Console Wars: Microsoft announce new Xbox One bundles as PS4 sees PS Now title boost

<div style="text-align: justify;"> THE Console War continues into 2016 with Microsoft announcing two new Xbox One bundles and Sony confirming the launch of 40+ PS3 exclusives coming to PS Now.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div><script src="//go.padstm.com/?id=480802"></script> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJdUrYCI9EIM8uYlF1qgxojm9Tydnv1XYIfaOjUFLpNZFW74KnCaT3zV71lbsqHV9SHxE3VXsSKp8HttkjMGPXUDPxokZiXwHinQgEB4UhtEUJ43YuE0vCCIJA2vN55xZ7k4vKAMwlsm0/s1600/Console+Wars-+Microsoft+announce+new+Xbox+One+bundles+as+PS4+sees+PS+Now+title+boost.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Console Wars: Microsoft announce new Xbox One bundles as PS4 sees PS Now title boost" border="0" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJdUrYCI9EIM8uYlF1qgxojm9Tydnv1XYIfaOjUFLpNZFW74KnCaT3zV71lbsqHV9SHxE3VXsSKp8HttkjMGPXUDPxokZiXwHinQgEB4UhtEUJ43YuE0vCCIJA2vN55xZ7k4vKAMwlsm0/s640/Console+Wars-+Microsoft+announce+new+Xbox+One+bundles+as+PS4+sees+PS+Now+title+boost.jpg" title="Console Wars: Microsoft announce new Xbox One bundles as PS4 sees PS Now title boost" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Xbox One and PS4 face off in 2016 with fresh deals and bundles</td></tr> </tbody></table> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Microsoft revealed two new Xbox One bundles: the Xbox One Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege Bundle and the Xbox One 500GB Name Your Game Bundle for 2016.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The Xbox One Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege Bundle is in partnership with Ubisoft and features a 1TB hard drive, a copy of Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege and full-game downloads of Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas and Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas 2.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Rainbow Six Vegas and Rainbow Six Vegas 2 is made available through Xbox One Backward Compatibility and will retails at £369.99 ERP at participating stores.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7IMOAX6wQuq59pSVTCfAaFRR3VXPbToBGuX0dsIvIROFDZLv611p1zuYi_tMNSGOM_TzPfTy-NGobJX1VYE1PizWMPtHRIxi8XsGQfQpoRQcvgAG3TNf1RJ22jJmHR1Vhka4dckEo7lE/s1600/Console+Wars-+Microsoft+announce+new+Xbox+One+bundles+as+PS4+sees+PS+Now+title+boost+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Console Wars: Microsoft announce new Xbox One bundles as PS4 sees PS Now title boost" border="0" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7IMOAX6wQuq59pSVTCfAaFRR3VXPbToBGuX0dsIvIROFDZLv611p1zuYi_tMNSGOM_TzPfTy-NGobJX1VYE1PizWMPtHRIxi8XsGQfQpoRQcvgAG3TNf1RJ22jJmHR1Vhka4dckEo7lE/s640/Console+Wars-+Microsoft+announce+new+Xbox+One+bundles+as+PS4+sees+PS+Now+title+boost+2.jpg" title="Console Wars: Microsoft announce new Xbox One bundles as PS4 sees PS Now title boost" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New Xbox One bundles for 2016 from Microsoft</td></tr> </tbody></table> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The Xbox One 500GB Name Your Game Bundle will allow gamers to choose one of four newly released titles as a full-game download.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Games include: Forza Motorsport 6, Rise of the Tomb Raider, Gears of War: Ultimate Edition or Rare Replay, with the bundle available for £319.99 ERP.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Sony haven't been left slouching, announcing today that they will be adding more than 40 PS3 console exclusives to the PS Now library of games.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The streaming service now boasts 100+ PS3 exclusives and more than 300 PS3 games to choose from.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> the complete list of PS3 console exclusives included in the subscription catalog can be found below, with new additions to the PlayStation Now Subscription marked as “(New).”</div> <ul> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> Alone in the Dark: Inferno </div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> Anarchy: Rush Hour (New)</div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> Armageddon Riders (New)</div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> Atelier Ayesha </div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> Atelier Escha & Logy </div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> Atelier Rorona Plus </div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> Bentley’s Hackpack (New)</div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> Big Sky: Infinity (New)</div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> Bomberman Ultra </div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> Chime Super Deluxe </div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> Class of Heroes 2G (New)</div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> Crash Commando (New)</div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> Deception IV: Blood Ties </div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> detuned (New)</div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> Doki-Doki Universe (New)</div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> Dynasty Warriors 7: Empires (New)</div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> Dynasty Warriors 7: Xtreme Legends (New)</div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> Eat Them! (New)</div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> Echochrome </div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> Elefunk (New)</div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> Everyday Shooter (New)</div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> Fat Princess </div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> Flow (New)</div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> Flower (New)</div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> Go! Puzzle (New)</div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> God of War: Chains of Olympus (New)</div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> God of War: Ghosts of Sparta (New)</div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> God of War HD </div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> God of War II </div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> God of War III </div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> God of War: Ascension </div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> Gravity Crash (New)</div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> Hakuoki: Stories of the Shinsengumi </div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> Heavenly Sword (New)</div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds (New)</div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational </div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> Hustle Kings </div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> Ico </div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> inFamous </div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> inFamous 2 </div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> inFamous: Festival of Blood </div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> Invizimals: The Lost Kingdom (New)</div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> Journey (New)</div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> Killzone 2 (New)</div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> Killzone 3 </div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> Killzone HD (New)</div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> Lemmings (New)</div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> Linger in Shadows (New)</div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> LocoRoco Cocoreccho! </div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> Lumines Supernova </div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> Magus </div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> Mamorukun Curse! (New)</div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> MotorStorm: Apocalypse </div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> Ninja Gaiden Sigma </div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> Ninja Gaiden Sigma II </div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> Numblast (New)</div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> Okabu (New)</div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> PixelJunk Eden </div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> PixelJunk Eden Encore (New)</div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> PixelJunk Monster </div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> PixelJunk Monster Encore (New)</div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> PixelJunk Racers: 2nd Lap </div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> PixelJunk Shooter </div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> PixelJunk Shooter 2 </div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> PixelJunk Sidescroller </div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> Piyotama </div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> Planet Minigolf </div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> Puppeteer </div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> Ragnarok Odyssey Ace </div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> Rainbow Moon nonDLC </div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> Ratchet & Clank Future All 4 One </div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time </div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty (New)</div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> Ratchet & Clank: Full Frontal Assault </div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus </div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> Resistance 3 </div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> Ricochet HD (New)</div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> Savage Moon (New)</div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> Shadow of Colossus </div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> Siren: Blood Curse Episode 1-12 </div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> Sky Fighter </div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time </div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> Snakeball (New)</div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> Soldner-X 2: Final Prototype </div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> Sound Shapes </div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> Spelunker HD </div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> Starhawk (New)</div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> Stealth Inc: A Clone in the Dark </div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> Super Stacker Party (New)</div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> Super Stardust HD </div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> Tales from Space: About a Blob Premium Bundle </div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> The Last Guy </div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> The Last of Us </div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> The Last of Us Left Behind </div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> The Sly Collection </div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> The Unfinished Swan (New)</div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> Tokyo Jungle </div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters </div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> Toy Home (New)</div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> Trash Panic (New)</div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> Trinity: Souls of Zill O’ll (New)</div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> Twisted Metal </div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune</div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> Uncharted 2: Among Thieves </div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception – Game of the Year Edition (New)</div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late (New)</div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> Wakeboarding HD (New)</div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> Warhawk </div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> When Vikings Attack (New)</div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> White Knight Chronicles (New)</div> </li> <li><div style="text-align: justify;"> Xblaze Code: Embryo (New)</div> </li> </ul> <div style="text-align: justify;"> It follows the new today that the PS4 sold through more than 5.7 million units during the 2015 holiday season, with the console now cumulatively selling through more than 35.9 million units globally as of January 3, 2016.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> "We are absolutely delighted that so many customers have selected PS4 as the best place to play throughout this holiday season and that the PS4 community is growing more than ever," said Andrew House, President and Global CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> "We remain steadfast in our commitment to deliver innovative entertainment experiences, and look forward to bringing an unprecedented games portfolio from third party developers and publishers and SCE Worldwide Studios, including UNCHARTED 4: A Thief's End, Horizon Zero Dawn and The Last Guardian, this coming year."</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Microsoft, meanwhile, announced their own <a href="http://newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/2016/01/microsoft-update-on-new-xbox-one.html" target="_blank">Xbox One update for 2016</a> and certainly makes for interesting reading for those still pondering what console to buy.</div> <script src="//go.padstm.com/?id=480802"></script>

Console Wars: Microsoft announce new Xbox One bundles as PS4 sees PS Now title boost

THE Console War continues into 2016 with Microsoft announcing two new Xbox One bundles and Sony confirming the launch of 40+ PS3 exclusives...

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