Tag: ps3
Sony's US PS3 shortage to be resolved by May
In news that may be slightly worrying to those waiting for the PS3 to arrive in Europe, Sony has announced that the current shortage of PS3s in North America will be resolved by May. Yes, I know that the distribution…
Sony announce UK pricing for first PS3 games
Regardless of what's inside the PS3, it's still gonna play games, and Sony has announced pricing for first-party PS3 games and downloadable content. Discs will cost £39.99, the same price as Nintendo Wii games, and a tenner less than Xbox…
Was Sony right to cut European PS3 hardware? Opinions divided
On Friday we reported on the cut down European PS3, and not surprisingly it's caused some murmurings around the Internet. Dan Nicolae Alexa over at Playfuls.com has written a long and generally insightful article, which basically (and this probably does…
Patient Europeans to get cut down version of Sony PS3
I think it's fair to say that European gamers waiting for Sony's PS3 to finally launch have been a pretty patient bunch, quite apart from the fact Sony have made it plain that it's illegal to import foreign PS3s. Now,…
Sony says Nintendo Wii console is an impulse buy
Sony America tried to insult the Nintendo Wii's runaway success by calling it an 'impluse buy'. Sony spokesperson Dave Karraker said that the PS3 was far more powerful and should be considered as being in a different category from the…
Sony announce long-awaited European launch date for PS3
We knew it was coming to Europe in the Spring, but Sony has now given us the actual release date. Now Playstation fans everywhere can get their sleeping bags ready for queue mania. Friday, March 23rd is the date. 8…
CES 2007: Sharp's gaming LCD HDTVs
I think the current success of high definition televisions, especially outside the US where we already enjoy an at least semi-decent picture resolution anyway, has a lot to do with the new high defintion games consoles: the Xbox 360…
Last day to win a PS3 courtesy of Dixons – profits go to Foyer charity
I haven't tried to buy anything from the Dixons web site recently, so this news story passed me by. Dixons have been offering a Sony PS3, 3 games, and extra controller every day since 1st December, to raise funds…
Sony PS3 video special: MotorStorm and Ridge Racer 7 racing games
If I have a criticism of the PS3's launch line-up, it's that it's a bit predictable. Sure, all the key console genres are represented – sports, driving, Halo first-person shooters etc. But they're mostly a case of being same-old same-old,…
Sony PS3 video special: A quick nose around the PlayStation Store
The online PlayStation Store is clearly central to Sony's ambitions for PS3, and not just so you can download old PSone games to play on your PSP either. Sony's Phil Harrison talked a fair bit about the potential for offering…
