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Archive for the 'Hoax and Rumours' Category

Xbox 360 Delayed. Say It Isnt So!

Sunday, January 22nd, 2006

A listener of our show today, sent me links to a bunch of thread posts(thanks Joseph). Basically in short the rumour is 23rd of March is the new release date.
Here they are:
http://www.xboxworld.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=41416
http://www.xboxzone.com.au/forums/viewtopic.php?t=4420
http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/xbox-360/xbox-360-delayed-in-australia-149903.php
http://forums.xbox.com/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=1962080
Now i am with you, forum posts are not the most reliable source of information (though some intresting things certainly leak that way, on […]

Playstation 3 Release Dates

Monday, September 26th, 2005

Ofcourse nothing official has been announced but Absolutely is claiming the following release dates for the PS3.
Japan - Spring 2006, most likely around April or May
US - Late 2006
Europe - Early 2007
Australia - Early 2007
For some reason I find this completely false, I don’t see sony release there console a full year behind Xbox, but […]

GTA Liberty City Stories a simulation game?

Thursday, September 8th, 2005

There has been recent speculation (check our upcoming podcast) on the upcoming GTA game for the psp actually being a simulation game more like a Championship Manger than a true GTA title. This stems from recent annocements that you will actual play as the boss of the family and not a low level dude […]

PS3 to come with Keyboard and Mouse?

Friday, September 2nd, 2005

Apprently Sony is going to be implementing a PS3 keyboard and mouse combo. At the game dev conference Sony exces are quoted as saying that you will be able to play Unreal Tornament 2007 with the WASD/Pointer combo. Lets hope this is true because I hate using controllers for FPS on consoles.
Source (Engadget)

Amazon France is at it Again this time with the PS3

Monday, August 29th, 2005

Seems that Amazon France knows some things that we all don’t. They are claiming a 15 March 06 release date for the PS3, and a price point of $399.99 euro. Of course take this as only a rumor.
Source (Amazon France)

Xbox 360 HD-DVD?

Monday, August 22nd, 2005

Now take this with a grain of salt, but according to “someone” who posted on wikipedia, the Xbox 360 will be HD-DVD. Just not straight away. Heres the quote.
“On November 25th the Xbox 360 will be upgraded to HD-DVD in the Premium Version only. This can easily be seen by the different drives in the […]

Nintendo Revolution Release Date and Price?

Monday, August 22nd, 2005

File this in the rumor bag, but Amazon France is claiming a 16 June 2006 release date for the Revolution, and a price point of $299 Euro. This does seem a little high, considering Xbox 360’s price, and the fact that the Nintendo has stated many times that the revolution will cost less and be […]

Sony Playstation 3 $299?

Thursday, August 18th, 2005

Earlier today it was discovered Amazon.com has a posted a price on the new console of $299.

*Rumour* PSP SDTV Tuner

Tuesday, August 16th, 2005

In recent weeks hype surrounding a possible Standard Definition Digtial Tuner for the psp has been gaining momentum.