PlayStation 3

We Like This PS3 Specifically Because It Has Nothing To Do With Steampunk

We’re totally over the steampunk movement. Seriously guys, give it a rest. But this moisturegoon PS3 is really something special. Outfitted with a wood veneer finish and brass detailing, this Damnation Timberclad PS3 is clearly a member of the anti-steampunk movement known in some circles as vaporhood, waterprick, condensationjerk or aquaramones. The modification leaves the…

Tech News Mark Wilson

Our Favorite Kotaku Posts of the Week

While we’ve been working hard all week, Kotaku’s been writing about video games. The nerve! Here are our favorite Kotaku posts from the week: • 8-Bit Movie Games We Wish Existed • The Great Chain Interview Kotaku makes execs ask competing execs questions. • Nintendo Explains How MotionPlus Thing Go Into Remote Thing http://kotaku.com/5296199/8+bit-movie-games-we-wish-existed •…

Tech News Mark Wilson

The Biggest Game Publisher Threatens to Ditch PS3/PSP

This is bad. The prisoners have grabbed the keys. Activision Blizzard, the world’s largest producer of video games, is publicly threatening to abandon Sony’s PS3 and PSP platforms. From Activision Blizzard President and CEO Bobby Kotick: I’m getting concerned about Sony; the PlayStation 3 is losing a bit of momentum and they don’t make it…

Tech News Mark Wilson

Dealzmodo: $350 PS3s on Amazon All Day

While Sony didn’t announce a PS3 price cut at E3, Amazon is shaving $50 off 80GB systems all day. It’s pretty much the best you can do unless you enlist for a Sony Style credit card. [Amazon via Kotaku] https://kotaku.com/amazons-deal-of-the-day-80gb-ps3-5286803

Commerce Mark Wilson

Sony: Dual Shock Still Defacto, Motion Control Secondary

We saw Sony’s impressive motion control demo. You may call it a gimmick, and even Sony admits that it’s not the primary direction of the PlayStation 3. The Dual Shock will still reign as king. After being asked about the motion controller‘s relevance compared to the Dual Shock and PS Eye, John Koller, Director of…

Tech News Mark Wilson

5 Things That Should’ve Been at E3 But Weren’t

All of the major E3 keynotes from Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony are over. While 2009 is now officially the year of motion controls, there’s still something missing. Here’s what we expected to see at E3, but didn’t. Price Cuts The financiapocalypse has yielded no price cuts for ailing gamers from Sony, Nintendo or Microsoft. A…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Sony PlayStation Motion Controller Video: How It Works

We saw details of the PlayStation Motion Controller, but now we can see what the E3 attendees saw, a full walkthrough from the keynote presentation. [YouTube via DVice] https://gizmodo.com/ps3-motion-controller-may-be-the-best-game-motion-captu-5276068

Tech News Wilson Rothman

PS3 Motion Controller May Be the Best Game Motion Capture Yet

After Xbox 360’s Project Natal, Sony is also adding their own motion controller to the PS3, aptly named The PlayStation Motion Controller. It’s the best motion control demo that we have ever seen, but it may be arriving a little too late. https://gizmodo.com/xbox-360-project-natal-full-body-motion-control-one-up-5274319 The sampling of the motion is 1 to 1, extremely accurate and…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

The Xbox Needs Apps

The original Xbox launched in November 2001, with the Xbox 360 following just four years later, the shortest console cycle ever. The four-year anniversary of the 360 is five months away, but yesterday Microsoft proclaimed that “the future of home entertainment has a new name: Xbox 360.” Huh. It became remarkably clear today that Microsoft…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Sony Ericsson Aino Lets You Remote Control and Watch Videos From Your PS3 From Anywhere

Sony Ericsson’s Aino isn’t the PSP phone, but maybe it’s the next best thing—it’s the first phone with Remote Play, so you can remotely control your PS3 and watch videos from it over Wi-Fi or anywhere through the internet. Why the hell didn’t Sony do this before? https://gizmodo.com/video-of-ps3-and-psp-dancing-over-wifi-playstations-re-216445 It also has a new feature called…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Ars: PSP Go! Will Be Announced at E3, Sold Alongside Old PSP; PS3 Slim Is Real, But Far Off

Ars Technica has it from a “very well-informed mole” that the rumored flash-based PSP Go! will be announced at E3, and later sold alongside the current model. As for that PS3 Slim, it’s real too, but don’t expect an announcement next week. https://gizmodo.com/rumor-new-umd-less-psp-hardware-to-launch-at-e3-chris-5232000 Ars seems pretty confident about these reports, but they’re suspiciously close to…

Tech News John Herrman

SplitFish Updating Controller/Mouse Combo PS3 Controllers

SplitFish is unveiling its new Dual SFX Frag Pro and Dual SFX Evolution controllers at E3. Both controllers are comprised of separate mouse and controller sections that link together, with the former designed for shooters and the latter designed for racing games. https://gizmodo.com/splitfish-fragfx-ps3-controller-reviewed-verdict-mous-272899 These guys upgrade the older models by cutting the wires. Both pieces…

Tech News Adam Frucci

The Scratch Deck (The Other DJ Controller)

This is awkward. We just got a glimpse of DJ Hero’s mixer, and now we see an entirely new peripheral for an entirely different game called Scratch: The Ultimate DJ (for Xbox 360 and PS3). https://gizmodo.com/first-look-at-the-dj-hero-turntable-controller-5243951 The peripheral, dubbed the Scratch Deck, is a collaboration between real mixer manufacturer Numark and electronics manufacturer Genius. It…

Tech News Mark Wilson

Tony Hawk Ride (Along With Its Skateboard Controller) to Cost $120

According to Gamespot, Tony Hawk: RIDE will cost $120 when it’s released this October. That puts the interesting be it gimmicky skateboard peripheral’s price at about $60, unofficially. [Kotaku] https://gizmodo.com/new-tony-hawk-game-requires-yet-another-gimmicky-periph-5255966

Tech News Mark Wilson

Slim PS3 Supposed Spyshots Hit by Takedown Notice

The pinpoint silencing of cease-and-desists speak volumes, so it’s interesting that Engadget Japan received a takedown request of these supposed PS3 Slim shots from a Chinese firm. What does it MEAN? [Engadget] https://gizmodo.com/ipod-nano-spy-shots-confirmed-as-real-by-apple-legal-292524

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Sony’s PS3 Costs Are Still 10 Percent Higher Than PS3’s Price

In Sony’s earnings report, CFO Nobuyuki Oneda noted that their costs are still 10 percent higher than the PS3’s price—if he’s talking about Japan’s retail, that means they’re losing 40 bucks per console. Even Microsoft, who was originally losing $126 per 360, has making money on every Xbox sold for a while now. Poor Sony.…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Sony’s First Full-Year Loss in 14 Years Makes Us Look to the Past

Sony’s posted a full-year loss for the first time in 14 years—98.9 billion yen ($1 billion)—fulfilling doomy prophecies—which was better than expected. Sony thinks next year will be worse. https://gizmodo.com/sony-looks-set-to-lose-1-1-billion-in-fiscal-2008-5130127 What a very unhappy birthday week. Its original charter, with the credo,”we must avoid problems which befall large corporations,” and the drive to “create and…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Alleged PS3 Slim Spy Shots Inspire Hope, Doubt

Dredged from the Far East of the blogosphere and spreading rapidly, these photos are said to be of a new, smaller version of the PS3. They’re plentiful and clear, but could they be real? UPDATED https://kotaku.com/are-these-the-first-pics-of-the-ps3-slim-5253475 Sony has a history of miniaturizing their game systems after a while, as in the cases of the PS2…

Tech News John Herrman

Logitech Harmony PS3 Remote Adapter Review

The Gadget: An IR to Bluetooth adapter for the PS3, letting you use any Logitech Harmony universal remote to (finally) control your PlayStation 3. https://gizmodo.com/logitech-harmony-1100-touchscreen-universal-remote-5244527 The Price: $60 The Verdict: So worth it. Not only can the adapter turn on and off the PS3 directly from your remote—it’s powered from an AC outlet instead of…

Reviews Jason Chen

Logitech Wireless Guitar Controller For PS3/PS2 Hands On

Logitech’s wireless PS3/PS2 guitar has a wood body, a wood neck, metal frets and a rosewood fingerboard, meaning its $200 price tag brings you closer to the “rock” experience than normal Rock Band/Guitar Hero guitars. It’s definitely solid. We tried it out quickly and the weight of it was comparable to an actual guitar. The…

Tech News Jason Chen

We Like This PS3 Specifically Because It Has Nothing To Do With Steampunk

Our Favorite Kotaku Posts of the Week

The Biggest Game Publisher Threatens to Ditch PS3/PSP

Dealzmodo: $350 PS3s on Amazon All Day

Sony: Dual Shock Still Defacto, Motion Control Secondary

5 Things That Should’ve Been at E3 But Weren’t

Sony PlayStation Motion Controller Video: How It Works

PS3 Motion Controller May Be the Best Game Motion Capture Yet

The Xbox Needs Apps

Sony Ericsson Aino Lets You Remote Control and Watch Videos From Your PS3 From Anywhere

Ars: PSP Go! Will Be Announced at E3, Sold Alongside Old PSP; PS3 Slim Is Real, But Far Off

SplitFish Updating Controller/Mouse Combo PS3 Controllers

The Scratch Deck (The Other DJ Controller)

Tony Hawk Ride (Along With Its Skateboard Controller) to Cost $120

Slim PS3 Supposed Spyshots Hit by Takedown Notice

Sony’s PS3 Costs Are Still 10 Percent Higher Than PS3’s Price

Sony’s First Full-Year Loss in 14 Years Makes Us Look to the Past

Alleged PS3 Slim Spy Shots Inspire Hope, Doubt

Logitech Harmony PS3 Remote Adapter Review

Logitech Wireless Guitar Controller For PS3/PS2 Hands On

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