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With observers quick to draw comparisons between PlayStation Move and Nintendo’s Wii following Sony’s curtain raising last night, SCEA boss Jack Tretton has claimed that the increased precision – and subsequently realism – that Move can provide is a big differentiator between the two machines. I think realism is the …
Read More »Move for every consumer that has electricity
Sony’s American CEO Jack Tretton has spoken the anticipated mass-market appeal of his company recently revealed PlayStation Move controller – whilst going to great strengths to assert the accessory’s hardcore credentials. It isn’t for just the hardcore gamer, it’s for people that have never picked up a controller before but …
Read More »US: Sony warns of PS3 shortages
Such is the momentum driving Sony’s PS3 onwards and upwards right now that SCEA has warned consumers that retail may face shortages of the in-demand console over the coming weeks. We’re working very hard with our retail partners to meet consumer interest, but the demand is tremendously high for the …
Read More »Tretton hails tremendous PS3
Speaking on the US PlayStation blog, Sony America president Jack Tretton has hailed the success of Sony’s PS3 for the speed at which the company has moved to launch a redesign. For the original Playstation and the PlayStation 2 we announced revisions of the hardware in the third and fourth …
Read More »Now Tretton shoots down price-cut chat
It seems as if the dismissive power of Sony CEO Sir Howard Stringer is not quite enough to convince the games industry that the platform holder will not be cutting the price of PS3 any time soon – so SCEA president Jack Tretton has joined in too. Speaking to FastCompany, …
Read More »Rockstar: Agent is the ultimate action game
The surprise reveal of Rockstar’s PS3-only Agent was a welcome change from what was a very leak-ridden Sony press conference – and if the title lives up to the claims of Sam Houser then it could well prove a defining game for the platform. We have always enjoyed making action …
Read More »SONY: Assassins Creed 2 features PSP link-up
Assassin’s Creed 2 will connect with its PSP sibling, Assassin’s Creed: Bloodlines, Ubisoft has announced. Connecting up the two games will unlock extra weapons in the PS3 version of the game. Both titles are due for release this Christmas, with Bloodlines due in the US on November 10th – the …
Read More »US: PlayStation sales 30% up on targets
Sales of both the PS3 and PSP are almost a third higher than Sony had estimated in its year-to-date predictions, SCEA boss Jack Tretton has stated. Reuters reports that the US arm of Sony is now very confident that it will meet, or even exceed, its estimations despite the global …
Read More »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 platform going forwards. Kotaku reports that speaking to a reporter’s gathering this morning, when asked about the possible introduction of …
Read More »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. Having termed 2008 the ‘year of the PS3′ before unveiling several new PSN features, the SCEA boss moved on to talk about PSP, and revealed new title Resistance Retribution …
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