
A ranking of the most trusted game companies in Japan yields some findings which prove rather damning for Sony and Microsoft, who do not appear at all…
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Reports of Xbox 360 hardware failures are already surfacing in some numbers, suggesting Microsoft may yet maintain its unrivalled reputation for producing quality hardware, despite cunningly removing the red LED from the unit in order to “solve” the RRoD problem.
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Hackers dissecting the Xbox 360 “Slim” report a disturbing discovery – internal parts thought to be associated with RRoD failures remain unchanged, causing some to speculate that the new model may have the same problems which plagued older revisions.
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It has emerged that Microsoft has finally solved its long running RRoD problem in the new Xbox 360 Slim, in true Microsoft style – by removing the red light from the design completely.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Games, News
- Date: Jun 17, 2010 14:34 JST
- Tags: Comparison, Controllers, DS, Events, Microsoft, Nintendo, PS3, Sony, Wii, Xbox 360

E3’s major announcements have been made, and observers are busily trying to work out just who “won” the event – most indications seem to suggest Nintendo dominating or at worst tying with Sony.
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Kinect’s dance title “Dance Masters” has been attracting attention for reasons which extend beyond its seemingly impressive dance gameplay…
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It has not taken long for the Microsoft’s glittering new Xbox 360 “Slim” to be tarnished by yet another hardware problem – this time the long-running problem of the console scratching DVDs into oblivion if subjected to motion whilst loading resurfaces with a vengeance, as the below video demonstrates.
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The rumours about a sleaker version of the Xbox 360 being due were correct – Microsoft has announced the very same at E3.
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Witnesses to Microsoft’s glitzy E3 launch of Kinect (formerly Natal) report that Microsoft’s conspicuously refused to show any actual gameplay, instead using a crude mockup with actors pretending to “play” an onscreen movie, and that a mechanical elephant was the real star of the show, not their “revolutionary” new controller.
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The controller formerly known as “Project Natal” has been officially dubbed “Kinect,” and rumours of a revised “slim” edition of the console have begun circulating.
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Nintendo legend Shigeru Miyamoto has dismissed Microsoft’s Project Natal and Sony’s Move motion controllers as mere copies of the Wii.
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A former Microsoft boss has stated that he thinks Microsoft’s upcoming Project Natal controller, rumoured to be dubbed “Wave,” will fail.
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