As a follow-up to our earlier article on news coming out of Sony's Media/Investor Conference is the following:

Sony intends to deliver PS3 3D Gaming in 2010 via Firmware Update.

According to the image from their Slide Presentation [PDF] below, 3D games will be released in line with Sony's 3D strategy and all PlayStation 3 consoles will be upgradeable via PS3 Firmware update to...

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Update: VG247.com has confirmed that Kaz Hirai stated the current PSN service will remain free, and subscriptions are only for “premium content and services.”

Sony has revealed during their Media/Investor Conference that the PlayStation Network will be getting a new paid subscription service in 2010 alongside non-game content likely to include applications and videos.

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As a follow-up to their previous FREVOLUTION X announcement, today SplitFish have confirmed via Press Release [PDF] that they will be demoing two PS3 controllers- the Dual SFX FragPro and the Dual SFX Evolution at GamesCom 2009.

Press Release: Zurich, Switzerland, Edmonton, AB-Aug 14, 2009 - It is confirmed – SplitFish Gameware Ltd., will show attendees at Gamescom (Aug. 19-23, 2009 at the Koelnmesse Trade Fair...

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As we brought the first pictures of the new PS3 TOOL, we also bring more information, thanks to the FCC.

Finally the FCC's images of the DECH-1400A have been made available for public viewing, and they show very interesting hardware differences.

One would assume with a newer PS3 TOOL that they would use a new board, but according to the User Manual, the PS3 pulls ~300 watts of power,...

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Today SplitFish.com (linked above) has announced (via Press Release) [PDF] that they are launching a 'groundbreaking' PS3 Controller dubbed FREVOLUTION X at GamesCom 2009.

Press Release: SplitFish Launches Groundbreaking PS3 Peripheral FREVOLUTION X at Gamescom '09

The revolutionary split controller Series for the PlayStation®3 Makes Its European Debut...

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A PlayStation 3 gamer has filed suit (PDF) in U.S. District Court in California, alleging that SCEA suppressed his free speech rights and caused him pain and suffering by banning his account on the PlayStation Network.

In a complaint filed on July 6th, Erik Estavillo of San Jose writes that he is disabled by a variety of disorders; among these are agoraphobia, a fear of crowds, to quote:
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Today an NISA News Letter came with the confirmation of the Disgaea 3 PS3 trophy patch release date and some sad news to those who have 200+ hours of gameplay...

To quote: The Disgaea 3 Trophy patch will be available on the PSN on July 16th. There are more than 50 trophies you can accomplish! Since Disgaea 3 was developed without the trophy system, your saved data will not...

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Some documents from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) are suggesting that the new PSP Go may be packing more power under its sliding exterior than what Sony has officially revealed.

Contrary to official statements from Sony that peg the PSP Go's top clock frequency at 333 MHz, the FCC's test reports indicate that the PSP Go actually maxes out at 480 MHz.

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Tonight Sony's Social Media Manager Jeff Rubenstein has announced news of an Uncharted 2 Online Hunt contest for those unable to attend E3.

To quote: As you’re reading this, your PlayStation.Blog team is currently neck deep in tamales at our E3 Meet-up.

As attendees showed up, we not only invited the first 100 into our press conference, we also presented the first 200...

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A novel transcoding tool Fixstars (PDF) allows for the conversion of video material on the Full HD format, with the help of a PlayStation 3 in real time, is coming in June 2009.

To quote, roughly translated: The conversion of video footage in Full HD movies at a resolution of 1920 x 1080 provides current desktop CPUs with a lengthy task. This allows the transcoding of a movie...

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