Konsol nyheder

Som mange nok ved er der rigtig meget hype omkring de tre konsoller Microsoft Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii og Sony Playstatoin 3. Nu er der så lidt mere til balladen.
Microsoft vælger nemlig at betale for folk der har fået repareret deres Xbox hvis den er fra 2005, Sony har trykket deres kommende flagskib, PS3, 20% ned i pris og tilføjet HDMI 1,3 og til sidst har engadget fået fat i billeder af Nintendo Wii's udvikler konsol. Konsollen skulle være næsten identisk med den endelige forbruger konsol.

PS3:
"Looks like all the bellyaching over the price of Sony's PlayStation 3 has done some good. Sony exec Ken Kutaragi just sent jaws to the floor over at Tokyo Game Show with an announced price cut of the 20GB PS3 base unit from ¥62,790 to ¥49,980 in Japan. Closer to home, we're looking at a move from about $538 to $428 (looking at current exchange rates) representing a drop of some 20% "

Xbox360:
"Those Redmond folks are sure on a good news streak. After announcing 1080p upscaling and a delightfully low-priced HD DVD drive for their 360, they're offering a helping hand to early adopters who haven't had quite as much fun with the console. Microsoft is offering free fixes to all problematic Xbox 360s built in 2005, and is sending out refunds to users who paid for repairs to that "three red lights of death" problem or other quirks before this dealio went into effect"

Nintendo Wii:
"While it's bad news that the Wii won't be region-free, we hope that these new snaps will lift your spirits. An anonymous tipster just sent us five photographs of the Wii developer kit, and we only have one thing to ask our friends at Nintendo: did ours fall off the back of a FedEx truck? Seriously though, we know that developer kits come in colors that the public never gets, but perhaps Nintendo could one day take a page out of Apple's playbook and charge a premium for this snazzy green -- it is, after all, the color of money"

Links:

Wii: http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/15/wii-developer-kit-shot-in-the-wild-many-luigi-green-with-envy/#comments
PS3: http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/22/ps3-price-cut-by-20-now-includes-hdmi-1-3/
Xbox: http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/21/microsoft-offering-free-repairs-for-all-2005-xbox-360s/