From 1up.com:
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It's time for another next-generation report, this time released by NPD Group, the same institution responsible for the sales numbers that leak onto videogame message boards every month. Their Next Generation Console Study, based on roughly 15,000 respondents in NPD's online consumer panel, brought interesting results.

The report says PlayStation 3 currently has the most consumer awareness amongst gamers and non-gamers, with Xbox 360 and Revolution following behind. The press release concerning the report did not specify a percentage break down of the results, which 1UP is currently working on retrieving.
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From punchjump.com:
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Fox Filmed Entertaiment lists Playstation 3 as factor to give the Sony's Blu-ray format a strong lead over Toshiba's HD-DVD format.

"In terms of the number of companies involved, the PS3 momentum and the level of content that is committed to Blu-ray, it does seem to have a pretty strong lead," James Gianopulos, co-chairman of Fox Filmed Entertainment, said at the Reuters Media and Advertising Summit in New York.
"We believe that Blu-ray not only has the superior technology and backing in terms of strength to market but also the superior content protection," he added.
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From gamesindustry.biz:
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The Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association has published a survey conducted at this year's Tokyo Games Show which reveals the gaming habits, purchase projections and next-generation console preferences of Japanese gamers.

Available from the CESA website and partially translated by Gamasutra.com, the CESA surveyed 1000 gamers at TGS. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the majority of Japanese gamers remain loyal to Sony, with 71.8 per cent of respondents selecting the PS3 as their next-generation console of choice and 35.7 per cent choosing the PSP handheld. Just 13.7 per cent of respondents said they were interested in buying a Nintendo DS handheld, though this figure is likely to be lower due to many respondents already owning one at the time of the survey.
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From washingtonpost.com:
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LOS ANGELES - The Blu-ray DVD group said on Tuesday it still planned to roll out a high-definition disc format in spring 2006, though members of the consortium led by Sony Corp. said they would unveil specific launch plans at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in January.

"We're sticking with the spring time frame," said Andy Parsons, a spokesman for Blu-ray, at a demonstration of the new high-capacity DVD format.
"At CES, you're likely to hear some announcements from a number of companies as to when you'll see our products on the market," Parsons told a group of analysts, industry members and reporters gathered at the product demonstration at News Corp.'s 20th Century Fox lot. The show is in Las Vegas.
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From joystiq.com:
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The PS3 controller has arguably been more criticized than Nintendo's forthcoming Revolution controller despite being more conservative. While its shape is exaggerated, follow the link to view a gif sequence that outlines the function behind the "boomerang" or "wheel" design.
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From pro-g.co.uk:
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As of November 29, 2005 the PlayStation 2 has reached 100 million units worldwide, and has achieved this figure in record time, after only 5 years and 9 months. The original PlayStation took 3 years and 9 months longer to reach the same figure, and was the first computer entertainment platform ever to reach the 100 million mark. There is currently over 14,000 PlayStation and PlayStation 2 titles, with 6,200 for the PlayStation 2 alone. As of September 2005 cumulative software shipments had reached a massive 1.869 billion units.

The territorial breakdown of PlayStation 2 console shipments is as follows:
* Japan (including Asia) 22.22 million units (launch date: March 4, 2000)
* North America 40.65 million units (launch date: October 26, 2000)
* Europe/PAL 37.14 million units (launch date: November 24, 2000)
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From businessweek.com:
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Sony Corp. has become the latest of the video game console makers to announce parental controls in it newest machine, according to the Entertainment Software Association.

Now, all three major console makers are promising parents the means to help restrict their children's access to violent video games.
Sony will place the controls on its forthcoming machine, PlayStation 3, according to the ESA. Users of PlayStation 2 could limit access, but only to movies, not games.
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