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The PlayStation brand could branch out to tablet devices and smartphones in the future. That’s according to Sony Computer Entertainment president Kaz Hirai, who dropped heavy hints that the firm will bring the PlayStation Network to other Sony devices. During his keynote at CES 2011, he said: Strategy encompasses driving …
Read More »PlayStation Phone exposed
The most detailed look at the PlayStation Phone yet has been posted online. Engadget reports that the device will be powered by a Qualcomm Adreno 205 GPU and a Snapdragon QSD8255 1GHz CPU, which is the same as is seen in the HTC Desire HD. The four inch screen has …
Read More »More PlayStation Phone pics emerge
With an announcement now surely not far off, fresh shots of Sony Ericsson’s PlayStation Phone have hit the internet. The most interesting thing about the new pics, which come courtesy of Engadget, is that for the first time they show PlayStation branding on the handset (the Square, Triangle, Cross and …
Read More »Hotz renews PS3 piracy drive
Famed hacker and all-round cyber warrior George Hotz has allegedly made public key information that could potentially allow homebrew developers to get any code they like running on PS3s – including pirated games. ‘GeoHot’ has published the console’s ‘root key’ – a code that the PS3 uses to authenticate any …
Read More »More on-demand retail hits due for PSN
Sony plans to expand the range of retail titles that are available to download on the PlayStation Store. PSN content manager Ross McGrath told MCV that consumers can expect to see more titles added following continuing strong digital sales of Warhawk and Burnout Paradise. It’s likely you will start to see older …
Read More »EA: PlayStation brand still rules
Despite Microsoft’s assertion that it has "broken industry models" by stealing control of the current generation five years into its life cycle, EA boss John Riccitiello says that the Xbox brand is not yet able to stand toe-to-toe with Sony’s PlayStation. "I think that Microsoft has done great work the …
Read More »Mass Effect 2 to use ME3 engine on PS3
Developer BioWare has confirmed that the PS3 version of Mass Effect 2 will use the engine built for the upcoming Mass Effect 3. "One of the first things you’re going to see is improved graphics," producer Jesse Houston said on the BioWare podcast, as reported by 1UP. "We actually created …
Read More »PlayStation app hitting iPhone, Android
Sony has confirmed that it plans to release an official PlayStation app for iPhone and Android mobile devices. The app will allow users to check their PSN Trophies, monitor the online status of friends, check out the latest news from the European PlayStation blog and post to Twitter and Facebook. …
Read More »GT5 hits 5.5m units worldwide
Sony has shipped 5.5 million units of Gran Turismo 5 into retail worldwide. That includes 3.56m copies in PAL territories, 1.25m products in the US and 500,000 units in Japan. Overall, there’s been 61m Gran Turismo games sold since the original 1997 release. Gran Turismo sales to date (Worldwide): Gran …
Read More »Zumba coming to Wii, PS3 this February
Zumba Fitness will be released for PS3 and Wii in February next year. The new SKUs of 505 Games’ dancing exercise game will hit shelves in the UK on February 4th. They will follow on from the original Zumba Fitness, a Kinect launch title that was released last month, and …
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