A report by the International Data Corporation has pointed to a possible sales win for Xbox 360 Kinect over PS3 Move over the next six months. PC World reports that the report estimates that the total install base for Kinect over the next six months amongst 25-44 year olds will …
Read More »PSP2 has 2x processing power of 360
At this stage it’s impossible to know what’s true and what’s not about Sony’s new PSP machines, but Kotaku has gone live with what it claims are further specs about the PSP’s true successor, the PSP2. It reports that the device houses twice the RAM of Xbox 360 – 1GB …
Read More »PlayStation division returns to profit
The Networked Product and Services Division of Sony, which houses amongst many things its PlayStation operations, has reported an operating profit of 6.9bn ($86m) in its fiscal Q2 – a drastic improvement on the 59bn ($730m) loss it incurred in the same period in 2009. Sales at the unit grew …
Read More »PlayStation Phone ‘definitely real’
It’s real! It’s fake! Actually, no comment. It’s been a rollercoaster ride for Sony today but at the end of it there’s one conclusion that seems certain – the PlayStation Phone pictured on the internet this morning is anything but a fake Photoshop job. Engadget has published a second story …
Read More »PS3 skipped in Sony VAT deal
SCE UK has confirmed to MCV that the PS3 will not be included in a new Sony promotion that offers consumers the chance to claim back VAT on certain products purchased between October 28th and December 24th. PCR reports that the scheme, which is being run by Sony Electronics, covers …
Read More »Last Guardians gender dilemma
In a fascinating admission to PSM3 magazine, the developer behind The Last Guardian has stated that the game originally had a female lead character – until a bizarre complication lead to a change of heart. The Trico is a very powerful creature,” Team Ico boss Fumito Ueda stated, as reported …
Read More »US: No More Heroes HD is PS3 only
The HD re-make of No More Heroes will be a PS3 exclusive in the US, publisher Konami has confirmed. No More Heroes: Heroes’ Paradise is a 720p revamp of the original 2008 Wii title and has already been released on both PS3 and Xbox 360 in Japan. However, in the …
Read More »PSP development doesnt make sense
The level of piracy endured on PSP has rendered it an obsolete platform for developers, according to the developer behind the upcoming God of War: Ghost of Sparta. Speaking to VG247 creative director Ru Weerasuriya said of piracy that: I’m not very familiar with how it is on the DS, …
Read More »Is this the PSP Phone?
Rumours of a PlayStation phone have been around as long as the PSP itself and now out of the blue pictures of an apparent PlayStation mobile phone have appeared online – see the larger image below. Engadget is assuring its readers that the pictured device is very real and is …
Read More »OPINION: Apple is too smart to buy a games firm
â?¦but if it did, it could only be Valve
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