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The Microsoft Xbox 360 has outsold all of its rivals in the UK this year, according to the latest figures released by Gfk Chart-Track.
The Sony PS3 could get a second motion-sensing system, beyond the “
Nintendo’s Wii will receive a high-definition upgrade, probably at the end of next year, and as a result, will beat the Sony PS3 and Microsoft Xbox 360 into second and third place respectively in global console sales by 2015, says respected analyst Michael Pachter of Wedbush Morgan.
DJ Hero, the upcoming Activision spin-off of the Guitar Hero series for the Sony PS2 and PS3, Microsoft Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii, is to retail for a recommended price of £107.99, according to one online retailer.
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, for the Sony PS3, has not only won the influential Game Critics Awards “Best In Show” for 
The Sony PS3 might not get future instalments of Call Of Duty, Modern Warfare, Guitar Hero, Tony Hawk and others according to Activision CEO Bobby Kotick. Why? “It’s expensive to develop for the console, and the Wii and the Xbox are just selling better.”
Metal Gear Solid: Rising will mean a “level third-party playing field” between rival consoles the Microsoft Xbox 360 and Sony PS3, according to Shane Kim, corporate VP, strategy and business development, interactive entertainment, Microsoft.