PlayStation 3 Update Will Bring Interactive Blu-ray (NewsFactor)
March 21, 2008
NewsFactor - Sony on Thursday said the next firmware update for the PlayStation 3 video-game console will add Blu-ray Disc Profile 2.0. The update is due out late this month. Known as BD-Live, the update will offer PS3 players interactive features, such as
downloadable video content, ringtones and games. Beyond BD-Live, the update will make room for photo and music playlists on PS3 to be copied to a PSP handheld device.
Nintendo Wii outsells PS3 3-to-1 in Japan in March (Reuters)
Reuters - Nintendo Co Ltd's (7974.OS) Wii game console outsold Sony Corp's (6758.T) PlayStation 3 by 3-to-1 in Japan in March but its DS handheld machine fell behind the PlayStation Portable for the first time in six months, a game magazine publisher said.
Sony's PlayStation 3 is Roaring Up the Video Market (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Sony's PlayStation 3 may be just hitting its stride. Two reports indicate the PS3 is moving upmarket fast, and one of them projects the video-game console could be number two by the end of this year -- and in first place by 2011.
'GTA IV' and 'Mario' will have a lock...
USATODAY.com - With the arrival in stores this week of long-awaited titles Grand Theft Auto IV and Mario Kart Wii, the already hot video game industry is headed for the...
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Europe PS3 sales 'overtake 360'
Sony says sales of the PlayStation 3 console in Europe have overtaken those of Xbox 360.
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Despite Grand Theft Auto, Nintendo...
NewsFactor - With all the hubbub over Grand Theft Auto IV, the video-game world is anxious to learn how the blockbuster game really impacted industry sales. NPD Group's monthly...
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NPD: GTA IV Fastest Selling Game...
April can be the cruelest month, but not if you're Nintendo, which managed to sell 714,000 Wiis bolstered by hot-ticket games like Mario Kart, Super Smash Bros Brawl, and...
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Sony Making Play For Its PS3 Console...
Investor's Business Daily - More than two years into the current video game hardware cycle, Sony finds itself in the unusual position of third place behind rivals Microsoft and...
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Macworld - Sony offers movie, TV downloads for...
Sony is offering movie and TV downloads for its PS3 and PSP video game consoles.
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Sony announces further delays to its PS3 virtual universe (AFP)
AFP - Sony's game unit said Tuesday it was delaying for the second time the launch of an online virtual universe for the PlayStation 3 because the service needs further development.
Sony announces further delays to its PS3 virtual universe (AFP)
AFP - Sony's game unit said Tuesday it was delaying for the second time the launch of an online virtual universe for the PlayStation 3 because the service needs further development.
Sony PSP outsells Nintendo DS 2-to-1...
Reuters - Sony Corp's (6758.T) PlayStation Portable
(PSP) handheld game gear outsold Nintendo Co Ltd's (7974.OS) DS
portable player more than 2-to-1 in Japan in April, game ...
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PlayStation 3 Update Boosts In-Game...
NewsFactor - In a move to compete with Microsoft's Xbox 360, Sony is set to release the PlayStation 3 software update 2.40 on Wednesday.
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Japan: PS3 Catches Up to Wii, Xbox...
In Japan, the Wii's lead over the PS3 shrank from six-to-one in May to just one-point-seven-to-one in June, according to Japanese magazine publisher Enterbrain. According...
Sony PS3 catching up to Wii in...
Reuters - Nintendo Co Ltd's (7974.OS) Wii game
console once again outsold Sony Corp's (6758.T) PlayStation 3
in Japan in June, but its lead is fading, a game magazine ...
May sales: GTA IV #1 with a bullet;...
While Grand Theft Auto IV for the Xbox 360 sits atop the software charts, the top two sellers in hardware and seven of the top ten slots in software belong to Nintendo. It's...
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Sony To Update Blu-Ray Features In...
TechWeb - The upgrade to PS3's BD-Live will add interactive features to movies and also allow users to download video content, ring tones, and games.
Sony again delays start of "Home" virtual world for the PlayStation 3
Sony is delaying the start of its Home virtual world for its PlayStation 3 video game machine until the second half of this year — the second time the Japanese electronics and entertainment company has postponed the online interactive service.
Sony beefs up PS3 media ability (Reuters)
Reuters - Sony Corp (6758.T) said it would rent and sell movies and TV shows over the Internet for its PlayStation 3 video game console and double the hard drive capacity of its main PS3 model in a bid to better compete with Microsoft Corp and Nintendo Co Ltd (7974.OS).Macworld - PS3 firmware update supports BD-Live
Sony is going to release a firmware update for the PlayStation 3 that enables BD-Live support and other new features.
PS3 DualShock 3 controller coming in...
Macworld.com - Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) on Tuesday announced plans to release its DualShock 3 wireless controller for its PlayStation 3 video game console in...
Macworld - PS3 DualShock 3 controller coming in...
Sony has announced a North American release date for its DualShock 3 controller, for the PlayStation 3.
PS3 DualShock 3 controller coming in...
Macworld.com - Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) on Tuesday announced plans to release its DualShock 3 wireless controller for its PlayStation 3 video game console in...
Nintendo Wii Sales Trounce Xbox 360,...
TechWeb - Sales were sparked by the recent launch of the hit game Super Smash Bros. Brawl -- a Wii exclusive.
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Sony to delay "Home" online service...
Reuters - Sony Corp's (6758.T) game unit said on
Tuesday it was delaying the launch of its "Home" 3D virtual
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