Entries in ‘cycle’ (11)
News: Retailers ready for longer cycle
But High Street specialists, online stores and supermarkets stress importance of better console marketing
Blog: This cycle will be entirely different
I don’t think that there will be any challenges for the games industry if we don’t see major new hardware releases for some time for the following reasons:
News: FEATURE: The longer console lifecycle
MCV talks to Sony's Michael Denny, Microsoft's Chris Lewis and Nintendo's Rob Lowe
Features: The longer console cycle
The lifecycle for current machines is longer than ever. Is that a good thing for the trade?
News: Sony: PS3 will pass Xbox 360
PSN boss Peter Dille says “there is nothing but momentum behind the PS3 at this point”
News: Bach: Xbox not yet at mid-age
Microsoft’s Entertainment and Devices boss says “we’re still on the upside of the console lifecycle”
News: Sony says 360 and Wii owners will ‘upgrade’ to PS3
SCEE president suggests that advanced tech could see PS3 outlasting planned ten year cycle
News: Microsoft: We won E3
E3’09: Microsoft Games Studio boss Shane Kim adds that Xbox 360 will be around until 2015
News: Casual gaming to kill consoles
Marketing analyst claims that internet-based casual gaming will usurp the console as the ‘platform’ of choice
News: Farrell: Hardware ‘cycle’ is no more
THQ boss says that three sub-cycles have now replaced traditional three-way battle
News: Need for Speed Undercover... uncovered
Next instalment out this year, whilst Riccitiello says that franchise is moving onto two-year development cycle
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