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In keeping with Sony’s ethos of a ten-year life cycle for its home hardware, Sony Computer Entertainment head Kaz Hirai has claimed that Sony isn’t even strategising its next home console. "We’re not even at the halfway point [with PS3]," Hirai stated, as reported by Kotaku. "Every year, we reveal …
Read More »Dance on Broadway coming to PS3
Publisher Ubisoft has confirmed a PS3 version of dance hit Dance on Broadway. The game, which has previously been available only on Wii, will be compatible with Sony’s Move controller and will be released in the UK on March 18th. The disc will include 25 songs and choreographies from 20 …
Read More »THQ: Big three must change business model
Publisher THQ has urged the three biggest companies in control of the modern video games market to rethink the fundamentals of their content delivery strategies and embrace emerging platforms such as microtransactions. The comments come as THQ CEO Brian Farrell prepares to release the latest version of MX vs ATV. …
Read More »OPINION: The false promise of digital distribution
Binary Tweed managing director wants channels open and ideas unrestricted
Read More »PlayStation ‘game-ready’ tablet rumoured
Unique device 'built on Android, plays PS1 games, uses PlayStation Suite'
Read More »PS3 Black Ops problems are ‘edge cases’
As negative vibes continues to swirl around the multiplayer component of Call of Duty: Black Ops on PS3, the game’s developer Treyarch has defended its title. It claims that the majority have not experienced any problems with the title, and that those who have should be considered "edge cases". "We …
Read More »PS3 pirates face permanent PSN ban
Platform holder Sony has released an unequivocal statement claiming that it will slap a permanent PSN ban on anyone found guilty of using a USB device to circumvent system security. There’s an important note to make there – Sony isn’t just threatening to ban those who play pirated games. It’s …
Read More »Sony working on PlayStation tablet
It looks as if the rumours are true – not content with having unveiled both a dedicated handheld (the NGP) and a PlayStation branded mobile phone (the Xperia Play) Sony is now working on a gaming tablet. Currently being referred to by its codename of ‘S1’, Engadget reports that the …
Read More »Date set for Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy
Square Enix has announced that the rather colourfully titled Dissida 012 [duodecim] Final Fantasy will be released for the PSP in the UK on March 25th. It will be available both as a standard SKU and in a special Legacy Edition. The latter SKU will include a number of extras …
Read More »NGP: Sony learnt from PS3 price
Sony has said that the reaction to its PS3 launch price had meant that keeping the launch price of the Next Generation Portable as low as possible is a key priority. At its E3 presentation in 2006 Sony revealed a $599 launch RRP for its home console. Jaws dropped at …
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