Sentences with phrase «game console market in»

Coleco returned to the video game console market in 1982 with the launch of the ColecoVision.

The company later entered the games console market in the mid-2000s with the Xbox, a brand which has since expanded to cover broader entertainment content.

Not exact matches

Nintendo (ntdoy) on Friday priced its first console in about four years above market expectations, disappointing investors and clouding its prospects of winning back gamers who have shifted from consoles to smartphones.

If you're in the market for a new game console — and you're not a crazy person like me who buys every game console, regardless of logic — you're looking for one to serve as many of your wants as possible.

Turtle Beach Corporation, the market leader in console video game headsets, has over the years developed audio technology that enables gamers to hear soft video game sounds such as footsteps around the corner and gun reloads off in the distance.

Innovation and creating new markets: When Microsoft launched the original Xbox console back in 2001, it was the unwanted newcomer in the video game industry.

Christine Arrington, senior analyst for games at IHS Technology, says that while Apple TV isn't worrying the console market just yet, it could eventually establish itself as a real player in that space.

Other big companies such as Microsoft, Activision Publishing, and Capcom have been investing in growing the console market with games such as Halo 5, Call of Duty: Black Ops, and Street Fighter IV.

The online game distributor made noise in 2013 with a promise to revolutionize the gaming market by jumping from PCs to the living room through open - source consoles featuring a touch - pad - equipped controller.

In its first 10 months on the market, it became the fastest - selling game console in U.S. history, and the company expects to sell 14 million units by its first anniversarIn its first 10 months on the market, it became the fastest - selling game console in U.S. history, and the company expects to sell 14 million units by its first anniversarin U.S. history, and the company expects to sell 14 million units by its first anniversary.

Canned corporate optimism aside, toys - to - life in the style of Infinity and Skylanders is highly complicated, and the casual market on consoles is under the gun more than ever before thanks to mobile games.

Strategy games may be a niche market on console, but Tethered genuinely has its heart in the right place.

The Metal Gear series began life on the MSX home computer / console hybrid, a platform with almost zero presence in the U.S.. So, for the American market, Konami had the game reworked for the country's favorite console, the NES.

Despite the Genesis's head start, much larger library of games, and lower price point, [34] the Genesis only represented an estimated 60 % of the American 16 - bit console market in June 1992, [35] and neither console could maintain a definitive lead for several years.

After all, Scorpio will be the most powerful console on the market for at least 6 months or perhaps way longer, but once the two systems find themselves in head - to - head contention, Microsoft is going to need to make a really strong case for why gamers should go with the Scorpio over the PS5.

According to her, there is a clear demand for «proper JRPGs» on home consoles, and this game is there to tap in that unfulfilled market.

That being said, the console games market is in a state of upheaval, so establishing a new game franchise requires a considerable amount of will, determination, and love.

However, since the survival crafting title launched its PvP mode for free back in September 2017, Fortnite Battle Royale has witnessed massive success as a PUBG competitor, not least because it beat Bluehole to the console market as the first free Battle Royale game on PS4 and Xbox One.

Innumerable clones from virtually every other game publisher followed, flooding arcades and eventually the 16 - bit home consoles until the coming of one - on - one fighting games pulled the market in another direction...

Japanese console gamers didn't shine to first - person puzzler Portal 2, which only managed to sell about 13,000 copies in its first week on the market.

The company will strengthen its focus on console software, which is its key business segment, because it expects «an increasingly mature market of home video games» in the near future.

Strategy games are healthy on the PC, but in the increasingly explosion - heavy world of mainstream console game marketing, anything so thought - intensive and potentially intimidating to casuals has been popular as arsenic cake for years.

During the nine months ended December 31, 2017, our industry saw major growth in the market for home video games, both in terms of software as well as hardware, due to greater penetration of the PlayStation 4 home video game console and the strong performance of the new Nintendo Switch game console.

There are myriad reasons people like to throw around for that dark time: Microsoft focusing on the Xbox and paying less attention to the PC, Windows XP breaking compatibility with a bunch of older games from the «90s, fewer companies in the CPU / GPU markets, the increasing popularity of PC - centric genres (like shooters) on consoles, the fact that consoles actually provided the PC with some reasonable competition in terms of graphics, the rise of DRM, Steam looking like garbage in its infancy.

Ever since handheld gaming consoles hit the market, gamers of all ages realized that this meant that gaming which was once restricted to sitting at the desk, on the couch, or on the floor could now be done in the most comfortable of places: in bed.

Steam has perfected the art of the sale when it comes to making sure games are both affordable and accessible, but neither of the big three players in the console market have come close to offering what it can do.

I do have concerns over the suitability of this kind of game on the PlayStation 4 as it is in no way harnessing the power or functionality of the console, but it is definitely offering an experience which perhaps plays to an underrepresented part of the market and it makes a strong offering.

With the home console market being revitalized, PS4, Nintendo Switch, and digital sales are expected to grow, while an expansion for mobile games is also predicted, especially in China.

Speaking of the worldwide market, digital sales of both console games and smartphone games are expanding, and further growth is expected in the future.

The reason for this, according to Sony, is that the intended target market for the console is «active» gamers; however, the publisher did state that as with the PS3, it anticipates that it will eventually broaden the channels of distribution for the Vita in the future.

In an interview by IGN with the developers of the game, marketing director Philip Asher reveals the reason why the current generation of consoles is being excluded: «The bit of sad news in all of the talk about platforms is that Dungeon Defenders II won't be releasing on PSN or Xbox LivIn an interview by IGN with the developers of the game, marketing director Philip Asher reveals the reason why the current generation of consoles is being excluded: «The bit of sad news in all of the talk about platforms is that Dungeon Defenders II won't be releasing on PSN or Xbox Livin all of the talk about platforms is that Dungeon Defenders II won't be releasing on PSN or Xbox Live.

It's just that, perhaps ironically, these more traditionally Western - looking games didn't have much of a market outside Japan until the last several years or so, when console players in North America finally got the tip that these kinds of games are pretty cool...

Microsoft's Xbox One has been a laggard in the video games consoles market.

For instance, in the video game market, the only way for console makers to sell their hardware to Chinese consumers is to team up with a China - based business.

Mobile games, in particular, are the fastest growing segment of the gaming market as smartphone and tablet owners are using their devices for game - playing on the Internet, increasingly more than desktops and consoles.

The ability of this device to run both android and pc games is possibly game - changing in the console market.

With potent graphics, the ability to play any game on the market at the moment easily, HDMI out, and USB gamepad support, you've got to ask yourself whether really you are buying a games console in disguise.

Count one more e-reader on the market: Nintendo inked a deal with publisher HarperCollins to turn its DS portable game console in a electronic book reading device in the UK.

The Novo 8 Discovery features a Quad Core processor, a MicroSD slot, WiFi, and is also one of the first Android tablets to offer Miracast HD Wireless capability, similar to Apple's AirPlay system to provide wireless connection to any HDTV with high resolution 1080p HD — ideal for streaming movies (including NetFlix), and to play 3G games on a Big Screen TV using the tablet as a motion control device, as well as to display any other tablet and web content in HD... essentially turning an HDTV into a multimedia computer console — T abletSprint also offers the new CloudNetGo Miracast adapter ($ 45) which became available last week, which is less than half the price of most other Miracast HD Wireless systems on the market, which are priced around $ 100.

Still, I wanted to revisit the game properly and try to see if it's a game worth buying in today's market since there's potentially a lot of people out there whose first console has been an Xbox One or PS4 and have thus never played Darksiders II.

This would make it the highest selling Dragon Ball home console game of all time in the Japanese market.

I am glad Sony is the leader of the console market, they deserve it for believing in their studios and on single player games.

We are really reaching the upper limits of what console gaming can be in a lot of ways, and now that we are hitting these second & third years on the market, we will start seeing the actual quality & length of these games catch up to the graphical advantages to mark the first true wave of what next gen will be.

If EA wanted people to buy THEIR games, THEY had to create that market by giving them games that pulled in new and old crowds who could see that they meant business and would support the console.

The company has launched its own Linux - based Steam OS to allow players to run Steam - based games around their home and, with the gamepad in tow, they're hoping to compete with the console market.

Believe it or not, the current situation with the consoles and market share is excellent for gamers, Microsoft have started and will continue to invest in Xbox, Nintendo has done an about turn from the Wii U and PlayStation wants to remain the market leader.

@ShowanW1h ago (Edited 1h ago)[@joeorc... PS3 sales were nowhere near close to Xbox 360 if your only talking USofA sales... you can even throw in PS2 and PS3 (if we're only talking sales during 360's shelf life) and the 360 still won in the USofA] Again the game console market is more than just one region..

@Kribwalker2h ago [@joerc So by your logic, which is rediculous by the way, this gen MS has Xbox and windows 10 devices as they are providing games on both platforms much like Sony was in the PS3, ps2 and vita, so MS market share is way beyond Sony this gen with more then 350million windows 10 devices already out there by July] So PC now count as game consoles now?

Conveniently store and transport the Nintendo Switch console with one of the only hard shell cases on the market Charge the Nintendo Switch during gameplay with the built - in 5000 mAh battery pack and stowaway USB Type - C cable The fold out kickstand lets you play in tabletop mode while charging your Nintendo Switch at the same time Store up to 12 games and 4 microSD cards Charge the Power Shell Case with the included Micro-USB charging cable

«By way of further clarifying some recent statements made in the press, Ubisoft wants to reaffirm that it strongly supports the PSP, which holds a unique place in the market, addressing dedicated gamers and offering unprecedented power in a portable console,» an unnamed spokesperson was quoted as saying.