Acer ventures into gaming
Acer Computers is set to jump on to the personal computer gaming bandwagon as the industry is growing quickly, driven in part by higher broadband penetration, digital home concept and innovative online gaming services, reports Gulf News.
The IT vendor is expected to launch E700 gaming PC, bundled with games. "The company expects to sell about 200 units per month in UAE and 500 units totally in the region," said Sanjay Kachroo, product marketing manager, desktops and servers of Acer Middle East.
According to the latest statistics by Championship Gaming Series, 150 million of a possible 420 million people are PC and console users in the Middle East. This figure will rise as PC and console-based gaming makes further inroads into the region.
Sony mum on prices
Despite its rapid approaching 28 August release date, Sony refuses to divulge the price of the downloadable version of Warhawk, reports PC World. The company will release a Blu-ray retail version with extras for $59.
When asked how much the online download would cost, Sony's Dave Karraker said that while the company has yet to unveil a download price, they would be announcing one soon on Sony's PlayStation blog.
"Response to date from those in the Warhawk beta has been outstanding, so we think it will do very well," Karraker said. "We will be pricing it to match what we are delivering in terms of graphics, game-play, fun-factor and repeat playability, which we think is quite high."
New chip for Xbox
A version of the Xbox 360 that uses 65nm chips is rumoured to be in production, and a 45nm model could follow, according to reports from a Singapore chip maker, says VNUNet.
Chia Song Hwee, president of Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, told analysts his company had produced 65nm CPU products that go into "a video-game device". The most likely candidate for the chips is Microsoft's Xbox 360, following recent problems with recalls and the fact that Chartered already makes chips for those units.
Smaller versions of the Xbox processor would cost less to produce, but would also give out less heat, possibly solving the $1 billion warranty problems the unit recently had.
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