Previously slated for a release next week in North America, Sony’s imaginative platformer LittleBigPlanet has been delayed in all regions, according to a statement SCEE sent out this morning. Why the last-minute delay? References to the Islamic Qu’ran in the game’s soundtrack slipped past the certification process, promptly leading Sony to issue a recall: During the review process prior to […]

A number of users over at the official PlayStation forums are reporting that the LCD screen found in PSP-3000 units has poor de-interlacing quality, resulting in a somewhat noticeable reduction of image quality in fast-moving sequences displayed on-screen. Forum user Prothean supplied a video clip that shows the aforementioned issue in action. As you can see, scanlines are visible when […]

The NPD Group has published its software and hardware sales figures for the month of September. On the hardware front, sales were up across the board overall. Nintendo once again obliterated the competition with 687,000 Wii units sold, up 234,000 from the previous month. Sales of the 360 nearly hit the 350,000 mark, largely thanks in part to the September […]

Update: And the store is now back online! If you find yourself unable to access the PlayStation Store – here’s why. Certain PSN features, including access to the PS Store, along with account management and registration have been temporarily disabled. Rest assured, however, that this period of maintenance will not affect online gameplay. PlayStation Network Temporary Unscheduled Maintenance [PS Blog]

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe community manager “MusterBuster” has revealed that PlayStation 3 owners who download the newly added Killzone 2 Multiplayer theme from the PS Store will be automatically entered in for a chance to join phase three of the ongoing Killzone 2 beta. Keep in mind that this offer is open only to those in Europe. A similar promotion […]

Following the recent firmware 5.0 release, Sony Computer Entertainment Japan has updated its PSP custom theme converter utility to version 1.4.0.0. The update adds support for replacing new first-level icons found in firmware 4.0 and above, namely the “Internet Search” and “Account Management” items. Note that themes built with this version of the custom theme converter are not backwards compatible […]

Time to fire up Network Update folks! Fully detailed yesterday, firmware 2.5 for PlayStation 3 is now officially available and includes the following changes and additions: * The [BD/DVD Settings] option under [Settings] has been renamed as [Video Settings] Also, multiple video content items can be now played in order. You can edit this option in [Video Settings] -> [Sequential […]

Sony’s Grace Chen walks us through the recently announced direct PSP store that is set to appear in firmware 5.0. Sporting the same look and feel of the current PS3 store, users will be able to download content straight from their PSP via WiFi connection. New features have been added, such as the ability to redeem PlayStation Network vouchers through […]

According to a Eurogamer report, PlayStation 3 firmware 2.5 will add the much-requested support for Macromedia Flash 9 format media in the console’s built-in web browser, in addition to the plethora of features and changes announced yesterday. Additionally, users will be able to view EXIF data on photos after applying the system software update. Firmware 2.5 is slated to launch […]

Sony today announced that the playable MotorStorm: Pacific Rift demo, previously exclusive to Qore subscribers, will be made available to all PS3 owners on the North America store this Thursday, October 16. The Pacific Rift demo offers a sampler of Rain God Spires, one of the game’s 16 high-velocity tracks. Players can race offline against the computer or a friend […]

As expected, Alek has confirmed that the newly released PSP-3000 model does not work with Dark_AleX’s Universal Unbricker, or Despertar del Cementerio v7, presumably due to the inclusion of an updated CPU that can also be found in TA-088 v3 units. This essentially means that it is impossible to install custom firmware on a 3000 unit at this time. A […]

Update: SCEJ just confirmed that PSP firmware 5.0 is scheduled to hit next week. German site Elhabib is reporting that a “very reliable source” has told them that a new PlayStation 3 firmware update is due out by next week — 2.50. Additionally, the same source informed them that firmware 5.0 for PSP will drop during the same week and […]

Sony has announced that beginning this week, it will offer a selection of Premium Themes each month on the PlayStation Store. The first round of themes hit the store tomorrow, offering “special backgrounds, XMB icons” and even sounds in certain cases. Pricing is modest, ranging from $0.99 to $1.99. Fret not — Sony will continue offering free themes each week, […]

Reports are surfacing that select Best Buy locations across North America (specifically in the Mission Valley area of San Diego, CA) have already broken the street date on Sony’s third PSP hardware revision, the PSP-3000. As announced back in August, the unit is currently being sold as part of a Ratchet & Clank Entertainment Pack bundle, which includes a 1GB […]

Sony producer Taku Imasaki has announced that an all-new update for Gran Turismo 5 Prologue is now available, adding three extra vehicles to the game: GT by Citroen, Ferrari California, and the Lotus Evora. Additionally, a bevy of gameplay and performance-focused enhancements are included in this update. During Time Trial type events, speed penalties are no longer present. For race […]

Following up on the rumor posted earlier this week, the folks over at French site PSPGen have posted video proof of PSP firmware 5.0 in action, running on a testing tool unit. Keep in mind this is a development version of said firmware and as such, certain features may not be present in the public release.

PS4? It is of course still years away from release, but as with all new hardware, planning begins early on in the development cycle. According to a report from Japanese site PC Watch, Sony is considering to re-use the multicore Cell architecture in the fourth iteration of PlayStation hardware. While the PS3 was largely criticized as hard to develop for […]

Sony Computer Entertainment Japan today unveiled its Tokyo Game Show lineup, revealing that it will showcase 14 yet-to-be-announced titles during the event. In total, three announcements will made on the PSP front, while eleven will be made for PS3, including one from Irem Software of R-Type fame and another from Konami. The full list of confirmed playable offerings for both […]

If a report from French site PSPGen is to be believed, PSP firmware 5.0 will bring direct PSN access as well as an updated RSS reader capable of reading of text-based articles. As you may well be aware, the current version of the RSS component is limited to viewing items containing only audio, videos, or images. It’s worth noting that […]

When Metal Gear Online first launched, there were issues. Issues that ultimately resulted in server downtime and a whole lot of unhappy customers. And in the middle of it all was Konami ID, a user registration system designed specifically for MGO, which Konami decided to use instead of seamlessly integrating account management with PSN. Speaking in a recent interview with […]