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New SCE WWS boss also discusses the SCEA/SCEE rivalry and Sony's new collaborative approach
Read More »Lack of online influenced Sony decision to cancel Eight Days
New Sony strategy favours online-supported games says new SCE WWS boss
Read More »Shuhei Yoshida: The First Interview
EXCLUSIVE: We talk to the man replacing Phil Harrison as Sony Worldwide Studios President
Read More »London Studios’ big budget games on hold
Resources for The Getaway and Eight Days 'reallocated' to enhance other projects
Read More »Japan gets new PlayStations
Sony is to launch a red PlayStation 2 and two blue PSP packs in Japan next month. Joinign the ‘cinnabar red’ consoles and ‘metallic blue’ portable will be a new PlayStation Eye bundle. According to Next-gen.biz, the platform holder will launch the limited edition red PS2 on July 3rd at …
Read More »Hirai: First-party studios must devise ‘envelope-pushing, genre-defining content’
SCE boss points to internal studio innovations as key in driving PS3 forward
Read More »Ubidays to be broadcast live in PS3 Home
PS3 Home may still be exclusively for use by approved testers at the moment, but those privileged enough to have access will tonight be able to access live coverage of Ubisoft’s Ubidays event in Paris this evening. The showcase comes hot on the heels of Sony’s unveiling of its brand …
Read More »Greenpeace slams console makers
The three main console manufacturers are not doing enough to eliminate potentially harmful chemicals and metals from their consoles, Greenpeace has said. According to the BBC, the body examined materials used inside the PS3, 360 and Wii and found that, while all three machines complied with European laws, they contained …
Read More »PS3 the top choice for teens
New worldwide research has revealed that the brand power of PlayStation is as strong as ever, as it remains the aspirational console of choice for teens. Nearly 60,000 teenagers between the ages of 11 and 18 across 31 markets took part in a survey conducted by youth-oriented virtual world Habbo, …
Read More »Hirai: High Street retail still vital for Sony
President of Sony Computer Entertainment Kaz Hirai has told MCV that the platform holder believes High Street games retail will still have a major role to play in the future. Sony Computer Entertainment Europe boss Ray Maguire recently told an ELSPA conference that Sony expected digital distribution would make up …
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