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Microsoft Enables Rift Use with XBox One

by Bob Raikes

Microsoft has enabled a feature on the XBox One that allows content from the console to be seen on a VR headset connected to a PC. It seems that the headset needs to be …

Tags:AR/VR| Consoles| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 49| xBox

Sony Has Sold 50 Million PS4 Consoles

by Bob Raikes

Sony has reached a milestone by selling 50 million units of its PS4 console. Around 10 million have been sold in the last six months or so, after a refresh. (Sony’s PlayStation “Pro” Adds …

Tags:Consoles| Large Display Monitor| PlayStation| sony| Vol 23 - Issue 49

Nvidia May Update Shield at CES

by Bob Raikes

Nvidia is rumoured to be planning to show a new version of its Shield game system that substitutes bluetooth for Wi-Fi to communicate between new thinner controllers and the main system unit. The Wi-Fi …

Tags:Consoles| Large Display Monitor| Nvidia| Vol 23 - Issue 48

Nintendo Switch Teased

by Bob Raikes

Nintendo has announced its next console, which will be called the Nintendo Switch, as it is convertible and can be used at home or on the go. The unit, which is shown in the …

Tags:Consoles| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Nintendo| Nintendo Consoles| Vol 23 - Issue 42

PS4 Software Update 4.0 Adds HDR Support

by Milos Pavlovic

Sony has updated the firmware (V4.0) for HDR compatibility to its PS4 range, and there’s a new look to the user interface look. Owners of the new PS4 Pro will be able to cast …

Tags:Consoles| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| PlayStation| sony| Vol 23 - Issue 36

Xbox One Outsells PS4 Two Months Running

by Yvette Raikes

The Xbox One has achieved higher sales than the PlayStation 4 in both July and August in the USA. Sony has consistently led the charts since both consoles were launched, so this is a …

Tags:Consoles| Large Display Monitor| Microsoft| sony| Vol 23 - Issue 36

Sony’s PlayStation “Pro” Adds HDR & UHD

by Milos Pavlovic

Sony has announced the Sony PlayStation Pro (formerly known by the ‘Neo’ code name) and has said that it will support UltraHD gaming and also with support for HDR. However, it will not support …

Tags:Consoles| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| PlayStation| sony| UltraHD| Vol 23 - Issue 35

Skyworth and Tencent Bring TV Gaming Device to IBCShow

by Isaac Oburu

Shenzhen Skyworth Digital Technology Co. LTD., a leading set-top box and smart home solutions provider, today unveiled the miniStation – the OTT gaming console that is the result of its successful partnership with Internet …

Tags:Consoles| IBC 2016| Skyworth

Xbox OneS Launches 4K Game Console Era

by Steve Sechrist

As part of its global game strategy in a market poised to grow to plus $100 billion by next year, Microsoft is shifting into high gear with the recent Xbox One S game console. …

Tags:Consoles| Game Playing| Market Data| UltraHD & 4K| Vol 23 - Issue 33

LDM Product Roundup – Vol 23 No 31

by Tom Allen

The new Bild 7 OLED TV from Loewe was announced in July (German Firms Move to OLED), but little information was shared. The firm has now said that it will support Dolby Vision, which …

Tags:Blu-ray Players| Consoles| Dolby Vision| Germany| HDR - High Dynamic Range| IHS Markit| Japan| Large Display Monitor| Microsoft| OLED TVs| Panasonic| PlayStation| Pricing| Software| sony| UltraHD| Vizio| Vol 23 - Issue 31| xBox

Specs Revealed for UHD Consoles

by Tom Allen

A posting on Amazon’s Spanish site, since removed, appears to have leaked the launch date of Sony’s Playstation Neo console (UHD Playstation is Official – But…). The unit will apparently be available in October …

Tags:Blu-ray Players| Consoles| Large Display Monitor| Microsoft| PlayStation| sony| UltraHD| Vol 23 - Issue 28| xBox