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News SCEA Claim December '09 The Best For PS3 Since Launch
Playstation 3 has really come into its own in the past 8 months, thanks to a fantastic rebranding campaign from SCE worldwide
As such, the various subsidiaries of Sony Computer Entertainment have been posting huge growth around the world. And that's no different in America, where SCEA has claimed a 90 per cent increase in hardware sales, and 60 per...
News Hey Guess What, Most PSP Owners Are Actually Female
According to American analysis folks Nielsen, 52% of PSP owners are actually female
We checked our private parts and concluded we're not part of that 52%. That's basically all we have to say on the matter.
News Sony's Jack Tretton Talks Playstation Growth In 2009
Fox just put up an interview with SCEA's big-wig Jack Tretton
He doesn't really talk about anything we don't really know, but touches on the Playstation Motion Controller and the growth of the PS3 since the price-cut. If, like us, you can't wait until E3 to catch another glimpse of Jack Tretton, then, you should probably watch this interview...
News Check Out A Cluster Of Playstation Power, Amazing
Remember when we posted about the US Air Force's plans to order in 2,200 PS3s to crunch data with? Well, erm, here's a teaser
Kotaku report that the above is a photo of the backroom of the USAF Research Laboratory's information directorate. There are 336 consoles in here. Imagine what those new 2,200 are going to look like. Yush.
News Pachter Predicts Playstation 3 Hardware Sales Are Up 85% In The US
Pulling out his crystal ball for, presumably, the last time this year; seasoned American analyst Michael Pachter reckons Sony shifted 700,000 PS3 consoles in the last month
That'd be up 85% on Sony's performance in the same period last year.We [Pachter's organisation, Wedbush Morgan] estimate sell-through of 1,050,000 Wii hardware units (down 49%...
News Playstation Sales Hit The Roof Over Thanksgiving Weekend
SCEA comms boss Patrick Seybold has confirmed through-the-roof sales for the Playstation 3 in America over thanksgiving weekend
The Playstation 3 mustered a whopping 440,000 sales for the week ending November 29th.The 2009 holiday season got off to an amazing start for PlayStation, with all key retailers showing a significant increase for PS3, PSP...
News US Airforce Purchase 2,200 Playstation 3s, Link Them For Super Computer Fun
Imagine how good Uncharted 2: Among Thieves would look if it was developed for 2,200 PS3s
Yeah, mental. Probably like, a step above real life or something. Who knows. We'll probably never find out. Speaking of linked PS3s though, we've just got wind that the US Airforce are to purchase 2,200 PS3s. That's a lot of consoles folks. They intend to hook...
News Playstation 3 Sales Up 70% In The USA, PSN Downloads Up 60%
When we look back on the Playstation 3 in years to come, we may just consider the announcement of the PS3 Slim a turning-point for the system
Sony have announced that the PS3's October performance in the US is up 70% on 2008. That's not all though, as PSN downloads have also increased by 60%, with October seeing more revenue from the service than...
News October NPD: Uncharted 2: Among Theives Tops Charts, Playstation 3 Beats Out XBOX 360
Another NPD results post, another month, another fanboy war (we assume)
America's console and games sales charts are in. And they make for minor interesting reading. The Playstation 3's sales are down this month (after a mammoth month in September, that's to be expected) but Sony's high-definition system still managed to beat out Microsoft's XBOX...
News First Footage Of Netflix On Playstation 3
Youtube user Otimus is one of the first people to get their hands on Netflix on the Playstation 3
His Netflix disc arrived today, and naturally, he set about capturing footage of the new software in use right away. According to Otimus there are some issues with the service, like video only rendering at 480p, but we'll put any problems down to...
News Reggie Fils-Aime Not Phased By Playstation 3 Sales Performance
What a difference a few months can make
Way back in April we posted Nintendo exec Reggie Fils-Aime's statement that "there's nothing nice to say about Playstation 3". Now we're sitting here in November, and Fils-Aime is being asked questions on Nintendo's performance, as the Playstation 3 currently dominates worldwide. Asked in particular...
News Playstation 3 "Greatest Hits" Games Get Classier Boxart
So if you really hated the old fugly Playstation 3 "Greatest Hits" cases - remind yourself here - know that, alongside the new PS3 hardware, logo and boxart -- the Greatest Hits cases have gotten a bit classier
Actually they're kinda yum. We'd feel happy to buy one of these.
News Netflix Discs Begin Shipping Today
If you've signed up to Netflix's Playstation 3 service, then you should know that the company are shipping the discs you'll need to access the service today
Jump into your inbox to check if yours has been delivered yet. Worry not if it hasn't, we're sure Netflix have a pile to get through and will get round to you ASAP. If you haven't signed up yet,...
News America: 250GB Playstation 3 Slim In Stores Now
If you're American and still without a Playstation 3, well it's worth noting that Sony released the 250GB PS3 Slim in your region yesterday
The new PS3 Slim does all the normal stuff a PS3 does, but with a 130GB more hard-drive space to play around with. It's only $50 more than the standard system too — so you're getting over double the HDD space...
News GameStop: Playstation 3 Sales Remain "Very Strong" Post Price Cut
American retailers GameStop have announced that the Playstation 3 continues to sell extremely well post-price cut
According to executive vice president Tony Bartel, momentum for the system has remained strong since the price cut in early September. Usually price cuts cause a strong spike in sales, before dropping away. Sounds like the Playstation 3...
News Netflix Answer Pressing Questions About Playstation 3 Integration
Yesterday, Netflix announced that they are to launch their service on the Playstation 3, after a period of exclusivity on the XBOX 360
The Playstation 3 will provide free movie streaming at the cost of a Netflix subscription, substantially cheaper than the XBOX 360 which requires a Live membership too. However, the initial launch of Netflix on the...
News Megaton Of Kind: Netflix Is Heading To The Playstation 3
After a few weeks of rumours, Netflix have finally confirmed that their exclusivity deal with Microsoft is over -- they're bringing movie and TV streaming to the Playstation 3
More to the point, if you have a Netflix and PSN account, the service will be free to access. "Netflix expects to begin streaming via the PS3 system next month at no...
News Netflix On The Cusp Of Launching On The Playstation 3?
Looks like Netflix are ready to expand their service beyond the XBOX 360
The movie rental service wouldn't name the box they are planning to launch on, but Associated Press report it is one "already owned by a large number of consumers". AP speculate it could be the Playstation 3 or Wii, something Netflix has spoken about in the past...
News NPD: Playstation 3 Dominates In The US, Conquers Wii & 360, Comes Close To DS
The September NPDs are out
Cue fanboy fights across the world. As expected, the PS3 Slim managed to dominate competition, selling nearly 150,000 more units than closest competitor the XBOX 360, while coming just 32,000 units short of the market leading Nintendo DS. Playstation 3 sales were up nearly double from the previous month, seeing a whopping...
News Get 130GB For $50, Sony Confirm Standalone 250GB Playstation 3 At $349.99
The two SKU Playstation 3 is back
Not the greatest way of keeping things easy for your consumer base, but this 250GB Playstation 3 announced at the price of $349.99 for the US demographic represents outstanding value for money. You're essentially getting 130GB for $50. It's, like, totally up to you whether you think you'd use that extra space (we...
News Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Is Now Available Stateside
Hi America
We know you're not reading because chances are you're probably sleeping - after staying up late for the midnight launch of Uncharted 2 - or playing Uncharted 2 because it's out in the US right now. Dude! If you don't have your copy right now, the question you should be asking yourself is why not? And if you do have your copy, you should...
News ESRB Offer Cut Price Rating Fee For PSP Minis Developers
Recently PSP Minis' developers have come into a bit of a brick wall when developing games for Sony's new service
Mainly the games have to be rated by the ESRB, and ESRB rating are through the roof! The ESRB have shot down those claims.The ESRB has a reduced fee of $800 for games that have development costs under $250,000, said ESRB spokesman...
News EEDAR Predict Playstation 3 Will Top The US Sales Charts For September
Well it's been a long, long time coming, but we're finally posting about Playstation 3 topping sales charts with some conviction
According to predictions from EEDAR analyst Jesse Divnich, the Playstation 3 will top the American hardware sales charts for the USA with Sony's system occupying 400,000 (blimey!) units in the period. Their data suggests...
News Amazon.com Selling Playstation Network Content
For all those worried that Sony would have the monopoly on Playstation Network content (and thus not push the price of PSP games down), look no further than Amazon, who are now selling Playstation Network content
You'll get free vouchers for PSN stuff with any console purchases (PSP or PS3), plus there's all your usual PSN downloads. There doesn't...
News Gran Turismo PSP Bundle Hits The US This October, $200
Here in Europe we are set to get Gran Turismo PSP with our PSP Gos
In the US though, you can expect to pick up a "Mystic Silver" PSP-3000, a copy of GT PSP on UMD, some exclusive DLC and a 2GB memory stick for just $200. That's a great bundle for Sony and we're sure it's going to do decent numbers for them in America when the bundle...
News New Playstation 3 Ads Are Comical, Brilliant & Genius All At The Same Time
"He hates candles too
!" "Come on!!" "I know, right?" "What's wrong with him?" Just part of the genius you'll experience as part of Sony's new, actually-funny-and-totally-not-weird American marketing push. The advert focuses on humour, as is highlighted by the second campaign embedded after the jump, which even...
News Best Buy Offering Free Games To Prevent Playstation 3 Returns
So, here's the thing
You might have recently bought a Playstation 3 Phat. You might then have heard about the Slim and decided you want that instead. What you gonna do? Well apparently in America you can just take that system right back to where you bought it and exchange it. But for obvious reasons, big retailers like Best Buy don't want you to do...
News Timothy Bender Joins SCEA Ahead Of Sony's "Most Aggressive Holiday Season" Yet
The dude behing LiveScribe and LeapFrog, Timothy Bender, is to join SCEA
Raise your glasses folks! Tim has been appointed the role of Senior Vice President of Sales for Sony Computer Entertainment America, meaning his job is to make sure everyone knows how downright awesome the Playstation brand is. His boss, CEO Jack Tretton, had some nice things...
News KMart Updates, Officially Lists PS3 Slim At $299 On August 24th
KMart's website has been updated since this morning
They are now officially listing the Playstation 3 Slim. They're pitching the product at $299.99 for a release on August 24th. We're expecting pictures to be released officially by Sony during the GamesCom conference in just a few hours. If you'd like to preorder a product before it's official...
News KMart: The Rumours Are Reality, New Low Price & A New Exciting Playstation 3
What are you trying to tell us American retailer KMart? Your homepage is hinting towards the rumours of the PS3 Slim, and even going as far as to announcing "a new low price & a new exciting Playstation 3"
The picture is of a current PS3 and the link on the frontpage takes you to familiar bundles, but something has to be happening right? Some...
