Sony PS4 vs Microsoft Xbox One

Which is better, the Microsoft Xbox One or Sony PS4? I was in The Sunday Times recently debating for the side of the PS4. You can see my thoughts (versus fellow journalist Stuart Andrews representing the Xbox One) here. I couldn't fit everything I wanted to in the piece however. So read on for more of my thoughts on Sony PS4, Microsoft Xbox One and their other competitors...

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WiiMote and motion-sensing gaming explained

By me in the latest (January 2010) issue of FHM: motion-sensing technology explained. From the WiiMote and Motion Plus to Natal and the PS3 Wand on the gaming side. And the Philips uWand and Firebox Wand remote controls too.

Stuff Dec 09: Xmas games, platform games in history, Sony PS3 Slim review

A slew of pieces from me in the December 2009 issue of Stuff Magazine, just got subscribers' copy.
1. Christmas games (in a big "12 Days Of Christmas" feature) including: Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, New Super Mario Bros. Wii and Assassin's Creed II.
2. A history of platform games from Donkey Kong in 1981 to Super Mario 64 to 2008's Mirror's Edge. And a sidebar on "missing links" including Knight Lore, Tomb Raider and Portal.
3. Long-term and in-depth of the Sony PS3 Slim.
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Sony PS3 Slim review for Stuff.TV

The Sony PS3 Slim tested and rated by me at Stuff.TV - Stuff Magazine's website. In short, the slimmer shape is very welcome, as is the excellence of Blu-ray playback and bigger hard drive. Less good is Sony's online service in comparison to the Microsoft Xbox 360 - which also continues to command the best games.

Script surgeon: inFamous

Part of an occasional series where I give my views on videogame scripts…
inFamous for the Sony PS3 is a comicbook tale of a person becoming a superhero (or villain). The script and plot gets it really right in all the key ways – and only slightly wrong in two.

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