Microsoft Xbox 360 price drops to $199 from September 5

If you are looking to purchase Microsoft’s Xbox 360 for Christmas in the United States you are in luck as Microsoft have slashed the price to under $200, this now will make the Xbox 360 $50 cheaper than the Nintendo Wii.

The $199.99 will get you the companies entry entry-level Xbox 360 Arcade from the 5th September, if you want the Xbox 360 Console you will pay $299.99 and if you want the Xbox 360 Elite that will set you back $399.99. So expect lots of pushing and shoving in the shops in America from the 5th September, as Microsoft warn a smash and grab mentality from consumers.

For the UK gamers, there is no new if the UK is going to benefit from the price drop, we will keep you posted as always.

Source: Pocket-lint

Is the Xbox 360 reaching its limit?

In a world that technology is moving and the fastest pace ever, we question developers in the world of gaming to see if they have reached their peak. The Xbox 360 is a pretty advanced platform, has it reached its capabilities? if we look at the gaming platform like a learning curve, when a new gaming platform starts the developers are for the first time at the bottom of the curve, and of course they are in a mad panic to get the first game out soon after the platform launches.

So if you think about it using that concept the early games on a new platform should be better than the best games on the previous platform, as time moves on the developers are able to creep up the learning curve to the top, obviously the speed in which this happens would depend on the complexity of the platform architecture.

It’s said that the Microsoft Xbox 360 has very good development tools which have been accessible from the beginning as well as a pretty straightforward system to work on. So it would be expected for developers on the Xbox 360 to get to optimum performance fast. Although everything is moving very quickly, the developers keep improving the games, so there is no real answer as to when the game is at its optimum. But one thing for sure is that the developers keep pushing the bar and creating new endless developing limits for the Xbox 360 and other gaming platforms.

Source: bruceongames

First video footage of Nintendo WiiWare: Has it got potential though?

We have a video that might interest you below showing the first video footage of WiiWare in action, yes the thing seems a little slow when watching but be patient.

WiiWare is a portion of the Wii Shop Channel that as we know specializes on software specifically designed for the Wii video game console but the question has to be “Has it got potential though?

The reason I ask if it has potential is because in my eyes it looks kind of boring to me and does not appeal in the slightest, maybe I will come back when I see many more people playing WiiWare games but until then I will leave you with the video.