Launch of the alleged U Wii in mid-November

Posted: April 3rd, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: Gaming | Tags: , ,

Nintendo’s new Wii console is U come from mid-November in the trade. This conclusion, at least Daily U Wii and refers to a large Japanese retailer. Contrary to previous assumptions, it should however be no synchronous global launch.

While sales in North America on 18 Scheduled to begin November, the Japanese have potential to 25 November be patient – if the information is confirmed. Gives information on the launch in Europe, it does not last, however, it was said by Nintendo that the Wii underground in this country in time for Christmas to come on the market.

For this start date is the fact that all major consoles of the past decade have come each November in the trade. Moreover, is the penultimate month of the year than the traditional top-selling console games in terms. The 18th November was also a tribute to the Wii, which is to the day six years old.


PS3 successor ‘Orbis’ to rely on AMD chips

Posted: March 30th, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: Gaming | Tags: , ,

According to recent rumors that the games blog ‘Kotaku’ claims to have learned, is the PS3′s successor, code-named Orbis and relies on AMD hardware, both CPU and GPU. Come out to the PlayStation 4 in autumn 2013.

‘Kotaku ‘wants that information learned from a trustworthy source, and indicates that the informant had provided accurate information already in the past. In addition, some prior information or rumors were confirmed, the gaming side, so you look at this information as quite credible.

The code name of the next PlayStation is therefore “Orbis”. That comes from a Latin word meaning circle or ring. This in itself is not very meaningful, but makes sense when you combine it with a second current Sony product, namely the PS Vita. “Orbis Vitae” is called “The Circle of Life” and signifies, according to Kotaku, that play an important role in the PS Vita in connection with the next PlayStation home console could.

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According to current plans, the next PlayStation is heavily based on AMD hardware. And while Orbis focuses on an x64 CPU from AMD, the graphic is a “Southern Iceland” is responsible GPU. “Southern Iceland” is the top designation for the graphics processor family of high-end graphics card, AMD brings out this year. The GPU in the PS4 will be here in a position to a resolution of 4096 x 2160 display. Although this is beyond the capabilities of today’s TV sets, however, is the upcoming PlayStation thereby be capable of displaying 3D games in 1080p.

The report states further that “select developers” since the beginning of this year, developer kits have received (or early versions of it), towards the end of 2012 they will then receive final versions of the hardware developer. The launch is then scheduled for the holiday shopping 2013th