Engadget http://www.engadget.com Engadget http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif Engadget http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Live from Microsoft's E3 2010 keynote!]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/live-from-microsofts-e3-2010-keynote/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/live-from-microsofts-e3-2010-keynote/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/14/live-from-microsofts-e3-2010-keynote/#comments
 After last night's Kinect-ic event, what on earth could Microsoft have in store for its big E3 2010 press conference? A slimmer Xbox 360? Valhalla motherboards? Hulu integration? Surely there's gonna be a new game or two in store. Stay tuned -- doors open at 10:00AM PT / 1:00PM ET and the magic starts shortly after!

Continue reading Live from Microsoft's E3 2010 keynote!

Live from Microsoft's E3 2010 keynote! originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 14 Jun 2010 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>aaron greenbergAaronGreenberge3e3 2010e32010greenbergjasperkinectliveblogmicrosoftnatalnew xbox 360NewXbox360project natalProjectNatalslimxboxxbox 360xbox 360 slimXbox360Xbox360SlimMon, 14 Jun 2010 13:30:00 EST<![CDATA[NPD: Xbox 360 wins US sales war in a downbeat February]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/npd-xbox-360-wins-us-sales-war-in-a-downbeat-february/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/npd-xbox-360-wins-us-sales-war-in-a-downbeat-february/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/npd-xbox-360-wins-us-sales-war-in-a-downbeat-february/#comments The cosmos must clearly have approved of Microsoft's actions over this past month, as today we're hearing the Xbox 360 broke out of its competitive sales funk to claim the title of "month's best-selling console" ... for the first time in two years. Redmond's own Aaron Greenberg describes it as the best February in the console's history, with 422,000 units sold outshining the consistently popular Wii (397,900) and the resurgent PS3 (360,100 consoles shifted, which was a 30 percent improvement year-on-year). In spite of the happy campers in Redmond and Tokyo, the overall numbers for the games industry were down 15 percent on 2009's revenues, indicating our collective gaming appetite is starting to dry up. Good thing we've got all those motion-sensing accessories coming up to reignite our fire.

NPD: Xbox 360 wins US sales war in a downbeat February originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:16:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>aaron greenbergAaronGreenbergconsoleconsole salesconsole warsconsolesConsoleSalesConsoleWarsdatafebruaryfiguresgamesgamingmicrosoftnintendonintendo wiiNintendoWiinpdplaystationplaystation 3Playstation3ps3resultssalessales numberssales resultsSalesNumbersSalesResultssonystatsvideo gamesVideoGameswiixboxxbox 360Xbox360Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:16:00 EST<![CDATA[Project Natal to focus on custom-made 'experiences,' will tolerate conventional games too]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/10/project-natal-to-focus-on-custom-made-experiences-will-tolera/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/10/project-natal-to-focus-on-custom-made-experiences-will-tolera/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/10/project-natal-to-focus-on-custom-made-experiences-will-tolera/#comments Microsoft's Aaron Greenberg has opened up to our buddies over at Joystiq about the future direction of Project Natal, and the big takeaway from their chat is that Redmond intends to use the new hardware primarily for "brand new experiences" designed specifically for it. Essentially, this means the majority of Natal-enabled games will be Wii-like in their focus and promotion of motion as the control scheme, but before you dive into a vortex of panic, there were also reassurances that "developers will have that out there at their fingertips if they want to enable those features." We now know that 10 to 15 percent of the Xbox 360's processing power will be sucked down by Natal, which may or may not be a reason for this shift away from what was expected -- layering Natal on top of games as an alternative control scheme -- to this shpiel about "unique" experiences. Either way, so long as we get to play Burnout on this thing, we could care less what others do with it.

Project Natal to focus on custom-made 'experiences,' will tolerate conventional games too originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 10 Jan 2010 12:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>aaron greenbergAaronGreenberggamingjoystiqkinectmicrosoftnatalproject natalProjectNatalxboxxbox 360Xbox360Sun, 10 Jan 2010 12:40:00 EST<![CDATA[CE-Oh no he didn't! Part LXIV: Microsoft's Greenberg says Xbox will outsell PS3 for 'entire generation']]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/16/ce-oh-no-he-didnt-part-lxiv-microsofts-greenberg-says-xbox-w/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/16/ce-oh-no-he-didnt-part-lxiv-microsofts-greenberg-says-xbox-w/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/16/ce-oh-no-he-didnt-part-lxiv-microsofts-greenberg-says-xbox-w/#commentsDidn't think Microsoft exec Aaron Greenberg could top himself after saying that Hulu on 360 was like "asking out a really hot chick on a date?" Well, think again, 'cause Greenberg recently sat down with GameInformer for a fairly wide ranging interview, and he took the opportunity to toss a few bombs in Sony's direction. The biggest of those is that he's "confident" that the Xbox 360 will "not only outsell PS3 for the full calendar year, but for this entire generation" -- adding that it's "similar to a game of baseball, it is not about just winning one inning, but instead being able to win the game by consistently delivering across all nine innings." Greenberg also went on to say that Sony's expected good showing in the September sales numbers is merely a "short term bump," and that "it is not a real concern to us." Hit up the link below for the complete interview, which also includes talk of the Zune HD, Xbox Live, and Microsoft's plans for the holiday season.

[Via PC World]

Filed under:

CE-Oh no he didn't! Part LXIV: Microsoft's Greenberg says Xbox will outsell PS3 for 'entire generation' originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>aaron greenbergAaronGreenbergce oh noce oh no he didntCeOhNoCeOhNoHeDidntgreenbergmicrosoftxboxxbox 360Xbox360Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:21:00 EST<![CDATA[Xbox's Aaron Greenberg: Hulu on 360 like "asking out a really hot chick on a date"]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/28/xboxs-aaron-greenberg-hulu-on-360-like-asking-out-a-really-ho/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/28/xboxs-aaron-greenberg-hulu-on-360-like-asking-out-a-really-ho/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/28/xboxs-aaron-greenberg-hulu-on-360-like-asking-out-a-really-ho/#commentsHey, our main dudes over at Joystiq sat down with Xbox's Aaron Greenberg recently, and there are some great bits of info in the interview. Aaron says the big Xbox price cut has been planned for months, so it's "just a coincidence" that it happened right on top of the PS3 Slim -- and he also says he's an avid Joystiq reader, so if Redmond had wanted to get the jump on Sony, they'd have been prepared. Other nuggets: the $99 WiFi adapter isn't coming down in price, the Netflix relationship is going well, and getting Hulu or Amazon Unbox on the 360 is like "asking out a really hot chick on a date, they don't all say yes." Yeah, it's a pretty great interview -- hit the read link for the whole thing.

Filed under:

Xbox's Aaron Greenberg: Hulu on 360 like "asking out a really hot chick on a date" originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>360360 elite360Eliteaaron greenbergAaronGreenbergamazon unboxAmazonUnboxelitehuluinterviewmicrosoftnetflixxboxxbox 360xbox 360 eliteXbox360Xbox360EliteFri, 28 Aug 2009 21:22:00 EST<![CDATA[Microsoft exec predicts Sony will be forced to cut PS3 prices]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/07/microsoft-exec-predicts-sony-will-be-forced-to-cut-ps3-prices/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/07/microsoft-exec-predicts-sony-will-be-forced-to-cut-ps3-prices/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/07/microsoft-exec-predicts-sony-will-be-forced-to-cut-ps3-prices/#commentsAfter a couple weeks in which the 360 posted better sales numbers than the PS3 and it was revealed that Sony inadvertently funded Microsoft's next-gen development efforts, you'd think Microsoft execs would be getting a little cocky, but it sounds instead like they're expecting a renewed offensive from Sony based on price. That's direct from the 360's director of product management Aaron Greenberg, who told Edge that MS "absolutely expects" a PS3 price cut in the next few months, and that the team is "frankly surprised it's taken this long." Of course, we've been hearing tons of PS3 pricing speculation from all corners lately with no change to that $399 MSRP, so we'll see how it goes.

[Via Xbox 360 Fanboy]

Filed under:

Microsoft exec predicts Sony will be forced to cut PS3 prices originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 07:11:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>aaron greenbergAaronGreenbergmicrosoftplaystationplaystation 3Playstation3ps3sonyxboxxbox 360Xbox360Wed, 07 Jan 2009 07:11:00 EST