Remember the time when PlayStation 2s were banned in Iraq because clusters of them might be used to launch nuclear weapons? Well, lots of PlayStation 3s are being networked as servers for the PS3 game Warhawk that will connect gamers around the world. The PS3 servers are being built by the SCEA IT Team. Source
After the trilogy on the bigscreen, Jason Bourne is still unstoppable, now conquering the consoles.
The Bourne Conspiracy is an upcoming video game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The game is set to be released in the summer of 2008. Developed by High Moon Studios, The Bourne Conspiracy is set to expand upon Robert Ludlum's character Jason Bourne, and immerse the player in a cat and mouse style espionage action adventure.
Metal Gear Solid 2 was one of the reasons why I purchased an overpriced PS2 six years ago. Now I'm thinking of buying the PS3 after watching this preview. Dammit.
Playstation 3 was launched last year, all people were impressed with the power it has, it showed a lot of tech demo of upcoming exclusive games, one of which is the remake of Final Fantasy 7.
It’s been 7 months since it was launched. Where is the Final Fantasy 7 remake that Sony had promised during the tech demo of Playstation 3? Just look at the list of exclusive games listed in the figure above, no Final Fantasy 7! Even though this is not the official list of game exclusive of each respective consoles, it's still disappointing that Final Fantasy 7 was not included in the list, and also take note that the Playstation 3 come up with the least list of exclusive titles! What is happening to Sony? Is the Playstation 3 doom?
As I read the news regarding the Playstation 3, I found this article from Yahoo! News:
TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp. (6758.T) expects at least 380 new PlayStation 3 games to hit the market this business year and says that should rev up demand for the console that has so far lost out to Nintendo's (7974.OS) wildly popular Wii. ADVERTISEMENT
There are about 150 games currently available for the PS3, including online titles.
Sony Chief Executive Howard Stringer said at the annual shareholders' meeting that the company will review its dividend policy once it has achieved its profitability target for the year to March 2008, raising the possibility of future dividend hikes.
"Attractive game software is the key to accelerate PS3 growth over the next year," Stringer said on Thursday.
Sony's game division posted an operating loss of 232 billion yen ($1.88 billion) in the past business year because of hefty start-up costs of the PS3, prompting investors to see the console business as Sony's biggest risk factor.
Nintendo Co. Ltd.'s Wii game console has been outselling the PS3 by three to one in Japan and more than two to one in the United States so far this year, according to game magazine publisher Enterbrain and research firm NPD.
A lack of attractive games has been widely cited as a reason for the PS3's relatively weak performance in addition to the fact that it is twice as expensive as the Wii.
More than 200 packaged software titles will likely be released for the PS3 in the year to March 2008, and more than 180 titles are expected to be launched over the Internet, Stringer said.
"PlayStation 3 going forward will be vital to our future and we'll succeed," said Stringer, the first non-Japanese to run the Tokyo-based electronics and entertainment conglomerate.
Sony aims to double its PS3 shipments to 11 million units in the current business year and reduce the game unit's loss to 50 billion yen.
Hackers have been busy for the past few months to crack the PlayStation 3. One was able to slipstream a Blu-Ray disc to a PC and burned it on a blank Blu-Ray. Now the next step is to actually boot the game on a PlayStation 3. Hackers recently found an exploit on the 1.10 and 1.11 versions of the PS3 firmware that allowed them to boot copied or backup games on the PlayStation 3.
The games just boots but it doesn't actually play. But with the track record of these hackers, count a few months and you'll see PS3 modchips and backup games being sold everywhere. Via CVG
South Korean Sony recently announced that they will be shipping an 80GB version of the PlayStation 3 for the Korean market. News regarding the release of the 80GB elsewhere is still unknown. Sony South Korea Press Release
Here's some leaked screenshots of Sony's Home. Think of it as Oz World and There on steroids. Home will be a free download for Sony PlayStation 3 owners and would be available later this year.
Philippine Star recently published an article why Sony has not released the PlayStation Portable / PSP officially in the Philippines. Sony Philippines blames the rampant piracy of the PlayStation games and their memory cards in the Philippines that Sony Japan decided not to officially release the PSP here. The PSP is currently available through import stores and the gray market.
Sony urged to state real reason for not bringing Playstation PSP to RP By Marianne V. Go Publication Date: [Monday, March 19, 2007]
Intellectual Property Office Philippines Director-General Adrian Cristobal Jr. criticized yesterday Sony Philippines for making it appear that Sony’s decision not to bring in its popular Playstation PSP to the Philippines is due to rampant piracy.
In an interview with The STAR, Cristobal felt offended at Sony’s insinuation that continued rampant piracy is behind its decision not to bring in its PSP product to the Philippines.
Cristobal pointed out that even though China is known to be more at the forefront of intellectual property rights piracy, Sony still chose to sell its PSP units there because of the huge Chinese consumer market.
Thus, Cristobal argued, Sony’s hesitancy to directly sell its PSP here in the Philippines is due more to lack of market rather than IPR piracy.
Sony Philippines president Hiroaki Kobayashi had previously told The STAR that the continued rampant piracy of its Playstation software is one reason why Sony Japan is hesitant to sell its PSP units in the Philippines.
Kobayashi said that almost all available Playstation software being sold in the Philippines are pirated copies.
Aside from its Playstation software, Kobayashi said, its memory stick for its digital cameras and video cams are also being pirated.
Sony, Cristobal further revealed, has not actually been coordinating closely with IP Philippines in helping crack down on its IPR violators.
Sony, like most other private IPR holders, Cristobal said, privately pursue their own enforcement and prosecution and coordinate more closely with the National Bureau of Investigation and the Philippine National Police.
However, Cristobal appealed to Sony and other recent vocal complainants such as Philip Morris and Levi’s International to coordinate with IP Philippines.
Cristobal noted that the complaints of Sony, Philip Morris and Levi’s appear to be part of a lobby to have the Philippines retained in the United States Trade Representative (USTR) watchlist as the Philippines is currently undergoing its annual review.
The USTR review, Cristobal said, started in February and a report is expected by next month. Cristobal is hoping that the Philippines would be able to "graduate" out of the list, but would not be surprised at the country’s continued retention on the watchlist.
What's funny about what Cristobal said is that Sony should coordinate with them to help stop the piracy of their PlayStation software. Coordinate? Sony doesn't need to coordinate with them, piracy of PlayStation games are so rampant that you could even see them on the streets:
Sony Philippines should reconsider their strategy. Not all Filipinos support piracy, one good example is the guys over at Pinoy-N.com that support Nintendo's original games even though their prices are 10x more expensive.
Move over EyeToy, the next generation of camera peripheral for the PlayStation 3 has been announced.
Key features of the PLAYSTATION Eye include:
* A sophisticated microphone with the ability to reduce background noise and focus on spoken word for smoother, more accurate speech recognition * Engineered to perform in low-light conditions * Faster frame rate for improved tracking, responsiveness and smoothness * Two position zoom lens for close-up and full body options * Free EyeCreate(TM) editing software, which allows users to save, edit and add cool visual effects to photos, video and audio clips * EyeCreate also enables user to capture videos and audio clips directly to your PS3's hard disk drive and access a range of different capturing modes, including slow motion and time-lapse.
MadCatz designers must be on drugs when they made this QWERTY attachment for the PlayStation 3 SIXAXIS controller. I rather type with the controller than to use my thumb to type text on top of the controller. Sheeesh! What were they thinking?!
Put the power of your console’s text messaging and web browsing capabilities in the palm of your hand with the Mad Catz Wireless ThumbPad™ for the PLAYSTATION 3. Ergonomically designed for comfort, it makes communicating online convenient and effective. Just clip it onto your SIXAXIS controller to easily text, chat, and browse the web though your console. The functional multi-key QWERTY interface permits access to all SIXAXIS controller buttons and the removable clamp means the pad is not restricted to use with gaming consoles. Ergonomics and versatility make the Mad Catz Wireless ThumbPad™ for the PS3 the ultimate solution for your online messaging requirements. Mad Catz promises innovative, quality products for all your gaming needs.
Product Features:
* Functional multi-key QWERTY interface * Enhances in-game messaging capabilities * Convenient clip-on design * Fully compatible with PS3’s web browsing functions * Plug and play technology * All PS3 controller buttons still accessible * Removable clamp increases versatility
This attachment is similar to the XBOX 360 QWERTY attachment.
Based on Paramount Pictures upcoming feature film, Transformers: The Game lets gamers choose to play as either Autobots or Decepticons and experience the unstoppable power and massive scale of their favorite robots in disguise as they choose to protect or destroy Earth. Players must master each character’s unique weapons, moves and instantaneous transformations that allow them to effortlessly switch between vehicle and robot mode, as they rampage fully destructible environments smashing everything they encounter and using all objects as weapons along with firepower to obliterate enemies. FEATURES
* Protect Or Destroy The Earth – As the TRANSFORMERS robot’s war comes to Earth, gamers make the choice to join the AUTOBOTS in protecting our planet or to join the DECEPTICONS in destroying it. With dual campaigns, the fate of the world is in players’ hands.
* MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE – Instantly change from a larger than life robot to a high-powered vehicle such as a sports car, fighter jet or helicopter. Seamless transformations leave enemies in the dust or enhance players’ combat strategy with a range of options in both vehicle and robot modes that take full advantage of the characters’ dual forms.
* The World Is Your Playground – Players crush, topple and wreck every object, including buildings and vehicles, in their path or use the objects as weapons. It is up to the gamer to decide how best to use their surrounding environment.
* Freedom of Choice – An unprecedented line-up lets gamers experience the massive scale, unique abilities and sheer strength of an army of characters from the TRANSFORMERS universe when they choose to play as OPTIMUS PRIME, MEGATRON, IRONHIDE, STARSCREAM, BUMBLEBEE and more.
* Variety of Combat – For head-to-head battles, fans engage in melee combat that reflects each TRANSFORMERS robot’s character, scale, weight and power along with melee weapons and special moves unique to each character. The game’s ranged combat offers a wide array of projective weapons designed to take out enemies from afar.
* PlayStation® Portable Features – The PSP version features 20 playable AUTOBOTS and DECEPTICONS, from both the live-action film and previous generations, that battle through an enhanced version of the film’s storyline. Players can customize their character by choosing more than 10 different weapon types in both single and adhoc multiplayer gameplay
After killing the 20GB version of the PlayStation 3, a Sony spokesman now says that the company is "considering" an 80GB version. Price drop of the 60GB version imminent? (Via Joystiq)
Well-known console modder Ben Heck has done it again. After modding several home consoles and turn them into handhelds, Ben has turned a PS3 SIXAXIS controller into an XBOX360. Great mod for PS3 players who're having some problems with their uncomfortable PS3 controllers.
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