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...
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.
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...
ComScore's data by itself suggests that gamers are seeking cheap, if not free, online games in greater numbers. Compared to other metrics, does it mean movement away from consoles?
To quote: VentureBeat reports the figures, which show online gaming posting a 22 percent year-over-year boost in players from May 2008 to May 2009.
It appears the idea of console exclusives is over with the recent announcement of Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars for PlayStation Portable.
The Nintendo DS version has been out on the market since March 17, 2009, plenty of time for the Grand Theft Auto fanatic to either purchase the game for the DS or go and buy a Nintendo DS just so it could be played.
For the longest time there has been a distinct difference between PC games and console games. The thought of the 2 merging together was blasphemy to some and ludicrous to others.
As time passed however, the gap between the two has merged closer together with each passing console generation.
In past generations we have been blessed to have an abundant amount of...
Speaking to GamesIndustry, PlayStation Home director Peter Edward has confirmed that the weirdy PS3 MMO thing has been downloaded more than 6.5 million times.
To quote: Sony doesn’t intend on milking the app for cash, Edward said, despite its popularity.
We do have a profit and loss on Home, and obviously revenue is an important part of it, just like with anything else.
Paris Master Classes will host a Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE)-sponsored Master Class on June 24 titled “PS3 Programming Master Class PS3 Programming to the Next Level”.
This Master Class will be accessible for free to all PLAYSTATION 3 (PS3)-registered developers who are attending at least one other Master Class. The full press release is below for those...
GameFriends is a new social network for gamers and the virtual worlds. It offers free MMO MMORPG guild clan Web site hosting for the online gaming community.
GameFriends' mission is to become the biggest Gamer Social Network, bringing together new and old friends through video games.
Working with video game related Web sites, GameFriends provides its members...