{"id":39479,"date":"2012-06-12T01:05:28","date_gmt":"2012-06-11T23:05:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=39479"},"modified":"2012-06-12T01:11:26","modified_gmt":"2012-06-11T23:11:26","slug":"e3-2012-hardware-roundup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/hardware\/39479-e3-2012-hardware-roundup","title":{"rendered":"E3 2012 hardware roundup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Games may have taken centre stage at E3, but some hardware manufacturers managed to slip in their latest offerings between launch trailers and playable demos.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">PS Vita as a PlayStation 3 controller<\/h3>\n<p>Sony announced that PlayStation Vita owners will soon be able to use the mobile console as a controller for the PlayStation 3. Gamers can use the Vita\u2019s front and back touch capabilities, motion sensing system, and camera to interact with the PlayStation 3 console, with gameplay being displayed via the TV and the Vita\u2019s own screen &#8211; neat.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_27039\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/PS-Vita1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27039\" class=\"size-full wp-image-27039\" title=\"PS Vita\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/PS-Vita1.jpg\" alt=\"PS Vita\" width=\"600\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/PS-Vita1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/PS-Vita1-266x300.jpg 266w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/PS-Vita1-222x250.jpg 222w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-27039\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PS Vita from all sides<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Samsung \u201cjoining\u201d the console war<\/h3>\n<p>Samsung is joining the home console war by releasing a range of new TV sets. The sets allow users to plug in a standard PC controller and play games streamed to the TV via a <a title=\"Samsung and Gaikai bringing cloud gaming to Smart TVs\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/39390-samsung-and-gaikai-bringing-cloud-gaming-to-smart-tvs.html\">cloud service to be powered by Gaikai<\/a>. Confirmed titles include Mass Effect 3, Rayman Origins, The Witcher 2, and FIFA 2012.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_39480\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Samsung-Smart-TV-gaming.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39480\" class=\"size-full wp-image-39480\" title=\"Samsung Smart TV  gaming\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Samsung-Smart-TV-gaming.jpg\" alt=\"Samsung Smart TV  gaming\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Samsung-Smart-TV-gaming.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Samsung-Smart-TV-gaming-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Samsung-Smart-TV-gaming-80x45.jpg 80w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Samsung-Smart-TV-gaming-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Samsung-Smart-TV-gaming-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Samsung-Smart-TV-gaming-170x96.jpg 170w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Samsung-Smart-TV-gaming-297x167.jpg 297w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Samsung-Smart-TV-gaming-530x298.jpg 530w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Samsung-Smart-TV-gaming-250x140.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-39480\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Samsung Smart TV gaming<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Tritton Warhead headset<\/h3>\n<p>Wireless headphones for the Xbox 360 need to be used with a dongle in order to work, unless of course you\u2019re Tritton. The headset manufacturer somehow convinced Microsoft to put a security chip into their headset, avoiding the need for a dongle to allow headphones to work with the Xbox 360, which is cool. Featuring a 5.8GHz transmitter, 7.1 surround sound and a price tag under $300 (~R2,500), the headsets will get a release date sometime this winter.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_39481\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Tritton-warhead-and-transmitter.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39481\" class=\"size-full wp-image-39481\" title=\"Tritton warhead and transmitter\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Tritton-warhead-and-transmitter.jpg\" alt=\"Tritton warhead and transmitter\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Tritton-warhead-and-transmitter.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Tritton-warhead-and-transmitter-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Tritton-warhead-and-transmitter-80x45.jpg 80w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Tritton-warhead-and-transmitter-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Tritton-warhead-and-transmitter-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Tritton-warhead-and-transmitter-170x96.jpg 170w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Tritton-warhead-and-transmitter-297x167.jpg 297w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Tritton-warhead-and-transmitter-530x298.jpg 530w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Tritton-warhead-and-transmitter-250x140.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-39481\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tritton warhead and transmitter<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Razer Taipan ambidextrous mouse<\/h3>\n<p>Razer was in attendance at E3 2012, and they brought the ambidextrous Taipan with them. Designed with e-Sports in mind, the mouse features an 8,200 dpi 4G dual sensor system and Razer Synapse 2.0, a cloud application that syncs custom settings and user profiles for the mouse.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_39482\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Razer-Taipan-mouse.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39482\" class=\"size-full wp-image-39482\" title=\"Razer Taipan mouse\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Razer-Taipan-mouse.jpg\" alt=\"Razer Taipan mouse\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Razer-Taipan-mouse.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Razer-Taipan-mouse-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Razer-Taipan-mouse-80x45.jpg 80w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Razer-Taipan-mouse-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Razer-Taipan-mouse-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Razer-Taipan-mouse-170x96.jpg 170w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Razer-Taipan-mouse-297x167.jpg 297w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Razer-Taipan-mouse-530x298.jpg 530w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Razer-Taipan-mouse-250x140.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-39482\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Razer Taipan mouse<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">PDP Afterglow headsets<\/h3>\n<p>Performance Designed Products (PDP) unveiled their Afterglow headsets at E3 2012, and don\u2019t they look purdy? Other than the neon blue (or green) glow, the phones sports 50mm neodymium speakers and a dual suspension headband. \u00a0They\u2019ll set you back $59.95 for the wired version, and $89.95 for the wireless one.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_39483\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/PDP-Afterglow-headphones-blue.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39483\" class=\"size-full wp-image-39483\" title=\"PDP Afterglow headphones blue\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/PDP-Afterglow-headphones-blue.jpg\" alt=\"PDP Afterglow headphones blue\" width=\"600\" height=\"305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/PDP-Afterglow-headphones-blue.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/PDP-Afterglow-headphones-blue-300x152.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/PDP-Afterglow-headphones-blue-250x127.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-39483\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PDP Afterglow headphones blue<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Nyko Android game controllers<\/h3>\n<p>Nyko used E3 2012 to launch their PlayPad and PlayPad Pro game controllers for Android tablets with Nvidia Tegra 3 quad-core processors. The Pro version features dual analogue sticks, triggers, bumpers, face buttons, and a d-pad. The mini version will sport dual analogue sliders as well as a tablet stand and carrying case.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_39484\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Nyko-PlayPad.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39484\" class=\"size-full wp-image-39484\" title=\"Nyko PlayPad\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Nyko-PlayPad.jpg\" alt=\"Nyko PlayPad\" width=\"600\" height=\"347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Nyko-PlayPad.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Nyko-PlayPad-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Nyko-PlayPad-80x45.jpg 80w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Nyko-PlayPad-250x144.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-39484\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nyko PlayPad<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Moga Android game controllers<\/h3>\n<p>Don\u2019t have a Tegra 3-powered tablet? No worries, as long as you have Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) you can make use of the game controllers from Moga. Both devices have dual analogue sticks, four face buttons and two triggers for gaming. They also sport a built in clamp that holds your smartphone in place while you play.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_39485\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/PowerA-Moga-controllers.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39485\" class=\"size-full wp-image-39485\" title=\"PowerA Moga controllers\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/PowerA-Moga-controllers.jpg\" alt=\"PowerA Moga controllers\" width=\"600\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/PowerA-Moga-controllers.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/PowerA-Moga-controllers-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/PowerA-Moga-controllers-250x150.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-39485\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PowerA Moga controllers<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">PowerA Fusion professional game controllers<\/h3>\n<p>If gaming is serious business for you, you may want one of the Fusion controllers unveiled at E3 2012 by PowerA. The controllers come in Xbox 360 and PS3 flavours, and feature bright lights, ergonomic designs, interchangeable grips, oversized triggers and \u201cprecision\u201d buttons. No release date or pricing information available for these, but there is a pretty picture below.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_39486\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/PowerA-fusion-controllers.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39486\" class=\"size-full wp-image-39486\" title=\"PowerA fusion controllers\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/PowerA-fusion-controllers.jpg\" alt=\"PowerA fusion controllers\" width=\"600\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/PowerA-fusion-controllers.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/PowerA-fusion-controllers-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/PowerA-fusion-controllers-250x150.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-39486\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PowerA fusion controllers<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Nintendo Wii U<\/h3>\n<p>The Wii U was fully detailed at E3, and there\u2019s so much to say that Mygaming has a <a title=\"Nintendo Wii U hardware and features detailed\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/39374-wii-u-hardware-and-features-detailed.html\">whole article<\/a> on it! Important features include: the MiiVerse, a network communication system to chat with all your buddies; the ability to use the Wii U gamepad as a TV remote; a video entertainment platform with dedicated applications from Amazon, YouTube, Netflix and Hulu; and a Nintendo eShop where you can buy multimedia and games.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_31498\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/WiiU-console.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31498\" class=\"size-full wp-image-31498\" title=\"WiiU console\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/WiiU-console.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/WiiU-console.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/WiiU-console-300x113.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/WiiU-console-250x94.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-31498\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">WiiU console<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Related articles:<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Nintendo 3DS game line-up revealed at E3 2012\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/39394-nintendo-3ds-game-line-up-revealed-at-e3-2012.html\">Nintendo 3DS game line-up revealed at E3 2012<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Biggest E3 2012 news\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/39278-biggest-e3-2012-news.html\">Biggest E3 2012 news<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Watch Dogs confirmed for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/39180-watch-dogs-confirmed-for-xbox-360-ps3-and-pc.html\">Watch Dogs confirmed for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gaming news is came thick and fast out of E3, so you may have missed these hardware highlights<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":169,"featured_media":39509,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,7],"tags":[3992,21,4887,73,4808,4830,4886,1870,4888,527,1925,1435,4831],"class_list":["post-39479","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-features","category-hardware","tag-e3-2012","tag-headline","tag-moga","tag-nintendo","tag-nintendo-wii-u","tag-nyko","tag-pdp","tag-playstation","tag-powera","tag-ps-vita","tag-razer","tag-samsung","tag-tritton"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39479","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/169"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39479"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39479\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39584,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39479\/revisions\/39584"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39509"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39479"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39479"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39479"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}