Joystiq (Free subscription) | yesterday
Filed under: Culture , Sony PlayStation 2 After a dozen tips pleaded with us to cover a seemingly scandalous story on Yahoo this morning headlined, "Playstation 2 component incites African war" some of us here at Joystiq HQ thought the story didn't sit right. First of all, we'd already read that story seven years ago when shortages of the newly launched PlayStation 2 were...
Truemors (Free subscription) | yesterday
The horrific history of resource exploitation in the Congo has been exacerbated in recent years by a metal necessary to the building of game consoles. The production of coltan - a metallic ore key to the production of electronics such as cell phones and video games — was running low in 2000 when the demand for Sony’s Playstation 2 was at its peak; the need for more machines caused a jump...
Joystiq (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3 , Action , Online Here, in all its compressed glory, is the first actual screenshot of Sony and Zipper Interactive 's 256-player MAG: Massive Action Game . We say "actual" because it was clear to anyone with eyes that Sony had pulled another Killzone 2 with the MAG video debuted during its pre-E3 press conference . In other words, it was...
Joystiq (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
Filed under: Culture , Sony PlayStation 3 , Action , Online Shown for the first time at E3, Sony and Dark Star's upcoming PSN title, Fat Princess , grabbed us with its classic Zelda -like presentation, 32-player online, and off-color infusion of blood & guts for such an otherwise cutesy title. We also figured there would more than a few folks none too pleased by its title. It's...
Xbitlabs (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
Sony Wants to Outsell PlayStation 2 with PlayStation 3
Daily Gadgets, Computer, and Electr (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
... huh? If you live in UK or mainland Europe, you can purchase this baby for just 99 EUR. [ Buy Sony Playstation 3 ]
Product Reviews Net (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
We reported a couple of days ago about the target Kaz Hirai set to reach 150M Sony Playstation 3 games console sales in the same lifespan of the PS2, and with some analysts claiming the price needs to drop to $200 to even contend with the PS2 growth. This is why Sony won’t reach 150 million [...]
The German Car Blog (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
Coolest Gadgets (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
Sony will be rolling out the PlayStation PlayTV service in the UK when September 10 comes about, and this news was confirmed by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe president David Reeves at E3 last week. For those who are not in the know, the PlayStation PlayTV is a digital TV recorder that works well with both the PS3 and the portable PSP, enabling you to record whatever’s...
Joystiq (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3 , Action Okay, so Sony's upcoming PSN release, The Last Guy , isn't anything like what we speculated it might be . In fact, the game is incredibly simple looking, although, through an interesting twist, it has a grandiose scale. The game's creators have used Google Earth satellite imagery to build its stages, turning actual streets into Pac-Man...
Gadgets Future (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
Sony will be rolling out the playstation PlayTV service in the UK when September 10 comes about, and this news was confirmed by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe president David Reeves at E3 last week. For those who are not in the know, the PlayStation PlayTV is a digital TV recorder that works well with both the PS3 and the portable PSP, enabling you to record whatever’s...
VSpot (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
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Xbitlabs (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
Sony Aims at Profitability, Not Unit Sales with PlayStation 3, Says Chief Financial Officer
P87997 (Free subscription) | 07/20/2008
... PC. The integration is most efficient if the PC runs a Windows Media Center Edition. Th... more Playstation vs. Xbox 360 ...the Sony Play station 2. Additional controllers, modem, DVD remote control, memory cards, antenna cables, component video accessories, headsets etc. are made available as additional hardware in the SP2. The microsoft Xbox 360 is Microsofts latest video game console...
Xbitlabs (Free subscription) | 07/19/2008
Nintendo Wii on Top Again Despite of PlayStation 3 Sales Skyrocket – NPD.Market of Video Games and Consoles Continues to Grow in the USA | 08:21 PM ]The retail market of video games and video game consoles continues to grow in the U.S. due to the fact that people are cutting their spending and switching to in-home entertainment instead of going out. The situation greatly helps entertainment...
