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Sony will release the long-rumoured PS3 Slim later this year in the UK priced at 260, according to a report in The Daily Telegraph. That will be for the 40GB model, the paper claims. It adds that Sony is also prepping an 80GB SKU which will retail for more. It’s …
Read More »PS3 manufacturing cost down 70%
The predictions have been going for over two years and continue to this day, but a new admission from Sony suggests that the way might at last have been paved for a price cut on its PS3 console some time this year. The conclusion comes from a recent confirmation from …
Read More »PlayStation revenues down 18%
Sony has joined fellow platform holder Nintendo is posting year-on-year sales declines for its financial quarter ending June 30th, with revenues in its PlayStation business down 18 per cent year-on-year. Revenues for the recently formed Network Product and Services Division, which houses both the PlayStation business and its Walkman operations, …
Read More »EyePet eying up ’09 release
Since it was revealed at Leipzig back in 2008, things have been mostly quiet on the EyePet front – but Sony of America last night confirmed that the title will be released on that side of the Atlantic in time for Christmas this year. And seeing as EyePet had until …
Read More »US: New PS3 controllers unveiled
Sony has revealed two new controllers for the PS3 will be heading to the US this autumn. These vibrant DualShock 3 joypads will be available in Metallic Blue and Deep Red and are due to hit shelves in October. The new controllers, spotted by Engadget, expand the range of coloured …
Read More »Nintendo’s Wii â??could do real damageâ?? with Gaikai
Gaikai co-founder David Perry reveals his ambition to take Gaikai to consoles
Read More »Ghostbusters gets multiformat release date
Namco Bandai Partners has announced that Ghostbusters will arrive in Europe on October 26th for Xbox 360, DS, PC and Wii. The titles were originally scheduled for release in June, before Sony secured publishing rights for the PlayStation games – forcing the other SKUs to get pushed back. Ghostbusters was …
Read More »Kaz Hirai to keynote TGS
Sony Computer Entertainment chairman Kaz Hirai is to keynote the upcoming Tokyo Game Show. Hirai’s address is entitled ‘New Tactics for 2009′, where the CEO will have an opportunity to discuss the new directions Sony is taking its home console (soon to feature ‘true’ motion control), and new PSPgo handheld. …
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SCE chairman to discuss â??new tactics for 2009â?? at Tokyo Games Show
Read More »Guerrilla steps back from Killzone 2
On the same day that a brand new map pack (entitled Napal & Cordite) is due for release, Dutch games developer Guerrilla Games has stated that it is to step away from Killzone 2. Speaking on the EU PlayStation Blog, the developer’s Seb Downie stated: Right now we’re going to …
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