Sentences with phrase «of said console»

You know that feeling when you spot a game you really like the look of, but then discover that it's a console exclusive and you're unlikely to ever get the chance to play it - unless you shell out the cost of said console.

Not exact matches

But Nintendo's hybrid gaming system — it's part - handheld, part - home console, hence the name — has topped the charts in four of the last six months since its launch in March 2017, NPD Group says.

The Xbox console owners filed a proposed class action against Microsoft in federal court in 2011, saying the design of the console was defective and that its optical disc drive could not withstand even small vibrations.

Gaming analyst Michael Pachter of Wedbush Securities said in a webcast last year that «console software is going to move off console» as soon as 2019 or 2020.

U.S. Supreme Court justices expressed support on Tuesday for Microsoft's bid to fend off class action claims by Xbox 360 owners who say the video game console gouges discs because of a design defect.

Once 5G becomes sufficiently commonplace, Hudak said, console makers might begin to re-examine the mobility of their consoles, with Nintendo's Switch already showing there's consumer demand for a high - quality gaming experience on the go.

For Sony and Xbox - maker Microsoft, Hudak said, mobility might be a factor taken into consideration for their consoles «if 5G makes streaming their games viable» and allows them to reduce the physical size of devices.

There's no price point but, he says, «we think this console will generate a significant amount of buzz among gamers.»

«The industry is adapting,» says Matt Bilbey, vice-president and general manager of EA Sports» soccer business in Burnaby, B.C. «Soon mobile devices will have as good a technology as any of the consoles today, and the skill set of our console developers will be even more relevant.»

In the past, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has said the Xbox One video game console will fill a similar role, starting with the arrival of Cortana in a forthcoming update.

Nintendo says it is working hard to ramp up production, with a target of 10 million units this fiscal year, but the Journal reports there are shortages of flash memory and batteries, and that the console's detachable wireless controllers have proven tough to make.

She said the app could also send her notifications through her video game console Microsoft Xbox and the on - board computer of her car, so her work essentially followed her in every aspect of her life.

While Nintendo hasn't shared exact sales figures, the company did say this week that Switch sales in its first two days were better than those for any other Nintendo console's first two days of availability.

«First - party bundles (games developed by the console maker) cost around $ 2 and have a perceived value of $ 50, so they make a ton of sense,» he says.

One survey respondent said that well - liked video game consoles like those from Nintendo and Sega only became popular because of the games that accompanied them.

Japan's Nintendo said it will release a short video later on Thursday of the next - generation game console it plans to launch globally in March — an announcement that sent its shares up more than 4 %.

That said, Microsoft has a history of issuing «temporary» price drops for Xbox One consoles and then making that price permanent soon after.

«Sony and Microsoft have both sold more than 30 million of their new consoles and counting,» says McQuivey.

He did say he expected future game consoles to continue using discs of some form, though he specifically pointed out that his statement was not based on knowledge of Sony's plans for a new PlayStation console.

Meanwhile Apple's success will likely come in the form of casual games, or titles that don't have the graphical prowess of console - based alternatives and are easier to pick up and play, she says.

The same can be said of the Xbox One — the two video game consoles were announced and launched in 2013 with similar specs and target audiences.

But that isn't the case just yet for the Xbox One and the PlayStation 4, to say nothing of Nintendo's still - new Switch console.

Still, because the Xbox has such a large user base and the transition from one generation of console to another happens slowly, Microsoft has time to correct any problems that might drag its new system down, Baker says.

«The best thing to ever happen to the Vancouver indie scene is that those big, fat, bloated old bitches left town,» says Jason Bailey, the CEO of East Side Games, a local mobile startup, of the traditional console giants.

That's not to say that the Xbox One X is overpriced — this is a state - of - the - art home game console, after all — but we should acknowledge that the prospect of owning an Xbox One X may hurt your wallet.

Says Piers Harding - Rolls, head of games at U.K. - based IHS Screen Digest, in an e-mail, «I expect to see increasing downloads over this generation and on to the next generation of devices as it is in the interest of console manufacturers to act as a retailer.»

But I'd venture to say that in my long time playing and covering video games, the Xbox One X has some of the best gaming experiences out of the gate of any console I've ever played.

Nintendo shares tumbled 5.75 percent to 23,750 yen at the close of trade, and commentators said the higher than expected retail price of the console fanned concerns over the product's viability.

«It's an incremental positive,» says Mike Hickey of The Benchmark Co. «Exclusive games can still be a differentiator for the console side.

The experience backs up what a lot of other independent developers have been saying — that Sony has over the past few years become the most indie - friendly of the console giants.

Indeed, while it will fit into a hand, the miniature console looks strikingly similar to its predecessor and even comes with a controller that Nintendo says, was «patterned after the iconic design of the original NES controller.»

Albert Penello, senior director of marketing for Xbox 360, said that while Microsoft is well positioned to take advantage of the cloud with its online Xbox Live service, consoles still have a bright future.

Raines said GameStop expects this fall's debut of the PS4 and Xbox One to make for the biggest console launch in history, while Microsoft announced that pre-orders for the third - generation Xbox have sold out faster than both the original Xbox and Xbox 360, which was released in 2005 and has been the bestselling console for the past two years.

Switch console sales will likely hit 15 million units in the year to March and climb to 20 million next year, Nintendo said, fueling hopes of a repeat of the success of the first Wii that debuted in late 2006 and sold more than 100 million units.

Van Dreunen says the challenge Nintendo faces is in gaining vertical control, where Miitomo operates as a single point of entry for games played across mobile, console, and handheld devices.

«The poor performance of the Wii U has dented its standing, but Nintendo has come back from similar poor sales in the TV console business before,» he says.

That said, the issue doesn't seem to be one of some Joy - Con controllers having issues so much as all Joy - Con controllers having a relatively weak Bluetooth connection to the Switch console from afar.

«Their problem is that they have generally failed on consoles for the last 20 years, with a huge exception being the Wii,» Pachter says of Nintendo.

Downloads and in - game purchases are helping Sony too, even with games that Sony itself doesn't publish; console makers typically take a cut of up to 30 % from downloads of games they didn't create, says Dai.

The company said in its fiscal 2Q16 earnings call that going forward, it expects that its «console games strategy will focus solely on licensing our great portfolio of content.»

To be released on September 29 and with preorders starting any day now (Nintendo says it'll be before the month of August is out), the $ 79.99 SNES Classic Edition is a tiny version of 1991's 16 - bit Super Nintendo console that includes quite a few of the games I suggested Nintendo put on it.

Sony Corp. said on Wednesday sales of its PlayStation 4 video game console had exceeded 50 million units as of Dec. 6 helped by strong demand during the year - end holiday season.

«We believe the Wii U release date slate on display will be a key determinant of the console's long - term staying power,» said Pachter.

TOKYO (Reuters)- Sony Corp said on Wednesday sales of its PlayStation 4 video game console had exceeded 50 million units as of Dec 6 helped by strong demand during the year - end holiday season.

«They are trying to attract people who want to be able to use the advanced features of TVs they've invested in,» said Brian Blau, an analyst at Gartner Inc. «Not everyone will want that if they can get a good experience on the less - expensive console.»

«Games business was revised up because PS4 sales are still strong and Xbox One X, with its high price, is seen less of a threat,» Dai said, referring to Microsoft Corp.'s recently unveiled new console.

The veses prior to God speaking up, is where Job and his friends trying to console him, are saying things they mis - understood about what God did, based on the understanding of the day, then.

If you ask a conservative for a statement of his political convictions, he may well say that he has none, and that it is the greatest heresy of modernity is precisely to see politics as a matter of conviction: as though one could recuperate, at the level of political purpose, the consoling certainty which once was granted by religious faith.

Watching TV specials will take up most of the day, said over a third, whilst 17 per cent admitted that the kids will usually spend their time on tablets, phones and games consoles.

Later, when Dora and I were married and we had a first pregnancy that went wrong, he wrote us a deeply consoling letter: the shadow of the cross, he said, hung over the stable of Bethlehem; and when the Martyrology listing the feasts of the Church is chanted, at the mention of the Nativity the tone switches to that of Passiontide.