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Read More »Sony targets teens with new PSP
SCEE chief Jim Ryan says a sub-90 PSP will grow the platform’s audience and draw in the younger consumer. A new-look PSP was unveiled at Gamescom last month. As well as a fresh design, it omits the wi-fi functionality and has a new budget price. You will see the audience …
Read More »Sony: MS policies are "protecting an inferior technology"
Microsoft’s policies that are designed to protect the Xbox 360 platform are to the detriment of the wider industry and the consumer, Sony has claimed. The attack comes after it was revealed that Microsoft has a number of strict policies in place for potential publishers, including an unwillingness to publish …
Read More »PSN sales up following hack outage
The astonishing PlayStaion Network crisis that dominated the headlines earlier this year doesn’t seem to have dented the public appetite for PSN. Gamasutra reports that Sony CEO Howard Stringer told an audience at the IFA electronics show that since the restoration of the service in March an additional 3m users …
Read More »18 new Vita games coming to Tokyo Game Show
Sony has announced that 18 previously unannounced titles for the PlayStation Vita will be revealed at the Tokyo Game Show later this month. In total, 31 games will be showcased for the system, according to Siliconera. Named and confirmed games for the convention include Disgaea 3 Return, Virtua Tennis 4, …
Read More »Eurogamer Expo gets UK first Vita hands-on
The first chance for the UK public to get hands-on with the new PlayStation Vita will be at the Eurogamer Expo later this month. Units will be available for gamers to try on the show floor ahead of the console’s European launch at some point in 2012. In addition, Sony …
Read More »Sony rebrands its online services
As of today Sony has gathered its numerous online services under a new, single brand – Sony Entertainment Network. It will incorporate all of the company’s online services across its gaming, music and video divisions, CNET reports, and brands such asthe PlayStation Network, Video Unlimited and Music Unlimited – that, …
Read More »IN PICTURES: Sony’s new 3D headset
A visual guide to the inventive stereoscopic 3D hardware
Read More »Sony 3D headset primed for commercial release
Futuristic head-mounted display to launch in Japan
Read More »Sony dates 3D-capable head-mounted display
PlayStation 3 platform holder Sony will launch a 3D-enabled head-mounted display in Japan this November. It was first shown off to the public at CES earlier this year. The device incorporates two 720p OLED screens that give the user the impression of viewing a colossal image and also incorporates 5.1 …
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