Sentences with phrase «years of console»

GDDR5 will pay of in later years of console life 8 GB ram is huge when considering that last gen we were at 512 MB and maybe 1 GB lol still the only difference we will truly see is when 1st or 2nd party developers work on the system

«GDDR5 will pay of in later years of console life» Good, it means I can wait a few years while the price drops.

No game companies made game consoles anymore; that was a job for bigger, more general electronics companies, who could shoulder the inevitable losses of the first few years of a console's lifespan.

He claimed that within the first three years of the console's life, they will be able to record profits that match those days:

The final years of a console generation typically bring some of the best titles, since videogame developers have gotten to know the ins and outs of the systems.

i don't really agree with you in that the console is bad, or nintendo make «baby» games, though nintendo have messed up not securing exclusives and not having a AAA title for the launch window or even in the first year of the console, resulting in an onslaught of negative media coverage that i think is close to irreversible.

Melee, went on to be the best selling GameCube game every single year of the console's life cycle, so by no means was the series unpopular.

Last year was the year of consoles, but this year is the year of games.

It is without a doubt incredible that a single company has managed to put out quality material nearly every single year of the console's existence since 2006.

2013 turned out to be the year of console announcements.

Historically, the second year of the console generation improves over the sometimes rocky launches of new hardware and these systems were no exception.

Not exact matches

For much of its 40 - year history, the medium has been ruled by huge console makers and mega-publishers, such as Microsoft, Sony, Electronic Arts and Activision.

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.

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.

In the case of video games, rumours have been circulating for a while now about both Sony and Microsoft implementing technology into their next - generation consoles — expected this year — that would make it impossible to play used products.

From the disappointing years of the Gamecube console to the unabashed phenomenon that was the Wii and right back down to the currently underperforming Wii U, it's been a veritable roller coaster ride for the new - ish general manager of Nintendo Canada.

Check out my top 10 list over on MSN for a list of the very best console games of the year, if you need ideas.

Allowing people to interact with their Xbox entertainment consoles using gestures and voice commands, instead of a handheld controller, Kinect is the first leading - edge consumer technology Microsoft's brought to market in years.

It will be rolling out a version of the game on all video - game consoles this year, and it is also looking at developing a television cartoon based on the game's characters.

By next year, the hordes of Candy Crush and Clash of Clans players will even be outspending gamers on Xbox, PlayStation, and other consoles, according to a new report.

Years ago, to get a game into your living room, a developer would have to jump through any number of industry hoops, whether finding distribution through a major publisher or navigating the approval labyrinth of the various console gatekeepers.

Now, nearly four years later, there are dozens of fantastic games on Sony's console.

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.

Last year, Nintendo (NTDOY) premiered the NES Classic Edition, a miniature version of the original Nintendo Entertainment System that included classic games from the company's original video game console from the 1980s.

If it hits that number, the one - year sales of Switch will top the lifetime sales of Wii U, its previous home console.

Don't consider this a full review, because it isn't intended as such, but the first game for Nintendo's new console is one of Nintendo's best games in years.

Normally, both consoles would be looking at their golden years right around now — finally low enough in price for anyone to buy, large libraries of great games from years of availability, and even better stuff coming in the near future.

It takes years of research and development, planning, discussion, design, and much more to shepherd a new game console into existence.

It's not a surprise to have a rich holiday catalog of top - tier games when you're three years into a console cycle.

It would be several more years before Microsoft and Sony took their first tentative steps into digital distribution, but their coming consoles have made that ability a pillar of their feature set.

At last year's Electronic Entertainment Expo, I asked Dennis Durkin, chief operating and finance officer for Microsoft's interactive entertainment business, if the vertically integrated approach with the video game console could be applied to other parts of the company.

Over the last several weeks, rumors have been flying that Microsoft and competitor Sony (SNE) are planning to release updated consoles this year that would add support for 4K resolution, which is a sizable upgrade in terms of graphical quality.

Now, just a few years later, the company finds itself in the strange position of having to justify that accomplishment — and to rationalize it in order to get people to spend the extra money on its new console.

Finally, Nintendo has had a hit on its hands this year since the release of its new console, the Nintendo Switch.

Sony (SNE) is cutting the price of its PlayStation 4 videogame console to around $ 350 from $ 400 to boost sales ahead of the year - end holiday season.

The floodgates to China's gaming market have opened with the lift of a 14 - year ban on the manufacture and sale of video game consoles.

The hints about a Game Boy device come three months after reports Nintendo could be planning a «Classic Edition» of the N64 console for next year.

The most populous nation on earth instated the ban in 2000 for fear of corrupting its youth, but will now allow for distribution of consoles in the Shanghai Free Trade Zone — a 29 - square - kilometer testing ground for new economic reforms established last year.

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.

Nintendo Switch 32 GB Console ($ 299 at Walmart)-- Given the popularity of this console and how in - demand it's likely to be this year, just finding one in stock is a good day.

«I know Microsoft has changed course on a lot of their unfounded policies since they announced the Xbox One, but what's to stop them from just implementing them next year after the console is out?»

I preordered the Switch the night it was announced — I'm a longtime Nintendo fan, and having followed rumors for years about Nintendo's mysterious «NX» console, I believed Nintendo would correct many of the mistakes it made with the underwhelming Wii U, a game console I bought and, sadly, returned a year later.

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.

Though it's a highly diversified consumer electronics company, Sony's PlayStation 4 console — introduced five years ago — has become a major profit driver (see the box «Game Changers» to learn how), and the company now derives roughly 30 % of its revenue from gaming.

«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.

No video game name was hotter over the past year than Nintendo (ntdoy), which enjoyed a dramatic turnaround thanks to the March 2017 release of its new handheld console, the Switch.

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.

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.

Writing here again, logging into the WordPress console and skimming hundreds of stubbed out potential posts I haven't touched in quite awhile, is like looking into a mirror after spending a year shipwrecked.