Launch Date and Price For Sony's New VR System Announced
PS VR, Sony’s super exceptional VR headset that competes with the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift, has been in development for a while and we’ve been super impressed every time we’ve tried it out.
How To Get The Sharpest Images Possible Out Of Your Old Consoles
If you've tried playing a retro console on a modern HDTV, you may not have liked what you saw — smeary, stretched images that are a far cry from the sharp chunky blocks of yesteryear. Luckily, there's a better way for purists to get a crystal clear image that doesn't involve buying an old CRT TV.
We Might See Sony's PlayStation Vita Launch Late October
Sony's not been forthcoming with dates for the PlayStation Vita launch, but according to a Blockbuster flyer, it could be arriving October 28th—at least, in the UK anyway. [IGN]
Why It Took Sony Seven Days to Alert PlayStation Network Users to the Security Breach
Personal details, and maybe even credit card details as well, have been stolen from the PlayStation Network after hackers broke into the system sometime before the 19th of April. But why did it take Sony so long to tell its customers—me! You! Your neighbor!—that they were hacked?
Back Up Your PlayStation 3 Save Games Online
PlayStation Plus subscribers will get 150MB of online storage space to back up their PS3 saves, meaning if you upgrade to another console (or go to a friend's house), you can still have access to your Killzone 3 progress. What's even better is that it supports "copy-prohibited" save data, the ones where you can't just…
Sony Says Jailbreaking Your PS3 Will Officially Get You Banned
Sony has finally come out with an official stance on the PlayStation 3 jailbreak. Guess what it is! (Spoiler: any jailbreaking, whether playing pirated games or not, will get you banned from the PlayStation Network and Qriocity service.) [PlayStation]
VUDU HD Movie Rental Service Coming to PlayStation 3 Soon
Sometime later this month, VUDU's on-demand movie streaming service will come to the PlayStation 3. This'll mean instant access more than 4,000 HD movies at the cost of $2 per two-night rental. Not too shabby.
Sony's PlayStation Division Wants Some Android-Savvy Engineers
Well this could be interesting! Looks as though Sony's apparently in search of a developer with Android experience for its PlayStation division. Which could mean that the rumored Android 3.0 PlayStation phone closer to reality than we thought. Or maybe—if they're just staffing up now—further away. Either way, it's a…
Congrats to the winner of io9's Bear McCreary contest!
Congratulations to Kris (a.k.a. txtphile) for winning an all-expense-paid trip to see Battlestar Galactica composer Bear McCreary create the score for Sony PlayStation's SOCOM 4 at the palatial Skywalker Ranch in Marin County, California. Read Kris' paean to Bear below.
Win a chance to watch Bear McCreary record his next soundtrack
You may remember Bear McCreary from his amazing soundtrack to the recent Battlestar Galactica television series. Now you can meet him and watch him record his next soundtrack at an ultra-awesome, secret location in Northern California.
Sony's 3DTVs Will Be Available June In UK, Come With Goodies
While the actual price of the set hasn't been revealed, the HX803 will be Europe's first Sony 3DTV, coming bundled with Blu-rays and games aplenty.
PlayStation Now Extra Spotty and Interested In Girls, as it turns 15
15 years ago today in Japan, the original PlayStation went on sale. It wasn't until a year later that it hit US and European shelves, with Ridge Racer satisfying gamers years before GTA was ever a twinkle in Rockstar's eye.
PlayStation Home Launches Everywhere December 11th
We knew it was on the way, but last we'd heard, PlayStation Home was coming December 17th. Wrong! PS Home will actually launch worldwide tomorrow.
PlayStation Home Coming in 9 Days?
According to Times Online, the PlayStation Home open beta will hit on December 17th. From an article published yesterday:
PS3 News Service, Life With Playstation, Now Up For Download
Speaking of Sony, PS3 users can now try out its new Life With Playstation service, which gives you instant access to real-time news and information in a format that's much more graphically intense than anything you'll get on Wii News. The program is works in conjunction with Folding@home, so you'll be helping…
Sony Knows What Went Wrong With the PS3
In a non-exclusive round table with various outlets like us, Kotaku and Engadget this morning, Sony Computer Entertainment America's CEO Jack Tretton gave us some great looks behind the public curtain of the PlayStation brand. In short, they know what's wrong with the way they made the PS3, and they know how to fix…
This Is What Game Consoles Really Do To Your Brain
Video game tech could literally save your brain. Currently, when your neurologist needs to make a snap judgment about brain surgery, a 3-D brain image like the one above might not be ready for hours — far too long in an emergency. But now the Mayo Clinic is teaming up with IBM to develop ways to create a 3-D image…
Sony halved the price of their PS3 development kits in hopes of attracting more game makers. [GamesIndustry]
Sony's Playstation Booth at the Games Convention is The Shit
Sony turned its Playstation booth into a bathroom for this year's Games Convention in Leipzig. So, dear Giz readers, captions please—the ruder the better. [Yahoo News via Spluch]
Teen Buys PS2 on eBay, Receives Whole Heap of Cash Instead
A British teenager who bought a Sony PlayStation 2 on eBay for
