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  • PS2 heads online in Aust

    Sony Computer Entertainment Australia has revealed its plans for online gaming for the PlayStation 2, Australia's best-selling contemporary games console.

  • Australia speculates on PS2 price cuts

    Sony Australia cannot yet confirm plans to slash the price of its PlayStation 2 game console, despite rumours throughout Europe that the electronics giant is set to cut prices in order to remain competitive.

  • Australians forced to wait for PS2 online adaptors

    Australian PlayStation 2 owners will have to wait before playing games online, joining their Xbox counterparts in gazing wistfully at the opportunities for online multi-player gaming already available in the US.

  • 2001 - The year that was in Games

    This year was, for the most part, an exciting year for gamers. The PC gaming industry took a hit from the release of several newly-released consoles, and the best appears yet to come.

  • Online gaming hits overdrive

    Sony, Microsoft gear up to put games online. Will devout gamers pay up and plug in?

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  • Sony, Microsoft playing the convergence game

    Sony and Microsoft confront consumer apathy as they attempt to turn game consoles into multipurpose entertainment gadgets.

  • Microsoft: We're in 'fighting shape'

    In a rare joint interview, Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer discuss ad-supported software, the battles against Sony and Google, and what's so great about the upcoming Vista.

  • I want my iTV

    For all its publicised benefits, why is iTV still having such a hard time making it in Australia?

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  • XBox Live AU vs PS2 Network Entertainment AU

    Sony and Microsoft go head to head this week with launches of rival local online gaming packages. We examine the offerings open to you in our Australian guide.

  • Australia speculates on PS2 price cuts

    Sony Australia cannot yet confirm plans to slash the price of its PlayStation 2 game console, despite rumours throughout Europe that the electronics giant is set to cut prices in order to remain competitive.

  • Reviews News: Software galore

    There's a fair bit of cheap, small-company software this week, followed by some pretty serious storage solutions. Check out this week's Australian product releases.

  • Ballmer sets date for next Xbox

    The next version of the game console will arrive in 2006, Microsoft's CEO says, prompting renewed speculation about Nvidia's role.

  • Reports wrong on Xbox successor

    A Japanese newspaper on Friday retracted statements attributed to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer regarding a new version of the Xbox.

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