Posts Tagged ‘Sony’

Sony to offer PS3, PSP protection plan, annoy retailers

Sony to offer PS3, PSP protection plan, annoy retailers
Video game hardware isn’t a big money maker for retailers dealing with razor-thin margins, which is why gamers are often subjected to lengthy pitches for profit-padding protection plans when they buy their systems. Sony is taking the wind out of the sails of big-box retailers by offering its own optional hardware warranty. The deal is available to new customers, or those within the first year of …

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Sony Sued Over PS3 ‘Other OS’ Removal

Sony Sued Over PS3 ‘Other OS’ Removal
Stoobalou writes “A Californian Playstation 3 user has filed the first class action lawsuit against Sony over removal of the ‘Install Other OS’ function from the Playstation 3. The action seeks to redress Sony’s ‘intentional disablement of the valuable functionalities originally advertised as available with the Sony Playstation 3 video game console.’ The suit claims that the disablement breaches …

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Sony brings streaming baseball games to PS3 console

Sony brings streaming baseball games to PS3 console
* Offers access to any Major League Baseball game

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Sony Ericsson Vivaz review

Sony Ericsson Vivaz review
Sony Ericsson’s no stranger to phones with decent cameras, and the Vivaz with European 3G frequencies aims to be one of them; after all these months we’ve finally got hold of this S60 device, which is the first phone capable of continuous autofocus on 720p video recording courtesy of its speedy 720MHz Cortex A8 and PowerVR GPU. Compared to its predecessor, the Vivaz bears a similar button layout …

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Sony Pursues a Bold Success to Match Its Scale

Sony Pursues a Bold Success to Match Its Scale
Once considered the innovator in the electronics business, the company has found itself playing catch-up for years, an embarrassment it hopes to end.

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Nintendo: We’d be “embarrassed” if we were Sony or Microsoft

Nintendo: We’d be “embarrassed” if we were Sony or Microsoft
Sony and Microsoft will both release motion-sensing controllers this year, for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 respectively. Let’s face it: by bringing motion-sensing games to their consoles, S & M are copying Nintendo’s Wii, or at least being heavily influenced by it, if you were feeling kind. Thing is, they don’t seem too fazed about [...]

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Sony don’t fret over Move games

Sony don’t fret over Move games
Exec hopes to see quality maintained

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Sony announces the PlayStation Move, a motion controller for the PS3

Sony announces the PlayStation Move, a motion controller for the PS3
The end of a year’s worth of rumors are over. Sony just unveiled their new motion controller at GDC 2010, the PlayStation Move, finally allowing them to compete head-to-head with the Nintendo Wii’s stranglehold on the casual gamer console market. Calling it the “next generation of motion gaming” based upon precision of movement and boasting [...]

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Sony unveils motion-sensing controller for PS3 consoles

Sony unveils motion-sensing controller for PS3 consoles
Sony on Wednesday unveiled a hotly anticipated motion-sensing controller that it hopes will fuel new interest in its PlayStation 3 videogame consoles.

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Sony inks deals with six major studios to deliver film over the PlayStation Network

Sony inks deals with six major studios to deliver film over the PlayStation Network
It’s been a pretty good week for Sony’s PlayStation 3 division. Yesterday, an analyst group came out of left field and rather unexpectedly announced that they expected the PS3 to outsell both the Nintendo Wii and the Xbox 360 over the course of the console’s lifetime… which goes against conventional wisdom, to say the least. [...]

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