JAPAN: PS3 sales slump further (MCV)
Sony's console shows no signs of catching Xbox 360 as PSP 3000 rules the roost
PlayStation 2 and Xbox 360 Outsell PS3 in Japan (Spong)
31 Oct 2008: DS outsold by PSP
Sony PSP 3000 Screen Issues ‘Explained’ (Spong)
31 Oct 2008: It's the pixels isn't it.
PSP leads Japan, while PS3 struggles continue (Ferrago.co.uk)
Latest Japanese hardware chart revealed
EndWar and Mirror’s Edge on PSN News (EuroGamer)
Sony has updated the PlayStation internet shops with games and demos and that. There are Mirror's Edge, Tom Clancy's EndWar and WarHawk demos on the PS3 Store and the full games are Def Jam Fight for NY: The Takeover on PSP and Cool Boarders 2 from the PSone archive for both formats.
Sony’s First-Party Releases see Resistance 2 Dated (Spong)
30 Oct 2008: Loco Roco 2 also for November
Resistance 2 for November 28th (Ferrago.co.uk)
Sony dates hinted
“Opera browser now for the PSP” (EuroGamer)
I am not sure if this has been mentioned here, but this might be a better alternative to the PSP's native browser. Oh, that's pretty awesome actually. The PSP's native browser is a mess, and Opera's mobile editions are supposed to be excellent.
Sony and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad quarter (The Register)
Profits feeling 90 per cent lighter Sony didn't have a terrific second quarter.…
PS3 outselling Xbox 360 globally (Ferrago.co.uk)
Second-quarter results see Sony succeed
PS3 outsells Xbox 360 in Q2 worldwide News (EuroGamer)
A comparison of Sony's corporate unit sales data and comments made by an investor relations spokesperson for Microsoft suggest that PlayStation 3 outsold Xbox 360 worldwide for the three months ending 30th September.
Sony: Developers Don’t Need Publishers for PS3 and PSP (Spong)
29 Oct 2008: Straight relationship for PS2 and PSP development
PSP gets new media manager (Ferrago.co.uk)
Available now, for your PC
Software sales fall for Sony (gamesindustry.biz)
While sales of PlayStation 3 titles doubled in the past 12 months, Sony's latest financial results show that wasn't enough to offset the decline year-on-year of PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 2 game sales.
Sony celebrates PS3 Platinum range success (MCV)
UK product team 'delighted' with initial sales performance
Sony Cancels PSP-3000 Media Pack (Spong)
28 Oct 2008: Streamlining the range
00:39 (BST), 28/10/2008 Football Manager 2009 Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS Sports Interactive & SEGA Europe … (gamesindustry.biz)
Sports Interactive & SEGA Europe Ltd. today can announce that Football Manager 2009 for PC and Apple Macintosh has gone gold. The demo for the PC and MAC is also set for release later this week from the early hours of Sunday 2nd November.
“PS could be Sony’s last console” (EuroGamer)
Eurogamer's computer and video game discussion forum
Xbox 360 prime-time delayed (The Inquirer)
PLENTY OF GAME launches are beginning to pop-up, due to the arrival of the silly season. If you haven't already, grab a copy of LittleBigPlanet - it's life-changing.
“DVD to PSP” (EuroGamer)
DVD to PSP is the ultimate tool in DVD converter software for your Sony PSP. With the latest video encoding technology MPEG4 and H.264, you can quickly and easily copy and convert any kind of DVD movie for use on your Sony PSP console.
Sony Blames Profit Warning on Yen, Weak Demand (BusinessWeek Online via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance)
Japan's electronics and entertainment giant, revamped under Howard Stringer, falls short of goals, and the sour global economy bodes ill for sales
Developer: iPhone can rival Nintendo DS, Sony PSP for games (Macworld UK)
When a company forms specifically to publish games for Apple's iPhone, it's certainly worth noting. But when that company is headed up by two veterans of Electronic Arts who see the iPhone as hotbed for game development, it really grabs headlines.
Sony PSP 3000 faces screen ’scan line’ problems (PC Advisor)
But Sony's new PSP games portable is selling well Sony's new PSP 3000 portable games console has come under fire after users reported seeing visible scan lines across the PSP 3000's upgraded screen.
PSP looking good for 2009 (Ferrago)
MAG and InFamous, too
Sony issues profits warning (MCV)
PS3 platform holder slashes earnings forecasts by 57 per cent; falling demand and strengthening Yen blamed
Sony’s new PSP model off to strong start in Japan (Reuters)
TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp's new PlayStation Portable got off to a robust start in Japan, with combined sales of it and earlier models in the week of its market debut hitting the highest so far this year, a research firm said on Thursday.
New PSP firmware fixes download bug News (EuroGamer)
Sony has said a fix for the PSP 'free space' download bug is coming soon, in firmware version 5.01. This results in 8GB or 16GB memory stick owners being told they have insufficient free space when, in reality, they actually have rather a lot thank you.
Sony powerless to fix PSP screen problem (The Register)
Lines and lines and lines Sony has admitted that it’s powerless to fix display problems on the PlayStation Portable 3000, which gamers have complained displays strange lines on its screen.…
Sony PSP: 5.01 Update Coming but No Screen Fix (Spong)
22 Oct 2008: Will not or cannot?
PSP-3000 scan lines worry players (Ferrago)
Hardware issue won't be resolved
Sony responds to PSP-3000 screen problems (MCV)
No software fix in the works for LCD scanline problems; patch on the way for PSP Store
“No plans” to fix PSP-3000 scan lines News (EuroGamer)
Sony has "no plans" to address the horizontal scan lines appearing on PSP-3000 screens.
New PSP screen draws complaints from consumers (gamesindustry.biz)
Sony's latest iteration of its handheld, the PlayStation Portable, has been on the receiving end of criticism from consumers over scan lines that appear on screen.
Sony PSP 3000 - Good Sales but Poor Screen? (Spong)
21 Oct 2008: Swings and roundabouts though...
New PSP off to a racing start in Japan (Ferrago)
Strong sales from the get-go
WHAT’S NEW - October 24th ‘08 (MCV)
MCV's look at all the titles scheduled to hit UK retail this Friday
JAPAN: PSP 3000 enjoys powerful debut (MCV)
Sales skyrocket as redesigned version of Sony handheld launches; UK sales stats unknown
08:45 (BST), 21/10/2008 Tom Clancy’s EndWar Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS - Today Ubisoft announced that Tom … (gamesindustry.biz)
- Today Ubisoft announced that Tom Clancy's EndWar™ will be released for the Nintendo DS™ system and the PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system.
Xbox 360 will dominate Christmas sales (The Inquirer)
THE JAPANESE MARKET has seen a slump in sales in the last week of trading. For the week ending October 12th, all six major consoles saw a decline in sales. The PS3 saw the largest percentage drop, with a fall of nearly 21%.
PSP renaissance looms? (Ferrago.co.uk)
Digital distribution will mean new games
JAPAN: 360 beats PS3 yet again (MCV)
Microsoft's console outpaces Sony's rival for the fourth week in a row as PS3 sales tumble
Xbox 360 Outsells PS3 in Japan… Part 1 (Spong)
17 Oct 2008: Sony's land of the falling sun?
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (gamesindustry.biz)
The PlayStation Portable's new distribution methods will spur on creative development for the handheld, according to Zeno Colaço vice president of publisher and developer relations for SCEE.
PS3 sales collapse in Japan (Ferrago)
Sony's next-gen system is suffering...
Microsoft (gamesindustry.biz)
Price cuts for the Xbox 360 have helped the console surge ahead of the PlayStation 3 in the US, but Nintendo's formats are still way ahead of both Microsoft and Sony.
16:18 (BST), 16/10/2008 Phantasy Star Portable Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – SEGA® of … (gamesindustry.biz)
– SEGA® of Europe, Ltd. today announced that Phantasy Star Portable™ will be coming to Europe exclusively for the PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system.
Dissidia: FF coming to PSP Store too News (EuroGamer)
Square Enix looks poised to offer Dissidia: Final Fantasy as both downloadable game and UMD title at launch on 18th December. If the listing on the Sony Japan website proves accurate (well spotted, Siliconera ), then we should be able to grab the title directly from the Japanese PSP Store.
Sony Q4 marketing blitz revealed (MCV)
Massive cinema campaign and new first-party bundles spearhead format holder's UK assault this Christmas
PSP Firmware update (EuroGamer)
Login or Register to rate! Need 3 votes! Having to use a PC as the middle man for downloading PSN store items to your PSP was always a bit clunky, so Sony duly addressed the issue in the latest firmware update. Have a look at what you can expect from the new service here.
PSP Firmware update (EuroGamer)
Login or Register to rate! Need 3 votes! Having to use a PC as the middle man for downloading PSN store items to your PSP was always a bit clunky, so Sony duly addressed the issue in the latest firmware update. Have a look at what you can expect from the new service here.
Sony Puts Videos on YouTube (Spong)
15 Oct 2008: People go and look at them
Sony’s Puts Videos on YouTube (Spong)
15 Oct 2008: People go and look at them
Direct PSP Store launches worldwide News (EuroGamer)
Sony has upgraded PlayStation 3's firmware to version 2.5 and PSP's to version 5.00, ushering in the biggest changes to both systems since the launch of Trophies and the in-game XMB this summer.
Sony PSP and PS3 Firmware Updates October 15th with Flash 9 (Spong)
14 Oct 2008: Plus: one feature SCEA didn't mention...
“Firmware 2.50″ (EuroGamer)
ThreeSpeech wrote: London, October 14, 2008 – Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) today announced details of the next PLAYSTATION®3 (PS3™) and PSP®(PlayStation®Portable) system software updates, adding new features to both platforms to benefit consumers.
PS3 and PSP updates on the way (Ferrago)
Sony reveals firmware plans
Sony strengthens firmware portfolio - PSP hits v5.00, PS3 now goes up to v2.50 (Tech Digest via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Sony's rigorous firmware updating schedule is marching further forward, with the company today announcing new updates to PSP and PS3 - making them both marginally better than before.
Sony nullifies leaked Q4 schedule News (EuroGamer)
Sony has clarified to Eurogamer that dates seen earlier for Resistance 2, MotorStorm: Pacific Rift and SingStar Vol. 3 are not set in stone. The leaked schedule appeared on MCV , and claimed that MotorStorm 2 and SingStar Vol. 3 would be out on 14th November.
Sony details PS3 and PSP firmware updates News (EuroGamer)
Sony has released the details for the latest round of firmware updates for its platforms, listing a number of improvements for both PS3 and PSP usability.
PlayStation 3 Firmware Update 2.50 Detailed (Spong)
13 Oct 2008: Direct PSP access to PlayStation Store confirmed for US
Sony Europe: Those Pre Xmas Game Releases in Full (Spong)
13 Oct 2008: Those first-party games in full..
Sony dates Q4 line-up (MCV)
UPDATE: Resistance 2, SingStar Vol. 3 and LocoRoco 2 all out in November
Gran Turismo PSP is coming, says Sony News (EuroGamer)
Sony Worldwide Studios boss Shuhei Yoshida has confirmed Gran Turismo PSP is still in development - even though it's been years since the game was first announced.
Extra PSP echochrome levels on PSN News (EuroGamer)
Sony has added a PSP echochrome expansion to the US PlayStation Store. Inside the USD 4.99 pack are 40 extra levels of brain twisters - around 71 per cent more content than in the original. And those without echochrome can expect a game-plus-expansion bundle to save a few pennies.
Sony plans ‘ad hoc’ gaming for PSP (PC Advisor)
New service will only work with PS3 The 'Adhoc Party for PSP' service will work through the PlayStation 3 (PS3) so gamers without the console won't be able to make use of it. By downloading an application through the PlayStation Store, the service will be enabled and games with an ad hoc gaming mode can be played with friends over the internet. Gamers using the service will first ...
Sony unveils useless feature - use a full-size PS3 controller on your PSP (Tech Digest via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
You might have to humour me a little here - I'm not a console gamer. I love PC gaming, but I'm not a fan of trying to control first person shooters with a joypad. Yes, even Goldeneye on the N64. I know, I know, I'm a heathen.
Resistance PSP Gets Dual Shock 3 Support (Spong)
9 Oct 2008: Plus: infect your PSP
Future Sony Japan PSP games downloadable News (EuroGamer)
Sony Japan has decided to offer all first-party PSP games as downloads at the same time as UMD release. The first example of this will arrive on 15th October alongside the direct access PSP Store, which cuts out the need to go through PC or PS3 for the content.
“Future Sony Japan PSP titles will be downloadable from Playstation Store” (EuroGamer)
If they're doing that then I wish they'd make them playing on the PS3 aswell. I was just about to post this. I wonder what the prices will be like?
Resistance 2/PSP to work in harmony News (EuroGamer)
Sony plans to make PSP game Resistance: Retribution and PS3 game Resistance 2 work together in a couple of ways. The benefits to this are regenerative health and the ability to breathe underwater.
UPDATED: Sony at TGS - Full PSP Games to be Downloadable (Spong)
9 Oct 2008: R.I.P. UMD?
Sony at TGS: Full PSP Games to be Downloadable (Spong)
9 Oct 2008: R.I.P. UMD?
TGS: All PSP games to be downloadable (MCV)
Sony confirms parallel release policy to compliment UMD titles; DualShock 3 support also on the way
Sony denies stealthy TGS conference News (EuroGamer)
Sony has told Eurogamer that it has no plans to put on a Tokyo Game Show press conference, despite reports to the contrary. The platform holder's Japanese video website specifically lists "SCEJ Press Conference 10/9".
Sony’s first day TGS trailer roundup News (EuroGamer)
Sony has unleashed its first batch of Tokyo Game Show trailers. And we thought we'd round them up for you. New footage for PSP headline acts Patapon 2 ( two trailers ) and Resistance: Retribution leads the charge, but those are games we know about, so let's move on.
Direct PSP Store access in-bound (Ferrago.co.uk)
Japan gets a date for new functions
09:00 (BST), 09/10/2008 Monster Hunter Freedom Unite Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS London – October 9, 2008 – … (gamesindustry.biz)
London – October 9, 2008 – Capcom®, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games, today confirmed that Japanese multi-platinum selling Monster Hunter Portable 2G will be coming to European gamers as Monster Hunter Freedom Unite.
08:00 (BST), 09/10/2008 Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS — At the Tokyo Game Show … (gamesindustry.biz)
-- At the Tokyo Game Show today, KOEI revealed new details on the company’s upcoming portable exclusives. These latest offerings are designed to create communities for gamers, centered on fun and engaging multi-player experiences.
PSP direct Store access dated News (EuroGamer)
Sony will be giving Japanese PSP owners direct access to to the PlayStation Store from 15th October. That means no longer faffing around with the PS3 or PC to get at the content there.
14:45 (BST), 08/10/2008 Neverland Card Battles Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS CHICAGO - Oct. 8, 2008 YUKE’S … (gamesindustry.biz)
YUKE'S Company of America, the U.S. publishing arm of Japanese game developer YUKE'S Company Limited, today released the latest round of screens for Neverland Card Battles, a card-based Strategy RPG due to hit store shelves on October 28th for the PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system.
10:53 (BST), 08/10/2008 Star Ocean: Second Evolution Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS – Square Enix Ltd., the … (gamesindustry.biz)
– Square Enix Ltd., the publisher of Square Enix® interactive entertainment products in Europe and other PAL territories, today announces that STAR OCEAN®: Second Evolution™ will be released across Europe and all PAL territories in Spring 2009, exclusively on the PSP® (PlayStation® Portable) system.
17:14 (BST), 07/10/2008 Game Connection Europe 2008 Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS For Immediate Release – Game … (gamesindustry.biz)
– Game Connection will strengthen its status as the benchmark marketplace for the quickly evolving Game Industry with Game Connection Europe 2008. This business-oriented event will welcome dozens of companies at the forefront of the new development trends for new target audiences on all platforms, including the next generation.
PSP-3000 Hands On (EuroGamer)
The first time David Reeves got up on stage and took a new PSP out of his pocket, it was easy to see why he looked so pleased with himself.
Sony Online creating new console MMO games (Ferrago)
All future releases on PS3?
New Nintendo DSi announced (The Inquirer)
PRE-ORDERS FOR THE Pandora are now officially open . If you're a homebrew and emulator fan, you'd best grab one as soon as you can. Xbox 360 According to a report in MCV the Xbox 360 should now be selling for under £100 in the UK.
All future Sony MMOs console-bound News (EuroGamer)
After revealed that he was keen on bringing MMOs to PSP , Sony Online Entertainment boss John Smedley has spoken more about his company's console development strategy, and it amounts to this: every future SOE game is console-bound.
17:04 (BST), 03/10/2008 Star Ocean: First Departure Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS – Square Enix Ltd., the … (gamesindustry.biz)
– Square Enix Ltd., the publisher of Square Enix® interactive entertainment products in Europe and other PAL territories, today announces that STAR OCEAN®: First Departure™ will be released across all PAL territories on 24th October 2008, exclusively on the PSP® (PlayStation® Portable) system.
“16Gb Memory stick and PSP?” (EuroGamer)
Now they're sub 100 quid was wondering if these were supported? Would be rather useful.
Sega to launch PSP beater in 2009 (The Register)
Upcoming handheld games, music, video player spied in the wild Exclusive Sega will next year launch a portable media player boasting enough functionality to threaten Sony’s PlayStation Portable, the Register Hardware can exclusively reveal.…
PSP is Japan’s best-seller of 2008 News (EuroGamer)
Xbox 360 sales have trumped those of PS3 after yet another week in Japan. We never thought we'd write that. The Microsoft console sold 11,294, according to Media Create data (thanks NeoGAF ), while Sony's flagship machine shifted only 8,275. That's a similar level of drama to Hollyoaks, and those sales are little more than a drop in the ocean compared to the week's winner, the DS, with 57,847 ...
Nintendo takes on Apple with new console (Mad.co.uk)
Nintendo will launch a new version of its DS machine that will allow users to take pictures and play music. The new DSi console will hope to cement Nintendo's lead over Sony's Playstation, and muscle into the territory of the Apple iPod and iTunes.
US: PlayStation sales 30% up on targets (MCV)
SCEA boss Tretton warns of possible stock shortages as PS3 and PSP continue to fly off the shelf
LittleBigPlanet Leaping Onto PSP? (Spong)
2 Oct 2008: Job listing hints 'yes'!
Sony defends PS3 and PSP sales (The Inquirer)
DESPITE CLAIMS that Sony is losing the console war peddling its highly-priced PS3, the games console maker insists it is making a bob or two.
05:54 (BST), 02/10/2008 Neverland Card Battles Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS YUKE’S Company of America, the … (gamesindustry.biz)
YUKE'S Company of America, the U.S. publishing arm of Japanese game developer YUKE'S Company Limited, today released new content from Neverland Card Battles, an upcoming card-based Strategy RPG for the PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system.
Nintendo to launch camera, music-ready DS in Japan (Reuters)
TOKYO (Reuters) - Nintendo Co Ltd will launch a DS machine that can take pictures and play music, hoping to cement its lead over Sony's PlayStation and encroach into the territory of Apple Inc's iPod and iPhone.
Japanese videogame market down 21 per cent (gamesindustry.biz)
The Japanese home videogame market has shrunk 21.3 per cent for the six months from April to September, compared to the same period last year, according to research from Enterbrain.
(AFX UK Focus) 2008-10-02 00:34 Nikkei may edge up, awaits U.S. Senate vote (Interactive Investor)
TOKYO, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei stock average is likely to edge up on Thursday, with Mizuho Financial Group <8411.T> and other financials strong, but direction could change depending on the result of the U.S. Senate bailout vote.
Sony says PlayStation 3 sales better than expected (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Sony Corp's PlayStation 3 video game console and its portable cousin, the PSP, are selling faster than expected and are poised to meet full-year sales targets even if the current economic crisis hurts holiday demand, Sony said on Wednesday.
Japan home video game market shrinks: report (Reuters)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Japan's home video game market declined by 21.3 percent in the April to September fiscal first half compared to the same period last year to be worth 238.8 billion yen, according to a report by Nikkei Business News.
Media Molecule (gamesindustry.biz)
Media Molecule co-founder Mark Healy has outlined his vision for a handheld version of LittleBigPlanet, revealing how gamers could create content on the move to add later into the PlayStation 3 title.
LittleBigPlanet boss reveals PSP vision News (EuroGamer)
Media Molecule co-founder Mark Healy has outlined his vision for a handheld LittleBigPlanet, revealing how gamers could create content on the move to add later into the PlayStation 3 version.
15:32 (BST), 01/10/2008 SingStar Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS London, 01st October 2008: SingStar® “will rock … (gamesindustry.biz)
London, 01st October 2008: SingStar® “will rock you” when, for the first-time ever, a series of special themed SingStar SongPacks launch in SingStore™.
TGS, Sony’s ‘Unannounced Games’ and Common Sense (Spong)
1 Oct 2008: Internet says yes, common sense has other ideas...
10:40 (BST), 01/10/2008 UK hardware sales Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS ELSPA (the Entertainment Leisure & … (gamesindustry.biz)
ELSPA (the Entertainment Leisure & Software Publishers’ Association) said today that a doubling in the UK games console base within a year is further evidence that the British games industry is now the most important in the UK’s creative industries sector.
Is Nintendo prepping new hardware range? (MCV)
Rumours point to announcement of both a revised DS and upgraded Wii HD
New PSP firmware looms (Ferrago.co.uk)
Will deliver direct Store access?
Sony to show 11 new PS3 games at TGS News (EuroGamer)
Sony has announced that it will show off 11 new PlayStation 3 games in playable form at the Tokyo Game Show, along with three new titles for the PSP. Of the new PS3 games, nine have been developed by internal Sony studios, with new titles from Konami and Irem making up the numbers.
UK console sales defy credit crunch (The Register)
Big year-on-year rises Console sales across the UK have boomed over the past 12 months, and Nintendo's Wii reigns supreme, according to the latest stats.…