Buzz have been abound as Microsoft recently and officially revealed its next generation console, the Xbox One. In fact, as more information come in, there have already been reports about a pegged release date and price.

Videogamer reports that a UK retailer, Zavvi, has already put a price tag on the Xbox One at around $600 USD. However, there is a huge possibility that this is merely a placeholder, as Microsoft has not yet given the official word.

Beyond the news on the Xbox One, the headquarters of its competitors, Sony and Nintendo, are also abound with their own news.

Sony's stocks jump-what happens to Xbox One now?

In an ironic twist, the much-awaited and hyped May 21 reveal of the Xbox One actually worked favors for its biggest rival, Sony, as a report of an 8% jump of Sony's shares took Twitter.

GameSpot reports that the New York Stock Exchange has already pegged Sony an 8.35% increase in share, after the announcement of the competitor console.

That's not all, as Polygon reports that Electronic Arts may be developing more games for both Sony and Microsoft, dispelling concerns that EA has gone on an exclusive deal with Microsoft.

"We are building titles for the Nintendo console, but not anywhere near as many as we are for PS or Xbox," said EA spokesman Jeff Brown to Polygon.

This may be great news not just for Sony fans, but also those who are still firmly rooted to their Wii U consoles.

Wii U rolls out 3.0.1 update

In the struggle to get a share of the Xbox One's limelight, Nintendo has also released the 3.0.1 update for the Wii U, now available today.

The patch is reported to introduce minor improvements, according to VG 24/7, but it will bring fixes to the lagging loading time, copying of data with USB drives, and the stability and compatibility with particular software.

This is just the first update, as Computer and Video Games reports that another update, due out before the summer ends, is scheduled to fix the console's overall performance.

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