Sony’s announced that all US-based PS3 owners will be able to sign up for Hulu Plus next week. Previously, the service was an invite-only affair, limited to PS Plus subscribers. For the uninitiated, Hulu Plus offers on-demand TV streaming, backed by a catalog comprised of over 27,800 movies and TV episodes from major broadcast studios. Accessible through the “Video” subsection on […]
The seemingly eternal wait is nearly over. According to a Jalopink report, Polyphony Digital head Kazunori Yamauchi has confirmed that PS3 exclusive Gran Turismo 5 has been sent off to manufacturing. In other words, it’s gone gold. “The discs are being stamped as we speak,” stated Yamauchi in response to a question asking when the title is due to hit […]
Sony execs dropped a sizable nugget regarding plans for the portable space in an earnings call today, revealing that the company will announce details on a new PSP product “when the timing is right.” This statement was made in reference to investor inquiries over Sony’s strategy going forward for the PSP platform, which saw a decline of 50 percent in […]
PSP hardware sales fell drastically during the second quarter of Sony’s fiscal 2010, the company revealed in an earnings report today. The portable, which celebrated its fifth anniversary in North America last March, suffered a decline of around 50 percent in unit sales compared to Q2 last year. While the PSP family racked up 3.7 million in worldwide unit sales […]
In a hardly surprising move, Sony today lifted the wraps on Killzone 3’s Helghast Edition, a limited collector’s bundle chock full of goodies sure to tempt any diehard fans of Guerrilla’s gritty shooter. That is, if you can stomach the steep asking price: $129.99. As shown above, included is a Helghast Helmet replica and a Cloaking Helghast Marksman action figure […]
More details on Sony’s next-generation PSP successor — the PSP2 — are trickling out. Citing sources that met with Sony during the Tokyo Game Show, Kotaku reports that the PSP2 will nix the oft-criticized UMD format with optional Memory Stick storage, much like the PSPgo before it. If that’s the case, Sony’s plans to distribute games via retail channels remain unknown. […]
The folks over at Engadget have dug up spy shots of a prototype that purportedly is the long-rumored PlayStation Phone. It allegedly boasts a Qualcomm MSM8655 CPU rated at 1GHz, 512MB of RAM, 1GB of ROM, and a screen that measures between “3.7 to 4.1 inches.” The OS running on-board is reportedly Android 3.0. As far as ergonomics are concerned, it sports a design […]
While Sony is quite enthralled over the idea of pumping out more HD re-releases of PS2 hits in the vein of Sly Cooper Collection and God of War Collection, Microsoft remains unconvinced over the value such a move brings to consumers, labeling it a “difficult” proposition. That’s not to say Microsoft Games Studio corporate VP Phil Spencer is completely adverse to the […]
Sony has just announced that they will be cutting the price of the PSPgo on November 1st to $199 from the previous $249 price point. This is the first price cut for the system since it’s release just over a year ago and will hopefully sell more systems for Sony, whose portable system sales have been low this year. The […]
Sony’s NA division announced today that a limited edition Toy Story 3 PS2 hardware bundle is hitting the states come October 31. That’s not a typo, in case you thought otherwise. Priced at $99, it packs a standard slimline unit and a copy of TS3. Nothing overly fancy, but it’s a nice reminder that the PS2 is still alive and […]
A stealth update to the official Killzone 3 website has revealed Guerrilla’s plans to offer three flavors of the upcoming shooter: a standard, limited, and collector’s edition. Unfortunately, the respective descriptions for each product contain only placeholder text at the moment. As such, there’s no word on what perks you’ll receive for shelling out the extra dough. We’d expect the […]
Sony’s PlayStation Move peripheral is off to a brisk start, at least in Europe. Sony Computer Entertainment Europe boss Andrew House dropped word in a recent Bloomberg interview that sales of the wand-like device across SCEE territories are “somewhere in the region of 1.5 million units.” The momentum has far exceeded Sony’s forecast and as a result, the company intends […]
With a restored edition of Sega’s over-the-top cab racer Crazy Taxi due out on PSN and XBLA in November, the company saw fit to pin down firm release dates today. It’s slated to hit PSN on November 23, with a XBLA release following on November 24. It’ll set you back 800 MS Points ($9.99). Following its 1999 debut in arcades, […]
The mailout of September 2010’s hardware and software sales figures – due out on October 14 – will signal a shift in delivery from sales tracking firm NPD. Notable changes include removal monthly hardware unit figures and complete removal of unit sales for software. NPD Group executive director David Riley tells us that the decision to withhold such information was […]
TI-Calc whiz Brandon Wilson made waves in the PS3 homebrew scene for the initial release of his adaptation of the PSGroove codebase for TI-84+ and TI-84+ Silver Edition calculators. He’s now expanded on that concept, adding a few nifty features that enhance usability into the mix. With version 0.5, users can now opt to install a “hook,” allowing the USB-activated […]
In Sony’s ongoing legal crackdown against PSJailbreak and related devices, the company has filed a second round of court orders that target several retailers of the USB dongle, including those selling variations or “clones” of it, such as PS3Break. Specifically, SCEA points out that these devices circumvent the PS3’s TPMs (short for trusted platform module) under the DMCA.
Here’s good news for Linux faithful: homebrew developer KaKaRoTo, the original author behind PSFreedom, has incorporated support for earlier PS3 firmware revisions — specifically 3.01 and 3.15. What’s the advantage, you ask? Well, it means those who have been reluctant to take the update plunge following Sony’s controversial removal of OtherOS in 3.21 can now jailbreak their PS3. Previously, the payload […]
According to court documents obtained by garyopa of website PSX-Scene, Sony has filed a slew of legal motions that implicate the well-publicized PSJailbreak device and related PS3 hacks such as PSGroove, PSFreedom, and OpenPSJailbreak. The documents indicate that subpoenas have already been sent to domain name registry services and ISPs for websites involved in the sale and distribution of PSJailbreak […]
While Sony remains tight-lipped on its next-generation portable plans, trade site Develop has it on good authority that PSP2 dev kits have been sent to “numerous” development studios – both third-party and in-house. Reportedly, Sony is gearing up to make a “big impact” at launch, one supplemented with a wide array of launch titles. Earlier this month, Mortal Kombat’s executive producer […]
Media Molecule’s LittleBigPlanet 2 promises to bring an enormous amount of creative freedom to the table, taking the original mantra of “Play, Create, Share” to an entirely new level. Recent creations from the ongoing private beta, such as a rendition of thatgamecompany’s 2007 PSN exclusive flOw, are evident of this. The effort is spot on, retaining flOw’s tranquil atmosphere and relaxing charm. Beyond […]