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Watching online video via game consoles grows in popularity

December 15, 2011
Greater availability of Netflix, Hulu, and similar services cited for the rise in streaming video through the Xbox 360 and other gaming consoles, according to Nielsen.

Game Consoles Experience Increased Video Streaming Usage

December 15, 2011
Video game console usage is on the rise in general, up 7 percent from the first half of 2010

Online viewers turning to game consoles, study finds

November 8, 2011
Consoles have become the most popular way to watch online movies and shows on TVs in the U.S., new data shows.

GameStop exec: Game consoles still ‘gold standard’

September 28, 2011
Although the digital craze gets much of the attention, GameStop President Tony Bartel says that for the foreseeable future it's consoles that will still offer the most to gamers.

TekNmotion Yapster Blaster Amplified Headset Works with Both PCs and Consoles

September 16, 2011
Gamers searching for a new universal headset that would allow them to play their favorite titles either on PC or consoles now have a new option to consider as CompuExpert has just uncovered the aggressively priced TekNmotion Yapster Blaster amplified headset. The latest version of this gaming heads... (read more)

Game consoles and the death of backward-compatibility: Why we don’t care

August 17, 2011
The Nintendo Wii's dropping support for the GameCube in a recent redesign. Here's why it really doesn't matter.

Former Microsoft exec: Mobile won’t kill consoles

August 16, 2011
Shane Kim says the "total pie" of gaming is expanding and that console makers won't allow their hardware to lose out to mobile titles.

Developer on next-gen consoles: ‘What’s the point?’

August 5, 2011
Epic Games President Mike Capps says next-generation consoles might not be necessary, after all.

Epic Games exec on next-gen consoles: ‘What’s the point?’

August 5, 2011
President Mike Capps says that next-generation consoles like the Wii U might well be beside the point and that the industry needs to be ready to "deal with iPhone 8."

All Three Next-Generation Consoles Could Be Powered by AMD GPUs

July 12, 2011
AMD has done really well in the console space in the last couple of years, with two of the current-generation consoles being powered by AMD graphics cores, but things could get even better in the future as recent reports place AMD's GPUs in both the next-gen Xbox and in the ...

NVIDIA Also Wants in on Next-Generation Game Consoles

March 28, 2011
While Advanced Micro Devices is setting up plans to approach makers of game consoles, it looks like NVIDIA also wants to power next-generation products of the sort, or so it is reported at least.Today's IT market is definitely one of great diversity in terms of product types and, of ...

AMD Fusion Makes Sense in Game Consoles, Company Says

March 28, 2011
Now that new games are being made and BDXL disks allow for larger PS3 titles, among other things, companies are considering processing platforms for the next generation of game consoles, and it looks like AMD wants in on the cake.Nowadays, there is a serious performance difference between game consoles ...