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News Yummy New PSPs Coming To Japan Before Christmas
If you're Japanese and you don't have a PSP yet (unusual), you might be interested to know that there are ton of awesome new colours heading to the Portable range, the full catalogue of which you can see over at Kotaku
They're out in December and will cost ¥19,800 (US$219.50).
News PSP Go Upgraders Rewarded With Three Free PSP Titles
Sony have announced that those upgrading to the PSP Go with existing games will be able to redeem three free games
Entitled "PSP Go Rewards", the process involves registering your new PSP Go to the Playstation Store, then logging into the Playstation Store with an existing PSP and a UMD in the drive. You'll get a PSP Go theme for your...
News SCE UK Announce 250GB Playstation 3 Bundles, ?284.99
As speculated over the past few weeks, Sony UK have just announced a series of 250GB Playstation 3 bundles due for release in the UK
Following the great success of the new, smaller, 120GB PS3, which sold over 1m units in its first three weeks on sale, the 250GB model has the same hardware specifications as the current model, but with greater...
News TGS 09: What Does This Terrible PSP Go Wrap-Around Thing-Ma-Bob Do?
Invizimals is an upcoming PSP game that looks really awesome
It requires the PSP camera to work. For some reason the PSP Go has the wrong connection to add a camera. What's the solution? Put this terrible thing around your PSP Go. Goodness me, we've never seen anything more hideous than these shots discovered by Joystiq. Why Sony, why!? There has to...
News Sony Score One Million Playstation 3 Sales In Just Three Weeks
Remember when the PS3 Slim was announced and everyone thought it was a big deal? Yeah, here's why -- just three weeks since launch, the new Playstation 3 has gone on to sell a whopping one million systems worldwide
That's based on internal estimates but we're likely to see corroboration of those estimates later in the year. They're pretty big...
News TGS 09: Sony Unveil 250GB Final Fantasy XIII Playstation 3 Bundle
The PS3 looks hella good in silvery-cream and pink
This new Playstation 3 design is sure to shift a helluva lot of systems in Japan. It's easy to see why aswell. The thing looks flippin' gorgeous. The bundle will cost 41,600Yen, and will be available to tie-in with the launch of Final Fantasy XIII. Also of note, Final Fantasy VIII has just gone up...
News The BBC Defend Shoddy Playstation 3 Watchdog Report
The BBC's Watchdog report on the Playstation 3's rarely mentioned YLOD hardware "defect" (read: not really a defect at all - Ed) was sloppy at the very best
The report lacked cohesion and facts, serving only as a slanderous piece of uninformed journalism. But the BBC have rushed to the defence of their report.More than 150 Watchdog viewers have...
News BBC Watchdog Report Lacks Credibility, Consumers Can Rest Easy
Despite the greatest of attempts by the BBC to damn the Playstation 3's hardware reliability on their flagship consumer electronics show Watchdog, evidence fell short
The BBC were unable to repute Sony's claims that the Playstation 3's failure rate was any higher than one percent, with host Anne Robinson merely able to claim that...
News Let's Watch A Video Of Someone Playing Wipeout HD In 3D Without 3D Glasses
3D cinema systems may be a long way away from breaking through into the household, but that's not stopping Sony from leading the line when it comes to the latest technology advancement
They already have software modifications running in Wipeout HD among other games to get the Playstation 3 producing full 3D cinema effects. Engadget were able to...
News Let's Look At Some Electronics Porn - The PS3 Slim Taken To Pieces
The hot topic on the lips of the NeoGAF message board yesterday was - "has anyone taken apart the PS3 Slim yet?"
GAF, your prayers have been answered. This is what the thing looks like under the hood. The biggest parts appear to the be the fan and the Blu-Ray drive. Take note though, despite having a generous sized fan (to actually y'know, keep it...
News Audiophiles Rejoice: PS3 Slim Gets Much Improved Audio Performance
Audio is a factor of video game systems that largely gets overlooked
Killzone 2 for example sports some of the most impressive 7.1 surround sound available, largely due to the blu-ray's immense size meaning audio can remain uncompressed. While the PS3 Slim does little new on the performance side of things, audiophiles will be really pleased to know...
News Andrew House: Don't Worry About PS3 Slim Shortages
Despite Amazon sending out stock warnings yesterday regarding the PS3 Slim, Sony Europe's head honcho Andrew House reckons there will be no shortages of PS3 Slim's come launch
I'm very pleased with how we have managed our inventory system on the existing model, House told MCV. We've done that very well in the European market. There are trucks...
News The PS3 Ain't Never Going To Be Backwards Compatible Again, Ammunition For You Haters
Here's some ammunition for your haters
Remember when the PS3 had no games? Yeah, that was your ammunition. Remember when the PS3 was too expensive? Yeah, that was your ammunition. Now those things have been rectified though, it's time to bemoan the lack of backwards compatibility. Seriously guys, you better go out and buy the XBOX 360 instead,...
News Document Hints At 250GB HDD Playstation 3 Slim In The Future
A document discovered by PS3 News seemingly hints at a 250GB Playstation 3 Slim
The model number of the system, CECH-2001B (as opposed to CECH-2001A for the 120GB), is listed as carrying a 250GB hard-drive. The document is from the FCC and states that both systems were actually tested in March of this year. Sony used a fictitious company name, Sand...
News Interested In A Slim? Want To See How It Compares To Other Models?
We're sure there are some readers out there who are interested in a Slim but are not sure exactly what they're getting
Thankfully Joystiq have thrown together this easy to digest chart that compares the Slim with other current (and deceased) models of the Playstation 3. Read it, analyse it and make up your mind.
News Gamestop Predict "Meaningful" Playstation 3 Price Drop Around The Time Of Madden
Mad men
Oh price drop speculation, will thee ever go away? Personally, we wish people would do one of three things: a) buy the Playstation 3 console now; b) wait quietly and patiently to buy the Playstation 3 console when the price inevitably drops, or; c) don't buy the Playstation 3 console. Either way, we're sick of reporting these price drop...
News New SCEE Boss Reckons The Wii Will Be A Gateway Platform To The PS3
Speaking with EDGE Online, the new SCEE president Andrew House - who replaced David Reeves earlier this month - has said he expects Wii owners will eventually "upgrade" to the PS3
House explains that he sees the Nintendo console as the "entry level device" which will see gamers move onto Playstation hardware in the long-term. Honestly,...
News Ubisoft Reckons The PS3 Faces An "Uphill Struggle" In The UK
Ubisoft's British marketing boss Murray Pannel has stated his belief that the Playstation 3 faces an uphill struggle in the UK
However he did concede that the brand name still carries enormous weight throughout the region. Speaking to GamesIndustry.biz, the former Microsoft employee of six years said:"So if I'm just looking at the UK...
News Early PSP Go Preorder Signs Suggest A Positive Response
There was some initial backlash to the PSP Go when the news leaked late last week
Even we couldn't help but feel a bit disappointed with the look of the system. Since then, it's really grown on us. It looks every inch the piece of quality hardware we come to expect from Sony. And according to PunchJump.com - consumers are reacting in much a similar...
News EA's Patrick Soderlund Reckons The XBOX 360 Is Maxed Out, PS3 Is Not
Speaking with OXM magazine, EA Europe's VP Patrick Soderlund has spoken about how he feels EA have maxed out with the XBOX 360, with juice still to pull from the PS3
However, he does go on to say that the XBOX 360 is his "favourite" console - objectivity we expect from a major third-party VP (sarcasm). Either way, we don't believe him...
News Developers Know About PSP Game Rental
Following our post yesterday regarding Sony's idea of supporting the PSP with a rental service, Develop have published a report in which they suggest Sony pitched subscription based plans to developers at GDC
Developers have moved away from PSP due to piracy concerns, something a digital-only PSP would surely prevent. Only E3 can confirm.
News Anonymous Tipster "Confirms" 80GB/120GB PS3Slim
According to an "anonymous tipster", PSU are virtually flat-out confirming the existence of a Playstation 3 Slim
The news, which broke as recently as last week, has been pretty heavy on the rumour mill lately that Sony are to release a redesigned (and presumably cheaper) model of the Playstation 3. PSU say the new system have a sleek new design will...
News Analyst: Sony Must Be Planning A Price Drop To Achieve Their Sales Forecast
Analyst Colin Sebastian believes Sony can only achieve their sales forecasts if they have a price cut
Sony, who released their fiscal reports recently, expect PS3 sales to rise by 30% over the next year.PS3 guidance suggests pending price reduction timing and amount uncertain, Sebastian explained in an investor guidance statement. We...
News Sony Expect The Playstation 3 To Sell 13 Million This Year
Furthering its fiscal reports, Sony have announced they expect the Playstation 3 to grow from last year's 10 million sales to 13 million this year
They also expect the PSP to grow from 14 million to 16 million. Such growth could be attributed to hardware revisions, price drops and most importantly, continued software support - something the...
News Playstation 3 Closing In On 23 Million Units Sold
Who says the Playstation 3 isn't a success? So it's failed to dominate market share and the Wii is already miles ahead of it in the hardware race
But a lifetime sales stat of 23 million units is certainly empowering news for Sony execs, particularly given its current price status and its late release date. We're sure Sony will topple the 30 million...
News Playstation 3 Software Sales Spiked In 2008
While the Playstation 3's hardware saw slight increases in 2008, the software sales were the real talking point to come from Sony's fiscal report
While Playstation 2 and PSP software was down slight PS3 software was up nearly 80%. During the fiscal year, 103.7 million PS3 games were sold. That's an increase of 45.8 million (almost 80 percent!)...
News Playstation 3 & PSP Hardware Sales Up, Playstation 2 Hardware Sales Down
For those trying to predict doom in Sony's 2008 fiscal report - stop trying
Sales are up - for the PSP and PS3 that is. The fiscal report, which covers the period from March 31st 2008 - March 31st 2009 detailed a rise of 300,000 PSPs over last year and 940,000 PS3s. Good news for Sony considering the PSP barely had any software and the PS3 is by far...
News Is This The Hardware Revision Of The Playstation 3?
Even though Sony said "no" to a hardware redesign people will always talk
And when they've got pictures to back it up, then people will listen. Hovering around the 'net today are these curious pictures of a rather plastic looking, but totally slim Playstation 3 system. Dude, we totally don't know. The thing looks a bit rough. But redesigning and...
News There Are "No Plans" For A PS3 Redesign
Rumours have been popping up all over the murky corners of the Internet
"There's a PS3 redesign abound," they claim; before disappearing into their shell. Anyway - Sony thought it was time to shut up the rumour mill for a while. Speaking with Kotaku a Sony-rep said: "We currently don't have any plans for a redesigned PS3." Simple,...
News PS3 Firmware 2.7 Will Probably Make An Appearance This Week
One of the things on our GDC '09 wishlist was that we'd get details on the next firmware update for Playstation 3
Apparently that's looking almost certain right now. The first hint is in the Resistance 2 DLC reveal we published yesterday. One of the new features claims to allow players to enjoy Co-Op locally, whilst still logging scores for their...
News Developers Would "Love For The PS3 To Be Free"
In what seems to be a bitter response to all the developers seemingly urging Sony to cut the price of the PS3, SCEA have claimed that they would "love for the PS3 to be free"
Everybody in the development community would love for the PS3 to be free, so they could just sell razor blades, said Peter Dille, senior vice president of marketing for...
News Even More PSP2 Rumours Surface
We've been hearing a lot about PSP2 lately
Actually what we're hearing about sounds more like a PSP-4000, a radical redesign of the existing PSP platform. After the rumours that the new PSP was going to be without a UMD, we've heard numerous speculation all around the Internet. Eurogamer are the latest to comment, suggesting Sony have dropped the...
News Analyst Says PS3 Price Cut Is Imminent
Janco Partners analyst Mike Hickey says that Sony are on the verge of dropping the PS3's price
He believes the market is expecting a price cut of at least $100USD before June.Recent channel checks indicate increased speculation for a PS3 price cut announcement from Sony in the next couple of days, he said. We think the company needs to reduce...
News Are Sony Hiring Testers For A "New Gaming Machine"?
Are Sony Hiring Testers For A "New Gaming Machine"? According to Gamespot they are, who have discovered a job listing on Sony Of Japans website
According to translation the job listing advertises an "evaluator of a new game machine in the PSP series". It goes on to say applicants will "be part of an advisory staff that will play...
