D display that does not require special glasses, is the industry's most anticipated
hardware release in years.
«Switch», a
hardware offering Nintendo will
release in spring 2017, does double duty as a home
console and a hand - held device, letting gamers take their games with them on the go.
I will mostly use this year's PS4 Pro and Xbox Scorpio announcements, keeping in mind that these are not full - blown new
hardware being
released, but upgrades of existing
consoles.
Microsoft has named its next - generation game
console the Xbox 720, is stuffing it with major
hardware and software upgrades, and will
release it ahead of the 2013 holiday season, according to a leaked document that's turned up on document - sharing site Scribd.
Microsoft is stuffing its next - gen game
console with major
hardware and software upgrades, plans to
release it ahead of the 2013 holiday season, document reveals.
Since launch, the PS 4 has been stomping on the Xbone, grinding it into the dirt like so much jam between a behemoths toes... As such the Xbone became the tomorrow
console with the evil lying «Phil» [hsssssss] giving the... «Just wait until we
release the 20 % power taken up by Kinect [which we are never ever ever getting rid of, nosureebobdixie]»... «Just wait until we
release teh powurz of teh clowziz, where each XBot will get unlimited power, meaning no need to upgrade your
hardware, forever and ever Amen»..
If you are a fan of the NES Mega Man games, you will be happy to learn that both «Mega Man V» and «Mega Man VI» are slated for
release for the Wii U. Meanwhile, 16 - bit fans will rejoice in learning that «Mega Man VII» and «Mega Man X3» will be arriving to the updated Nintendo
hardware from the original Super NES
console as well.
If we are to believe the data mining findings from the series of tweets below it seems that Nintendo is intending to
release a new
hardware revision of the Nintendo switch as the data mine reveals a new SoC that could pave the foundation for a New Nintendo Switch
console development.
It is also speculates that this could patch the
hardware vulnerability in the system that makes homebrew possible, similar to the firmware that Sony
released on the PS3 and PS4 to block the installation and implementation of Linux OS being possible to install on the system and as such can also be open the way for piracy on their
consoles.
But also has gamers questioning even more now than they already have if
consoles will now adopt the cell phone industry's model — and for that matter the PC model;
releasing updated
hardware every couple of years.
Add in the fact that most South Park games that have ever
released have been nothing more than «okay», and the fact that The Stick of Truth was
releasing on last generation
hardware despite newer
consoles having
released, and it seemed like South Park was destined to disappoint.
Since the sad discontinuation of the Sega Dreamcast in 2001, the company has focused solely on software rather than
hardware development, and in the last few years its many in - house development teams have
released a number of games for the PlayStation 3, including Valkyria Chronicles and Yakuza 3, both of which are exclusive to the
console.
The
console, which was built from the same guts as SNK's MVS (Multi Video System) arcade
hardware, is best remembered for its ludicrously steep price tag when it was
released — it was priced at $ 649 dollars when it launched in 1990, while games were nearly half that price — as well as its staggering stable of fighting game franchises such as The King of Fighters, Samurai Shodown and Fatal Fury series.
However, that was then; both
consoles have since
released and are slowly becoming more established in both
hardware and software sales.
All three of the
console makers have
released new
hardware within the past year, and yet, the 8th - generation has basically only hit the halfway point.
The only complaint I would expect come
release would be that this is more of a
console focused development, and detail in the surroundings might not scale up all that high to really push top end PC
hardware.
There you go, the biggest game of the year for the Xbox 360 won't take advantage of what Microsoft is hoping will be their biggest
hardware launch, since they
released the Xbox 360
console.
29 November 2006 — Figures
released today courtesy of the UK's leading independent music, video and software performance and sales tracking company, Chart Track, show Nintendo UK is now the 2006 UK market leader in video games
hardware surpassing all competition in both the home
console and handheld
console markets.