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Following SCEE president’s David Reeves upbeat forecast of the year ahead for PlayStation , fellow executives have praised the achievements of the business in the last 12 months and predicted a bumper year ahead for PS3. SCEA vice president Ian Jackson stated: We’ve had a solid holiday season and have …
Read More »Reeves: Profit is a specific pressure for PlayStation business
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe president David Reeves has stated that Sony’s PlayStation division is on target to alleviate” the specific pressure” it has come under for failing to post a profit since the launch of PS3. In an upbeat forecast for the year ahead on the UK PlayStation site, Reeves …
Read More »2008s most played console was PS2
Data from research and analysis firm Nielsen claims that North America gamers spent more time playing Sony’s PS2 than any other console in 2008. The stats show that the PS2 accounted for 31.7 per cent of the US’ total game time. Microsoft’s Xbox 360 claimed the second spot with 17.2 …
Read More »HD OutRun heading to consoles
One of the most cherished names in the arcade business is returning with news of a brand new title from Sega – OutRun Online Arcade, which is heading to both Sony’s PSN and Microsoft’s Xbox Live early next year. The full story’s on CasualGaming.biz – click here to take a …
Read More »Wireless SingStar mics nearly here?
Having been initially touted as one of the killer features for the PS3 version of Sony’s hugely successful SingStar series, fans are still yet to see any sign of the new wireless microphones – until now, that it. MCV’s sister site CasualGaming.biz has the full story – click here for …
Read More »System 3 reveals SuperCar Challenge
Publisher System 3 has announced a follow-up to PS3, Wii, DS and PS2 racer Ferrari Challenge, though this time the series is set to be a PS3 exclusive. SuperCar Challenge is built on the same engine as the former title, and will include 40 vehicles including the Aston Martin DB9, …
Read More »SingStar backwards compatibility update goes live
One year on from the release of the globally popular PS3 version of Sony’s SingStar series, the platform holder has announced that the long awaited backwards compatibility update will be released today. To read the full story, click here to head over to CasualGaming.biz.
Read More »Home can be system seller, Sony insists
As Sony’s open Home beta approaches the end of its first week, the firm has asserted that it believes the virtual world service will eventually grow to become a key selling point for the firms’s PS3 console. Speaking to CVG, Home service manager for SCEE Dan Hill stated: In time …
Read More »Europe a factor in Xbox 360 Tekken port
Tekken 6’s director Katsuhiro Harada has revealed Europe and the US were a big influence in the decision to make the long-running beat-‘em-up series a multiformat proposition. At the moment we have two high spec consoles on the market at the same time; the Xbox has a huge installed base …
Read More »NPD: Sales growth continues for PS3
Sony has revealed that its’ year-to-date sales of its PS3 hardware are currently up an impressive 60 per cent on 2007’s numbers, and its November performance, which saw over a million PlayStation units sold, represents a hefty 93 per cent improvement over October. PS3 in isolation shifted 378,071 machines, an …
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