Tag: Playstation 3
Super-slim, top-loading PS3 revealed
Sony's PlayStation 3 is going under the knife once more, with a third new model of the games console now looking almost certain to be revealed at Gamescom. The new PS3, with the model number CEH-4011B, has been spotted in…
Slimmer Slim PlayStation 3 on the way?
Looks like Sony have put their PS3 Slim on a diet, with a newly uncovered FCC listing in the US suggesting an even thinner PS3 is on the way. Spotted over on Pocket News, there's suggestion the new console could…
EA preparing for a digital-only future
An EA executive has stated that it is "inevitable" that the company, one of gaming's leading publishers, will eventually move to a 100% digital-only business model in the "near future", ditching boxed retail versions of their games altogether. "It's in…
Sony buy Gaikai game streaming service: PS4, Vita games web-bound?
It was rumoured before the E3 gaming conference but never came to fruition in time for the show, but now Sony have confirmed that they will be buying all the shares in cloud-gaming service Gaikai. Sony are thought to be…
E3 2012: Gaikai to bring backwards compatibility back to the PS3 through streaming?
Here's an interesting pre-show rumour doing the rounds before next week's big E3 gaming convention. Games streaming company Gaikai are said to be joining forces with Sony to bring old-skool PS1 and PS2 games to the PlayStation 3. While PS1…
BBC Sports app headed to PS3 in time for Wimbledon, Olympics
PlayStation 3 owners and those with other connected devices with access to Sony's Entertainment Network will soon be able to enjoy VOD sports content from a new BBC Sports app. The app will have reams of video content from "key…
VIDEO: God of War: Ascension for PS3 revealed
Kratos is back to kick the derriéres of more classical deities in God of War: Ascension for the PS3. Check out a first look at the game in the teaser trailer above. Set to be the fourth "true" instalment in…
PlayStation 4 codenamed Orbis: will restrict pre-owned games?
The successor to the Sony PlayStation 3, AKA the PS4 or PlayStation 4, is said to be codenamed the Orbis, according to a new report. Lining up for a Christmas 2013 release according to a Kotaku source, the next-gen console…
PS3 Skyrim lag problem caused by bookshelves? Now fixed? PC beta patch notes suggest so
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim may have won game of the year awards left, right and centre, but that didn't bring much joy to PS3 owners of the massive RPG. A game-breaking bug on the version for Sony's console…
CHRISTMAS GIFT GUIDE: Best PS3 games of 2011
Now before we get started here, we have to stand up and note that, for PS3 owners, it's been a roller-coaster year. While the PlayStation Network online gaming service has many fans thanks to Sony generously making it free, Sony…