During a recent interview with PlayStation: The Official Magazine (PTOM) in the Holiday '09 issue, PSN Director Eric Lempel discusses how Firmware update features are planned and released for the PlayStation 3 and PSP consoles and touches on cross-game voice chat.

To quote: “We go about doing that in a few different ways. We do consumer research in addition to following our...

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According to the latest Famitsu Magazine, the Playstation 3’s BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger will be ported to the PSP under the name of BlazBlue Portable.

This is definitely an interesting move considering BlazBlue on the PS3 featured Remote Play support – allowing you to play the game on the PSP already.

To quote: "The latest Famitsu issue revealed that...

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The PS2 turns nine years old this week, which Sony originally launched in the US sporting a $299 price tag.

The slimline PlayStation 2 console, introduced in 2004, still remains available on store shelves for a retail price of $99.

According to Sony Computer Entertainment America, the console has a worldwide installed base of nearly 140 million, with a library...

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The rumor over the weekend has now been officially confirmed, Netflix is indeed coming soon to Sony's PS3 console!

To quote from Netflix VP of Corporate Communications Steve Swasey on the PlayStation Blog:

Attention, PlayStation 3 owners: want to watch a movie streamed instantly from Netflix via your PS3? I’ve got terrific news for you; very soon you’ll be able to do...

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Today Sony's President & CEO Jack Tretton has graced the PlayStation Blog with the following message: Welcome to the PlayStation Nation.

To quote: Nearly half a million of you purchased a PS3 in September. Amazing. Welcome to the PlayStation Nation and to what will be one of our best holidays yet.

We are in the midst of one of the most exciting times for PlayStation as...

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Update: If you possess one of these bricked PS3 drives, please see HERE.

Additionally, GameSpot has reported of two gamers (one from Texas, the other Iowa) who also are suing Sony over these very issues.

A man from Florida has filed a law-suit against Sony over their recent PS3 3.0 Firmware update. The suit alleges that the Firmware update caused his PS3, like several others,...

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Sony's PlayStation Store Senior Manager Grace Chen is back on this rainy Friday to share this weekend's PSN store release updates, as follows:

Here’s this week’s list of new arrivals and top downloads for the Video Store. In addition to our many new release movies starting at just $3.99, we are also continuing to get your favorite new and returning fall TV shows, the day after...

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Today SCEA Producer Taku Imasaki has shared a video interview with Jay Leno discussing Gran Turismo for the PlayStation Portable.

To quote: As many of you might know, comedian and nightly talk-show host Jay Leno is a gearhead through and through. His passion for cars is legendary, and so is his vast garage.

It was in this very garage that the Qore crew caught up with Jay to...

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Sony's Senior Product Marketing Manager Stephanie Yoshimoto has posted a video today on the PlayStation Blog showcasing the new 'Heading Into The Final Stretch' Gran Turismo PSP TV ad.

To quote: I’m back with more exciting news about Gran Turismo for PSP, which is launching this Thursday, October 1.

Back on September 17th, I revealed a teaser video. Some of you were quick to...

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Today SCEE Content Manager Nina Scherer has shared this week's SingStore content update, as follows:

Hi and welcome to what is sadly going to be my last SingStore update post for you guys across the big pond.

My lovely colleagues at SCEA will be updating you about everything SingStar and SingStore from now onwards, which is great because they are actually not finishing...

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