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Circuit City Denied Sony Shipment, In Transit

November 3rd, 2008 · 1 Comment

Circuit City seems to have a problem paying their bills or so it seems, as Sony stopped their shipments mid-transit and returned them before hitting the distributors command center. In this unfavorable market climate, with the holidays around the corner, it seems bad for Circuit City to lose the trust of Sony. Sony is afraid, […]

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Tags: Industry News · Sony

Sony Should Buy Ubisoft and Here is Why

October 9th, 2008 · No Comments

Sony’s been putting a lot of effort (read: money) into the PlayStation 3 product line with very little impact in the market. They’ve got this “10 year plan” but haven’t really executed a strong plan for their first two years of said plan. Sony’s plan seems to be “outlive the competition’s technology” while all of […]

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Tags: Editorial · playstation 3 · Sony · ubisoft

Rock and a Hard Place: Sony’s Japanese Dilemma

September 25th, 2008 · 2 Comments

What a dilemma it is, Sony’s PlayStation 3 isn’t as hot as the Nintendo Wii in Japan. Even the Xbox 360 has had some minor success stories in Japan while Sony sits back saying “wtf?” President, SCE Worldwide Studios, Shuhei Yoshida is pointing the finger at the publishers saying, “What’s happening is that lack of […]

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Will Sony Reduce Prices and Heat with 45nm Chips?

September 22nd, 2008 · 1 Comment

Reportedly we’re going to see smaller 45 nanometer cell processors in 2009 which leads to similar cost savings as we saw in the Xbox 360 hardware. Cost savings appear on the manufacturing side, of course, along with less power consumed by the processor leading to less heat generated by the console. The Xbox 360 was […]

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Little Big Planet – Release Date: October 21

September 19th, 2008 · 2 Comments

If there is one time this year to pickup a PlayStation 3, it’s going ot be on October 21st when Sackboy jumps onto the scene with Little Big Planet. You don’t have to be a casual gamer to have a desire to play Little Big Planet and we’re sure to see that in upcoming reviews. […]

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Microsoft Shoots for Number Two In Console War

September 5th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Microsoft recently announced their price cuts on the Xbox 360, effective today, but what is motivating them? Microsoft’s not going to make much additional money by passing off the savings to the customer but they will, more than likely, sell a bunch of great new Xbox 360‘s to a new crowd of gamer. Motivation? Sony. […]

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Tags: Console Games · Editorial · Holiday · Microsoft · Nintendo · Sony · Wii · Xbox 360

PlayStation 3’s Wireless Keyboard Attachment

August 20th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Sony’s done it, they’ve announced a wireless keyboard adapter to plug onto the stock PlayStation 3 controller. This isn’t the first time we’ve heard of this, Microsoft pushed out a keyboard for their Xbox 360 controller last year to provide faster chat abilities and, overall, smooth the interface when needing to type. Now, Sony’s following […]

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Tags: Accessories · Industry News · playstation 3 · Sony

Yet Another PSP Re-Design?

August 20th, 2008 · No Comments

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 […]

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Tags: Industry News · PSP · Sony

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 […]

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Tags: Industry News · Microsoft · playstation 3 · Sony · Xbox 360

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 […]

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Tags: Editorial · playstation 3 · Sony