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The PlayStation Vita was designed for a market where smartphones, tablets and freemium games were not the driving force. So when the machine arrived in both 279.99 and 229.99 versions on February 22nd 2012, it unsurprisingly struggled to make an impact on the market. And that, according to Sony’s UK …
Read More »3DS and Vita have "fundamentally different" strategies
Sony and Nintendo have vastly differing handheld visions, as is demonstrated by the contrasting approaches of Vita and 3DS. That’s the opinion of Nintendo marketing executive Scott Moffitt, who has told GameSpot that Nintendo is the one that has got it right. "Certainly, on the handheld side, we’re heading in …
Read More »PlayStation: We don’t need to give anything away for free
Sony has shrugged off Xbox One’s FIFA 14 giveaway. The platform holder told MCV that it would only need to offer free games at launch if pre-orders were low, and that PS4 demand is currently much higher than expected. Xbox announced at Gamescom that FIFA 14 would be included with …
Read More »Yoshida: "I think we can still pursue handheld market" with Vita
The president of SCE Worldwide Studios has perhaps for the first time admitted that question marks hang over the long-term future of PlayStation Vita. The console has failed the replicate the (criminally under-reported) success of its predecessor and continues to sell in low numbers across most key territories. However, speaking …
Read More »PlayStation at Gamecom: Did you miss anything?
It’s been one hell of an evening for PlayStation. Gamescom hasn’t even offiically started yet, and the platform holder has already announced a slew of new IP and exclusive games, no less than two price cuts – oh, and the release date of PlayStation 4. The next-generation console will be …
Read More »PS Vita price drop: Now 199; memory cards to get cheaper
Sony has finally dropped the price of the PlayStation Vita. The handheld will now be priced at €199 in Europe, the same as the PS3 12 GB model. The Vita currently retails in India at Rs 19,990 and a direct Euro-to-Rupee conversion would mean that the Vita would now drop …
Read More »Sony details new cross-platform IP; Shadow of the Beast revamp set for PS4
New IP on the way from Sony’s worldwide studios. Sony showcased an array of new IP from developers for the PS4, in addition to the PS3 and Vita. First up was Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture from UK developer The Chinese Room. Built using Cry Engine 3, the title will …
Read More »OPINION: Xbox’s Gamescom fight back. Is the console war back on?
If there’s one thing Sony can feel pleased about after Xbox’s pre-Gamescom announcements, is that it got it right in the first place. Microsoft – the UK market leader remember – has spent the last two months reacting to PlayStation. Rather than going on the attack in the build-up to …
Read More »David Cage: "The one thing I’ve learnt is to never listen to businessmen"
For those of us not in the room, it’s quite hard to imagine how David Cage pitched Heavy Rain to Sony. He probably started by saying: Heavy Rain is a story-driven psychological thriller.” The Sony execs in the room would have been all ears at this point. It’s unlike any …
Read More »PlayStation funding guru to speak at November’s London Games Conference
SCEE’s Shahid Ahmad will joins experts from Twitter, Google, Twitch and as a London Games Conference speaker this November. Ahmad, who works on SCEE’s Strategic Content team and has signed a number of new and upcoming developers to make PlayStation games, will describe how fantastic tools, digital distribution and gaming …
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