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It’s a weird world we live in where a person has to explicitly say they’re not commenting on a rival’s device before they’re able to comment on a rival’s device. Nonetheless, SCEE’s senior studio director Mick Hocking did exactly that when asked about the early struggles of the 3DS. So …
Read More »PlayStation Home to become social games hub
It’s never had the credit it deserved for its success, but Sony has nonetheless decided to revisit its PlayStation Home concept with a brand new redesign. Having lost much of its user base to the rising online social games sector, Sony has said that it now intends to relaunch Home …
Read More »Average PlayStation Home session ’70 minutes’
And 25 per cent of Sodium players are spending money on virtual goods, Sony chief says
Read More »Sony: Motion control is in an 8-bit era
Gesture devices will eventually grow from their 'many limitations', says Shuhei Yoshida
Read More »Valve: We need to reward Sony for opening PS3
PlayStation 'will gain value by opening its console to outside networks'
Read More »Vita specs comparable to PS3
Sony has at last revealed some of the internal specs of its PlayStation Vita handheld. And claims that the machine is comparable to a PS3 in your pocket are seemingly quite legitimate. Joystiq reports that Vita will house 512MB or RAM and 128MB of video RAM. That compares to 256MB …
Read More »Vita will seize "market opportunity" for richer handheld gaming
There’s a line of thinking which argues PlayStation Vita will struggle on the market due to its inability to compete with smartphone gaming’s low price software model. Not true, according to Sony’s US hardware marketing boss John Koller. We view that as two separate demographics, and we’ve done a lot …
Read More »Ninja Gaiden adds Move support
GAMESCOM:Tecmo KOEIhas announced that Ninja Gaiden 3 will include full support for the PlayStation Move controller. It’s the first third party title in some time to confirm support for the controller. We are really excited to announce this fantastic news at Gamescom”, Team Ninja’s Yosuke Hayashi stated. Ninja Gaiden 3 …
Read More »PS3 hits £179 – price roundup
Retailers have begun adjusting the prices of their PS3 stock following Sony’s announcement of a price cut to the machine last night. The new RRP for the machine stands at 199.99 for the 160GB model and 249.99 for the 320GB, but predictable many retailers have chosen to undercut this. Play.com …
Read More »PlayStation 3D Display confirmed for Europe
GAMESCOM: Sony has confirmed that its innovative PlayStation 3D Display monitor will be available in Europe before the year is out. The device was announced at E3 and is billed as an affordable alternative to 3D TVs, ideally suited for gaming. It will also feature Sony’s Simulview technology, which allows …
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