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Read More »Xbox price drop not on the cards
Consumers hoping to see an Xbox 360 price cut to counter the recent drops on PS3 look to be in for some disappointing news. When asked by VG247 if Microsoft is preparing a hardware price drop of its own, European interactive entertainment VP Chris Lewis responded: No. As you can …
Read More »PlayStation: The next ten years
Distinguished Sony panel discusses wild technologies, once unimaginable possibilities, and oncoming obstacles
Read More »PS3 sales leap following price drop
Sales of PS3 hardware have enjoyed a significant spike in the UK following the machine’s price cut. A reliable retail source has told MCV that Sony’s machine saw a sales increase of nearly 65 per cent week-on-week following the decision to cut the RRP of the base model to just …
Read More »Valve: We need to reward Sony for opening PS3
PlayStation 'will gain value by opening its console to outside networks'
Read More »US retailers see PS3 sales spike
Two of North America’s leading retailers have reported significant uplifts in sales of PS3 consoles. This is thanks, of course, to the recent Sony PS3 price cut that came into effect in key territories on Tuesday. "In terms of recent trends, clearly, we’ve had two major events recently with the …
Read More »Is this retail’s digital console breakthrough?
We’re told time and time again that retail can play an important part in the digital gaming landscape, but one obstacle has always remained – the iron grip platform holders have over digital console platforms. But international games retailer GameStop could be about to shatter that stalemate thanks to new …
Read More »Sony wants PS3 price cut to win over Xbox and Wii owners
The decision to cut the price of the PS3 is not related to market pressures and has been planned for over a year, Sony has said. We see a lot of opportunity in the market, and I want to note that we’ve been planning this price drop for quite some …
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 price cut ad push begins
Sony has kicked off its UK marketing campaign to promote the PS3 price cut. A six-sheet version of the ad seen in full below will feature in over 5,000 roadside posters across the country from Monday.In addition, national ads will litter the press across the coming weeks kicking off with …
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