http://dir.salon.com/topics/playstation/?source=rss&aim=playstation en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Fri, 16 Nov 2007 12:11:00 PST By Farhad Manjoo Fri, 16 Nov 2007 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/11/16/game_sales/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/11/16/game_sales/index.html?source=rss Also, "Halo" looks less angelic. Oh, aren't gimmicky headlines fun? By Farhad Manjoo Fri, 16 Nov 2007 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/10/09/new_ps3/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/10/09/new_ps3/index.html?source=rss Sony cuts back the price tag -- and compatibility with PS2 games -- in an effort to kick-start PlayStation 3 sales. By Wagner James Au Fri, 16 Nov 2007 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/11/11/vice_city/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/11/11/vice_city/index.html?source=rss Grand Theft Auto: Vice City goes where no video game has gone before -- into the dark heart of the 1980s. By Dean Takahashi Fri, 16 Nov 2007 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2002/04/25/opening_the_xbox_excerpt/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2002/04/25/opening_the_xbox_excerpt/index.html?source=rss Bill Gates presides as Microsoft's WebTV and Xbox development teams duel for the honor of attacking Sony. By Dennis McCauley Fri, 16 Nov 2007 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/04/25/opening_the_xbox/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/04/25/opening_the_xbox/index.html?source=rss Sales have been disappointing, and the co-creator of Microsoft's game console just quit his job -- a day before a book portraying him as a hero hit the bookstores. By Steve Mollman Fri, 16 Nov 2007 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/12/17/xbox_japan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/12/17/xbox_japan/index.html?source=rss Nintendo, Sony and Sega have made Japan king of the game console. Can Microsoft make a dent in Nippon? By Wagner James Au Fri, 16 Nov 2007 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/11/15/xbox/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/11/15/xbox/index.html?source=rss Microsoft's game-box revolution takes the path of mediocrity, while Sony's Playstation seizes the creative high ground. By Howard Wen Fri, 16 Nov 2007 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/07/09/atari/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/07/09/atari/index.html?source=rss The original king of the consoles is 24 years old, boasts clunky graphics and dinky sounds, yet is still doing quite nicely, thank you. By Justin Hall Fri, 16 Nov 2007 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/log/2001/05/18/e3_hall/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/log/2001/05/18/e3_hall/index.html?source=rss At opening day of the E3 Electronic Entertainment Expo, Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft eye one another warily. By Skyler Miller Fri, 16 Nov 2007 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/01/23/ddr/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/01/23/ddr/index.html?source=rss Will Japanese video games that reward you for shaking your moneymaker ever find a following in the U.S.? By Jim Lynch Fri, 16 Nov 2007 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/log/2000/11/03/sega/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/log/2000/11/03/sega/index.html?source=rss After four straight quarters in the red, Sega needs a savior. Enter Microsoft. By Katharine Mieszkowski Fri, 16 Nov 2007 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/log/2000/10/26/playstation_line/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/log/2000/10/26/playstation_line/index.html?source=rss They also serve those who stand and wait for the latest game box. By Wagner James Au Fri, 16 Nov 2007 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2000/08/29/xbox/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2000/08/29/xbox/index.html?source=rss Quit whining. A Microsoft monopoly isn't always a bad thing -- especially if it kicks off a renaissance in gaming creativity. By Moira Muldoon Fri, 16 Nov 2007 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/log/2000/03/09/playstation/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/log/2000/03/09/playstation/index.html?source=rss Sony's PlayStation2 is a hot seller at its Japan launch, but how will it stack up against Sega's Dreamcast? By Greg Costikyan Fri, 16 Nov 2007 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1999/10/21/console_wars/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1999/10/21/console_wars/index.html?source=rss The stakes are huge and the combatants are mighty -- who will win the war for video-game console supremacy? By Janelle Brown Fri, 16 Nov 2007 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/review/1999/09/14/dreamcast/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/review/1999/09/14/dreamcast/index.html?source=rss Stunning graphics make the gaming console a delight to play -- but it'd be even better if Sega got the Net component working. By Moira Muldoon Fri, 16 Nov 2007 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1999/08/16/dreamcast/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1999/08/16/dreamcast/index.html?source=rss Sega wants to lift its market share out of the single digits. Will a cool new console, $100 million in ads and fresh leadership do the trick? By Todd Levin Fri, 16 Nov 2007 12:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1999/01/11/feature/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1999/01/11/feature/index.html?source=rss A gray-market "mod chip" supercharges a Sony PlayStation -- but how does it make you feel?