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Sony’s PS3 has proven its naysayers wrong by increasing its annual sales by 10 per cent for the year ending March 31st, with sales for the year passing 10m units. However, the ever-popular PS2 is seemingly in a sharp state of decline, with sales of the console plummeting by 42 …
Read More »Sony expanding the PlayStation Network beyond PS3
Sony CEO Sir Howard Stringer has spoken on how online services have driven the expansion of the PlayStation business, and has implied that Sony is set to push the PSN service on other devices. We will be expanding the PlayStation Network to hardware other than the PS3,” he said in …
Read More »David Reeves’ last ever Sony interview
David Reeves retired as SCEE president yesterday after 15 years at the platform holder – taking with him incredible knowledge of the industry… and its pitfalls.In an exclusive final interview, MCV asks Reeves about his biggest highs and lows in an incredible career – and the veteran doesn’t disappoint when …
Read More »OMD wins PAL PlayStation media account
The PAL Sony PlayStation media planning and buying account for PAL territories has been won by agency OMD. Media Week estimates that the account is worth 67 million, and includes the retention of OMD’s 8.5 million UK media deal – which the firm has held since 2003. The deal is …
Read More »Katamari Forever confirmed for European PSN
Cult favourites The Price and King of All Cosmos will be returning to Europe later this year with the confirmation of an autumn release for Namco Bandai’s PSN-only Katamari Forever. The game, which has until now been known as Katamari Damacy Tribute, will support 1080p graphics and a range of …
Read More »Is new Sony handheld called the PSP Go?
The rumour mill has not been shy of hurling around random speculation relating to Sony’s E3 PSP redesign reveal, but an interesting titbit has emerged regarding Sony’s branding of the new device which, if sources are to be believed, will be called the PSP Go!.1UP reports that the Go! moniker …
Read More »Tekken 6 bolsters PSPs triple-A 09
MotorStorm, LittleBigPlanet, Assassins Creed, Rock Band – 2009 is already promising to be a big year for PSP, and now another major franchise has announced its intentions to hit the handheld this year. Namco Bandai has confirmed that as well as Xbox 360 and PS3 outings for Tekken 6 this …
Read More »Casual-orientated EA Sports Complex arrives on Home
EA’s long-awaited Sports Complex has gone live on Sony’s PlayStation Home service, brining with it a number of multiplayer casual titles. Included as part of the large promotional social meeting place, the EA Sports Complex houses Texas Hold ‘Em Poker, car racing and, in the near future, a multiplayer golf …
Read More »PS2 legacy to help PS3 win over casual market
Long before Nintendo unleashed the DS and Wii, Sony was winning over a new type of family gamer with titles such as SingStar, EyeToy and Buzz – and that PS2 legacy will become a vital tool in Sony’s plans to take PS3 to the casual market, according to VG247. CasualGaming.biz …
Read More »Video on demand PSP bundles arriving next month
Sony is to ramp up its emphasis on PSP’s impressive video on demand technology next month with the launch of two new bundles concentrating on the Go!View service. Arriving on May 8th, the Go!View pack will include a black PSP-3000, 2GB Memory Stick Duo, mini USB cable and two month …
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