"You're going to see rapid innovation, and one of the concerns that we do generally have around consoles is that their life cycles are getting longer all the time," he said, "it's a seven to eight year lifecycle, and in eight years, VR is going to be insane. Incredible"

Xbox One games can be played while downloading

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/41 ... wnloading/

It might be an idea to give people the option of downloading firmware in the background and then asking if they actually wanna install it - both MS and Sony have a long history of temporarily bricking machines.

"We're little guys, we have to release. We can't get a straight answer. Then we release on PSN, and we get a mail the next day that says, 'Oh, you released on PSN at a lower price point, you didn't meet our margins, sorry you can't be on the system.' Boom. And that was it.

"We're not on the radar. We're little guys. It doesn't seem like any of the little guys are on the radar. When we listen to them talk, we have to laugh. It's pure rhetoric."

Xbox game update policies 'totally unacceptable for free-to-play'

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/42 ... e-to-play/
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Xbox One captures the last 5 minutes of gameplay, Sony does 15

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/42 ... -gameplay/

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/42 ... clarifies/

However, during an E3 2013 analyst call, EA exec Peter Moore said he doesn't expect game prices to increase next-gen.

"You see a $60 price for a next-gen game whereas we believe [with digital downloads] we can get $70, $80, $90 from the consumer, but it's a $60 price point," he noted.

Asda suspends Wii U stock

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/42 ... i-u-stock/

At £150 it's no surprise they sold out, but it does seem rather strange. I guess they weren't shifting at a profitable price.

I'd have snapped one up, but the damned games are still so expensive...