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PS3 sales rocket in Sony financials

PS3 sales rocket in Sony financials

Sony has revealed huge like-for-like rises in PS3 hardware and software in its Q1 financials.

by Neil Long
on Jul 29th 2008 at 5:34PM in News
‘PS3’s problems are being resolved’

‘PS3’s problems are being resolved’

The president of Famitsu publisher Enterbrain, Hirokazu Hamamura, believes that PS3’s “slow penetration” in Japan is improving – but that it could still use a price cut before year end.

by Tim Ingham
on Jul 22nd 2008 at 1:42PM in News
US: June games market jumps 53 per cent year-on-year

US: June games market jumps 53 per cent year-on-year

The North American June sales figures from NPD have shown that total spending on gaming in the territory for the period hit $1.69 billion – up an incredible 53 per ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 18th 2008 at 2:25PM in News
E3 08: Future PSP could have hard drive

E3 08: Future PSP could have hard drive

With Sony putting plenty of emphasis on its still-blossoming portable machine at this year's E3, Sony’s American CEO has spoke openly for the first time about his ideas for the ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 17th 2008 at 6:27PM in News

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E3 08: Trophies on the way to PSP?

E3 08: Trophies on the way to PSP?

Some had speculated that a PSP Trophy announcement was on the cards for E3 – but whilst that didn’t materialise, the possibility of the achievement-like system migrating to Sony’s handheld ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 17th 2008 at 12:34PM in News
E3 08: No PS3 video store for Europe this year

E3 08: No PS3 video store for Europe this year

Sony’s new PS3 and PSP movie and TV download and rental service was possibly the biggest announcement of the platform holder’s E3 conference, but European console owners will seemingly ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 17th 2008 at 11:15AM in News
E3 08: Sony roundup

E3 08: Sony roundup

It’s fair to say that most people weren’t really too sure what to expect from Sony this E3. The heavily rumoured, and indeed more-or-less-already confirmed God of War III ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 16th 2008 at 5:36PM in News
E3 08: No other handheld can match PSP, says Tretton

E3 08: No other handheld can match PSP, says Tretton

Jack Tretton has told the global media that no other handheld can match the PSP at Sony’s E3 ’08 Media Briefing.

by Neil Long in Los Angeles
on Jul 15th 2008 at 11:38PM in News

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E3 08: Resistance PSP revealed

E3 08: Resistance PSP revealed

Resistance Retribution, a PSP outing for Insomniac’s popular PS3 shooter, has been unveiled at the Sony E3 press conference.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 15th 2008 at 9:36PM in News
E3 08: PS3 and PSP movie service goes live… now!

E3 08: PS3 and PSP movie service goes live… now!

Sony has lifted the lid on its upcoming movie and TV service on PSN, which, in a surprise move, will launch later tonight – in North America, at least.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 15th 2008 at 9:29PM in News
Sky TV now on Sony PSP

Sky TV now on Sony PSP

Sony has struck a deal with pay TV giant Sky to offer video content to owners of its PlayStation Portable handheld games console in the UK and Ireland.

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by Stuart O'Brien
on Jul 14th 2008 at 3:11PM in News
JAPAN: PSP hits 2m this year

JAPAN: PSP hits 2m this year

PSP has comfortably become the best-selling console in Japan for the first half of the year – shifting just shy of two million units in the region.

by Tim Ingham
on Jul 8th 2008 at 2:42PM in News

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PlayStation phone in production?

PlayStation phone in production?

Sony is busy working on a PlayStation-branded phone, according to company insiders.

by Tim Ingham
on Jun 25th 2008 at 10:39AM in News
‘There is a piracy problem on PSP’

‘There is a piracy problem on PSP’

President of SCEE David Reeves has admitted to MCV that there is a global piracy issue on PSP – and said that Sony is set to unveil a new clampdown ...
by Tim Ingham
on Jun 19th 2008 at 11:15AM in News
New PSP bundle announced

New PSP bundle announced

Sony has announced the release of the Crisis Core – Final Fantasy VII PSP bundle, which will launch on Friday, June 20th.

by Tim Ingham
on Jun 10th 2008 at 7:00PM in News
JAPAN: PSP rules May hardware sales

JAPAN: PSP rules May hardware sales

Sony’s PSP continues to dominate the Japanese hardware market, after clocking up 270,750 sales in May.

by Tim Ingham
on Jun 9th 2008 at 1:20PM in News

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Japan gets new PlayStations

Japan gets new PlayStations

Sony is to launch a red PlayStation 2 and two blue PSP packs in Japan next month.

by Tim Ingham
on Jun 3rd 2008 at 3:26PM in News
PS2 outsells PS3 in FY 2008

PS2 outsells PS3 in FY 2008

Global PS2 sales may have declined by over a million units in Sony's last fiscal year, but the console was still the firm's leading light in the 12 month ...
by Tim Ingham
on May 14th 2008 at 2:04PM in News
JAPAN: PSP dominates hardware in April

JAPAN: PSP dominates hardware in April

Japanese market authroity Enterbrain has confirmed to MCV that PSP led hardware sales in the territory during April.

by Tim Ingham
on May 13th 2008 at 4:19PM in News
PLAYSTATION DAY ’08: PS3 cruises past 10m sales

PLAYSTATION DAY ’08: PS3 cruises past 10m sales

Sony’s PS3 hit 10.5 million global sales at the end of 2007, the platform holder has revealed.

by Tim Ingham
on May 6th 2008 at 6:01PM in News
PSP video downloads coming this ‘summer’

PSP video downloads coming this ‘summer’

CVG reports that Sony is set to release its new video download service for PSP, GoView!, this summer.

by Tim Ingham
on Apr 25th 2008 at 3:18PM in News
Sony dates PSP summer line up

Sony dates PSP summer line up

Sony has dated several of its key Summer PSP releases. Secret Agent Clank is due to hit shelves Friday June 25th, EchoChrome is set for Friday June 6th, whereas ATV ...
Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Apr 17th 2008 at 11:14AM in News
Japan: PSP triumphs in hardware sale battle

Japan: PSP triumphs in hardware sale battle

The PSP’s resurgence has continued in Japan, with Sony’s handheld trumping all other hardware opponents in the March sales battle, Reuters reports.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 8th 2008 at 1:21PM in News
JAPAN: Monster Hunter fever returns

JAPAN: Monster Hunter fever returns

Whilst its appeal in the West can probably still best be described as niche, the Monster Hunter series seemingly has no limits in Japan as the latest instalment has again ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 2nd 2008 at 3:34PM in News
US: Feb sales reach $1.3bn

US: Feb sales reach $1.3bn

US sales body NPD has released its figures for games industry sales in February in North America, and they show a massive 47 per cent increase in software sales and ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 14th 2008 at 9:41AM in News