Xbox One

The last seven days have provided another round of enticing headlines for investors to examine. For the first time in a while, Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) seemed to gain more headlines -- and more positive attention -- than its Cupertino, California-based competitor. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) didn't stay...

Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) new game console received a boost of extra power this week. According to IGN, the company has confirmed that Xbox One's clock speed has been increased from 800 MHz to 853 MHz. Xbox One product chief Marc Whitten joined Larry Hryb (AKA Major Nelson), the Director of...

With very little effort, Sony (NYSE: SNE) indirectly forced Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) to completely change its policies for Xbox One. Sony accomplished this simply by maintaining old policies that have been in place since the very first game console was created nearly four decades ago. During its...

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) fans frequently complain that the company does not receive any credit for producing innovative products. That could change this week if Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) decides to acquire PrimeSense, the company responsible for building the sensor within Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT)...

When consumers look at the $200 starting price of Xbox 360, they may ask themselves, "What am I paying for?" The answer to that question is critical to the future of Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) next console, Xbox One. At $499, it is the company's most expensive gaming device (not including the...

Zynga (NASDAQ: ZNGA) has officially hired Don Mattrick to take over as CEO. Unlike some of Zynga's other hires over the past few years, Mattrick is well known by the gaming community. Up until Monday, he served as the president of the Interactive Entertainment Business at Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT...

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) launched its 42nd store Friday morning with an appearance by Steve Ballmer and tickets to a free concert from recording artist Kelly Clarkson. It was a fun-filled event with an immeasurable level of enthusiasm from Clarkson fans, techies and Microsoft store employees alike...

When Sony (NYSE: SNE) unveiled the fourth PlayStation in February, the company hoped to win consumer support before its biggest competitors took action. At the time, sales of Wii U (Nintendo's (OTC: NTDOY) (OTC Pink: NTDOY) latest console) had begun to decline. In fact, Wii U sales were actually...

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) stunned the world last week when it announced that it would no longer require Xbox One users to connect to the Internet every single day to play their games. At the same time, Microsoft also eliminated the anti-used game measures that would make it difficult for consumers...

They said it couldn't be done. From former company executives who more or less told consumers to deal with it to analysts who did not believe it was feasible, many doubted that Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) could or would change its DRM policies for Xbox One. This week the company changed most of...

With the original Surface approaching its one-year anniversary, rumors for the follow-up -- the presumably titled Surface 2 -- are beginning to heat up. While Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) chose not to talk about Surface (or the video game-specific tablet it is rumored to be developing) during its...

Many consumers think that if they complain enough, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) will remove the anti-piracy and anti-used game measures that have infuriated so many people. Others believe that if they join together and vote with their wallets by not buying an Xbox One until Microsoft announces a...

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has received a fair amount of complaints for choosing to design Xbox One to interfere with the way users play, sell and share their games. In the days after Xbox One was unveiled, consumers looked to Sony (NYSE: SNE) to see if it would copy Microsoft's strategy and...

Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) Xbox One will endure an uphill battle in competing against Sony's (NYSE: SNE) PlayStation 4 this holiday season. That's according to Michael Pachter, the Managing Director of Equity Research at Wedbush Securities. "Microsoft has an uphill battle convincing consumers...

If Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) Xbox One was the only console available, GameStop (NYSE: GME) might be doomed. The video game retailer relies heavily on the sale of used games for revenue and to drive customers back into its stores. While some consumers may only buy new software, many sell the ones...