Update: The BBC has aired the show (videos below), during which it admitted that a number of the consoles it repaired for consumers have once again broken.
Tonight, the BBC Watchdog program will feature the PS3 and claim that Sony refuses to fix systems which suffer from the Yellow Light of Death (YLOD).
In response, Sony has issued a lengthy letter right back to...
French Web site UltimatePS3.fr (linked above) is reporting today that marketing posters have arrived at French retailer Micromania promoting the stock of “New PlayStation 3s”.
This comes just days after the PS3 Slim was discovered in a Micromania database listing.
The posters give no details on price or dates, and the price is to be filled in at the retailer's own...
Crikey... I just realized we haven't posted any PlayStation 3 Slim news yet today.
That being said, Mega64 at IGN has shared a PlayStation 3 Slim spoof video today, dubbed 'A PS3 Slim Ghost Story' aka 'The Tale of the PS3 Slim.'
It basically entertains the notion that Sony may be able to keep their PS3 Slim a surprise until Thanksgiving by silencing all people who blog about the...
As if we didn't need more confirmation that the PS3 Slim exists and is coming soon, French site Total-Manga.com (linked above) is reporting news of a screenshot from retailer Micromania's product database today.
To quote from Kotaku on the rumor, as follows: "That shot, hosted by Total Manga and via NeoGAF's marathon thread of PS3 Slim speculation, could be easily faked. But the...
Today French site PS3Gen (linked above) have posted what reportedly is a leaked document which appears to confirm both a PS3 Slim model and PS3 price drop this September.
The document is available below and to quote, roughly translated:
"Now Slim or PS3 price drop? Both, Sir!
Several contacts "unofficial" we have confirmed that the two first arrived in September....
We all know the problem. While your PS3 Trophy list grows and as more games you install, the synchronize process of the trophies becomes slower and slower.
Now I found a simple solution to fix this problem and speed it up.
Here is the How-To:
1. Shutdown PS3
2. Hold the power-button till the PS3 shuts down by itself after some beeps
3. Hold the...
Sony's PlayStation Home platform group director Peter Edward has told SPOnG (linked above) that PS3 Motion Controller support for Home is likely, though not in development yet.
To quote: Peter Edward, director of Sony's PlayStation Home platform group, has told SPOnG that motion controller support for Home is likely, though not set in stone just yet.
Recently we have been expanding our content for PS3 Debug / PS3 Test console owners and have added a PS3 Debug/Test Consoles Forum along with a PS3 Debug PSN Links database (requires login from HERE).
That being said, today we have also added some more PS3 Debug Firmware updates for collectors to our archive as follows: