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V-DVD Day: Sony’s Blu-ray wins the format war

But what does the victory mean for you?

Farhad Manjoo 2008.02.19

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

Peace is at hand in the pointless DVD war

Paramount may choose to go with Sony’s Blu-ray format, leaving HD DVD in the dust.

Farhad Manjoo 2008.01.08

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

Japan and Europe get cheaper PS3s

Sony cuts back the price tag — and compatibility with PS2 games — in an effort to kick-start PlayStation 3 sales.

Farhad Manjoo 2007.10.09

Sony’s Rolly folly

A new device addresses what’s surely everyone’s main gripe about digital music players — they just sit there while playing your tunes. Not the Rolly!

Farhad Manjoo 2007.09.10

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

Sony tries to clean up the planet (of its products only)

The company will let you drop off your unwanted Sony stuff to be recycled. You’ll need to pay a fee to recycle other brands.

Farhad Manjoo 2007.08.17

If it’s Sony, it’s more dangerous laptop batteries

Toshiba recalls notebook batteries manufactured by Sony. Wait, didn’t this already happen?

Farhad Manjoo 2007.08.13

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 Sony’s Crackle video site attracting real talent?

You can find some great stuff — and a lot of terrible stuff — on the video site Sony says can make you a star.

Farhad Manjoo 2007.07.16

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

Microsoft touts new Halo — and takes on Wii, too?

At the big game convention in L.A., Microsoft announces the special Halo edition Xbox console, plus some controllers that may be aimed at Nintendo’s hot system.

Farhad Manjoo 2007.07.11