Nintendo Wii 2 with Blu-Ray and 1080p Support Coming in 2010?
by Chad Lakkis on October 28, 2009

Fresh from the rumor department comes a supposed Wii 2 console leak being reported by Maxconsole.net. The leak apparently originates on/from the French gaming site Logic-sunrise.com, however I dug into the site a bit myself with Google Translate and couldn’t find any trace of the information Maxconsole claimed to be getting from them. It could be that it wasn’t posted on the French site itself although that wouldn’t make much sense.
All in all, the rumored “leak” states that Nintendo is working on a Wii sequel with the following: Read more…
Sony Announces Netflix Partnership: PS3 Movie Streaming Service Starts Next Month
by Chad Lakkis on October 26, 2009
The “anything you can do I can do better” competition between the Sony PlayStation 3 and the Microsoft Xbox 360 for the title of ”Master Swiss Army Knife Console King Toaster Oven” continues as Sony announced their partnership with Netflix on Monday. Remember when video game consoles didn’t cost 500 dollars and just played video games? I do.
Starting next month, PS3 owners (who are also Netflix subscribers) will be able to instantly stream thousands of movies and TV shows from the Netflix catalog to through their PS3. The only stipulation with the service out of the gate, is that PS3 owners will need to have a free Netflix-provided Blu-ray disc (available from netflix.com/ps3) in their console to utilize said service. This may be something that is eventually phased out by a future firmware update, but that’s purely speculation at this point.
Sure all these “extras” are nice to have, but its getting to the point where console manufacturers are going to need their own “Jimmy Football” and a slew of infomercials to justify the cost and explain the “jack of all trades” functionality. Geek-gate tested! Geek-gate approved! Hit the jump for the full press release. Read more…
Wipeout HD and Fury expansion coming to Blu-Ray for Europe
by Sam Naylor on September 14, 2009

Joystiq reports that the acclaimed downloadable game Wipeout HD will be heading to Blu-Ray for European gamers. The bundle will cost £20 and, for now at least, is showing no signs of coming to the US.
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God of War Trilogy Coming to PS3 this December?
by Dylan Duarte on August 20, 2009

Rumor has it that the God of War games, including a demo for the upcoming third game in the series, are coming to the Sony PlayStation 3 on a single Blu-ray disc. Read more…
Final Fantasy XIII Demo Hitting US this June with Advent Children Blu-ray Release?
by Chad Lakkis on March 23, 2009

Reports are in that US production of the Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Blu-ray are complete and that Sony Pictures Home Entertainment plans to release it stateside sometime in June. Blu-ray.com also reports a slew of features, the most interesting being an “Exclusive Sneak Peek at FINAL FANTASY XIII”.
Nothing is confirmed at this point, and the “sneak peek” could end up being nothing more than another blue ball educing trailer, but if you like to hope (and who doesn’t) here’s a little more fuel for your hope powered jet pack. A Square Enix spokesperson told MCV the following back in January as a part of the Japanese announcement of Advent Children:
“At present the Final Fantasy XIII demo will only be available in Japan with the Blu-ray release of Advent Children Complete, but we hope to have further news in the coming months,”
Could this be that “further news” the representative was speaking of? Only time and profit margins will tell, but considering the rate at which units moved off the store shelves in Japan, my money says you will be seeing a demo in the US release as well.
FF7 Version PS3 “Cloud Black”
by Sean Mitchuson on January 22, 2009

All you readers mark your calendars because this is the PS3 you will more than likely want to import. The “Cloud Black”, as they are calling it, is being released to the world (okay, just Japan). Even with a just a small amount of design change, it is beautiful. Read more…
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete Works Info
by Sean Mitchuson on January 12, 2009

Famitsu has some news on the re-release of FFVII:AC in March. Square has decided to release three versions of what is called the Complete Works of Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children. So, what’s that mean exactly? Read more…
Final Fantasy XIII Demo Over Two Hours Long
by Rangebar Merani on August 16, 2008

The latest issue of Famitsu is all about the recent Square Enix DKS3713 event, and according to reports, the Playstation 3 exclusive Final Fantasy XIII demo that comes bundled with the upcoming Blu-ray edition of Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete will actually run longer than the CGI film.
The FFXIII demo will come on a separate Blu-ray disc to the film, is reported to be from the begining of the game, and will run at least 90 minutes long, if not longer. That’s tight shit!
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete is scheduled for a March 2009 release.
Source: Famitsu, via PSU.com
No Blu-Ray for Xbox 360 After All
by Dylan Duarte on March 13, 2008

Blu-Ray? More like “no way,” right? Right?!
A few days back, we reported on the Xbox 360 possibly supporting Blu-Ray in the future. That rumor has now been officially shot down by Microsoft. Read more…
So is the 360 Going Blu?
by Dylan Duarte on March 7, 2008

Steve Ballmer Like Blu-Ray!
Yesterday we reported that Microsoft is in talks with Sony to bring Blu-Ray compatibility to the Xbox 360 console. Now it looks like that isn’t happening. Read more…
Xbox 360 Getting a Blu-Ray Drive?
by Dylan Duarte on March 6, 2008

In what may have seemed inevitable, Sony and Microsoft have been discussing the possibility of adding Blu-Ray capabilities to the Xbox 360. Read more…
Duke Nukem Predicted Blu-ray Victory (Audio)
by Jonathan Zungre on February 29, 2008

Well it seems that Duke Nukem does all things well, and that includes predicting who would win the Blu-ray vs. HD-DVD war. Read more…
Hop, Skip and a Jump: Sony’s Shares Go Up
by Roly Reyes on February 21, 2008

Howard Stringer, Sony’s Chariman, looking smug in a marbled labyrinth.
Following the report of Toshiba officially pulling the plug on HD-DVD, Sony’s shares rose as much as 5% throughout the day. Read more…
Wal-Mart Chooses Blu-Ray Exclusively
by Michael Geslani on February 16, 2008

Wal-Mart, the nation’s largest retailer has decided to call it quits on Toshiba’s HD-DVD format, signaling what seems to be the end of the hi-def format war. Read more…
Netflix Is Feeling Blu
by Dan Landis on February 13, 2008

The Internet and mailbox movie delivery super-service known as Netflix, having seen a “clear signal from the industry” has decided to stop purchasing HD-DVDs and will exclusively support Blu-Ray. Read more…
PS3 Cell Could See Size Drop, PS3 Slim to Follow?
by John Kershaw on February 11, 2008

Like this, but smaller.
Is the PS3-slim looking closer to reality than we first thought? IBM have announced that they will soon be producing a smaller, cooler, and potentially cheaper version of the Cell BE, the processor which powers the PS3. Read more…
Hi-Def Porn Comes To The Playstation 3
by Michael Geslani on January 10, 2008

Bow-chica-wow-wow!!!
Thanks to the loyalty of Sony fans everywhere, Digital Playground’s thrown their weight behind Blu-ray by releasing eight pornographic films on the format. Read more…
If Consumers Demand a Blu-ray Supported Xbox 360, Will Microsoft Comply?
by Michael Geslani on January 9, 2008

The format war seems to be settling on whether or not Blu-ray or HD-DVD is the choice for the upcoming years. But what about an Xbox that plays Blu-ray movies? Read more…
Download and Watch Blu-Ray Movies on Your PSP
by Dylan Duarte on January 8, 2008

Things are looking good for the Playstation Portable. Hot on the heels of the announcement that PSP users will be able to use Skype, we learn that the PSP will be able to download and play Blu-Ray movies. Read more…
Blu-Ray & HD-DVD Format War: Both Will Lose Out In The End
by Dan Landis on January 7, 2008

Stand-alone HD-DVD players have outsold Blu-Ray for months, and this holiday season was no different. Factoring in the PS3, however, Blu-Ray takes the lead. So what does this mean when trying to predict the winner? Absolutely nothing. Read more…







