PlayStation 3 News
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Reeves: No further PS3 hardware config planned for Europe
David Reeves, the President of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE), has said that the company is not planning on releasing any further hardware configurations for its PlayStation 3 console in the region. Speaking to Videogaming247.com at the PlayStation Day event in London yesterday, Reeves...
- Posted May 7th 2008
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Hirai admits PS3's first year was "difficult"
Sony Computer Entertainment President Kazuo Hirai has conceded that the PlayStation 3 experienced a somewhat “difficult” first year on the market, and acknowledged consumers were disappointed with the choice of software available. Speaking at the company’s PlayStation Day event ...
- Posted May 7th 2008
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PS3 install base reaches 238k in Australia
Sony Computer Entertainment Australia announced today that the PlayStation 3 has sold 238,000 units in the region since its launch there in March 2007. The figure puts PS3 ahead of its predecessor in terms of first year sales in the territory, which sold through 146,000 units during its first 12 ...
- Posted May 2nd 2008
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Sony responds to March NPD figures
Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) has issued a statement in response to March NPD figures, observing 98 per cent year-on-year increase in PlayStation 3 sales. NPD figures released yesterday revealed that the PS3 sold 257,000 units for the month of March 2008; edged out slightly by the Xb...
- Posted Apr 18th 2008
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Have a spare PS3? Trade it for a goat!
Ahoy citizens of smoggy San Francisco! Do you happen to have a superfluous PlayStation 3 lying around? Do you love the cute and cuddly animals of the world? If so, one Craigslist user has a proposition you simply can't pass up: "Don't have much, especially with this darn economy, but willing...
- Posted Apr 15th 2008
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PS3 to outsell 360 in March, says Pachter
Speaking ahead of NPD Group figures for March, Wedbush Morgan analyst has said that the PlayStation 3 outsold Microsoft’s Xbox 360 for the third consecutive month in North America. Speaking in a note to investors today, Pachter forecast PS3 sales at 365,000 units, edging out the Xbox 360 a...
- Posted Apr 14th 2008
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Japanese PS3 sales top two million
Sony’s PlayStation 3 console has passed the two million sales mark in its native Japan, as the company enjoys yet another week of strong sales in the territory. Data obtained by Media Create shows that the flagship console sold 11,303 units for the week ended April 6, passing the two millio...
- Posted Apr 11th 2008
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Japanese PS Store revamp, firmware 2.30 dated
Sony Computer Entertainment Japan (SCEJ) announced today that the revamped PlayStation Store would go live in the region on April 15, coinciding with the release of firmware 2.30 for PlayStation 3. According to a rough translation of the Japanese press release, the new firmware update appears to ...
- Posted Apr 10th 2008
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