Tag: ps3
Sony adds online movies and TV rental to PlayStation 3
At the ongoing E3 conference, Sony revealed its answer to Xbox Live Video Marketplace, adding online movie sales and rental to PlayStation 3 consoles. And to help persuade people make the most of the service, the company also confirmed that from September, current 40GB consoles would have their storage upped to 80GB.
Sony relaunches long-awaited in-game XMB PS3 Firmware – this time 100% bork-free*
Sony has now launched a new version of its latest PS3 Firmware, 2.41, following the disastrous events of last week.
Sony withdraws latest PS3 Firmware
Following wide spread reports of serious problems with the latest PS3 Firmware, Sony has confirmed that the update has been pulled while it investigates the problem. It is believed that a error with the installation process has caused some consoles to seize up at the point of rebooting, following the install.
Guitar Hero publisher says games appeal is widening, calls for cheaper consoles
Activision, the publisher you may recognise from such hits as Guitar Hero III knows a thing or two about the games industry. It has already worked out that it isn’t all about pubescent boys seeking obscene violence and ladies with giant bosoms any more.
Sony shows PlayStation 3's Xbox Live-a-like firmware in action
Sony has released the following video to demonstrate all the things that the upcoming Firmware 2.40 update is going to enable. It’s everything that PS3 owners have spent the last year clamouring for, but Xbox 360 players will no doubt notice there’s a few distinct similarities between Sony’s ‘new’ features and all the stuff the Xbox 360 did the whole damn time.
Sony adding in-game XMB access and Trophies to PS3 "soon" thanks to 2.40 firmware update
Finally, a year and a half after PlayStation3 launched in some bits of the world, Sony is adding the in-game messaging features its fans have been gagging and pleading for every single day since PS3 first flopped into big, unwanted piles on shop shelves.
Confirmation was given on the Official PlayStation Blog, where Sony Network top-cheese Eric Lempel said “We’re happy to officially report that the 2.40 system software update for PS3 will include XMB access in-game.”
Lempel then went on to confirm another addition – the arrival of Sony’s clone of the much-loved Xbox 360 point-scoring Achievements system…
Sony planning ANOTHER PS3 controller? Two-piece "breakable" motion concept ready to be shown
Sony is planning to clone Nintendo’s Wiimote, astonishingly, with a two-piece motion controller for PlayStation3 almost ready to be unveiled – and the DualShock3 isn’t even out in Europe yet.
The PS3 concept currently resembles a traditional PlayStation controller, only with the ability to snap apart into two pieces – each with a motion-detecting accelerometer inside it, just like the popular wavy Wii controller…
Sony PlayStation 3 to become a dynamic in-game advertising platform
Sony Computer Entertainment America and Sony Computer Entertainment Europe have announced that a new dynamic in-game advertising system is being launched in order to harvest the rapidly growing in-game advertising market. Advertisement distribution company, IGA Worldwide, has been selected as its first partner though more are expected to follow…
10 Million hear the Call of Duty
Game publisher, Activision, has proudly announced that its much-lauded first person shooter, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, has passed a major milestone and sold its 10 millionth copy.
Rumour: PS3 firmware 2.4 out this month
Could it be? Could it be true? Word on the old tech grapevine is that 18th June is the day to look out for when Sony release the latest update of the PS3 firmware…
