The 
next generation consoles won’t be out for another five months – but a price war is already brewing.
Sony announced a $399 price point for the PlayStation 4 at a pre-E3 press conference, $100 cheaper than Microsoft’s Xbox One.
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Sony takes aim at Microsoft with PlayStation 4 pricing, policies
The 
next generation isn’t going to be cheap — but it’s going to be cheaper on the PlayStation 4.
On the heels of Microsoft’s announcement that the Xbox One would be priced at $499, Sony has confirmed that the PS4 will cost $399, a full $100 less. It’s due out this holiday.
At Annual E3 Trade Show, Hoping for a Video Game Rebound
Will 
Santa come before Christmas this year? Game makers certainly hope so.
As publishers and console makers in the video game industry gather in Los Angeles for E3, their annual trade show, sector players are looking for a lift ahead of the holidays.
On eve of new Xbox reveal, Sony teases PS4
Microsoft’s 
next-generation Xbox will dominate headlines tomorrow, but Sony couldn’t resist stealing one more news cycle for the PlayStation 4 today.
The company has released a teaser video showing off its upcoming console, which was conspicuously absent at Sony’s own event in February.
The New Xbox: What to Expect From Microsoft’s New Console
On 
Wednesday, Microsoft confirmed the worst-kept secret in the video game world: It plans to unveil its next generation console on May 21.
Like Sony’s PlayStation 4, the new console is expected to hit stores this holiday season and many analysts and investors are hanging their hopes on the new machines to kickstart the video game industry back into growth mode.
5 things Sony and Microsoft can learn from the Wii U
It 
hasn’t been a smooth ride for Nintendo’s Wii U. It’s premature to call the system a flop, but it’s undoubtedly been a disappointment thus far.
Nintendo’s new console system had a decent start, selling 463,000 systems in December of last year, but that paled compared to the 890,000 Wiis that were sold during that console’s debut. Worse yet, the Wii U sales drop since then has been dizzying. In January and February combined, only 112,000 Wii Us were sold, according to The NPD Group. To put that in perspective, the Wii sold 683,000 in that time frame. Both the Xbox 360 and PS3 have thoroughly outsold the Wii U in 2013.
5 video game features we could live without
Playing 
video games isn’t supposed to be upsetting. You might feel some competitive pressure during a harrowing multiplayer match or a difficult level might drive you a little crazy, but “angering consumers” isn’t exactly a top priority for game makers.
Unfortunately, business is business, and what’s apparently best for game companies isn’t always best for players. A number of questionable features in new video games (and upcoming consoles) have turned otherwise happy gamers into teeth-gnashing trolls.
Some of these features are meant to curb piracy. Some aim to boost revenues. Some attempt to promote technology. Others? Well, we’re really not sure why anyone thought they were a good idea. Here are five new game features we desperately wish we could unplug.
New Video Game Consoles Are Hurting GameStop
Were 
this any other transition period for the video game industry, GameStop stock would be soaring these days.
Instead, the stock has been largely flat — climbing less than one point year to date, noticeably underperforming the market’s seven percent gains — as well as other companies in the gaming space.
Post-PS4 Decompression with Adam Sessler and Jeff Gerstmann
After 
the PlayStation 4 was announced, Adam Sessler grabbed me and Giant Bomb’s Jeff Gerstmann to discuss and decompress from the whole affair. Here’s the results of that conversation.
Playstation 4 questions linger
While 
Sony formally unveiled the PlayStation 4 at its media event Wednesday night, it left plenty of questions unanswered.
Much of that was deliberate. After all, the system won’t hit store shelves until the holidays — a good 9 months off — and the company’s marketing machine needs to keep some of its powder dry. But Sony ignored several concerns during its two-hour press conference, many of which remain top of mind for those interested in the next-generation console.
Luckily, Sony addressed a few of these following the reveal. Here’s the lowdown on a handful of big issues.
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