Aussie 80GB PS3 price and release date
If you live in Australia and pay $699 on thye 28th of August 2008 you will get an 80GB Playstation 3. IGN met with an Australian retailer and noticed a point of sale poster displaying the new 80GB PS3.
IGN also contacted Sony for confirmation and Sony replied that neither a price of date had been [...]
Amazon stocks more MGS4 bundles
Amazon.com has stocked more Metal Gear Solid 4 bundles, as of this past Tuesday, the online retailer began offering additional stock of the Playstation 3 80GB with MGS4 bundle following a sellout of shipment scheduled for the 19th of August 2008.
Amazon is now offering a new shipment for sale which is scheduled to be in [...]
Sony wants Sackboy to be a huge hit
LittleBigPlanet is scheduled to be released this October and i bet you can’t wait. Neither can Sony because they want LittleBigPlanet to be a huge hit and open up a new genre of gaming. Sony product marketing manager Mark Valledor said in an interview with Ad Age:
“We want ‘LittleBigPlanet’ to lead the charge into a [...]
Sony’s Leipzig 2008 lineup
Leipzig is just around the corner and Sony has revealed their line up for the Games Convention. Sony promises blockbuster announcements and new games, hopefully. Along with that, Heavy Rain will be on show so you’ll be able to see how good the game looks.
The following games are said to be shown at Leipzig 2008:
MotorStorm [...]
80GB MGS4 Bundle sold out at Wal-Mart
Probably the best PS3 bundle you will buy has sold out once again, this time at Wal-Mart. Walmart.com disclaimed an ‘Out of Stock’ message to online customers starting from the Saturday just gone. The bundle is also not available to pick up in store.
The MGS4 bundle has been in the top 3 over at Amazon.com. [...]
Playstation division turned a 51 million dollar profit for Q1
Sony has released their fiscal earning figures and according to the report, Sony sold around 1.56 million Playstation 3’s in the first quarter of 2008 taking the total sales to 14.4 million. Just 700,000 were sold in the first quarter of 2007, so thats a huge leap forwards.
Sony’s gaming division made a profit of 51 [...]
35k PS3s with Bravias TVs are sold out in Australia
If you live in Australia and looking to snap up one of them free Playstation 3’s with a new Bravia television, look no longer because Sony Australia has reported that they have all gone and sold out.
Sony Australia was giving away a 40GB PS3 with each purchase of its BRAVIA 1080p FULL HD LCD. There [...]
FFXIII will be better on PS3
Final Fantasy XIII is being developed on the Playstation 3 first due to it being out in Japan first ONLY on the Playstation 3. Work will begin on the Xbox 360 version AFTER it the Japanese release. If you want to witness FFXIII at its full potential the PS3 version is the way to go.
Sony [...]
E3 2008: Sony Press Conference video
If you want to watch the whole of Sony’s Press Conference at E3 check the following video out. This is ALL of the conference from E3 2008. Enjoy.
PAL Regions to get Open Home Beta
David Reeves has announced that PAL regions will be able to get the Home Open beta at the same time as the American and Japanese regions.
No date was stated but the promise has been made that EVERY region will be able to enhoy the Home Beta. The Open Beta is due to start later on [...]
Sony announces 2008 line up
Sony has announced its 2008 line up of games. This year you’ll be able to purchase the following games on the Playstation 3:
(please not this is fiscal year 2008, so thats anywhere from now until March 31st 2008.)
LittleBigPlanet
MotorStorm: Pacific Rift
Quantum of Solace
SOCOM: Confrontation
Ghostbusters
Killzone 2
The Agency
Soul Calibur 4
Resistance 2
Mirror’s Edge
Resident Evil 5
Guitar Hero: World Tour
NBA ’09 [...]
E3 2008 Sony Press Conference re-cap
Did you miss the Sony Press Conference at E3 2008? No problem, here’s what went down.
Over 130 games coming for 2008, including NCAA Football, Tiger Woods, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, Warrios Orochi 2, Singstar Pop, Yakuza 2, Madden, and Mercenaries 2.PS3
Resistance 2 footage shown, trying to escape the Leviathan. 8 player co-op and 60 [...]
Sony: No Price Cut
Chief Financial Officer Nobuyuki Oneda, Sony Corp said on Friday that Sont themselves has no plans to cut the price of the Playstation 3.
Oneda said:
“Our strategy is not to sell more quantity for PS3 but to concentrate on profitability. Our plan is not to reduce the price.”
So now would be a good time to purchase [...]
Roll out of video services starting in the summer of 2008
At Sony Group’s Mid-Term Corporate Strategy Meeting several Presidents of different division showed slide shots of a 2008 summer start/roll out of the video services.
Some Key Game initiatives that were discussed:
1. Expand content and services available on the network platform
2. Continue to expand the PS3 customer base through the strength of Blu-ray Disc
3. Accelerate PS3 [...]
Playstation Phone in the making?
It appears that a Playstation branded mobile phone is in production. According to Sony insiders the company is working on a Playstation Phone and will incorporate elements of the Playstation Portable.
“It is understood the phone could hit the shelves in time for Christmas 2009.”
No details, specs and looks have been revealed yet and i don’t [...]
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