29-06-2009
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As recently as May Sony has itself stated that a PSP phone "could happen," and now a report from Nikkei business daily states that Sony is planning on putting together a team as early as next month to build product that would act as a combination of a PSP and a Sony Ericsson handset. It makes plenty of sense, both as a differentiation from Nintendo and as a confrontation of the looming iPhone ...
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29-06-2009
Although Sony's said the popularity of versatile download-ready platforms like iPhone support the market positioning for its "premium" PSP Go, the company's hesitated to position the handheld directly against mobile smartphones. But according to the Nikkei business daily (as reported by Reuters) the company is planning to assemble a technology team to start exploring a new product that will ...
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29-06-2009
Sony, not content with merely bumping up the specs of the PSP into the new Go version, is considering transforming the PSP into a phone too. Is this a smart move by the consumer electronics giant, or a very dumb one? PSP Phone rumors have come and gone in the past, fueled by fantasy and interesting tidbits like the Sony patent pictured above. But the latest one seems to carry a little more ...
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24-06-2009
Sony makes another hardware push for PSP-3000 overseas.
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24-06-2009
Rockstar Games' Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, which has only been available on the Nintendo DS, is coming to Sony's PlayStation Portable.
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24-06-2009
Sony today announced that it would release a PSP Rookie Hunters Pack on July 23, 2009, as a limited offer, in Japan. The new PSP bundle pack comprises PSP-3000 and Monster Hunter Freedom Unite game. Monster Hunter Freedom Unite continues saw sales sin...
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17-06-2009
With the update to the PSP now carrying the name PSPgo; the UMD drive is gone meaning an all-digital future for the Sony handheld gaming device. But is gaming all Sony have planned for the PSPgo? Not if recent rumors are to be believed. Games website Destructoid has been informed by multiple sources that developers other [...]
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17-06-2009
The release of the PSP Go is just a few months away, and as such, some of the gritty details are finally being released. After soliciting questions from gamers about the new hardware, a post on the European PlayStation Blog (via Ars Technica ) has revealed a myriad of details about the fourth iteration of the PlayStation Portable. One of the most notable changes with the Go is the decision to ...
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11-06-2009
IGN.com is passing along word that Sony will start to release all of its first-party titles in both UMD and downloadable format upon the release of the PSP Go on October 1. This is notable because the PSP Go's most notable change from its predecessors is that the device will forgo a UMD drive in lieu of 16GB of internal storage, along with expandable memory via a Memory Stick Duo slot.
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11-06-2009
An anonymous reader writes "A panel of games industry veterans have given their final verdict on Sony's PSP Go. David Perry thinks the handheld is an excellent step in the right direction, though he wants it to include free-to-play games. Andrew Oliver of Blitz Games Studios was also optimistic: 'The iPod has demonstrated that, given a nice small device and a good interface and easy buying ...
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09-06-2009
"There are a few reasons." PlayStation Network boss Eric Lempel has flatly stated that "you're not going to see Trophies on the PSP". He told Joystiq during E3 that there are "a few reasons" for this. But the biggest is security of the platform, as people "artificially inflating their rankings... kills the whole Trophy system". The PSP has a history of home-brewed software, a scene that Sony has ...
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09-06-2009
Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter says that Microsoft's E3 presentation was the "most impactful," while the volume and structure of Sony's show detracted from the strength of its content. "Sony's content was fine, but their presentation was too long, and had way too much information, much of it not important 'news,' Pachter tells Gamasutra. The company also 'didn't do a particularly good ...
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05-06-2009
John Koller is the Director of Hardware Marketing for Sony, and he has brought three PSP Go units to our meeting: two black, and one white. Both colors will be available the first day of release, October 1. It's hard to concentrate on the interview when the hardware is sitting on the table, but I hold off on picking one up until I get a few answers. The good news is that Koller understands the ...
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03-06-2009
Sony Corp. (SNE) launched a new handheld video game device Tuesday that will eschew traditional disks and game cartridges, allowing games to be downloaded exclusively through a wireless connection.
At a press conference during the Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3, in Los Angeles, Sony (SNE) lifted the wraps on the PSP Go, which is set to launch this October.
"Allow me to introduce the worst kept secret of E3," joked Kaz Hirai, president and chief executive of Sony Computer Entertainment of America, making light of the fact that pictures of the device had been leaked across the gadget blogs before the event.
Hirai said Sony will continue to sell its current handheld, the PSP 3000. The new device "is for people who are already living the digital lifestyle," he said.
The PSP Go is 50% smaller than the existing PSP, and 40% lighter. It has 16GB worth of memory to download and store games, movies and TV shows that users can purchase through the company's PlayStation Network.
The device marks another step for the video game industry into the model of digital distribution. Most video games are traditionally sold on laser discs through retailers, but console manufacturers have been developing alternative models based on gamers downloading content directly from the Web. ...[Read]
31-05-2009
Sony's PSP Go handheld has been confirmed ahead of this week's E3 in Los Angeles, as a UMD-less 16gb memory handheld that plays digitally downloaded PSP games and will be sold alongside the regular PSP-3000. Fansite GamingConsoleNetwork received an early version of this month's Sony/Future Publishing-created Qore video show, and Sony's John Koller features in a video interview explaining the ...
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31-05-2009
43 percent lighter, 3.8-inch screen. Sony's PSP Go will be released this autumn and is 43 percent lighter than the PSP-3000 with a 3.8-inch screen, according to marketing man John Koller. In a full version of the prematurely-posted Qore segment that outed the PSP Go, which Eurogamer has obtained, Koller talks up the device's features but doesn't mention a price. "It's a 3.8-inch screen, it's 43 ...
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30-05-2009
Seriously fueling the rumors we reported earlier, new information has popped up online saying that Sony will demo a revised PlayStation Portable (PSP) at the annual E3 gaming expo. A slimmed-down PS3--which is the more exciting announcement--will follow later. The new PSP Go, an updated and UMD-less version of the portable games console is now pretty much a lock for being revealed at E3, the ...
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28-05-2009
What a wild ride this thing has had. Originally announced back in November of 2007, the PSP Extended Life Battery Kit promised to provide right around 20 percent more battery life in exchange for $45 and an additional bulge. Then, Sony seemingly canned the thing abruptly in August of 2008. Just a month later, Sony's US director of hardware marketing John Koller confessed that the PSP-3000's new ...
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28-05-2009
With E3 only a few days away, the rumors and speculation have begun to filter around the Internet; all eyes will be on Los Angeles to see what Sony, Nintendo, and Microsoft have up their respective sleeves. Luckily, we don't have to guess, as we have the support of our very well-informed mole. His information? Not only is the PSP Go real, but we'll be seeing a slimmed-down PS3 in August or ...
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22-05-2009
They're certainly quizzing consumers on it. Sony could launch a subscription-based digital game rental service for the PSP, according to a questions that appeared in a recent consumer survey. As reported by Joystiq the survey is polling PSP owners on various subscription options for a games-on-demand service. "The service will enable you to download a fixed number of games during your ...
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22-05-2009
CNET's sources say Sony is mulling a PSP music store, to be integrated into the PlayStation Network. In light of other rumors, it's starting to sound like Sony wishes this whole "PSP" thing had gone...
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16-05-2009
Sony offers yet another limited edition Sony PSP Bundle. This time Final Fantasy fans are the target. The New Dissidia: Final Fantasy Sony PSP Pack includes Mystic Silver PSP-3000 system, DISSIDIA FINAL FANTASY game, FINAL FANTASY VII Advent Children on UM...
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16-05-2009
Sony tested the waters of purely digital distribution for PSP titles with the now-released Patapon 2 , but some third-party PSP developers are much more upfront about the advantages of offering titles without a physical release. Vogster, the company behind the upcoming comic book brawler Unbound Saga , believes that digital is the future, and the PSP is the best place to launch new intellectual ...
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15-05-2009
PlayStation maker hit hard by strong yen and falling electronics sales; net loss of $1.03 billion reported, games division posts $612 million operating loss; PS2 sales plummet, but PS3 software shipments skyrocket to 103.7 million units.
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15-05-2009
Sony will release a special edition PSP themed around Square Enix's upcoming Dissidia: Final Fantasy, the manufacturer announced today. Set to release August 25, the package will retail for $199.99 and will include a silver PSP-3000 model, Dissidia: Final Fantasy itself, the UMD film Final Fantasy: Advent Children, and a 2GB Memory Stick. According to today's announcement, the package will be ...
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15-05-2009
Play Bejeweled 2, Zuma, Heavy Weapon, Peggle, and Feeding Frenzy on the PlayStation Network.
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11-05-2009
Handhelds dominate new chart The PSP leads the latest Japanese hardware chart for the week ending May 3rd, but it's a close run thing, Sony's device coming in just a few hundred sales ahead of the DSi, with over 49,500 units. DSi sales for the week still topped 49,000, with the PS3 some way off the pace on 23,000. Then there's the Wii console with over 21,000, followed by the DS Lite with over ...
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11-05-2009
The handheld console likely will be called the PSP Go! and will be available with either 8 GB or 16 GB of flash memory.
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07-05-2009
PS3, PS2 and PSP versions out early, through Sony Atari's new Ghostbusters game will be published on the PS3, PS2 and PSP by Sony - news in this afternoon informs us. The move will see the console releases arriving this June, with the PSP following in the autumn. The game was previously scheduled for release on June 19th on all formats, but it now looks as if non-Sony versions of the game may be ...
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07-05-2009
VidZone launches this summer. Sony will let PS3 owners stream music videos to their console this summer, using a totally rad new service called VidZone. Mega. This contemporary-sounding application will be free and appear on the XMB once downloaded from the PS Store. We're promised a stonking selection from both major and independent music labels alike, covering not only music videos, but ...
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