Posts Tagged ‘Xbox 360’

Game console sales continue to disappoint despite a slight uptick in sold numbers year over year. U.S. consumers have purchased more than 60 million current-generation game console numbers, providing a solid view the state of the console gaming market, prior to the introduction of major new technologies by Sony and Microsoft: The Wii will face challenges, the opportunity in the second half of the lifecycle of the generation has shifted to Microsoft’s and Sony’s favor.

As an analyst I am drawn to trends that shift markets. I see nothing shifting the gaming market more significantly right now than the impact that girls and women are having on the industry. The growth and market dynamics related to female players are utterly fascinating.

Microsoft today said that it will be using the Primesense 3D sensor for its upcoming Project Natal human interface controller system. There wasn’t much more detail Microsoft provided, but the technical specifications of Primesense’s sensor technology give definite clues how Natal will work. Extra: Slideshow

Microsoft today said it will officially unveil its human control interface for its Xbox 360 game console on June 13 at a press event at the upcoming E3 conference.

You have to give Microsoft props. The company is now selling a pricey 250 GB HDD upgrade for the Xbox 360. And even if you buy a special edition 250 GB Xbox 360 from the shelf, the Xbox is priced $50 higher than a PS3 with the same capacity – and $100 more than the Xbox 360 Elite. A sign of justified confidence?