Submitter: PS3 News - (http://www.engadget.com)
Site Tags: rumor 250gb playstation 3 slim uncharted 2 bundle leaked
Category: PlayStation 3
Update: As expected, SCEA denies the photo (just like the PS3 Slim ones) and told Engadget that there's no bundles being planned for America, but that they can't speak for other regions (e.g. Europe, Japan).

Following the PS3 Slim 250GB bundle rumor from last week comes another- Engadget (linked above) is reporting that a 250GB PlayStation 3 Slim Uncharted 2 bundle has now...

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Submitter: PS3 News - (http://www.mcvuk.com)
Site Tags: sony denies reports regarding major division shutdowns
Category: General/Off Topic
According to a story published by The Times, insider sources from Sony Corp. say the company is in for some "sacred cow-slaying" cost cuts.

This alleged drastic restructuring goes so far as to suggest that there will be closures of company factories and that major divisions will be shut down. This news comes roughly a month after it was revealed that Sony had plans to cut 8,000...

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Submitter: Starlight - (http://www.nintendoeverything.com)
Site Tags: rumor monster hunter 3 could multi-platform
Category: General/Off Topic
When Monster Hunter 3 was revealed to the public, most were shocked that the game would appear on a Nintendo system.

Rather than releasing on the PS3, Capcom had decided to go with the Wii to release the game. However, if the latest rumor is true, Monster Hunter 3 might not be a Wii exclusive after all.

A rough translation of a blurb from a foreign gaming...

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Submitter: zoned - (http://www.digitalspy.co.uk)
Site Tags: microsoft denies blu-ray addon
Category: XBox 360
Xbox Group product manager Aaron Greenberg has refuted reports that Toshiba-Samsung Storage Technology Corp will develop a Blu-ray drive for the Xbox 360, claiming owners of the console would not be interested in such an add-on.

"We have no plans to integrate Blu-ray into the Xbox experience," he told Major Nelson. "We believe that we shouldn't force people to pay for things they don't...

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Submitter: Starlight - (http://www.dailytech.com)
Site Tags: ps3 industry news
Category: PlayStation 3
With retailer reports indicating the impending discontinuation of the 80GB PlayStation 3, many are left wondering what will come to take the place of Sony’s high-end console SKU. Supposed insiders are pointing to a new model with a 120 to 160GB hard drive and the new DualShock 3 controller, though Sony denies such plans.

The latest word, however, is that Sony itself has...

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Submitter: Karuto - (http://www.psu.com)
Site Tags: ps3 platform gaming price drop
Category: PlayStation 3
At CES this year, Kaz Hirai, the President of Sony Computer Entertainment, stated that the PlayStation 3 was going to be profitable in 2008; unlike the huge losses it made for Sony in 2007.

After Hirai's statement the production costs were reported to be cut in half from the high $800 production costs down to $400 for each unit. Due to this news it sounded unlikely that the price...

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Submitter: Starlight - (http://www.scee.presscentre.com)
Site Tags: ps3 industry news
Category: PlayStation 3
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) can categorically deny that there is a 40% failure rate on the newly release 40GB PLAYSTATION®3 (PS3) as has been reported on a Dutch website. Having launched in October, the 40GB PS3 has encountered the same industry leading, very low failure rates, comparable to the low level failure rates of the 60GB PS3.

“We are very proud of...

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Submitter: Starlight - (http://www.pro-g.co.uk)
Site Tags: xbox360 wii industry news
Category: General/Off Topic
Says he was "merely putting Wii Sports into a wider cultural context".

Nintendo has moved to clarify comments made by UK boss David Yarnton yesterday at a London press conference.

Yarnton, Nintendo UK general manager, said in his speech: "For all the recent talk of record breaking entertainment launches, it might just be that the defining and most influential...

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Submitter: Starlight - (http://blog.wired.com)
Site Tags: ps3 void warranty news
Category: PlayStation 3
This post in the PlayStation forums claims that Sony Customer Service told the owner of a bricked PS3 that plugging his console into a surge protector had voided his warranty, and that he'd have to pay $150 to have the unit repaired.

This sounded pretty unlikely to us, so we contacted Sony and were told that, no, plugging your PS3 into a surge protector does not void your...

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Submitter: fattysc - (http://www.next-gen.biz)
Site Tags: sony chip
Category: General/Off Topic
According to the Associated Press, Japanese business daily Nikkei said Saturday that Sony was planning to shed costly semiconductor assets in a deal that could be worth about 100 billion yen ($870 million). Nikkei reported that an agreement could be reached in the next few months, allowing Sony to focus on audiovisual equipment instead.

Sony was said to be considering...

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