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March, you reckon? Well it’s funny you should say that… A report in Game Informer magazine picked up by Videogamer claims that both Sony and Microsoft intend to reveal their respective next-gen consoles in "special Apple-style press conferences near the Game Developers Conference in late March". It adds: "E3 in …
Read More »Sony speeds up PlayStation Store with patch
The new-look PSN store is a mighty fine beast, but it can chug a little. Not anymore, though. Spong reports that Sony has released a 26MB patch that not only increases the speed at which users can browse its catalogue but should also stamp out erroneous error messages. The HTML5-based …
Read More »Report: PS4 and next Xbox to launch this year
Microsoft to integrate Kinect into every next-gen Xbox, claims analyst
Read More »Analyst says PS4 launching this October, Xbox 720 in November
Baird Equity Research’s Colin Sebastian believes that the PS4 will launch in October and will be followed by an Xbox 720 arrival the following month. However, he also claims in a note to analysts that he’s heard word of early production issues with Sony’s PS4” that could delay Sony’s plans. …
Read More »PS4 reveal could come before E3, teases Sony exec
'Announcement may be made at E3 or even earlier in May', says Hiroshi Sakamoto
Read More »Sony exec hints at possible pre-E3 reveal for PS4
A Spanish language interview with Sony’s vice president of Home Entertainment Hiroshi Sakamoto appears to have confirmed a PS4 reveal in the near future. When emol.com asked if a new model would be revealed in the coming months, Sakamoto responded: "That’s still a big secret, but our friends are preparing …
Read More »OPINION: Rumours of the games console’s death greatly exaggerated – no thanks to Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony
Speculation lately about the decline and ultimate death of the games console is rife these days. Sliding sales of boxed games and a severely depressed hardware market certainly aren’t dispelling that notion. And more and more the people that were once on the fringes of the trade – mobile developers, …
Read More »Wake-Up Club rises on Vita
Sony’s latest free Vita app is to launch on Tuesday 15th in North America. The Wake-Up Club, will be available to download from the PS store from Tuesday 15th, Sony announced via the PlayStation Blog. The app brings together 12 PSN members who have selected the same morning alarm time …
Read More »GT Academy gets ITV4 TV show
ITV4 is to screen a six-part TV series focusing on the real-world racing antics of Sony’s GT Academy winners. GT Academy saw players of Gran Turismo 5 compete online for the chance to prove themselves on a real track and ultimately race for Sony’s Nissan-powered racing team. The show will …
Read More »Vita ‘trending behind in certain territories’
Sony's Kaz Hirai claims that worldwide the handheld console is on target
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