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Read More »Sony: Were head-to-head with MS
PlayStation platform holder Sony is in bullish mood ahead of the upcoming launches of both PS3 Slim and PSPgo, believing that its two new machines have given it the footing it needs to square up to the challenge posed by Microsoft’s Xbox 360. We’ve competing very seriously, head-to-head, with Microsoft …
Read More »Sony promises no PS3 shortages
Despite yesterday’s warning from retailer Amazon that the new PS3 Slim is likely to be in short supply come its release next month, SCEE president Andrew House has claimed that his firm has ensured that the transition from the old to the new will be seamless I’m very pleased with …
Read More »House: Expect ‘significant’ sales spike
Sony says retailers should expect a major increase in PS3 sales when the new slimline console arrives next month with 50 off the price. Speaking to MCV at the inaugural Gamescom trade fair this week, SCEE president Andrew House said that the firm was closely tracking its prior activity on …
Read More »PS3 price cut pleases Riccitiello
Outspoken EA boss John Riccitiello has heaped praise on Sony for not only dropping the price of its PS3 console, but also for the timing of the move. It’s a bold move done precisely at the right time,” he told the Chicago Tribune, as spotted by VG247. Consumers will likely …
Read More »PS3 will close the gap on 360
Sony’s new PS3 will help the console close the sales gap currently enjoyed by Microsoft’s Xbox 360, according to EEDAR analyst Jesse Divnich The new PS3 pricing scheme finally makes the Sony console a much more competitive product, relative to its closest rival, the Xbox 360,” he stated. However, Divnich …
Read More »Naughty Dog talks Jak & Daxter
Californian development studio Naughty Dog hopes Sony will greenlight a new Jak and Daxter project. When asked by Eurogamer if the studio is working on a PS3 edition of the longstanding series, community manager Arne Meyer replied, We definitely hear a lot from our Jak fans and we’d love to …
Read More »Naughty Dog awaits PS3 Jak project
Gamescomâ??09: Uncharted 2 developer keen to take the series to PS3
Read More »New PS3 to bring substantial market increase
Sony expects its recently revealed PS3 redesign to reinvigorate the console’s fortunes in the market, hopefully reversing the year-on-year sales declines seen in both Europe and North America. The new PS3 will be a game-changing moment,” SCEA’s director of hardware marketing John Koller told Kotaku. We think it’s the sign …
Read More »No backwards compatibility for new PS3
Sony has confirmed that PS3’s on-off backwards compatibility support for back catalogue PS2 titles has been abandoned for good with news that the new PS3 will not support the feature. Backwards compatibility is off the table,” SCEA’s hardware marketing director John Koller told Kotaku. Koller also confirmed that the new …
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