PlayStation 3 News
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PS3, 360 not holding us back, says Bethesda
PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 aren’t holding developers back, reckons Pete Hines, marketing vice president for Bethesda. Speaking to MCV, Hines stated his belief that new storytelling, technical and visual heights can still be achieved with the current crop of home consoles. "The devel...
- Posted Sep 10th 2012
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North American PSN update; Aug. 28, 2012
Sony Computer Entertainment America has posted its weekly update to the PlayStation Store. This week features the MGS Peace Walker HD edition, Episode 3 of The Walking Dead, Rock Band Blitz, and plenty of other downloadable games. You can also pick up a demo of Pro Evolution Soccer 2013 and add-ons ...
- Posted Aug 28th 2012
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PS3 is in 'prime time,' say Sony Worldwide Studios boss
PlayStation 3 may be entering its twilight years, but Sony Worldwide Studios chief Shuhei Yoshida reckons there’s never been a better time to invest in Sony’s ageing black behemoth. The console launched in November 2006 in Japan and the U.S., and arrived in PAL regions the following M...
- Posted Aug 21st 2012
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Sony Europe boss laughs off PS3 super slim talk
Sony is keeping tight-lipped on the long-rumored PlayStation 3-4000 model following its absence at Gamescom last week. The new SKU is supposedly going to feature 16GB of flash memory and will ship in 250GB and 500GB flavours. Previous reports put the model on track for a formal reveal at Sony's G...
- Posted Aug 20th 2012
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Gamescom 2012: Sony hasn't abandoned 3D support
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) head honcho Jim Ryan has reaffirmed the company’s support for 3D technology. The hardware giant had previously pushed the use of 3D in its products a great deal back in 2011 at E3 and Gamescom. However, the tech was conspicuously absent from Sony&rs...
- Posted Aug 17th 2012
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Gamescom 2012: Sony unveils PS3 Essentials range
PlayStation 3 will see a new budget range available in PAL regions later this year by the name of PS3 Essentials, Sony has announced. The new range looks to offer consumers some of the PS3’s biggest games released to date, all for a super-low price point. The Essentials range will kick ...
- Posted Aug 14th 2012
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Confirmed: YouTube App coming to PS3 today
Sony has confirmed that a dedicated YouTube App for PlayStation 3 will be released in North America as part of this week's PlayStation Store update. You'll find it under the 'My Channels' section of the store when the update hits later on today. The app opens up a whole new viewing experience fo...
- Posted Aug 14th 2012
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Sony's Gaikai deal 'defeats the purpose' of cloud gaming, OnLive U.K. boss claims
What exactly do Sony and Gaikai have in the works? At this point, you can guess for yourself, but we’ve heard from Sony that it’s looking at using Gaikai to stream games to its products. But does the $380 million acquisition take anything away from the intentions of cloud gaming? For ...
- Posted Jul 31st 2012
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New PS3 Slim and price-cuts can send Sony flying past Microsoft's Xbox
PlayStation 3 has a great roster of games and boasts the best first-party exclusives across the three major console platforms, with the likes of God of War, Uncharted and Metal Gear Solid, to name but a few, all setting the console alight. For those who have yet to experience the PS3, the arrival of...
- Posted Jul 26th 2012
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U.K. gets three limited edition PS3s
Sony has launched three limited edition PlayStation 3’s in the U.K.; Scarlet Red, Classic White and Satin Silver. The latter two were previously exclusively available in Japan, though the Red Scarlet model was also confirmed for Australia back in May. As you’d expect, the machine...
- Posted Jul 24th 2012
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