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Microsoft Corp. is optimistic the Xbox 360 console will be more in demand than the PlayStation 3 (PS3) Sony Corp. in the battle of next generation game console market at the moment. Microsoft released the Xbox 360 one year earlier than the launch of PS3 by Sony that the Xbox 360 has a user base more.

“Xbox 360 will sell more than PS3 in the console market in the latest game generation,” said Vice President Microsoft Corp’s Xbox division Don Mattrick, the Reuters news release. Xbox 360 has graphics technology is lower than the PS3.

However, Xbox 360 cheaper than the PS3, to increase the popularity of Xbox 360, Microsoft’s aggressive price cut the Xbox 360 as well as enhance its features, Today Microsoft also collaborates with Netflix Inc. that Xbox 360 users who connect to the Internet can access Netflix’s network and Xbox 360 users can watch videos and television broadcasts are provided by Netflix. In May, Microsoft said Xbox-360 sales in the U.S. have exceeded 10 million units of volume.
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In San Francisco, Sony has just launched a new game controller system. This controller for gamers ‘heavy’ or normal, with the new controller, called Move, Sony meant creating new trends in the gaming arena. This system will help Sony boost steps to compete with rival Nintendo is a pioneer gesture-based gaming and Microsoft had already launched a similar control system this year.

Reported by Reuters on 11 March 2010, the latest controller for Sony PlayStation (PS) is used with eye webcam gaming. This webcam will translate the player’s body movements into game action in the PS3. Sony spokeswoman said Move can read every move and translates it correctly and accurately. From the start a simple game for kids to games ‘weight’ as kind of action can use the Move fighting. But Sony hopes will be more heavy gamers who use the Move. The reason, the accuracy of the gesture-based controller is very high, so unfortunately if it is only used for simple types of games.

In California, Electronics Arts (EA) plans to issue football simulation game latest, 2010 FIFA World Cup on April 27, 2010. First game will be visited gamers in North America just three days after EA will launch in Europe and Asia. Games to welcome the 2010 World Cup event in South Africa that will support the platforms Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo wii and PlayStation Portable, Softpedia EA as quoted on 28 January 2010 reveals this game will be filled with approximately 199 national teams from around the world. Game allows gamers to follow from the initial qualifying round up to the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa.

In addition, EA also presents the 10 stadiums where matches will be the party’s four-year soccer in South Africa. In this game EA is also bringing the whole atmosphere of the match from music, fireworks until the whole national team fans. The whole look of the national team’s supporters displayed EA as much as possible. However, EA did not explain in detail the game play that will be presented. Likely to play the game 2010 FIFA World Cup will not much different from FIFA 2010 which was launched in 2009 and second semester.