World's largest video game manufacturer threatens to boycott Sony.

The head of the video game giants Activision threatens the long-standing console market leader Sony open. If Sony's latest console is not selling better soon, you will no more games for the device.

 

"I started to worry me for Sony to make," said Bobby Kotick, CEO of Activision, the London "Times". The Playstation 3, Sony's latest high-end console, "loses a little momentum," said Kotick continued, it will also independent manufacturers such as Activision difficult, "the platform to support:" It is expensive for the console develop, and Wii and Xbox (360) simply sell better. " It is therefore simply worth more games for the consoles from Sony's competitors to market.

Playstation 3: Game producer is pushing for price cuts

According to the "Times" is Sony's games division in the past year 597 million U.S. dollars loss retracted. Kotick said the newspaper, but Activision had to Sony 500 million U.S. dollars off, inter alia, to royalties, the manufacturers of console software is always on the manufacturers of the consoles have to pay.

Activision has since last summer's largest video game manufacturer in the world: then merged the company with the division of Vivendi Games, which among other things, the "World of Warcraft" developer Blizzard Entertainment under the Activision umbrella brought. Previously, Electronic Arts, the number one among the manufacturers have been games.

Kotick uses the new power market is now obvious to Sony massively to put pressure on. The manufacturer should the price of the Playstation 3 cut, he said the "Times". Only if the PS3 will sell better, whether it still makes sense for the console games to be developed. It would be "2010 or 2011" re-consider whether you Sony would continue to support - and this applies to the living room console, the PS3 as well as for mobile PSP console.

GAME CONSOLES: THE LATEST GENERATION

Wii

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The small competitor is in contrast to the rival consoles, not high-resolution graphics, but delivers traditional television resolution. Nevertheless, the device is so popular that the manufacturer has not announced prices. In the United States overtook the Wii in July 2008 Microsoft's Xbox 360, what the sales figures are concerned. The console features a motion controller and bewegungssensitiven oriented accessories, such as the "Balance Board" from. With simple sports and fun games, it has for the industry, captured new audiences. A detailed test Wii can be found here.

Playstation 3

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The direct competitor to Microsoft's Xbox 360 - the two consoles to compete with the hardcore gamers who are also prepared for high-resolution graphics to a TV buy. In March 2007, the console on the market in Europe. In July 2008, there were either 40 - or 60-GB hard drive - will also soon have a version with 80 GB on the market. It is the most expensive among the current models and gives a high-resolution video via an HDMI-out output. As the only game currently available, it contains a Blu-ray drive, which is also high-resolution Blu-ray discs can play. A detailed
Test of the PS3 can be found here.

Xbox 360

Microsoft's high-definition console is of the three longest current competitors on the market, namely since the end of 2005. Microsoft has repeatedly screwed on price and features. The 360 has a normal DVD drive in its basic version, but no hard drive. In July 2008, there were a model without a hard drive, a 20 gigabyte model and the black "elite" with 120 GB hard drive. The current models of HD images on an HDMI-out output. A comprehensive test on the Xbox 360 can be found here.

Sony PSP

The Playstation Portable, on the market since 2005, is Sony's first attempt, which traditionally used by Nintendo (Game Boy) dominated the market for mobile games a bit abzuzwacken. Since 2007, there is a slightly thinner version, called Slim and Lite. The mobile console can not only games, but also movies and music. Moreover, it can be via W-LAN to the Internet. Movie downloads and other content may differ from the PS3 to the PSP will be delayed, and the Mobile Console can have Internet access as a kind of remote for the PS3 to be used. The PSP is on the market for mobile games second rear Nintendo DS. A detailed
Test of the PSP can be found here.

Nintendo DS

The Nintendo DS is since 2005 in a first version on the market since 2006 in an edition called slimmer DS Lite (pictured). DS stands for "dual screen". The console has a normal and in the bottom half of a touch-screen. Games will be on buttons or a stylus, the touchscreen with the edited, played. The DS is the PSP over Wi-Fi to connect to the internet, including online games and gimmicks such as pictures chat are possible. With games like "Nintendogs" and "Dr. Kawashimas brain-jogging" tapped the DS new target for mobile consoles. The DS is currently the best selling mobile game. A test report on the first version of the Nintendo DS can be found here.

Meanwhile, Sony Computer Entertainment of America with an opinion on Koticks words responding. The Playstation brand is
after the E3 video game trade show in Los Angeles a few weeks ago "with tremendous momentum" that we see "good growth". 350 titles were for "all platforms" (including the Playstation 2 console and the mobile PSP) announced, including many by independent partners. With these partners, we maintain healthy business relations. "

According to industry service Gamesindustry.biz Sony plans but actually a reduction in prices - the U.S. electronics chain, Game Stop had therefore recently, we expect a value around $ 100 a reduced price.

In Germany the price of a PS3 with 80 gigabyte hard drive and some accessories are currently around 370 euros, including Nintendo's Wii game around 235 Euro and Microsoft's Xbox 360 in a version with 60-GB hard drive nearly 240 euro.