It seems as if this is the third time, but SCEE has announced a new PSP design with eight different bundles being offered. This fall we should see the PSP-3000, which sounds much like a fake Acme cartoon toy, but it’s for reals. This version will have a built-in microphone, a redesigned (brighter) LCD screen […]
Entries Tagged as 'Sony'
Yet Another PSP Re-Design?
August 20th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: Industry News · PSP · Sony
July NPD Unit Sales: Wii On Top… Again
August 16th, 2008 · No Comments
Believe this, Nintendo and their Wii console takes another month as top seller. The only product that moves more hardware than the Wii is the DS. As a gamer, it’s hard to understand how the Wii product continues to sell like this with the least supported game library on the planet. The DS is completely […]
Tags: Industry News · Nintendo · playstation 3 · Sony · Xbox 360
Tales of Vesperia: Xbox 360 Outsells PS3 In Japan
August 15th, 2008 · 4 Comments
Sony’s been talking about how they’ve overtaken the Xbox 360 here in the States, perhaps this is because Microsoft shifted their attention to pwning them in Japan? Xbox 360 sold 25,000 units to PlayStation 3‘s minor 9,673 units according to Edge Online, that’s 2.5 times more if you’re into that math thing. Seriously though, Microsoft […]
Tags: Industry News · Microsoft · playstation 3 · Sony · Xbox 360
Little Big Planet To Sell Consoles
August 9th, 2008 · No Comments
Much like Metal Gear Solid 4, Sony is looking for LittleBigPlanet to move consoles from the shelves because all types of gamers are going to want this title. Personally, the desire to want and the stronger feeling of need are two separate problems; everyone will want the game but many will need to buy a […]
Tags: playstation 3 · Sony
Sony’s 10-Year Vision: Graphics or Games?
August 5th, 2008 · No Comments
Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo have great visions for their consoles, they all strive to stand out from their competitors. Nintendo’s key initiative is to get non-gamers on board and provide the world with something a little different while Microsoft’s concept is to get a 360 into the hands of all gamers and build a huge […]
Tags: Editorial · playstation 3 · Sony
Sony Says Competition is Good
July 23rd, 2008 · No Comments
It seems the console maker who’s trailing in sales typically says how great competition is and how it’s great for the consumer. Sony’s not leading the console race, as of now, and Sony Computer Entertainment Europe president David Reeves stated in a recent interview: The winner, he said, is the consumer. “That’s why we are […]
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Wii Takes US Lead In Console War
July 18th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Just in case people were actually thinking the Xbox 360 was going to hold out against a viral console, Nintendo is now the best selling console in the United States. Anyone really surprised? This months sales figures for consoles broke down something like this: Nintendo DS: 783,000 Wii: 666,700 PlayStation 3: 405,500 PSP: 337,400 Xbox […]
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MGS4 Pushes PS3 Up 300%
July 17th, 2008 · No Comments
Metal Gear Solid 4 was a solid release for the PlayStation 3, the exclusive title that gives Sony an edge over the competition. This was Sony’s Halo 3 title and it needed to be a big success in order to keep gamers confident in the Sony brand. Sony is reporting a 300% increase in PlayStation […]
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War On Video Game Exclusives
July 16th, 2008 · No Comments
Typically, we have “exclusive” fallout from the console war which forces the hand of the consumer to purchase all consoles to play all the games they love. Many hardcore gamers are into first person shooters like Halo and Gears of War but also like their Grand Theft Auto and Final Fantasy fixes. In years prior, […]
Tags: Editorial · Exclusives · Microsoft · Nintendo · Sony
Final Fantasy XIII Not Simultanious Everywhere
July 16th, 2008 · No Comments
It seems the promise of Final Fantasy XIII on the Xbox 360 is a big “work in progress” as it’s not actually under development yet. Square Enix is fully ready to commit on a simultaneous release for Europe and North America but not every territory around the globe. The reason is simple: there are just […]
Tags: Microsoft · playstation 3 · RPG · Sony · Xbox 360