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e3 roundup

E3 Coverage Roundup: It's In the Posts

E3's over, but that doesn't mean you've seen every bit of information that came out of the event. Oh no. Here's every single thing that came out of E3, starting with the liveblogs of Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo. What did Penny Arcade think of the event? Well, they weren't all too impressed with the big three's offerings. That might be a little harsh, but yeah, we could see that. Make the jump to decide for yourself. More »

11:10 PM on Thu Jul 17 2008
By Jason Chen
22,352 views, 46 comments

Latest by Hand_O_Death: It is all for stockholders. WE do not care about most of the numbers that they spout off during those speeches. more »

playstation 3

PlayStation 3 80GB Core Pack Debuts in Sept. for $399

The PS3 40GB model is getting pushed aside in September by a bigger, badder PS3—the 80GB is back in full swing. Dubbed Core Pack, it has "the same functionality" as the 40GB model, but you get double the storage for the same $399 price. Looks they'll stay ahead of the Xbox 360 storage-wise for the standard model. Update: Press release below, though it doesn't add a whole lot more info. More »

3:53 PM on Tue Jul 15 2008
By matt buchanan
9,625 views, 45 comments

Latest by SeventhExile: @groovyone: oh good - somewhere along the lines I remember reading there would be a new processor coming out for the ps3. Wasn't sure if this new ps3 was going to incorporate it and what the over all effects of the more »

playstation 3

PS3 Gets Video Store and Rentals Tonight

Unveiling the new Home, Sony revealed that video rentals and purchases are finally coming to the PS3. Video will be fully integrated into the PlayStation Store, which will have a new video section. And you can transfer them to your PSP via USB, and have them on multiple devices at once! Standard and high def, with rentals running $3-$6 and $10-$15 for purchases. It takes about an hour to download a two-hour movie. Most of the major studios are on board (Kotaku has a partial list in their liveblog), and it goes live tonight!

3:33 PM on Tue Jul 15 2008
By matt buchanan
14,733 views, 44 comments

Latest by aR-Tard: Wait..what? We're getting PlayStation Home? more »

sony

PlayStation 3 Firmware 2.4 in Photographs

We've already seen two videos of Sony's latest 2.4 firmware for the PS3 (that hits July 2nd, incidentally), but sometimes the story is easily told in good old fashioned photography. So here are some direct feed shots of the new firmware, including plenty of material on the new achievements trophies. There's nothing jaw-dropping going on here, but the integration looks simple and clean. And that's certainly worth something. [GameLife and PS3Fanboy via Kotaku]

10:45 AM on Mon Jun 30 2008
By Mark Wilson
14,573 views, 27 comments

Latest by freakshow1: @SilenceisGolden: Yaaaaaaaaaaaawwwwwwwnnnnnnn.... more »

sony

Sony Playstation 3 Graphics Chips Going More Energy Efficient 65nm This Fall

The Cell processor in ye old PS3 has been getting the 65nm treatment since the holiday, but the RSX graphics chips inside should get the same in the fall, resulting in slightly more reliable, more energy efficient chips. [Kotaku]

10:06 PM on Thu Jun 26 2008
By Brian Lam
6,969 views, 14 comments

sony

PlayStation Network Factoids (Now With Eco Preaching!)

Sony revealed some new numbers about their PlayStation Network today. There are 9.8 million registrants worldwide and they've downloaded 170 million files. All in all, PSN has distributed 86 peta bytes of data worth something like 17 million (single layer) DVDs (read: not Blu-ray discs). Now think about those 17 million DVDs stacked in a big, stinky pile and tell us with a straight face that digital distribution, despite how much we love our pretentious vinyl collection and ripping our own CDs, is not progress that will make for a better world. [Kotaku]

8:24 AM on Thu Jun 26 2008
By Mark Wilson
3,428 views, 15 comments

Latest by n/a: @Aunt_Snowman: Use a wired connection. My downloads went from 300 KB/s to 1.5 MB/s when I switched the connection. more »

gaming

The PlayStation 3 Works Well Enough With Tablets

It's one of those things that makes sense, but we'd never tried before. One tablet-happy artist decided to plug in his Wacom tablet into his PS3. The result? It was essentially plug 'n play. While a combination of the PS3's firmware and third party game design mean that it could never be used play 90% of the PS3's library, the tablet worked quite well for cruising around the menus and even fast forwarding and rewinding through media. Plus, it looks way more sophisticated than that DualShock 3. [via PS3 Fanboy]

9:29 AM on Wed Jun 4 2008
By Mark Wilson
3,047 views, 17 comments

Latest by fudged71: @Monty: I tried this months ago and it did not work! It was an older wacom, but nothing happened when I tried it out. It may be a firmware add-on. I'll have to check when I get home more »

playstation headset

PlayStation-Branded PS3 Bluetooth Headset Comes Free With SOCOM

The upcoming SOCOM Confrontation game for the PS3 will come with a free Bluetooth headset, much like the similar deal last year with Warhawk. This headset, however, looks very PlayStation-branded and neutral (unlike the Warhawk one, which just looked ugly), leading us to believe that it could serve as the "official" PlayStation 3 headset if Sony wanted. Why Sony still hasn't come out with an official Sony/PS3 branded one is a mystery to us. Maybe they don't like money? [PS3Fanboy]

4:00 PM on Tue Jun 3 2008
By Jason Chen
6,656 views, 23 comments

Latest by oopl: Sweet! I can't wait for this game to come out. [www.amazon.com] more »

science

Telegraph Says Scientists Excited by Future of Gaming Platforms

Powerful game consoles are often just as programmable as research computers, and scientists are finding real world applications for them every day.
"There is no doubt that the entertainment industry is helping to drive the direction of high performance computational science," said Professor Peter Coveney of University College London.
The Sony PS3 and Nintendo Wii in particular can function as great scientific tools. More »

5:45 PM on Sun Feb 17 2008
By Eric Sheline
7,495 views, 31 comments

rumor

Slim PS3 is Heading for Shelves this Autumn?

The guys at T3 are saying one of their inside men has heard word that Sony will be producing a slimmer, sexier PS3 heading for the shelves this autumn. While everyone knows that Sony will eventually shrink its very obese console, such news would come as a surprise given that Sony took many more years to shrink their PSOne and PS2 (though Sony has recently successfully shrunken their Blu-ray laser to fit in laptops). Still, Sony's biggest goal at the moment is building consoles cheaper. Maybe that means small, too. Maybe it doesn't.

Either way, T3's mock-up looks sexy as hell, and they also think a new rumored 160GB model could appear in the new slinky, skinny-as-Kate-Moss form. [T3]

7:58 AM on Fri Feb 1 2008
By Haroon Malik
24,308 views, 60 comments

Latest by n/a: Although the look of the Slim PS3 does look very, VERY nice, it dosnt really matter. If you already have a PS3 why go out and blow another say 7-900$ on a slimmer one? But you know hey if you more »

selling it

Sony Advertises PS3 by Confusing Us


Steampunk meets The Matrix in Sony's crazy spot that reminds me of a bad dream I had last week. The company is trying to somehow illustrate how the processor power of the PS3 can keep you one step ahead, but we're just thinking somebody slipped some kind of special fairy dust into the bong bowl hidden in the back room of Sony's ad agency. We've seen some weird ads, but this one reaches a new level of strange. What a peculiar concept! No wonder Sony's thinking about ditching TBWA/Chiat/Day, its ad agency covering the PS3. But wait. The spot moved me to show it to you, so it must've succeeded on some level. [CrunchGear]

1:00 PM on Fri Nov 30 2007
By Charlie White
16,758 views, 60 comments

Latest by ururk: @ururk: I meant to write: "Anyone know the song in this AD?" more »

sony ps3

Sony Looking Toward Music and Movie Distribution on PS Network to Revive Flagging PS3 Sales

In a move that reiterates the fact that Sony is putting the PlayStation 3's media capabilities first and its gaming capabilities fourth, they're working on a plan to distribute music and video through their PlayStation Network. In order to boost sagging sales of the console, they want to compete more directly with Microsoft's Xbox Live service with video (along with the PS3 DVR functionality they're rolling out in Europe) instead of gaming, a move that's as back-asswards as you can find. Ask anybody on the street why they're not buying a PS3 and we'll bet you $100 that it's not "because I can't download movies on it." [Financial Times]

2:02 PM on Tue Oct 16 2007
By Jason Chen
3,464 views, 45 comments

Latest by kayne001: FOR THE LAST TIME PS3 is doing just as good as PS2 was when it first came out, and even better. Is the PS2 a failure? Seriously stop making things up!!!!!!!!!!!!! more »

home entertainment

Latest Batch of PS3s Suffer from Whiny Hard Drives?

Believe it or not, but people are buying PS3s and the poor souls who bought from the last batch of 60GB consoles are claiming their systems are emitting a high-pitched whine when turned on. More »

8:00 PM on Tue Apr 10 2007
By Louis Ramirez
2,509 views, 21 comments

home entertainment

PS3 European Launch: A Continent Yawns and Continues Picking Its Nose

You've already heard about the free tellies and taxis over in London, well this is how the PS3 was welcomed in France - with a gallic shrug. Just 60 per cent of its 100,000 available units have been reserved, a smattering of press attended the official launch - and a pleasure boat coated with Xbox logos parked itself next to the Eiffel Tower for that all-important photo-op before chugging up and down the Seine. Yes, it was Microsoft who pulled out all the stops and got first dibs on what little press attention there was. More »

6:20 AM on Fri Mar 23 2007
By www.gizmodo.com
3,197 views, 18 comments

Latest by Troy_Powers: Still waiting on an article on how the PS3 just shattered sales records for home consoles in the UK. That's the kinda yawning and nose-picking that Sony wants! more »

home entertainment

Blu-Ray Beats Up on HD DVD For Second Month Running

The format war is far from over, but Sony's Blu-ray camp continues to enjoy the lead over Toshiba and the rest of the HD DVD gang, edging them out in movie sales yet again for the month of February. Both formats are competing to be the next high-def disc du jour, but so far in '07 Blu-ray has managed to outsell HD DVD titles in both January and February. HD DVD fans think it's just a fad due to the PS3's popularity (the PS3 is popular?), but for the month of February the Blu-ray folks moved around 250,000 titles versus 125,000 by the HD DVD camp. Does this mean you should buy a Blu-ray player? Not any time soon, as chances are we'll see a lot more back and forth before we get a real winner. – Louis Ramirez More »

9:12 PM on Mon Mar 12 2007
By Louis Ramirez
4,554 views, 21 comments

Latest by ninjamurf: Question for all the "OMG, 2:1 sales advantage, BluRay wins!" folks. How much of this is "catch up" for losing a big chunk in the first place? HD DVD came out before BluRay no? Didn't they sell more »

home entertainment

PS3s of the Rich and Famous

While the rest of us plebes are stuck with our fat black PS3s, Sony invited a few of their celebrity friends out to the Palms Hotel this past weekend for a little PS3 pimpin'. At the "PlayStation Parlor" celebs like Kobe Bryant got to dip their newly minted PS3s in vats of glossy paint and later got the chance to laser etch them with their own designs. It sure beats having to customize your PS3 the old fashioned way. – Louis Ramirez More »

1:00 PM on Wed Feb 21 2007
By Louis Ramirez
5,650 views, 15 comments

Latest by WokStar: Oh yes, they suck so much. For trying to make a product which will push technology to the next level and bring a cutting edge game platform to average non-technophile gamer at way below cost. Lets all bash Sony all more »

home entertainment

Slimmer PS3 on the Way

It's no surprise to hear that Sony's already working on the next gen PS3, but rumor has it that the new PS3 will have a dramatically different design from its current incarnation, shedding loads of that initial baby fat for a nice svelte profile. Sony Japan says that they're expected to transition to 45-nm chips by 2008. These new chips would halve the size of the PS3's current 90-nm chips, allowing for that thinner, curvier PS3. Considering how fat the current model is, the idea of a slimmer console is a welcome idea indeed. – Louis Ramirez More »

11:43 AM on Fri Feb 16 2007
By Louis Ramirez
4,581 views, 18 comments

Latest by Vaan83: Asking someone to fork out another $130 for the same system was barely acceptable; will it work to ask people to part with $5-600. I wonder what Sony's PR is saying about that as we speak. ************ Whoever does that is an more »

home entertainment

PS3 Update Fixes PS1 and PS2 Compatibility Issues

Sony greeted its PS3 fans with a shiny new update this morning. Version 1.50 fixes backward compatibility issues with PS1 and PS2 games. Specifically, it'll allow them to run in progressive scan mode. Other than that, it's hard to tell what else has been fixed since there's no update log. Anyone notice any changes after installing the new update? – Louis Ramirez More »

10:05 AM on Wed Jan 24 2007
By Louis Ramirez
3,311 views, 13 comments

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