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Xbox One's second bid for the core gamer
Microsoft on the strategy behind Xbox One X, the lack of exclusives and why cross-platform play is so important
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Microsoft details over 100 Xbox One X 'enhanced' games
Plus a Project Scorpio edition of Xbox One X, and a Minecraft Xbox One S
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Xbox One X preorder plans to be revealed at Gamescom
Reservations for upcoming console reportedly opening up after this weekend's press conference
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SNES Classic to get preorders in US
Nintendo of America says reservations will open late this month, promises "significant" supply of systems from launch through year's end
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Walmart cancels SNES Classic preorders
Retailer says technical glitch resulted in website taking orders it shouldn't have; no word on future preorder plans
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Oculus Rift gets $200/£100 temporary price cut
Facebook fights back against HTC Vive and VR fatigue
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Nintendo first-party line-up designed to inspire third-party studios
Company says Zelda, Mario Kart 8, Arms and Mario Odyssey show developers what is possible on Switch
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Nintendo apologises for Japanese Switch shortages as sales pass 1m
Company pledges increased shipments in July and August
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PlayStation 4 hits 60.4 million sales
As Microsoft rallies with Xbox One X, SIE's Andrew House says the PS4 platform is "in its prime"
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Xbox doesn't need to rely on Gears and Halo - Phil Spencer
E3 2017 was about speaking to diverse audiences, says the Xbox chief, but VR is "years away" from being ready for mainstream gamers
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Xbox Design Lab hits UK, Germany and France
Controller customisation program now available outside of North America
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64% of UK Xbox One owners didn't buy a physical game in the last year - Kantar
Scorpio launch should target 2m disengaged Xbox One owners
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PS4 Pro accounts for 1-in-5 PS4s sold
Sony says premium-priced console is exceeding its expectations; PS4 family has outsold Xbox 2-to-1 in US, 3-to-1 in Europe
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Nintendo Switch online service pushed back to 2018
Nintendo misses late-2017 launch window, but sets price below competitor services at $19.99
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Nintendo fighting over Switch components
Increased production targets pit Mario maker against Apple, other tech giants for limited supplies of memory chips, vibration motors
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Report: Nintendo significantly ramps up Switch production
Company now expects to manufacture 18m consoles this financial year
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Xbox Project Scorpio will debut in China this year
Untapped console sector to get high-end device around the same time as the US and Europe
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Nintendo Switch dock will cost £80
Extra shell to connect system to a TV to be priced slightly higher in UK than in the US, launches June 23
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Razer launching Destiny 2 peripheral line
Partnership with Bungie will see new branded versions of mouse, keyboard, headset, and mouse mat
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Splatoon 2 gets Switch hardware bundle
Nintendo UK and Japan confirm first pack-in title, intro full line of accessories for upcoming shooter
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Switch best-selling console in US for second month
Nintendo says it sold more than 280,000 systems last month and 550,000 copies of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
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Razer takes up to $100 million in new investment - report
Horizon Ventures' investment is based on $2 billion valuation, tied to a new partnership with 3 mobile network
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Microsoft intros AR/VR motion controllers
Windows 10 inputs will launch this holiday bundled with an Acer headset for $399
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3DS - Nintendo's new template for success
It may not match its predecessors, but the way Nintendo overcame the 3DS' shortcomings is something it can build upon
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Switch shipments selling out same day - GameStop
Specialty retailer can't keep console stocked nearly two months after launch