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For the first time in history, Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT) is launching a branded handheld gaming console, taking on Nintendo ADR’s (OTC:NTDOY) Switch 2, which debuted on June 5. Here are the early details. What Happened: Best known for several other business segments, Microsoft is also the...

Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX)'s business model has served it well for long, as reflected by its strong financial performance and solid stock showing. No wonder it's being aped by others in a bid to taste at least some degree of success as the original did. Netflix's business model offers...

Domestic video game sales increased in May and June, but the upward trend could come to an end in 2019. Eva Hunyadi, a research analyst at Juniper Research, recently authored a report about the future of video games. While Hunyadi is optimistic about present-day sales, she is concerned about...

Who will win the battle for streaming TV domination? In a broader sense, the trophy has already gone to Sony (NYSE: SNE) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT). Both companies sold more than 80 million units of their last game consoles, which also function as media streaming devices. However, when game...

Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) is pulling out all the stops to get customers to shop in its stores and on its website. The retailer launched a four-day Nick of Time sale on Monday, encouraging shoppers to drop by everyday for the latest deals. Starting tomorrow (Friday, December 20), Best Buy stores...

Which console should you place under the tree this Christmas? Despite the claim that game consoles are a dying breed, there are three new systems and two handhelds currently on store shelves. With so many options, you might just want to cash in your 401k and buy them all! The gamer in your family...

Sony (NYSE: SNE) is ready to release a game console in China. According to market intelligence and consulting firm Marbridge Consulting, Sony President and CEO Kazuo Hirai has confirmed that the company will bring its game console business to China. The company will begin by establishing a "...

Sony (NYSE: SNE) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) are still a month away from releasing their newest game consoles, but speculation for the next generation has already begun. Christine Arrington, the Senior Games Analyst at IHS Electronics & Media (NYSE: IHS), told Benzinga that there is no...

In January, China Daily USA reported that China might lift its ban on the sale of video games. "We are reviewing the policy and have conducted some surveys and held discussions with other ministries on the possibility of opening up the game console market," an unnamed source from the Ministry of...

It may not involve the cord-cutting service that some expected, but Sony (NYSE: SNE) has unveiled a new device for games and streaming video: PlayStation Vita TV. Named after Sony's latest handheld game system, PlayStation Vita TV is designed to play PSP (PlayStation Portable) and PS Vita games on...

Sony (NYSE: SNE) is set to make a major announcement today regarding the future of the PlayStation business. According to The Wall Street Journal, Sony will unveil the company's next console, which will include a streaming game service. Reuters concurs with that report. Earlier this week Sony...

Sony's (NYSE: SNE) latest handheld game machine sold less than seven million units during its first 12 months at retail. That is less than 10 percent of the 75 million PlayStation Portable units that Sony has sold since 2005. In order for PS Vita's sales to catch up to PSP, Sony would have to sell...

Last week Sony (NYSE: SNE) announced that it planned to hold an event on Wednesday, February 20 to discuss the future of the PlayStation business. There has been a lot of speculation regarding what the "future" might involve, but many are hoping that Sony will provide the first concrete details...

In 2010, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and the Disney-owned (NYSE: DIS) ABC sparked some controversy when the first iPad became the focus of an episode of Modern Family. Word on the street is that Apple received the free promotion simply by providing the network with an iPad to use on the show. Now Apple...

Sony (NYSE: SNE) is set to make a major announcement on Wednesday, February 20. The company has not provided any info regarding what investors can expect from the event, but it has said that it will involve the future of the PlayStation business. That business encompasses more than the next...