Microsoft's final Consumer Electronics Show press conference on Monday night offered little of interest for gamers. Of the minor announcements made, the Xbox 360 maker confirmed that Kinect for PC would arrive February 1. However, somewhat surprisingly, the device will cost $250, which is $100 more than its console counterpart.

As part of an interview with GameSpot, Microsoft senior director of marketing and PR Jose Pinero justified this price difference by noting that Kinect for PC is targeted mostly at companies that do not have a gaming interest. He went on to note that the kit comes with software development tools that aid in creating programs for the device.

Pinero also confirmed that Microsoft has no plans to pull out of June's Electronic Entertainment Expo, as it will do with the gadget-focused...

Despite a spate of recent industry rumors claiming the next generation of home consoles could be unveiled as soon as this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo in June, some publishers have begun to set the record straight.

During a roundtable with reporters at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas today, and as reported by the Wall Street Journal, Sony consumer products head Kaz Hirai told reporters that Sony is "not talking about a new home console now" and that the publisher doesn't plan to do so at E3.

The report also states that during the roundtable, Hirai said Sony has...

Razer, a company best known for its gaming peripherals, has unveiled that it is working on a new Windows 8 gaming tablet that would allow users to play fully fledged PC titles.

As reported by CNET, Razer unveiled the concept for the Project Fiona tablet at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas today, detailing plans to release the product before the end of the year for a sub-$1,000 price tag.

According to CNET's report, the tablet will run in Windows 8 and will use an Intel Ivy Bridge Core i7 processor...

Given Sony's position as a global consumer electronics giant, the company had no shortage of new tech to tout at its Consumer Electronics Show address Monday night. Sony trotted out various executives to talk about computers, phones, tablets, cameras, HD, 3D, and even a bit of PlayStation 3.

As for the game-specific content, that was anchored by Sony's showing for the PlayStation Vita. Set for release in North America and Europe next month, the PS Vita has sold more than 500,000 units since its Japanese debut in December. Sony followed that stat up with announcements that it had sold 6.5 million systems across all its PlayStation brands over the holidays, including 3.9 million PS3s and 1.6 million PSPs.

Back to the Vita, Sony Corporation executive deputy president Kaz Hirai announced a pair of new services that might be in place for the system's Western launch. First up, Hirai confirmed Sony's own Music Unlimited service for...

While Microsoft's CES keynote address lacked a mammoth announcement, there were nuggets of new information doled out between extended demos of the new Xbox 360 dashboard, Windows Phone 7, and Windows 8.

Foremost among the night's newsworthy tidbits was a February 1 release date for the Kinect for Windows package. But don't expect to be playing Kinectimals on the ol' desktop just yet. With a price tag of $250, the hardware appears aimed at software developers more than gamers; the Kinect sensor will only work...

LAS VEGAS--There are those who believe that Microsoft will drop the mic in its final 2012 Consumer Electronics Show appearance, after bringing down the house with the first official word of the oft-rumored Next Xbox. This speculation comes despite the Xbox 360 still being the dominant console in North America, from both a hardware and software sales perspective.

While a full console unveil is a bit of a long shot, Microsoft is likely to have a few announcements up its sleeve for CES 2012. As it pertains to the company's Xbox division, updated statistics for its console and the Xbox Live online network are safe...