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Analyst doesn't think it matters, though

Divisive industry analyst Michael Pachter believes that anticipation for the PlayStation 4 has started to fade as gamers await the announcement of Microsoft’s next generation console. However, he doesn’t feel that Sony has too much to worry about, as the pendulum could swing again at E3 next month...

Analyst goes hard on the handheld market

Outspoken industry analyst Michael Pachter doesn’t believe that Sony has much of a chance of making money on the PlayStation Vita. Speaking on the latest episode of the Pach-Attack, the Wedbush Securities employee described the system as a “joke”, explaining that while it’s a capable device, very...

But still thinks that Sony's system will thrive

Seasoned industry analyst Michael Pachter is renowned for his bold predictions, but he’s really sticking his neck out this time. Speaking as part of this year’s SXSW event in Austin, the Wedbush Securities employee suggested that he expects the next generation Xbox to win out the impending...

Crystal ball

Likeable industry analyst Michael Pachter believes that Sony will release the next PlayStation console in October or November of next year. The chatty Wedbush Securities employee told the latest issue of PLAY magazine that he doesn’t believe the platform holder “wants to launch behind Microsoft again”. He added: "It isn't likely...

Get hype

If Sony’s going to come anywhere near to achieving its sales targets for Vita, it’s going to need some big software releases over the next 12 months. Thankfully, lovable industry analyst Michael Pachter has teased that there’s at least one exciting title on the horizon. Speaking on the latest episode of the Bonus Round, the...

Analyst bets big

Following this morning’s, ahem, shock BioShock Infinite delay, Wedbush Securities’ Michael Pachter has predicted that Grand Theft Auto V will launch in its place. Admittedly, it was the first thing that crossed our minds too. See, the delay of BioShock Infinite means more than just one less present to put under your Christmas...

Peering into the crystal ball

Seasoned video game industry analyst Michael Pachter believes a PlayStation 3 price cut will be announced at this year’s E3. Sony’s primary home console is a cut away from the magic $199 mark in the US – a price-point which prompted PS2 sales to catapult last generation. Speaking ahead of this week’s March NPD...

Warns against anti-used games

While we’re still trying to wrap our heads around yesterday’s PlayStation Orbis rumours, seasoned industry analyst Michael Pachter has whipped out his crystal ball and provided some insight on the murmurs. Chatting with GamesIndustry, Pachter explained that it’s unlikely Sony will install anti-used game measures...

Industry analyst Michael Pachter believes that the XBOX 360 is in danger of being outsold by the PlayStation 3 this Holiday if Microsoft doesn't match the system's recent price-cut

“If Microsoft does nothing, I think PS3 will outsell XBOX 360,” he told IndustryGamers. “My friends at Microsoft are extremely proud, and they absolutely refuse to tolerate the possibility that the PS3 will outsell..

Pssht

What a day? When we started up PushSquare we did so with the intention of writing about video games. Granted we could avoid the PlayStation Network security breach entirely [you'll note we never wrote a single word about GeoHot - Ed] but unfortunately this story is too big to avoid. Furthermore, we've received like three press releases today — no one is announcing anything to do with their..

Two thumbs up

Analysts have already commented on the NGP price in the past, but now that Wedbush Morgan gaming analyst Michael Pachter has been treated to a hands-on demo of the device, he’s weighing in on the capabilities and performance of the device as well. Pachter took to Twitter earlier this week to shower the NGP with such lovely adjectives...

It's a shoe-in

Disney Epic Mickey on Wii is raking in some pretty positive reviews around the world but, despite Warren Spector's insistence that it was made for Wii, Michael Pachter is in no doubt it'll appear on PlayStation 3 in the fullness of time. It will ultimately come there. Maybe they’ll do it as a Playstation Network game for a lot less...

We're talking big money

Kinect vs. Move, Move vs. Kinect – who will win? Everybody's favourite analyst Michael Pachter is being uncharacteristically cagey about who he'll be backing, as he reckons both systems can shift over 10 million units before the end of 2011, making half of those sales before the current financial year ends in April 2011...

Infamous video games analyst Michael Pachter has predicted $50 console price-cuts "across the board" next year, with Microsoft expected to take charge in the Spring

"We estimate that a $50 console price cut across the board will impact software sales by a positive 5%, and we expect Microsoft to lead with a cut some time in Spring 2011," he said. Pachter added that he believes the..

Industry analyst Michael Pachter has weighed in with his impressions on Sony's PlayStation Plus service, predicting that the company will need 2-3 million subscribers before they start turning a profit

Comparing the service to XBOX Live on his GameTrailers show Pach Attack, the Wedbush Morgan man said that the Microsoft service had a slow start until extras such as Netflix were introduced. “Sony..

Everyone's favourite (or least favourite) industry analyst Michael Pachter has had a word or two to say about Killzone 3's 3D implementation

He's told CVG: "I don't think that 3D support is a huge game changer, as I don't think that a significant portion of the population will have 3D displays any time soon." We're lost for words. When Guerrilla were quoted using the "game..

This year's E3 feels bigger than any we've ever known

With the longest console lifespan ever predicted, the stakes are high for Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo - all of whom will be competing for the strongest software and peripheral line-up that will ensure the extension of their system's cycle. It's also big for the third-parties, with Activision, EA, Capcom and THQ all expecting to show multiple..

If you were to listen to (and believe) much of the Western video games media, you'd probably be fooled into thinking Sony's Playstation Portable has been an abysmal failure

Released in 2005, the PSP has mustered sales of over 60million units worldwide in those five years since launch - figures not particularly shy of Nintendo's Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance range. Impressive, given Nintendo's..

2010 shall hereby be known as the war of the motion controller

With Sony due to release the Playstation Motion Controller (rumoured to be entitled Arc), and Microsoft their body-cam Project Natal, the war for second place appears to really be hotting up between XBOX 360 and Playstation 3. As ever where there's a sniff of the console war, Michael Pachter has dropped by to weigh-in with his opinion..