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News Playstation 3 Stumbles In Japan, Stock Shortages & Slim The Likely Reasons
The Playstation 3 fell to the very pit of the Japanese charts this week after stock shortages and impending rumours of the Playstation 3 Slim
Sony are probably going to have to put up with another week of hardware misery as Playstation 3s become increasingly difficult to find around Japan. Of course, Sony will hope that all will end well when the...
News PSP Minis To Leave Content Up To The Developer's Discretion
A document discovered by PocketGamer suggests that Sony don't want to fall into the same trap as Apple's App store with their PSP Minis service
Despite Apple's gaming solution being respected for its scope and variety, it's often come under fire for its inconsistent censorship scale. PSP Minis, though, will remove the "requirement for content...
News Japanese Retailers Only Making ?700 Off The PS3 Slim
Kotaku are reporting that Japanese retailers are only claiming to be making ¥700 (roughly US$7
40) off each PS3 Slim sold. Apparently the reason for the slim (sigh - Ed) profit margin is because retailers are forced to sell the systems for the "sticker price" by Sony. As time goes on, the costs of making the systems will hopefully go down...
News Kazunori Yamauchi: Gran Turismo 5's Damage Modelling Is Unfinished
Polyphony Digital's head honcho Kazunori Yamauchi wants you to know, "hey, the Gran Turismo 5 damage you saw at GamesCom was totally unfinished"
Ok, so he didn't say it quite like that, but that's the jist of what he meant when he said to French website GameBlog, that the GT code brought to GamesCom "marks only the first step of what we want to...
News Gran Turismo 5 All But Confirmed For A Q4, 2009 Release
Gran Turismo 5's appearance at GamesCom was a little unusual
While we watched the show-floor videos in awe, many of the Gran Turismo community picked apart every little detail of the game and perhaps came away a little disappointed. We don't neccessarily agree with holding a game to Godly standards — however, we can see how some might have found...
News The Kingdom Do Come To Save The Obese Princess
We already told you about chefs, ninjas and pirates coming to Fat Princess, but what about the king? Looks like he's heading to the party too
Titan Studios have been very quiet about these new characters — it'll interesting to see how they are implemented seeing as new classes could effectively change the entire game. Still, it's going to be...
News Money Waste Alert: Playstation Network Cards To Be Sold In Game Cases In Europe
Back when we thought the Wii was neat, we actually bought Wii Points for our console (Nintendo are very selective of the credit cards you can use with the system)
Said Wii Points were packaged in gigantic DVD game cases in Europe. Looks like Sony are about to do the same thing with PSN points cards. PS3-Sense have shots of the official packaging for...
News NPD Group Predict 40-60% Playstation 3 Sales Increase Post Price Drop
The NPD group, the sales analysts responsible for making Sony's life a misery on a monthly basis, predict the Playstation 3 price drop (and subsequently the PS3 Slim) could cause a 40-60% increase in sales for the platform
"The $299 price point is important to getting to a point where the next segment of price-conscious consumers can jump into...
News Gundam Outfit Brings Camp To Playstation Home
We're sure our homosexual readers won't take offence when we declare this Gundam outfit for Playstation Home avatars a teensy bit camp
The costume will come as a reward for those who watch the trailer for Kidou Senshi Gundam Senki Gundam (which is being bundled with some Slims in Japan) in the Playstation Home theater. The trailer is only only...
News If You Were Baffled By Metal Gear Solid's Timeline, Well, So Is Hideo Kojima
It's often said that if a writer is not sure of his fiction, how can those reading it know better? This statement rings true with Metal Gear Solid
Despite our deep love for the franchise (and the surprisingly helpful Metal Gear Solid Database) we still find the intricacies of the saga baffling. That's ok though, because Kojima himself doesn't know...
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 GAME Confirm PS3 Phat Upgrade Deals
We posted recently about the possibility of Brish retailer GAME honouring an upgrade deal concerning the trade-in of a Playstation 3 Phat for a cheaper PS3 Slim
We can confirm (via TSA) that GAME will be going ahead with the scheme. Those of you who trade in 40GB PS3s can get a new Slim for £119.99. Likewise, trading in an 80GB will get you a Slim...
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 Hong Kong Are To Host A PS3 Slim Launch Party
Sony are to hold a launch party for the PS3 Slim in Hong Kong, starting 6PM August 31st and running right through until past midnight on September 1st
The celebration will mark the launch of Sony's latest system in Causeway Bay, one of Hong Kong's major shopping areas. Apparently there will be umbrellas too.
News Chefs, Pirates & Ninjas Coming To Fat Princess
Titan Studios are teasing new classes for Fat Princess
The teasers on their blog come without explanation or description. Just words and images. Still, we can safely assume that Chefs, Ninjas and Pirates are heading to the multiplayer based title. While the other classes are pretty self explanatory, we're curious to see how the Chefs play. Will they...
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 The PSP Minis Keeping Coming, Halfbrick Studios Announce They Are Working On Four
The dominance of Sony's latest PSP Minis banner continues to grow following Tuesday's official announcement
Examiner have just confirmed that Halfbrick Studio banner. Confirmed are: Halfbrick Blast Off - a physics based sci-fi shooter. Halfbrick Echoes - an arty adventure title where spawned enemys walk the exact trail the player walked. Halfbrick...
News Shock Horror: PS3 Slim Carries A Revised Cell Chip Inside
IBM have revealed that the new PS3 Slim carries a revised version of the Cell processor
The electronics giant have confirmed that the Slim's new Cell is "manufactured using an advanced 45-nanometer manufacturing process" that will deliver "many performance improvements while drawing less power than earlier chips". These chips are...
News David Cage: "Heavy Rain Is Not Dragon's Lair - Do You Think I'm Crazy?"
We'd like you to do something here at PushSquare
It's a win-win for both you and ourselves. Next time you see someone on the Internet ignorantly claim that Heavy Rain is "just a sequence of cut-scenes," send them to this link. Seriously, it'll help our traffic and, most importantly for all of us, shut those fools up. Ever since the game...
News PSP Minis Wooing iPhone Developers Towards The PSP Go
Sony is starting to see, what it hopes, will be a migration of iPhone developers over to the new PSP Go
With Sony courting enough developers to already see 50 of their newly branded sub-100MB PSP Minis released before the end of the year, the switch is already starting. Develop are reporting that HoneySlug - a three-man London studio who have...
News EA, Ubisoft Describe New Playstation 3 Price Point As "Exceptional"
The Playstation 3 is now pretty much cheaper around the world
It's thanks, in part, to the newly announced PS3 Slim. It's an announcement which Ubisofts Yves Guillemot and Electronic Arts Frank Gibeau are both very, very pleased about."It's exceptional news," Guillemot told GI.biz, "I think the machine is a great machine, with the...
News GamesCom 09: SCEE Would Push The PS3 At ?199 If It Were A Sensible Option
Sony's Andrew House has confirmed that Sony Europe would "absolutely" slap a £199
99 price-tag on the Playstation 3 Slim if made for "sensible business". Speaking with VG247 during GamesCom, House commented, If we could get to a more aggressive price point within the boundaries of sensible business, absolutely would we wish to do...
News GamesCom 09: New Jak & Daxter: The Lost Frontier Trailer Is Packed With Story
Hit play
We'll wait. You done? Well that was a pretty awesome story trailer wasn't it? Course it doesn't make all that much sense to those who haven't played any of the Jak & Daxter games recently, but even if you haven't we're sure you found the video rather engaging. Some great voice acting and character animation appear to be the subject of...
News Photography & Universal Game Launching All Headed To Playstation Home 1.3 This Fall
Actually, this is really a very good idea
We know people like to labour on about Playstation Home but we think it's come on leaps and bounds, and will continue to do so with Home 1.3. And photography is really smart based on the social atmosphere they are trying to create in Home. Pictures you take can be stored on you Playstation HDD, allowing you...
News GamesCom 09: Take A Look At Final Fantasy XIV Gameplay
Sony's semi-shock announcement from E3 '09 was Final Fantasy XIV
Here is the game being shown off at GamesCom. It looks very much like an MMO to us. To be totally honest, we have no idea what's going on in this video or how it compares to Final Fantasy XI (the previous FF MMO). All we know is that the graphics look pretty.
News Sackboy To Be Lonely In LittleBigPlanet PSP, No Multiplayer Confirmed
For us, the selling point of LittleBigPlanet PSP is being able to create levels on the move
For some it will probably be participating in multiplayer sessions of LBP while in the garden or something. We're afraid if your someone looking forward to the latter, LittleBigPlanet PSP will not support online multiplayer. "It's the one thing we've...
News GamesCom 09: New Heavy Rain Gameplay Teases Fourth Character
Introducing Scott Shelby, the detective tasked with the case of the Origami Killer in upcoming adult noire thriller, Heavy Rain
This gameplay trailer is probably the best of the lot, giving you a good idea of the similarities and improvements that have taken place between Fahrenheit and Heavy Rain. Sit back and enjoy, it's a bumpy ride.
News GamesCom 09: Let's Look At Some Smashed Up Cars In Gran Turismo 5
The Internet is ablaze
Gran Turismo 5 replicates damage and it's still not enough. The Playstation 3 Slim is really cheap but it's still not enough. Ahhh the video games industry, how we hate the hypocrisy. Still, if you've been asking for damage in your Gran Turismo 5 and want to check it out, you'll notice that this GamerSyde video represents just...
News PSP Go Locked In At ?224.99 In The United Kingdom
We know most of you who are buying a PSP Go have probably already got your orders for the system already locked in, but we thought we should just confirm to you that we've heard official word from Sony that the PSP Go will retail at £224
99 in the UK. It's a far cry from the $250 (roughly £180) the system should cost via currency conversion but,...
News Japan To Get Crazy Mech-Themed PS3 Slim Bundle
If you're wanting a PS3 Slim in Japan, Sony are going the whole hog to get you to cough up
Discovered by Andriasang, the super bundle "Kidou Senshi Gundam Senki Gundam 30th Anniversary Box" (breathes) includes Namco's upcoming mech-fest Kidou Senshi Gundam Senki, a few download codes for some extra DLC and an animated film in HD. The...
News GamesCom 09: Sony Update Us On The Playstation Motion Controller
Sony may not have had anything inherently new to say about their Playstation Motion Controller at GamesCom 09 (mainly a "wait until TGS comment") but they did have a quick developers' update
The update gives a few game ideas and talks a little about what's possible with the controller with a few simplistic looking demoes. It's nothing really new,...
News GamesCom 09: What's That? Gran Turismo PSP Has A Cock-pit View?
Did anybody truly expect Gran Turismo PSP to have a cock-pit view? We totally didn't
Seriously we really didn't. Did you? Honestly? Well it does, as confirmed by this hands on from GameKyo.com. Amazing.
News British Retailer GAME Cite PS3 Slim Upgrade Deal As A "Possibility"
With previous SKU overhauls such as the Nintendo DS Lite to DSi, British retailer GAME have done "upgrade" deals, allowing customers to upgrade their older system at a nominal fee
Speaking with our local GAME store's manager today, we've learned that a similar deal is a "possibility" regarding the PS3 Slim."The announcement was only...
News Singstar: The Beatles Is Totally Not Singstar: The Beatles
We told you it was a rumour
And we also totally concluded it was a rumour as baffling as they come. Thus, we're not surprised the Singstar: The Beatles rumours have been quashed by Harmonix's Sean Baptiste. He stated that while the rumour was not true there was an "element of truth" to the
News PS3 Slim Interfaces With Sony Bravia TVs, Allows The XMB To Be Navigated With TV Remote
The new Playstation 3 Slim might omit the functionality of an additional OS install, but those who own Sony Bravia TVs are to get a nice extra slice of functionality from the system
According to Eurogamer's Digital Foundry, the new line of systems can be controlled with a Bravia TV remote. Essentially, those consoles that are plugged into a Sony...
News GamesCom 09: White Knight Chronicles Trailers Are Always Epic
We think it's a theme that White Knight Chronicles trailers have to be uber-epic
This latest one from GamesCom introduces you to a number of the game's cast, set to lovely strumming acoustic guitars and fiddles. Note: the game looks amazing.
News "Special" Edition Gran Turismo PSP-3000 Coming To Japan
Hello again Japanese readers
How do you fancy a special edition PSP-3000 to coincide with the lovely upcoming racer from Polyphony Digital, Gran Turismo PSP. The PSP-3000 looks all pretty standard issue, despite a GT logo on the face. The bundle will include a UMD copy of the game however, and is probably worth it if you don't want a PSP Go, but do...
News GamesCom 09: LittleBigPlanet PSP Looks Just Like The Playstation 3 Version
We're more likely to make levels on our Playstation Portable with LittleBigPlanet PSP if we're being totally honest
The fact that you can play the PSP anywhere, means we're likely to sit hunched over our shiny PSP Go's on the train working on wonderful concoctions on the way to work. So it's pretty much amazing that Studio Cambridge and Media...
News GamesCom 09: We Reckon Modnation Racers Is Gonna Be Bloody Brilliant
Check out this crazy awesome Modnation Racers trailer and weep at the possibilities
The latest in Sony's line of "Play. Create. Share." titles - Modnation Racers looks like it's going to be fantastic fun. The developers will have to make sure that the actual racing gameplay matches that of the level creation (we reckon they should look...
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 GamesCom 09: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Goes Slow-Mo
How do you make a game like Uncharted 2: Among Thieves seem any more epic than it already does? You make it run really slow, with some action packed music and some one-shots from everyone's favourite everyman - Nathan Drake
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 PS3 Slim Orders Growing Around The World
Sony's newly announced Playstation 3 Slim is topping preorders around the world
The system currently sits aloft both the British and American Amazon video game best sellers lists, while it charts highly on the French and German versions of the website. This can only be good, early signs for Sony, who have clearly succeeded in building up the hype...
News GamesCom 09: Further Details On Firmware 3.0
Hey y'all, are you all still excited about the new features coming to the XMB via Firmware 3
0</a>? We know we are. How'd you like to see a little bit more about what the new firmware can do, plus get a quick look at some alternative animated themes? You would? Hit the play button above!
News GamesCom 09: Sony's Digital Comics Service Reveal Trailer
Interested in comics? Got a Playstation Portable? Sony totally have your back with the Digital Comics service they announced at GamesCom yesterday
The service will provide access to hundreds of Marvel comics when it launches later in the year, with a host of other publishers to be announced in the future. This is actually something we have a close...
News GamesCom 09: New Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time Trailer Is Totally Fantastic
Captain Quark is back by the way! Hellz yeah!
The latest trailer for Insomniac's big Playstation 3 release for the year, Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time, reveals Clank's importance within the universe and the bridge towards the climax to one of the most important Ratchet & Clank adventures yet.
News GamesCom 09: Check Out Some PSP Minis In Action
Announced yesterday at their GamesCom conference, Sony detailed a new line of PSP titles that would be under 100MB and retail for a lower price
These titles fill out a new area of the Playstation Store known as "Minis" providing players with access to easily digestable, cheap games. We're pretty excited about Sony's latest line of games...
News GamesCom 09: You Can't Install An Optional OS With PS3 Slim
For those of you who are interested in like, taking your PS3 and installing other stuff on it, well, know that if you buy a PS3 Slim, you no longer can
As stated in Sony's official press release, "users will not be able to install other Operating Systems to the new PS3 system." Anybody offended by this development?
News GamesCom 09: Gravity Crash Is All Play. Create. Share. Too
Ever wanted to create your own retro inspired space shooter in a gorgeous HD environment
Just Add Water's PSN title Gravity Crash will let you do just that and then some. The game will also hit the PSP minus the Play. Create. Share. functionality.
News GamesCom 09: PS3 Slim Vs. PS3 Phat - Here's The Difference
This handily crafted PR shot from Sony's press office allows us to easily show you the difference in size you can expect between your current PS3 and the newly announced PS3 Slim
It's tiny! How did they manage that?
