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Wii and PS3 projected to eclipse XBox 360

Peek into one market research firm’s video game crystal ball

Farhad Manjoo 2008.02.15

With Wii and DS, Nintendo owns 2007

The Tiger Woods of game companies.

Farhad Manjoo 2008.01.18

The $400 PlayStation 3 comes to the U.S.

Could the long-awaited cheap PS3 give Sony the edge this holiday season?

Farhad Manjoo 2007.10.18

PS3 sales fall short of Sony’s high hopes

Despite its predictions of an end to the slump, Sony’s Playstation 3 game console is still in third place, trailing XBox and Wii.

Farhad Manjoo 2007.08.24

A cheaper XBox gets a high-def digital port

Lucky gamers who’ve recently purchased new lower-priced XBoxes find their systems capable of digital video output to high-definition TVs.

Farhad Manjoo 2007.08.09

First PS3, now XBox: The prices, they just keep falling

Microsoft cuts the price of its XBox 360 model by $50, a response to Sony’s adjustment of the Playstation 3’s tag.

Farhad Manjoo 2007.08.07

Buy a cheap PS3 while you can — they’re almost gone!

Sony says that you can now buy a $600 Playstation 3. By the way, the company’s $500 models will be gone by fall.

Farhad Manjoo 2007.08.06

Is the PS3 turning into a TiVo?

Sony’s New Zealand marketing rep accidentally discloses an upcoming add-on for the Playstation 3.

Farhad Manjoo 2007.08.02

PlayStation 3 to get a secret Rockstar game

Sony gets an exclusive deal with the creator of “Grand Theft Auto.”

Farhad Manjoo 2007.07.30

We are playing Wii, and a little PS3

New video game numbers show a pickup in sales of Sony’s high-priced console. But it’s the Wii everyone really loves.

Farhad Manjoo 2007.07.24

Playstation 3: Is Sony’s $100 price cut a scam?

How Sony reduced the price of the PS3 to increase its profits on the PS3.

Farhad Manjoo 2007.07.14