PlayStation

PlayStation 3 Paint Yourself Blue Contest Winner and Gallery

We received some excellent entries in our paint yourself blue Blu-ray contest, but our hands down favorite has to be from Patrick Armitage, who went all out to win a PlayStation 3. In his own words: My public appearance spanned two locations, starting at the APU (Azusa Pacific University, a private Christian University) open track…

Nyko’s PS3 Charge Base 2 Powers Two Controllers, Has Big Christmas Lights

We saw a bunch of Nyko gear back at E3, but we didn’t get a chance to do a hands on with this Charge Base 2 for the PS3. It’s essentially just a dock that you can shove two SIXAXIS controllers onto to charge them when not in use. Why would this be useful? Because…

iPhone/iTouch Get PlayStation Emulator

The NES emulator for the iPhone was hard enough to control with the touchscreen that we can’t imagine how frustrating it would be to try and play a PlayStation 1 game on the iPhone or iTouch. Luckily for us this is still a work in progress and these screens (bonus one after the jump) that…

New AIBO PS Rumors Grow, PlayStation AIBO?

It looks like Kotaku’s word on a new AIBO was fairly solid, because a new [still rumor] from Stuff talks about an AIBO PS (or AIBO PlayStation as we read that). Controlled through a PS3, the AIBO PS will appear as an avatar on the PS3 XMB (menu system). Personalities will be downloadable off PSN…

Connect360 Mac Streaming Coming for PS3

According to the developers at NullRiver, they’ll be porting their Connect360 software to the PS3, allowing you to stream music and video directly from your Mac to your Sony console. The recent update to the 360 version allowed streaming of DivX and XviD, something that The PlayStation 3 will be getting soon as well. After…

Sony Prepping Direct-to-PSP Downloads

In an interview with Gamespot, PlayStation director of network operations Eric Lempel noted that given the capabilities of the PSP, a direct connection to an online store “should be possible, so it’s definitely something we’re thinking about.” At this point, the only real stumbling block to such a service would be managing the security issues.…

European PlayStation 3 Ad Actually Makes Sense

Ditching the whole crazy people in a motel motif that dominated Sony Europe’s first year of PS3 marketing, SCEE’s gone and made a commercial that shows off what the PS3 can do and entertains at the same time. It wasn’t easy, but we think firing off the employees that were shooting up during work hours…

Win a PlayStation 3 Courtesy of Gizmodo

In the mood for another contest? Good. Here’s how you can win a PlayStation 3. This is going to be a photo contest, so here’s what you do. First step: paint yourself blue. Second step: go to a public place and take a picture of yourself. Points will be awarded both for being more blue…

PSP Online Store – What It Is and Where It’s Going

Stephen T of MTV Multiplayer’s got a huge interview with the Director of PlayStation Network Operations, Eric Lempel, a man partially responsible for the recent rollout of the PSP Online Store. Right, that’s the same store that lets you download games and demos onto your PSP from your computer. Here are some of the highlights.…

8 Reasons Why The PSP Might Overtake the DS

Click to viewDual emotions of surprise and confusion hit our faces when we heard that Sony’s redesigned PSP-2000 had shipped 1 million units in Japan in just about two months. Wasn’t the DS the portable gaming machine everyone preferred, especially in Japan? Then there’s the fact that DS sales (in Japan) might actually be slowly…

Sony Ships 1 Millionth New PSP

Sony’s updated PSP Slim (PSP-2000) may not have been an upgrade anywhere near the metamorphosis from Nintendo’s DS to DS Lite, but it’s reinvigorated the Japanese consumer nonetheless. Sony has officially broken the 1 million barrier in these new units shipped to retailers, and has accomplished the feat in just about 2 months of time.…

Geek Couture: PS2 Inspired Bling Edition

Even the jewelers at Tiffany’s would be impressed by the mix of precious stones and metals thrown into this PS2 controller neck pendant. The ridiculously geeky piece is constructed from 18k white gold, with 68.34ct of black diamonds lining the controller’s surface. We were not so sure you could get 68.34ct of diamonds all in…

Yes-No-Yes-No Sony Changes Its Stance on PlayStation Phone Again

Omigawd, these PlayStation Phone shenanigans are really beginning to get up our noses here at the Giz. Yesterday we told you how Jim Ryan had been talking a lot of sense about the rumoured Playstation cell — and now, today, we learn that the Sony exec has been misquoted. https://gizmodo.com/more-juicy-gossip-on-the-playstation-phone-325734 According to a rep at…

More Juicy Gossip on the PlayStation Phone

I admit it: even though I barely play my PSP, I’m absolutely in love with the platform and its future of connectivity to the PS3. So when Sony starts talking about a PlayStation phone again—which they just did, by the way—we listen. Because we know there’s no way in hell they’re fitting UMD in that…

Dealzmodo: PS3 Plus 15 Free Blu-ray Discs for $499

As part of Walmart’s Thanksgiving madness, you can get an 80GB Playstation 3 plus 10 Blu-ray discs (under $30 in value), plus the 5 free titles you can get with mail-in rebate. That’s the biggest deal we’ve seen on HD discs since the $99 HD DVD players. This bloody format war, we call it the…

Thrustmaster Flight Stick X: “World’s First PS3 Joystick”

The amusingly named peripherals manufacturer Thrustmaster has launched the T. Flight Stick X, describing it as the “World’s first PS3 joystick.” This should be welcome news for flight-sim fans —as long as your favorite game doesn’t exclusively utilize the motion sensor, which renders the device useless. Still, the device has plenty to offer, like rudder…

Sony halved the price of their PS3 development kits in hopes of attracting more game makers. [GamesIndustry]

PS3s Lack of Games helping Blu-ray Disc Sales?

Here’s some mental math on an untested theory: Yesterday I ribbed the PS3 for lack of a solid game collection. If you ask the Blu-ray consortium why their disc sales have gone so well, they’ll reply “PS3”. It appears Blu-ray disc playing may be the best use for the machine at this point. A few…

PS3’s Birthday Party Gets Cake, Blu-ray Success, But Few Games

The PS3 turned one year old today. We wiped off our dusty PS3 and threw it a birthday party with this cake that Sony Computer Entertainment of America had delivered to our house, in the style of the Wii Ice Cream Truck. The cake was delicious, thank you, Sony. The party went ok. Wii and…

Dealzmodo: $20% off at Kmart Means PS3 For $319, Xbox 360 Premium For $279

The folks over at the Blu-ray.com forums found a great Kmart coupon that gives you 20% off on any one item. Being Blu-ray fans, they naturally threw their cash at the PS3, which will be $319 after said 20% discount. Not interested in the PS3? You can print out the coupon and try your hand…