Tag: Playstation 3
Everything you need to know about the PS3 launch
Not long now. It’s just under six hours until PlayStation 3 goes on sale in the UK (well, if you’re camped out at Virgin Megastore anyway). Europe is the last place to get Sony’s new console, so we’ll finally be able to see how it shapes up against Microsoft’s Xbox 360 and Nintendo’s Wii.
10 PS3 launch games that you can play on your… mobile phone?
Mobile gaming is about more than Snake and Tetris. Really, it is. There are some amazing mobile games out there, and not all of them are based on existing console games.
PS3 launch special: Currys says pre-orders up by 100%
PS3 preorders have increased by more than 100% in the last fortnight at Currys, according to the UK retailer, which has also released some stats on who’s buying and why. Of those pre-ordering Sony’s console, half already own an Xbox (I’m assuming that’s the original Xbox, not the 360) and one in four own a Nintendo Wii.
If Microsoft buys Take Two, could PS3 lose Grand Theft Auto?
Okay, this is just speculation right now, but Microsoft is reportedly considering an acquisition of troubled publisher Take Two. That’s the same Take Two that owns Rockstar Games, which develops the Grand Theft Auto series.
PS3 Launch Special: 10 stories from the blogosphere (20-Mar-07)
Every day this week leading up to the launch, we’ll be linking to some of the hottest, latest or most opinionated posts, videos and news stories about Sony’s PlayStation 3 – both negative and positive. Here’s today’s batch:
PS3 Launch Special: Sony unveils new firmware update
One day closer to the PlayStation 3’s launch here in Europe, but over in Japan Sony has announced a new firmware update for the console, taking it to version 1.60.
PS3 could fail due to "Mercedes" positioning, says Sony boss
It’s a bit early to be talking about PS3 as a possible failure, but that’s exactly what Sony’s chairman/CEO Sir Howard Stringer appears to have done, in an as-yet broadcast TV interview with US show CEO Exchange, which has been reported online.
PS3 Launch Special: Top 10 PS3 vids on YouTube
It's Monday, it's snowing, and more importantly shops are STILL taking pre-orders for PlayStation 3, despite it being just four days before launch. Either Sony's factories are staffed by ninja robots, or sales are disappointing – which you believe depends what kind of a fanboy you are, I guess.
Anyway, a video is worth a thousand words, even if they're about ninjas. So check below for the ten best PS3-related videos on YouTube, to get you in the mood for launch day this Friday.
Sony PS3 joins Stanford University's Folding@home research program
We gave you ten ways to justify spending £425 on a PS3 last week, but if you need more, how about helping cure Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s disease or cystic fibrosis?
The first 10 things you need to buy for your PS3. In order.
One week until PlayStation 3 launches over here in the UK, and anticipation is building – although with units still available to pre-order, it’s fair to wonder if this is translating into actual sales. So, assuming you do have a shiny PS3 arriving next Friday, what should your next purchases be?
