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FAQ: The next video game consoles?

The swallows come back to San Juan Capistrano every year, the Olympics happen every four years, and old video game consoles get junked every five years.

• Microsoft in Sony talks about Blu-ray

  Following its brief campaign to support the doomed HD-DVD format, Microsoft has now apparently entered into talks with Sony to bring Blu-ray disc technology to the Xbox 360.

• Toshiba to announce "war is over"

  With an announcement from Toshiba imminent, the next-gen movie format war is almost at an end, with HD-DVD falling to its Sony-boosted rival, Blu-ray.

• Analyst: PS3 could be third

  DFC Intelligence says Sony could "easily go from first to worst"; thinks brand strength, market position can't overcome US$600 price.