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Outspoken EA boss John Riccitiello has heaped praise on Sony for not only dropping the price of its PS3 console, but also for the timing of the move. It’s a bold move done precisely at the right time,” he told the Chicago Tribune, as spotted by VG247. Consumers will likely …
Read More »Amazon predicts PS3 Slim shortages
Sony’s soon to be released PS3 Slim is already at the top of the Amazon pre-order charts in both the UK and North America – and the retailer is warning that shortages of the console are likely come its release next month. Gamasutra reports that Amazon has contacted those who …
Read More »PS3 will close the gap on 360
Sony’s new PS3 will help the console close the sales gap currently enjoyed by Microsoft’s Xbox 360, according to EEDAR analyst Jesse Divnich The new PS3 pricing scheme finally makes the Sony console a much more competitive product, relative to its closest rival, the Xbox 360,” he stated. However, Divnich …
Read More »Naughty Dog talks Jak & Daxter
Californian development studio Naughty Dog hopes Sony will greenlight a new Jak and Daxter project. When asked by Eurogamer if the studio is working on a PS3 edition of the longstanding series, community manager Arne Meyer replied, We definitely hear a lot from our Jak fans and we’d love to …
Read More »PES 2010 gets release date
Konami has confirmed its complete release schedule for its hotly anticipated Pro Evolution Soccer 2010, with the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC versions arriving first on October 22nd. These will be followed by the PS2 and PSP incarnations on November 5th and finally the Wii outing on November 19th. PES …
Read More »New PS3 to bring substantial market increase
Sony expects its recently revealed PS3 redesign to reinvigorate the console’s fortunes in the market, hopefully reversing the year-on-year sales declines seen in both Europe and North America. The new PS3 will be a game-changing moment,” SCEA’s director of hardware marketing John Koller told Kotaku. We think it’s the sign …
Read More »No backwards compatibility for new PS3
Sony has confirmed that PS3’s on-off backwards compatibility support for back catalogue PS2 titles has been abandoned for good with news that the new PS3 will not support the feature. Backwards compatibility is off the table,” SCEA’s hardware marketing director John Koller told Kotaku. Koller also confirmed that the new …
Read More »Tretton hails tremendous PS3
Speaking on the US PlayStation blog, Sony America president Jack Tretton has hailed the success of Sony’s PS3 for the speed at which the company has moved to launch a redesign. For the original Playstation and the PlayStation 2 we announced revisions of the hardware in the third and fourth …
Read More »Sony’s EyePet priced and bundled
Sony has confirmed the retail price of its forthcoming virtual pet package, EyePet. The company announced the title will retail at €49.99 during its opening press conference at Gamescom. it was also confirmed the game will be bundled with a PlayStation Eye camera, which will let users interact with a …
Read More »Thinner, smaller PS3 finally confirmed
Sony has officially announced the slimline PS3 during its Gamescom press conference. The hardware will launch worldwide during the first week of September, and is 32 per cent smaller and 36 per cent lighter. Furthermore, the machine is said to consume 34 per cent less power. The machine was announced …
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