Analyst urges Sony to drop PS3 Price

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In anticipation of the September Video game sales analyst Jesse Divnich from EEDAR says out loud what is on the minds of lots of consumers. The price for the Sony PS3 is to high, especially now that the Xbox 360 got deep pricing cuts.
Divnich sees Sony not really benefiting from the upcoming Blockbuster games Resistance 2 and LittleBigPlanet unless the PS3 is getting cheaper. Read more

Posted on Wed, 8 Oct 2008 03:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Xbox 360 outsells Sony PS3 in Japan

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The video game console sales numbers for Japan in September are in. The underdog Xbox 360 actually beat the Sony PS3 in its home country.
This is the first time Microsoft beat Sony in Japan. According to numbers of Enterbrain Microsoft sold 53,547 Xbox 360 consoles and Sony sold only 33,071 PS3 consoles in the September time frame.

Nintendo is still on easy street having sold 109,548 Wii consoles last month in Japan. Read more

Posted on Fri, 3 Oct 2008 07:19:49 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Sony PS3 GT5 Prologue gets Update with 3 new Cars

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Sony released an update to the PS3 racing game Gran Turismo 5 Prologue peppered with 3 new cars.
Besides the three new cars, Sony added a number of gameplay and performance enhancements to T5 Prologue.
One of the new cars is a mean looking Citroen. The GT by Citroen concept car is the result of a collaboration between French automaker Citroen and Polyphony Digital. Read more

Posted on Fri, 3 Oct 2008 05:35:12 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Thrustmaster T-X3 Charge Hub for PS3 Review

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Today we looking at a PS3 accessory from Thrustmaster called the T-X3 Charge Hub. The hub charges two PS3 controllers and adds needed USB ports to the PS3.

If you play Rock Band with two guitars, a mic, and drums the added USB ports will be very appreciated. The device also charges the controllers when the PS3 is turned off. Read more

Posted on Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:16:13 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Playstation Life for PS3 is available now

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Sony launched Playstation Life for the Sony PS3. You can install it right now. Playstation Life is replacing the Folding@Home application as it will contain it.
Life with PlayStation provides an interactive globe, a 3D world map that you can twirl around to see live cloud movement courtesy of the University of Wisconsin, combined with up-to-date weather information from the Weather Channel, top news headlines provided by Google news, and live web cam images via the Earth Television Network. Read more

Posted on Thu, 18 Sep 2008 02:09:47 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Sony PS3 Firmware 2.43 released

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Sony offers a new firmware update for the Sony PS3. The new PS3 Firmware 2.43 is only necessary for Japanese PS3 owners.
The 2.43 update only adds in the PLAYSTATION Store in Japan a rental option for content.

The 2.43 firmware will not be notified on PS3 consoles outside of Japan. You could trigger it though under System Update. Installing it on U.S. or European PS3 consoles would not have any side effects. Read more

Posted on Wed, 17 Sep 2008 04:28:54 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

WipEout HD for PS3 comes September 25th

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Sony reveals the release date and the price of the highly anticipated WipEout HD for the Sony PS3. On September 25th WipEout HD will be available for download from the Playstation Store for $19.99.
WipEout HD takes the best tracks from Wipeout Pure and Wipeout Pulse and throws them at you in full 1080p resolution at 60 frames per second.
The legendary futuristic racing game will feature a full single player campaign, online races for up to 8 players and 5.1 surround sound. Read more

Posted on Mon, 15 Sep 2008 15:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Xbox 360 outsold Sony PS3 in August

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The price-cut of the Xbox 360 Arcade to $199 just started a week ago, but also in August the Xbox 360 outsold already the Sony PS3.
Microsoft managed to sell 195,200 Xbox 360 consoles. Sony sold about 10,000 units less of the PS3 with 185,400 consoles.
Of course the Wii outsold both the Xbox 360 and the Sony PS3 again by a wide margin. Read more

Posted on Sat, 13 Sep 2008 07:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

SingStar ABBA is coming for PS3

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This Christmas it is going to be loud. ABBA is coming to Singstar for the PS3. ABBA songs are all the rage again because of the Mamma Mia musical and movie starring former Bond Pierce Brosnan.
Singstar ABBA is going to be available for the PS3 and PS2 and you will now be able to sing along with some of the most iconic pop tracks of all time including ‘Mamma Mia’, ‘Gimme Gimme Gimme’, ‘Waterloo’ and ‘Dancing Queen’. Read more

Posted on Wed, 10 Sep 2008 10:20:03 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Sony PS3 is the I4U Top 100 Holiday Gift Guide Tip #17

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The Sony PS3 has been outselling Microsoft's older Xbox 360 in many parts of the world, though it is still far behind the much cheaper Nintendo Wii in sales. Coming from a guy who has the Wii, the PS3, and the Xbox 360 I can tell you if I could only keep one console, the PS3 would be it.

Sure, the PS3 motion control system isn't as slick as the Wii's and the Xbox 360 has lots more games. However, the Ps3 can do something that none of the other game consoles can do -- play Blu-ray movies. The Ps3 is worth the price of admission for its Blu-ray playback alone. Throw in the fantastic graphics and great gaming capability and the PS3 is a winner. If a Blu-ray player is on the wish list for someone you love this holiday season, go for the PS3 instead of a dedicated Blu-ray player. Read more

Posted on Thu, 4 Sep 2008 07:55:33 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Sony PS3 Bluetooth headset announced by Sony

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Sony announced a Bluetooth headset for the Sony PS3.
With this new wireless headset, PS3 users will be able to enjoy immersive on-line communication on new software titles supporting on-line chat feature, such as SOCOM: CONFRONTATION available on October 30th, Resistance 2 available on November 13th, and MotorStorm: Pacific Rift available this autumn.
The ear hook type headset is designed to fit either ear. Installed with Bluetooth, it pairs automatically with the PS3 by simply using the bundled USB cable. Read more

Posted on Tue, 2 Sep 2008 03:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Playstation Life for the PS3 will be free

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Sony delays the Playstation Life service but says it will be free of charge.
Sony announced previously that Playstation Life for the PS3 would launch in August. Now we are in September and Sony is blaming unfinished paperwork for the delay of the 3D earth news service.
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Posted on Mon, 1 Sep 2008 00:05:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Qimonda Starts Volume Production for XDR DRAM for PS3

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Qimonda AG announced that it has started shipping XDR DRAM in volume for the Sony PS3 game console. The first 512MB samples started to ship in January 2008. The memory operates at 3.2Gbps, has 6.4GB/s of peak memory bandwidth and provides 12.8GB/s of bandwidth per device.

Qimonda says that the XDR DRAM will allow designers to provide an order of magnitude higher performance than possible by today's standards. The designers can also get more performance with fewer memory devices. Read more

Posted on Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:00:52 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Soul Calibur 4 for Sony PS3 Review

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GamesPyre published a review of the Soul Calibur 4 video game for the Sony PS3.
Quote from the review: "Star Wars cast aside, what you have here is a solid fighting game. Usually all a fighting game needs to be good is you, a friend, a couch, and some time to kill. Soul Calibur makes it so you don't even have to have your friend physically sitting in the same room as you. Read more

Posted on Sat, 23 Aug 2008 10:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Sony Announces New 160GB PS3

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Sony announced today at the Games Convention in Germany a new 160GB PS3. The new PS3 will launch in PAL markets on October 31st for €449 and will include additional PlayStation network content bundled with the console.

All features of the console are the same save increase in storage capacity. Sony says the increased 160GB of storage is perfect for those who like to download movies and video games from the PlayStation network as well as those who like to store music and photos on the PS3. Read more

Posted on Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:28:30 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Sony Announces Wireless Keypad for PS3

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Today Sony announced a new accessory for the PS3 called the Wireless Keypad. The wireless keypad mounts over the top of the Sony PS3 controller and adds a full QWERTY keyboard that is operated with the thumbs. The keypad is paired to the PS3 by connecting it with the included USB cable.

Once the keypad is paired it connects to the PS3 via wireless Bluetooth technology, just as the PS3 controllers have since the PS3 hit the market. The keypad supports chat and has quick access buttons that can take gamers to the friends list and Message Box during gameplay. Read more

Posted on Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:21:14 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Sony PS3 80GB Core in Stores early

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Sony announced the new 80GB PS3 Core with the new low $399 price at the E3 2008. The 40GB PS3 replacement console was not due until September.
Now reports appear that some retailers already offer the 80GB PS3 for $399.
I guess Sony does not care about an earlier release as the will be just filling the channel and replace the 40GB PS3 as needed. Read more

Posted on Tue, 19 Aug 2008 05:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

PS3 Guitar Hero Guitars and Drums work with Rock Band 2

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Sony announced today that they have been working closely with Neversoft and Activision, Harmonix and Konami to ensure that PS3 guitars and drum sets will all feature a basic level of gameplay compatibility.
That means you can use a Guitar Hero Guitar or Drum with Rock Band 2 software and vice versa.
The music hardware of Rock Band 2 and Guitar Hero are also compatible with Rock Revolution and vice versa.

Sony is still working to ensure compatibility between the Guitar Hero and Rock Band titles currently available. Read more

Posted on Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:53:10 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Xbox 360 beats PS3 in Japan

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TOKYO (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp's Xbox 360 beat Sony Corp's PlayStation 3 in Japan weekly sales for the first time two weeks ago, riding robust demand for a recent Xbox 360 title produced by Namco Bandai Holdings , a magazine publisher said.
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Posted on Mon, 18 Aug 2008 01:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Xbox 360 beats PS3 in Japan because of Tales of Vesperia

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Xbox 360 sales have been rather low since the launch in Japan. In the week ending August 10th Microsoft sold a surprising 24,962 units and outsold the Sony PS3 (9,673) by far.
The reason seems to be the release of Bandai’s Tales of Vesperia that sold over 100,000 copies in the first week according to Media Create.

Like in the United States the Wii is still on top of the Xbox 360 and PS3, but both handheld gaming systems sold more than the Wii in that week. Read more

Posted on Sat, 16 Aug 2008 10:42:34 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Sony plans no PS3 Price Cuts at Leipzig Games Fair

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 BERLIN (Reuters) - Sony Corp does not plan to announce price cuts to its flagship PlayStation 3 games console at Europe's biggest video games fair in Leipzig, Germany next week, a company spokesman said on Friday.
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Posted on Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:47:58 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr