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Almost 70m PlayStation Network accounts have been registered worldwide since the service launched. Speaking at the PSP2 reveal press conference this morning, SCE president and CEO Kaz Hirai said that over 69m accounts had been opened before January 25th. He also revealed that over 80 per cent of all PS3s …
Read More »OPINION: PSP2 already impressing partners
A very exciting event is happening in Amsterdam next Wednesday, as Nintendo rolls out its European plans for the stunning 3DS handheld. Our money is on a retail launch before the end of March, and the High Street will devour every last detail on marketing, price and software for the …
Read More »PSP2 as powerful as PS3, set for Q4 launch
Sony isn’t going to take Nintendo’s 3DS challenge lying down. The format-holder is preparing a swift reveal for the true PlayStation Portable successor, due at Christmas. As was reported yesterday, the first announcement is pencilled in for January 27th. Most importantly: the format-holder is pitching the device as a high-end …
Read More »PSP2 announced on Jan 27th in Tokyo
The industry will finally find out what form the PSP2 will take at a press event in Tokyo on January 27th, trade sources have confirmed to MCV. Claims emerging this morning about an impending reveal for the long-rumoured PSP2 are true. Publishers were informed late last year of the plans, …
Read More »Sony to stop selling PSP dev kits
PlayStation platform holder has confirmed to MCV that it will stop selling PSP development kits to studios on November 15th. The decision was taken due to the expiry of current development and test tools. However, the news does signal the end of the handheld in the way that some sites …
Read More »‘We have PSP2 in the house’
It was MIA at E3. There was no sign of it at Gamescom. And all hope of a Tokyo Game Show reveal was scuppered this week when Sony’s press event came and went without even the faintest whiff of new hardware. So where is PSP2? By the sounds of it, …
Read More »Where on Earth is the PSP2?
MCV wasn’t alone in keeping a particularly close eye on Sony’s Gamescom briefing last night in the hope that Sony would use the venue to at last reveal all about the still mysterious PSP2. But, despite persistent rumours and many developers having admitted to recently signing PSP-related NDAs, yet again …
Read More »Reeves: Nintendo are shit hot at handheld
David Reeves thinks there’s a good chance that Sony will launch a true successor to the PSP within the next year. Furthermore, the former SCEE president and CEO believes that if they don’t they could face a permanent exit from the handheld race. It’s an exciting time and you could …
Read More »Pachter predicts PSP 2 E3 reveal
It was on, then it was off again – now industry analyst Michael Pachter has come out and stated that he believes Sony WILL reveal a proper successor to the PSP at next week’s trade show. He reckons the new touch-screen handheld will join a subscription-based PSN service, the Move …
Read More »Pachter predicts PSP 2 E3 reveal
It was on, then it was off again – now industry analyst Michael Pachter has come out and stated that he believes Sony WILL reveal a proper successor to the PSP at next week’s trade show. He reckons the new touch-screen handheld will join a subscription-based PSN service, the Move …
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