The patent office needs to start clearing out its staff because information has leaked through once more, this time suggesting that Sony has filed for a touchscreen PSP.
The current run of poor N-gage games is to be expected , argues Ewan. Every games platform has this problem, it's just a question of maturity and of time. The launch titles for N-Gage classic were worse and even those for the bestselling Sony PSP were comparable.
Sony has announced that the 2.40 firmware for PlayStation 3 will be released this Wednesday, 2nd July. The update will introduce the long-awaited in-game XMB functionality as well as "trophies" to "recognise players' achievements in the online arena".
Sony has released the following video to demonstrate all the things that the upcoming Firmware 2.40 update is going to enable. It's everything that PS3 owners have spent the last year clamouring for, but Xbox 360 players will no doubt notice there's a few distinct similarities between Sony's 'new' features and all the stuff the Xbox 360 did the whole damn time.
The absence of PlayStation branding on Sony Ericsson's new gaming handset has fuelled rumours that the Japanese giant intends to create its own mobile brand that will allow Sony to leverage the entertainment properties and sub-brands over which it has full control.
USUALLY THE SUMMER presents us with a quiet period of console and gaming-related news, but this season seems to be more busy than most. Xbox 360 It seems that earlier rumours of an Xbox 360 price drop at E3 are ringing true.
SONY MAY HAVE plans to feed movies to its PS3 console, but so far the only studio signed up to participlate in the Vole-busting scheme is Sony itself.
Variety are today reporting on the status of Sony's forthcoming movie download platform, confirmed yesterday for the PlayStation 3.
News in from Sony today informs us that cumulative worldwide sales of the PSP and PS3 consoles have now topped an epic 50 million units, not bad, considering the bad press both systems have ensured at various times.
Sony has revealed that more than 50 million PS3 consoles and PSP handhelds have now been sold. The total figure is comprised of more than 12 million PS3s and more than 37 million PSPs (which does only add up to 49 million, yes, but they did say "more than").
Sony has updated the PlayStation Store with the promised MGS4 Database and a demo of Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3. Both are for PS3 owners, while PSP owners can download the original Pursuit Force for GBP 14.99 from either the PC Store or via the PS3 online service.
Sony's echochrome will be out next week in Europe, the platform holder have today confirmed. The game will be released on the PSN next Thursday, while a PSP boxed copy will land on the Friday (reports Eurogamer.net this morning).
TOKYO (Thomson Financial) - Sony Corp. said on Thursday it plans a capital outlay of about 1.8 trillion yen ($16.7 billion) in the three years to March 2011 after the world's second-largest consumer electronics maker effectively completed its sweeping restructuring drive and shifts its focus to growth.
THE DARK satanic rumour mill has been churning out a line which claims that Sony is about to drop its PlayStation Portable.
PSP phone for Christmas 2009? Those rumours just won't go away... Sony is currently working on a PSP-branded phone for the Christmas season of 2009, Japanese and Korean sources are again claiming.
A stand-alone expansion to the original MGS : Portable Ops, Portable Ops + is effectively a rehash of Solid Snake's first outing on the PSP with a few added features. Well, in theory. But as I did not play the original, let's assess the game as what it really is - another standalone outing for Solid Snake on Sony's portable console.
Sony insiders suggest new handset will incorporate elements of PSP
The PSP may have endured its ups and downs since launch, but it would seem Sony's innovative handheld could be set for plenty more to come - the manufacturer mooting a possible 10 year life-span for the gadget.
Sony is understood to be mooting the launch of a PlayStation-branded phone, calling into question its partnership with Swedish mobile company Ericsson.
Sony has released firmware update 4.01 for the PSP. It's not the most exciting one yet, truth be told. According to the US PlayStation blog the update has improved video playback "for certain file types".
Sony revealed in an annual report Monday that losses stemming from its game segment mounted to more than $3.3 billion over the course of fiscal 2007 and fiscal 2008, but there are signs of improvement.
Sony Europe exec reveals all about firm's strategy to 'revitalise' console developers
Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc., today announced that Hellboy:™ The Science of Evil has shipped to retail stores nationwide for the Xbox 360®™ video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PLAYSTATION®3 home entertainment system and the PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system.
24 Jun 2008: PS3 has cost Sony over £1.5 billion but it's not all bad news.
Sony has reportedly lost an epic amount of money by selling the PlayStation 3 console at a more competitive price point, Kotaku reveal this week.
A mysterious clock ticking down to what appears to be the announcement of a new game by Sony Japan has been spied online .
Selling your console for less than it costs to make doesn't come cheap. Sony should know - they lost USD 2.16 billion on PS3 in 2007, and a further USD 1.16 billion this year.
The page morphs from a pixellated or2 into a pixellated orz after a few clicks, whilst a cutesified bogey squishes across the base of the screen. Current front-runner in the wild-guess sweepstakes of 'What It Could Mean' is Yuusha no Kuse ni Namaikida 2, a sequel to a PSP dungeon crawler which translates roughly to These Darn Adventures.
Xbox 360 Another week brings another storage-size-related rumour for the 360. Trustedreviews.com fuels the fire with whisperings of a 60GB based 360 coming to shelves near you, after a launch at E3.
The release of Metal Gear Solid 4 and the ongoing success of PSP made it a Sony one-two in Japan last week, as PS3 skyrocketed to the top of the hardware charts.
The PSP is a great little platform with a good few years left in it still thanks to its versatility says Rebellion CTO Chris Kingsley.
The latest hardware sales figures from Japan will make pleasant reading for Sony bosses as they shot the PS3 and PSP occupying the top two slots.
PS3 was the best-selling console in Japan last week, according to figures from Media Create. Sony shifted 75,311 machines in the seven days ending June 15th, with sales boosted by the release of Metal Gear Solid 4.
David Reeves, SCEE president, speaking at the recent DevStation conference in London has admitted while that PSP piracy is a concern it can help drive hardware sales.
19 Jun 2008: Sony admits piracy problem on PSP.
President of SCEE David Reeves says platform holder is set to unveil new clampdown
Sony unveil details of PSP exclusive sequel
Sony Computer Entertainment America has tacked on a couple of additions to the list of games it plans to show at E3 next month. The invite to the company's press lounge now suggests a pair of Buzz! games will be on display: Quiz TV for PS3 and Master Quiz for PSP.
PSP firmware version 4.00 is on its way "soon", Sony has officially confirmed, adding a new Google search option into your handheld's XMB (Xross Media Bar).
Sony's PlayStation 3 could lose the battle of the games consoles, as it struggles to convince independent gaming groups to invest in its technology.
While Sony might be messing things up a little elsewhere in its gaming portfolio, it's charming PSP goes from strength to strength with each software update - and the changes coming in version 4.00 are every bit as innovative as we've come to expect from the portable media-playing power machine.
SONY'S PORTABLE games system gets a refresh in the next few days and the big news is that the ever-present Google has shouldered its way onto everybody's favourite waste of time.
Google search technology will be integrated into the PSP handheld as part of the forthcoming version 4.00 firmware update.
Sony Worldwide Studios boss Shuhei Yoshida has said the company doesn't see the DS as a direct rival for the PSP - despite the fact they're both handheld machines for playing computer games on.
17 Jun 2008: Firmware update v4.00 coming soon
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Sony has announced that the PSP's upcoming 4.00 firmware will add a Google search feature to the Network section. The update "will be released soon", PSN operations director Eric Lempel said in a PlayStation Blog post.
Q: Something that Microsoft managed to achieve with the Xbox 360 since launch was the regular roll-out of key titles over time.
When it comes to taking the best out of the PSP and delivering it to consumers so they can use it every day for many things, Sony is still early on the curve according to Sony Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida.
Pre-order now and receive on day of release! SingStar has been a huge success for Sony, of course, and apart from a miserable karaoke game for the original Xbox Microsoft has been unable to fight back.
The popularity of the new Monster Hunter game, and the PSP's enduring appeal in Japan, shows no sign of abating - the latest stats for the week ending June 8th looking rosy for Sony's handheld.
Robbie Bach is less than inspired by Sony's PSP handheld, the Microsoft executive accusing the console of lacking direction; attempting too many uses at once.
13 Jun 2008: What Microsoft can learn from Sony's handheld gaming device...
NPD data shows Sony console shifts 209k units; 360 sells 187k; But Wii and DS rule hardware market
Sony have this week added a raft of new content to the PAL PlayStation Network. Well, yesterday actually.
Robbie Bach, president of Microsoft's Entertainment & Devices division, has called out problems with Sony's PSP that he sees as "cautionary tales" to entering the handheld entertainment market.
To celebrate the release of LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures, we're giving you the chance to win one of five copies of the game, and a Sony PSP.
London, June 2008: Sony Computer Entertainment Europe today announced the release of the CRISIS CORE® -FINAL FANTASY VII, PSP™ bundle, available on 20th June 2008, priced at 189.99 Euros.
Sony will release its latest limited edition PlayStation Portable next week: a silver model styled to tie in with the Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII game it comes bundled with.
Ready at Dawn, the PSP specialist developer behind the excellent God of War: Chains of Olympus, have said they are officially moving away from development for Sony's handheld.
Sony Computer Entertainment have today confirmed that a new PSP bundle is en route to Europe, and will arrive on June 20th alongside Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII.
11 Jun 2008: Silver shininess coming soon
Sony Computer Entertainment is to release a new PSP bundle that will come complete with Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII. It'll be priced at GBP 150 (EUR 189.99). For that you'll get a limited edition silver PSP, engraved with artwork and the game's logo, plus a copy of the game.
Developer Ready at Dawn, responsible for two of the PSP's biggest titles of recent years, has reiterated that it has no intention of developing for Sony's handheld any longer.
Square Enix and Sony team up for official Crisis Core pack, arriving June 20th in Europe
God of War: Chains of Olympus creator Ready at Dawn has officially finished working with the PSP. The developer, also responsible for Daxter on the handheld, has already packed up its tools and sent them back to Sony.
- 505 Games will be bringing 1C Publishing’s to the console market for the first time.
New line-up includes Square Enix, Namco Bandai and first-party titles
Login or Register to rate! Need 3 votes! With the previous three titles in the series being Sony exclusives on PSP and PS2, making the move to Xbox was a bold one.
Login or Register to rate! Need 3 votes! With the previous three titles in the series being Sony exclusives on PSP and PS2, making the move to Xbox was a bold one.
Ready at Dawn, the US developer behind two of the biggest releases on Sony's handheld, has confirmed it will no longer be making games for the PSP. The studio was responsible for God of War: Chains of Olympus, a title that was honoured with the release of a limited edition PSP in the US . The game is also the highest-rated PSP title according to Metacritic, with an average score of 91 per cent.
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FAMITSU: Sony handheld shifts 270,750 in month; takes 37.3 per cent market share
BEFORE WE DELVE into the console news, you may be interested to know that Crackle has a sneak peak of Duke Nukem 3D - possibly the most delayed game in history.
Where does the 'next generation gaming platform' that is N-Gage go now? Ewan takes notes from the recent S60 Summit in Barcelona.
Games publisher, Ubisoft, has criticised Sony's PlayStation Portable for its failure to keep pace with the Nintendo DS handheld. UK Managing Director Rob Cooper has said in a recent interview that PSP lacks direction and that Sony has over-complicated and over-priced the console.
SingStore is horribly brilliant. Brilliant because it gives us a sexy, increasingly well-stocked catalogue of songs to download when we get bored of "Valerie" by The Zutons. Horrible because we make poor enough decisions when we're sober, and SingStar is indivisible from alcohol.
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe have rolled out a raft of new PlayStation Network content. Because it is Thursday, you know.
Sony has lined up an admirable selection of items for its European PlayStation Store update this Thursday. Unfortunately none of it looks like the US-offered treats Commando 3 and Novastrike, so you will change regions if you fancy those at USD 10 a pop.
Ubisoft's managing director slams Sony for marketing the Portable PlayStation without direction.
French publisher Ubisoft has this week publicly urged Sony to focus on the PlayStation Portable, hinting that game makers may otherwise stop supporting the handheld.
Ubisoft has called for immediate action from Sony in order to stop publishers abandoning the PSP.
Q: There certainly seems confidence in the Ubisoft products for 2008. What would you say are the differentiators of Ubisoft's portfolio for this year?
Ubisoft has called on Sony to act quickly to stop publishers abandoning the PSP as a viable format.
Sony will release a "Cinnabar Red" PlayStation 2, two "Metallic Blue" PSP packs and a PlayStation Eye bundle next month in Japan. The platform holder will launch the limited edition red PS2 on July 3 at a recommended retail price of 16,000 yen.
Sony announces it is to launch a red PS2 and two blue PSP packs in Japan next month.
– Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) and Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) today announced the introduction of dynamic in-game advertising on PLAYSTATION®3 (PS3). Marketers interested in placing advertisements in games for PS3 or publishers with available in-game space for advertisements are able to engage through advertisement distribution partners, with IGA Worldwide selected ...
In its May 2008 Dossier, DFC Intelligence is forecasting that the current generation of game consoles will exceed the installed base for the prior generation of consoles in 2011.
– Future US, Inc, the leading publisher of cutting-edge special interest magazines and websites, announced today that it has an exclusive development agreement to produce a monthly digital program to be delivered across Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA)’s PLAYSTATION® Network.
Red PS2 and blue PSPs coming to territory next month
3 Jun 2008: Colour us confused...
03/06/08 – Future, the special-interest media group, today announces a new publishing partnership with Tesco – the UK’s largest retailer, to launch a brand-new games magazine.
– Harmonix Music Systems, the leading developer of music-based games, and MTV Games, a part of Viacom’s MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), announced today that they will team up with Q Entertainment, a leading Japanese music game designer, to bring the best-selling music videogame Rock Band to Japan.
SONY'S PSP is still topping sales figures in Japan. According to Gamesindustry.biz the PSP shifted 64,449 units over the past week ending May 25th, with the Wii at second place with 49,047 units sold. The Nintendo DS sold 37,404 units, and the PS3 only managed a meagre 9,071 units.