In recent days, a few high-profile executives have felt the need to go out and defend the console to the press.
While mobile games rapidly increase in popularity, we still have a long way to go before mobile begins to seriously challenge the console gaming sector in terms of overall revenue.
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They would have to go and make console games for big studios instead.
Most observers expect the console to go on sale in Japan in May, in the autumn in America and early next year in Europe.
Sony CEO Kazuo Hirai strongly suggested that his company would be more than happy to announce its next console after Microsoft had a chance to go first.
Remember: your brand new Wii U can do literally nothing outside of build Miis and play disc-based games before the update, so don't go freaking out when your console seems to be missing a few key functions out of the box.
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We need to bring console graphics straight to mobile devices, providing on-the-go consumers with the same immersive gaming experience they get at home.
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Microsoft's introducing a new Kinect motion-sensing camera to go alongside its new Xbox One game console.
Even if console manufacturers did want to go full steam ahead with this, the only way it would work would be if prices of new games started falling quickly after release, or at least far faster than they do currently.
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Why do console game require pressing START button to go through a redundant splash screen?
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While the world waits to find out the facts about Microsoft's next videogame console, new rumors have popped up suggesting what its plans to go all-in on the Xbox-as-media center concept entail.
Nintendo has a lot riding on the WiiU, the first announced next gen console of the big three, but there is a long ways to go before we actually see that released.
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FM, Twitter and Facebook apps that, although fine as far as they go, highlight that these are not really applications that lend themselves to a full screen and a console.
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These are the sorts of content partnerships Marc is actively pursuing for the console, but when prompted to weigh in on the recent buzz surrounding HBO keeping Go restricted to cable subscribers, he chose to stay diplomatic.
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