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Thought PlayStation 2 hardware sales were going to quietly disappear after the revenue frenzy of Christmas? Think again – Sony is preparing to introduce a new, cut-price model of the console in early 2008. MCV can exclusively reveal that this ‘compact’ PS2 will hit the US at just $99 in …
Read More »Is the end in sight for PS2?
Jeetil Patel, analyst for Deutsche Bank, has claimed that the most successful console the world has ever seen, the PS2, could be finally approaching the end of its days following the publication of NPD’s September sales figures for the US. GameDaily quotes Patel as saying: PlayStation 2 software sales fell …
Read More »Takahashi: Sony pleaded with developers
Mercury News reporter and noted Microsoft insider Dean Takahashi has claimed that Sony has been in discussion with third parties to ensure that support remains strong for its PS3, but that in his opinion the company’s software offering will not ensure a strong Christmas. In the wake of the recent …
Read More »Bargain 60GB PS3 rush kicks off
GAMERS WITH a keen eye for a bargain have been snapping up the cut-price 60GB PS3 Value Pack in their droves – leaving the 40GB SKU with an 11 per cent cut of PS3 hardware sales. ChartTrack revealed the enormous gulf between the two offerings to MCV this week as …
Read More »Stringer: PlayStation network to spread beyond consoles
With the likes of PS3 Home and video-on-demand already in the works for Sony’s PlayStation Network, chief executive Howard Stringer says that PlayStation consoles are just the start of Sony’s vision for its platform. We are building a software infrastructure to distribute video and music, more particularly video, through the …
Read More »Stringer: PlayStation network to spread beyond consoles
With the likes of PS3 Home and video-on-demand already in the works for Sony’s PlayStation Network, chief executive Howard Stringer says that PlayStation consoles are just the start of Sony’s vision for its platform. We are building a software infrastructure to distribute video and music, more particularly video, through the …
Read More »Maguire: New PS3 can change attitudes
SCE UK boss Ray Maguire has told MCV that the introduction of the new entry level 40GB PS3 will silence the doubters and take the platform to ‘the next level’. In the week that SCE UK introduced the new SKU at 299 and revealed that the 60GB console is to …
Read More »Maguire: New PS3 can change attitudes
SCE UK boss Ray Maguire has told MCV that the introduction of the new entry level 40GB PS3 will silence the doubters and take the platform to ‘the next level’. In the week that SCE UK introduced the new SKU at 299 and revealed that the 60GB console is to …
Read More »New PS3 SKUs hit UK retail
After the numerous price reductions and new SKUs that Sony has introduced in its PS3 hardware range across all its global territories, today marks the arrival of the new-look PS3 offer at UK retail. Gamers looking to snap up Sony’s console can from today can choose between the 40GB model …
Read More »New PS3 SKUs hit UK retail
After the numerous price reductions and new SKUs that Sony has introduced in its PS3 hardware range across all its global territories, today marks the arrival of the new-look PS3 offer at UK retail. Gamers looking to snap up Sony’s console can from today can choose between the 40GB model …
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