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Sony has revealed details of its first ever dedicated PS3 Christmas TV campaign in Europe – which will concentrate on the high definition capabilities of the system. Themed around the tagline ‘Entertainment like you’ve never seen it before’, 60 and 30-second ads will run on UK TV from December 1st. …
Read More »Microsoft aims to drive HD-DVD
With market analysts claiming that Blu-Ray is slowly taking charge of the hi-def format war, Microsoft has teamed up with HD-DVD creator Toshiba to form the Advanced Interactivity Consortium, a body whose aim is to increase the uptake of the format, CVG reports. The Advanced Interactivity Consortium has its roots …
Read More »Microsoft aims to drive HD-DVD
With market analysts claiming that Blu-Ray is slowly taking charge of the hi-def format war, Microsoft has teamed up with HD-DVD creator Toshiba to form the Advanced Interactivity Consortium, a body whose aim is to increase the uptake of the format, CVG reports. The Advanced Interactivity Consortium has its roots …
Read More »Sony to take PS3 on tour
SONY IS sending its next-generation console on a UK tour to show off its worth as an interactive entertainment hub. The ‘PlayStation 3 UK Tour’ will focus on the non-gaming capabilities of the machine. The main aim of the PS3 UK Tour is to showcase those capabilities which stretch beyond the …
Read More »Sony to take PS3 on tour
SONY IS sending its next-generation console on a UK tour to show off its worth as an interactive entertainment hub. The ‘PlayStation 3 UK Tour’ will focus on the non-gaming capabilities of the machine. The main aim of the PS3 UK Tour is to showcase those capabilities which stretch beyond the …
Read More »Blu-Ray to front Sony marketing attack
Though it remains one of PS3’s most controversial out-of-the-box inclusions, SCE president Kaz Hirai has told The Financial Times that Blu-Ray will form a major part of Sony’s future marketing campaigns for its next-gen console. Hirai claims SCE is working closely with Sony Pictures and Sony Entertainment to get the …
Read More »Blu-Ray to front Sony marketing attack
Though it remains one of PS3’s most controversial out-of-the-box inclusions, SCE president Kaz Hirai has told The Financial Times that Blu-Ray will form a major part of Sony’s future marketing campaigns for its next-gen console. Hirai claims SCE is working closely with Sony Pictures and Sony Entertainment to get the …
Read More »Ninja Theory leaps into Blu-Ray debate
It was Sony’s decision to include its high-capacity Blu-Ray disc format in PS3 that has been attributed with driving up the price of the machine – so Sony will be delighted that yet another industry voice has spoken out in praise of the format. Nina Kristensen, chief designer at Heavenly …
Read More »Now Epic questions 360 disc capacity
Just two weeks after Bizarre Creations both confirmed and then denied that the storage limits of Xbox 360’s DVD format has lead to cuts in the feature-set of Project Gotham Racing 4, Epic’s Mark rein has now said that the 360 version of Unreal Tournament III might pack fewer features …
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