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Sony has announced two new models of the PlayStation 3 during its Gamescom press conference. The platform will launch the first in a special Move bundle across Europe on September 15th, which Sony says will retail for 284.88 (349 Euros). The SKU will feature the Move Starter Pack, which features …
Read More »SONY: Momentum in our favour
Sony has kicked off its (severely delayed) Gamescom 2010 conference by revealing that it has now sold a total of 38m PS3 consoles worldwide, with 16m of those sales coming from Europe. PS3 hardware sales have jumped 57 per cent year-on-year and software sales are up 38 per cent. The …
Read More »Momentum favours Sony, claims platform holder
GAMESCOM: SCEEâ??s Andrew House talks PS3's potential at press conference
Read More »EA: Mass Effect 2 heading to PS3
In news that will surely be welcomed be fans of the machine, EA has stated at its Gamescom press conference that Mass Effect 2 will finally be released on PS3 in January 2011. The series has long enjoyed console exclusivity on Xbox 360, but talks has been doing the rounds …
Read More »Heavy Rain sales hit 1.5m worldwide
Heavy Rain has smashed Sony’s sales expectations by shifting 1.5 million units worldwide, says developer David Cage. Speaking at GDC Europe in Cologne, the Quantic Dream founder said the title would sell 2m units before the year is up. Back in April, Cage predicted the game would only sell 1.5m …
Read More »Analystsâ?? reasons to doubt PSP-phone prospects
Polarised business models and Sonyâ??s own structure cited as key obstacles
Read More »Kinect sales estimates increased
Lazard Capital market analyst Colin Sebastian has increased his sales forecast for Microsoft’s Kinect for Q4 2010. Speaking in an investor note, Sebastian says that how thinks an extra million units of the Xbox 360 motion sensing camera will be sold in the period – brining his total sales forecast …
Read More »Android 3.0 PlayStation Phone underway?
Sony Ericsson is planning to launch an Android-powered gaming smartphone which may carry PlayStation branding, according to a report on tech blog Engadget. Citing a ‘trusted source’, the report claims that the device could be revealed as early as this October, running the as-yet unreleased Android 3.0 operating system. The …
Read More »Android 3.0 PlayStation Phone incoming?
Sony Ericsson rumoured to be at work on touchscreen gaming smartphone
Read More »“When are new things good for games?”
David Braben looks at the future of the industry now that motion controls are here to stay
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