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Android-based, Kickstarter-backed home console Ouya isn’t even out yet and its makers are already planning annual revisions of the device. The plan mimics hardware trends seen in the smartphone and tablet markets, and the company plans to take advantage of newer technologies and lower costs to up the console’s performance …
Read More »New Ouya iteration expected annually
Ouya will look to follow the way of smart phones and tablets, with plans to launch annual iterations of the Android-based console. Speaking with Joystiq at DICE, Ouya CEO Julie Uhrman explained how the company will replicate the mobile hardware strategy of actively refreshing with upgraded parts. "As it relates …
Read More »Next Xbox requires always-online activation to deter used sales – report
Microsoft is implementing some stringent security measures to deter used-game sales, a new report has suggested. Edge has learned from sources with first-hand knowledge of the new Xbox that the console will require an always-online connection for games to be played in a bid to curb used-game sales, similar to …
Read More »PS4 could cost around $450, will include Gaikai functionalities – reports
A Japanese newspaper has reported that the PlayStation 4 will cost more than 40,000 Yen, which is roughly $430. Asahi Shimbun also reports (as translated by Gematsu) that the PS4 will release in 2013 and that Sony is in a rush to meet year-end demand in Japan and America. No …
Read More »Ouya to hit retail in June, priced $100
Crowd-funded Android game console Ouya is set to hit US retail in June, carrying a price tag of $99.99. CEO Julie Uhrman has said that the console will first be made available to Kickstarter backers in March, followed by preorder customers, who will receive the console in April. The $99.99 …
Read More »Ouya confirms June launch
US retailers, including Amazon and GameStop, line up to stock console
Read More »Oculus Rift gets new features for spring release
Virtual reality headset on track for March launch
Read More »PS4 to launch in India in 2014 – report
The PlayStation 4 will launch in Japan and North America this year, but in Europe (and consequently, India) in 2014, a new report has suggested. Sources close to the development of the new Playstation and Xbox consoles have told Edge that the complexities involved in European distribution are to blame …
Read More »Raspberry Pi lite goes on sale
Latest model of microcomputer only available in Europe at present
Read More »Possible PlayStation 4 reveal on 20th February
Sony is set to hold an event on 20th February that may well be for the reveal of the newest member of the PlayStation family – the PlayStation 4. A post on the PlayStation Blog titled ‘See the Future’ included only a video that doesn’t say much but teases the …
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