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• Patched PS3 Update Due For Release (News)

  Sony Customer Service reveals that firmware version 2.41 should be out this week; SCEE yet to confirm reports...
  

• Home To Fall This Autumn (News)

  Sony confirms that the PlayStation 3's ambitious social networking app remains on track for a 'fully-functioning' release during the Fall...
  

• Sony Pulls PS3 v.240 Firmware (News)

  Latest updated removed following reports of the XMB not appearing and other issues hit the official US PlayStation forums...
  

• 360 Minority Report Interface Drops Sony Capri Clue ??? (News)

  TVG comes across an interesting Playstation development from the studio reportedly helping out Microsoft...
  

• Malware Affects US PlayStation Site ? (News)

  A leading IT security firm sends word that Playstation.com could give you a nasty infection...
  

• Firmware 2.40 Due July 2nd (News)

  SCEE dates and details one of the most substantial PlayStation 3 Firmware updates yet...
  

• DualShock 3 Set For Europe (News)

  Sony announces that its DualShock 3 controller will be available in Europe from July 4th onwards for £39.99...
  

• E3 To Mark PS3 Trophies Launch??? (News)

  Online reports suggest that the upcoming event may see the launch of the next jump for the PS3's firmware...
  

• SCEA Confirms 'Trophies' For PS3 Update (News)

  The long-awaited entry of the PlayStation 3's version of Achievements are coming in the v2.40 update...
  

• Sony Chief: PS3 Not Longer On Life Support (News)

  Howard Stringer reveals his thoughts on the current standing of PlayStation 3 and blu-Ray...
  

• Gunmetal Grey PS3 Won't Be Coming To UK (News)

  Konami confirms that the limited edition gunmetal grey PS3 bundle for MGS4 won't be coming to the UK...
  

• PS3 Adds YouTube Upload Functionality (News)

  YouTube announces a partnership with Sony allowing PS3 users to upload in-game videos onto YouTube...
  

• Sony Reports Fiscal Year Earnings (News)

  The Japanese electronics giant has released its earnings report for the fiscal year ending March 31st 2008...
  

• PlayStation Day Report (News)

  TVG reports on the events of Sony's PlayStation Day in London...
  

• Father Of PlayStation Finds a New Job (News)

  Having brought PlayStation to the world, Ken Kutaragi takes a position at one of Japan's multi-media giants...
  

• VoD To Hit PS3 This Summer??? (News)

  US newspaper reports suggest that a Video on Demand service could arrive on the PlayStation 3 as early as the summer...
  

• Sony Delays Home Once Again (News)

  Awwwww, c'mon Sony we're tired and we want to go bed...
  

• PS3 To Get BBC iPlayer As Well (News)

  Following last week's news of BBC iPlayer compatibility with the Wii, the PS3 is now set to join the party as well...
  

• PS3 Reaches 2 Million Sales In Japan (News)

  Sony's PlayStation 3 reaches the 2 million sales mark in Japan, a year and a half after its release in the region...
  

• Gunmetal Grey PS3 Confirmed For America (News)

  A limited edition gunmetal grey PS3 will be sold as part of an MGS4 bundle in the US...
  

• PlayStation Store April 15th Revamp Confirmed (News)

  Next week will bring a considerable new look to the store and the launch of the Metal Gear Online beta...
  

• PS3 Home Next Week??? (News)

  Reports suggest Sony's social networking revolution is opening to the public very soon...
  

• BBC: Sony & Microsoft Wanted To Control iPlayer (News)

  The BBC's technology editor explains the reason why Nintendo gains a headstart in the home entertainment race...
  

• BD Live Functionality Added With PS3 2.20 (News)

  New interactive features promises the ultimate film experience for PS3 owners...
  

• Japan Gets Steel Coloured PS3 + Original MGS On PSN (News)

  A Japanese MGS4 bundle will feature a steel coloured PS3, while the original MGS is heading to Japan's PSN...
  

• PlayStation Video Store Unveiled??? (News)

  Reports suggest that a PlayStation video store has been shown off at a US publisher and retailer conference...
  

• PS3 + GT5 Prologue Bundle For Europe (News)

  Sony announces a March 28th release and 399 Euro RRP for the 40GB PlayStation 3 and GT5 Prologue bundle...
  

• Head Tracking Technology For PS Eye (News)

  Sony is poised to unleash new head tracking technology for the PlayStation 3's Eye camera...
  

• Wii Gets New Surge In Japan (News)

  Nintendo's box of tricks outsell PS3 by 4:1 in Japan during the last four weeks...
  

• April US Release For DualShock 3 (News)

  SCEA announces that its DualShock 3 controller will rumble onto US PlayStation 3s this April...
  

• PS3 To Get PS2 Originals ??? (News)

  Could Sony solve their backwards compatibility issues by copying Microsoft's move...
  

• Activision Predicts Another Slow Year For PS3 (News)

  Activision has suggested that Sony's PS3 could have another disappointing year in North America...
  

• Sony Spruces Up Its Home-stead (News)

  Sony reveals more of the city hub for its Home service, due to grace PSN sometime during 2008...
  

• EA: PS3 To Outsell Xbox 360 In '08 (News)

  According to EA estimates, Sony's PS3 could outsell the Xbox 360 by 3.5 million units in 2008...
  

• Slim & Lite PS3 Later In The Year ??? (News)

  Gadget website alludes to a sugar-free PS3 arriving later in the year...
  

• Sony Drops PS3 Sales Expectations (News)

  Just under five million PlayStation 3s are sold in the run up to Christmas as Sony lowers forecast...
  

• White PS3 Heading West??? (News)

  FCC submissions suggest that ebony and ivory PS3s will live in perfect harmony across America...
  

• European PS3 Sales Surge Over Christmas (News)

  Sony records similar European and US sales figures, shipping 1.2 million European units over Christmas...
  

• US Games Market Enjoys Record Year (News)

  Halo 3 and Nintendo consoles cash-in on a year which saw the US games market grow by 43%...
  

• Jaffe Supports Single Standard (News)

  Creative Director of God of War 2, David Jaffe, speaks out in support of a common gaming platform...
  

• Hirai: PS3 May Turn A Profit In 2008/09 (News)

  The Sony Computer Entertainment boss reveals that a reduction in costs could make the console profitable in the next fiscal year...
  

• 2007 Japan Sales Figures - Wii Wins (News)

  Wii outsells the PlayStation3 by three to one during 2007...
  

• PS3 Enjoys Strong Christmas (News)

  Sony records sales of 1.2 million PS3's across North America during the festive season...
  

• PS3 Firmware Update Goes Live (News)

  The latest PS3 Firmware update (version 2.10) is now live, providing a range of new features...
  

• PS3 Still Lagging Behind In US (News)

  Next-gen console sales figures for November place the PS3 at the bottom of the pile and Wii atop it, as usual...
  

• Computer Hacking With A Cell Chip (News)

  The PlayStation 3's Cell chip has been used to crack eight-character passwords at record speeds...
  

• Sony Rubbishes Microsoft Claims (News)

  Sony rebuts Microsoft claims that the Xbox 360 outsold the PS3 by two to one in the US last week...
  

• Nintendo /Microsoft Flop On Greenpeace Guide (News)

  Wii may be top of the hardware sales, but Nintendo makes a less than impressive debut on Greenpeace's Guide to Greener Electronics...
  

• PS3 Outsells Wii In Japan - Again!!! (News)

  Sony's PlayStation 3 continued its magic trick this week but sales figures show some contradictions...
  

• PS3 Dev Kit Cost Cut (News)

  Sony cuts the cost and adds new features to make PS3 development more appealing...
  

• PS3 Gains DivX Playback (News)

  PS3 video options boosted with the addition of DivX technology...
  

• Sony Slams High PS3 Failure Report (News)

  The boss of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe categorically denies a report by one Dutch website that the 40GB PlayStation 3 has high failure rates...
  

• Hirai: Not Satisfied With PS3 Home (News)

  The PlayStation boss reveals his dissatisfaction with the current build of the PS3 social network...
  

• Sony Game Losses Larger Than Expected (News)

  The PS3 price reduction means Sony's losses are set to double for the second fiscal half year...
  

• Nintendo Blasts Into The Financial Stratosphere (News)

  Wii and DS continues to push the Big N forward, Halo 3 rescues Microsoft's Entertainment Division, but PS3 causes massive losses to SCE...
  

• PS3 Desperate For Developer Support??? (News)

  Reports from the US suggest that Sony has 'pleaded' with studio for future support of PlayStation 3...
  

• EA Wants Common Gaming Platform (News)

  EA executive urges hardware manufacturers to work together to make it easier for developers and publishers...
  

• Sony/Toshiba Chip Sale Confirmed (News)

  Following many rumours, Sony's sale of Cell processor assets to Toshiba has finally been confirmed...
  

• Sony Sets Up Shop In Poland (News)

  SCEE Worldwide establishes operations in the former Eastern Bloc country...
  

• PS Eye Chic (News)

  Sony release details on their PlayStation Eye for PS3, with a variety of other PSN games to match...
  

• Sony Talks PS3 Movies + Music Service (News)

  Sony Japan and America working on a combined effort to distribute movies and music across PlayStation platforms...
  

• 60GB PS3 To Be Discontinued [UPDATE] (News)

  The existing 60GB is destined to go the way of the dodo as the 40GB model takes centre stage...
  

• PS3 Price Cuts Galore (News)

  The 'Starter Pack' gets a price reduction and the new £299 40GB 'Entry Level' model is introduced...
  

• PS3 Graphics Chips Going To Toshiba??? (News)

  Sony may be about to sell off their production facilities for the graphics chips that power the PS3...
  

• Haze Gets DualShock 3 (News)

  Gamers will be able to play Haze with rumble once the controllers come out next year...
  

• New £299 PS3 Announcement This Week??? (News)

  A new slimed down 40GB PS3 will reportedly be announced by Sony some time this week...
  

• TGS'07: No Home Coming Till 2008 (News)

  The PS3's virtual world is pushed back to Spring 2008 as a result of 'user feedback'...
  

• TGS'07: Sony Unveil DualShock 3 (News)

  A marriage of technologies is formally announced at SCE's Tokyo Game Show conference...
  

• Sony To Unload Chip Operations??? (News)

  Early reports suggest that Sony may be selling some of its chip assets to Toshiba...
  

• Wii Atop Global Sales List. Or Is It??? (News)

  New sales figures suggest that the Wii has leapfrogged the Xbox 360, although they contradict previous numbers...
  

• Robert Garriot Talks About Sony Relationship (News)

  Brother of the famous Richard, Robert Garriot, has spoken at length about NCsoft's unique relationship with Sony...
  

• Videogame Consoles Banned In UK Prisons (News)

  The Ministry of Justice responds to TVG regarding a UK tabloid report on the threat of the Xbox 360, PlayStation3 and Nintendo DS...
  

• Sony Share Sale Hints Towards PS3 Price Cut? (News)

  Sony looks to sell insurance division shares to focus on core divisions and possible PS3 price reduction...
  

• Leipzig GC'07: PS3 Becomes PVR (News)

  SCEE introduces Personal Video Recorder technology to the PS3 in PAL territories...
  

• 80GB PS3 For Japanese Market As Well??? (News)

  Leading Japanese analyst believes the existing 20GB and 60GB models may be phased out...
  

• Sony Rubbishes Rumours Of Rumbling Developers (News)

  Reports that developers could already be using a rumble enabled SIXAXIS are quashed...
  

• PS3 Sales Double In Japan (News)

  Everybody's Golf 5 bundle gives the console a leg-up...
  

• Developers Already Rumbling With SIXAXIS??? (News)

  Rumble-enabled SIXAXIS with improved motion sensitivity to be the future...
  

• Digital TV On PS3? (News)

  Sony New Zealand marketing boss reveals new functionality that could open up the PS3's capabilities...
  

• PS3 Prices Staying Put, For Now (News)

  Sony President announces that PS3 prices will remain the same in Europe and Asia...
  

• Microsoft Predicts $399 PS3 (News)

  A cut-down PS3 coming to the market to save Sony's skin, or so Microsoft claims...
  

• NPD Charts Confirm Nintendo's US Dominance (News)

  The official charts are in-line with predictions made by financial experts...
  

• New PS3 Update Heading For Europe Tomorrow (News)

  The Three Speech blog confirms the impending European release of the PlayStation3 firmware update...
  

• Capcom Label PS3 "Sluggish", PSP Underachieving (News)

  Capcom's post-financials Q&A unleashes a poor evaluation of Sony's consoles...
  

• SEGA Talks 2 New PS3 Titles (News)

  SEGA hints at further PS3 titles in development at SEGA...
  

• SCEJ Announces PlayStation Awards 2007 Winners (News)

  Celebrating titles that have surpassed the Gold and Platinum sales figures during fiscal 2006...
  

• Nintendo To Dominate US Markets In June Figures (News)

  Analysts predict that the Wii and DS will outsell their rivals by huge margins...
  

• Sony To Introduce A 40GB PS3??? (News)

  Rumours from across the pond suggest that the 80GB PlayStation3 isn't the only model on the cards...
  

• Sony's 60GB PS3 On Borrowed Time (News)

  The 60GB machine is soon to be discontinued in the US...
  

• SCEE Announces PS3 Starter Pack (News)

  Sony refuses to drop the price of the PlayStation3 across Europe, but you can now get a little more extra value...
  

• E3'07: More Home & PSP Slims Up At Sony Presentation (News)

  Jack Tretton and Phil Harrison make some noise at the last of the three hardware keynote presentations...
  

• PS3 Price Drop Confirmed For America (News)

  Sony slashes $100 off the price of the 60GB PlayStation3; 80GB edition
  

• CSIRO Gain Wi-Fi Permanent Injunction (News)

  Australian government organisation continues its fight over the Wi-Fi patent...
  

• Sony: No Drop In PS3 Production (News)

  Despite analysts' claims, SCEE deny reports that PlayStation3 production has been reduced...
  

• Sony Launches PS3 1.80 (News)

  Latest firmware update promises 1080p upscaling, PSP Remote Play evolution and DLNA compatibility...
  

• Korea To Get 80GB PS3 (News)

  Sony confirms the June launch plans for PlayStation3 in South Korea including bigger hard drive...
  

• Sony Posts Q4 Losses (News)

  The launch of the PlayStation3 impacts Sony's losses for the year...
  

• Revamped PS3 On The Horizon??? (News)

  Aussie report suggests that an updated PlayStation3 could hit store shelves within 18 months...
  

• Father of PlayStation Calls It A Day (News)

  Sony Computer Entertainment confirms that Ken Kuturagi is retiring from his position...
  

• SCEE Announces PlayStation Eye For Summer (News)

  EyeToy successor coming to Europe this summer, promising advanced technology and media editing software...
  

• Sony Updates Folding@Home (News)

  PS3's have doubled the computational power behind Stanford University's project; that's a lot of idle machines...
  

• Sony Drops 20GB PS3 In America (News)

  SCEA confirms that the PlayStation3 will only be sold in the 60GB across the pond...
  

• PlayStation 3 Smashes UK Records (News)

  Weekend sales figures show that Sony's monolith is the fastest selling home console in the UK - ever...
  

• Virgin/Sony Announce PS3 Launch Plans (News)

  London Megastore housing a campsite for PlayStation 3 queue...
  

• Play PS3 Pre-Orders Commence (News)

  Play.com sends word that PS3 pre-orders are on their way to the postman...
  

• Protein Folding Comes To PS3 (News)

  Ivy League University to harness the idle power of PlayStation to unravel the mysteries of medicine...
  

• Comet & PriceGrabber Suggest UK PS3 Interest Down (News)

  Two weeks prior to launch, UK online retailer claims number of PS3 searches is lower then rivals...
  

• PS3 Gets A Home (News)

  Sony Computer Entertainment releases the first details on "Home" for PlayStation3 owners...
  

• Sony & Immersion Settle Rumble (News)

  A $22 million investment brings an end to the dispute; force-feedback SixAxis on the way...
  

• Harrison Straightens Out Backwards Compatibility PR Blunder (News)

  With another wave of negativity washing over the PlayStation3's impending launch, Sony sets the record straight...
  

• PS3 Has No Emotion (News)

  Days after confirming limited backwards compatibility with PlayStation2, SCEE reveals what that chassis change is...
  

• SCEE Confirms PS3 Game Prices (News)

  Chopping a tenner from the RRP of 360 titles...
  

• Sony Confirms Limited PS2 Backwards Compatibility (News)

  With just four weeks before PlayStation3 arrives in Europe, SCEE decides to forget some of the past...
  

• Wii Outsells Rivals Across The Pond (News)

  According to reports from the US, sales of Nintendo's next-gen system surpasses both Xbox 360 and PS3 in January...
  

• Play.com PS3 Pre-Orders Plentiful (News)

  Have you pre-ordered yet; fear not, Play.com may have the news you've been hoping to hear...
  

• 007 Offer Unveiled For European PS3 Owners (News)

  SCEE announces that the first half a million PlayStation Network registrants will get Casino Royale on Blu-Ray...
  

• Wii Outsells PS3 In Japan - Price Cut Looming ??? (News)

  The difference increases as Enterbrain suggest a price-cut could be on the way...
  

• SplitFish Respond On PS3 Rumble With SCEA (News)

  Sony has yet to see the rumble technology that PlayStation fans hope unites feedback and motion...
  

• Sony Figures Surpass Expectations (News)

  Although the loss in net income at the Game segment is slightly larger than predicted...
  

• Sony & Namco-Bandai Establish Cellius (News)

  Joint venture to create content for CELL powered platforms...
  

• SCEE Confirms Euro PS3 Launch (News)

  March 23rd, £425 and over 30 games set for launch...
  

• PS3 European "Announcement" Delay (News)

  Don't worry, it's the launch announcement we're on about and not the actual system...
  

• No Show For 20GB PS3 Across UK (News)

  Sony confirms year old reports that the lower spec version will not feature in the UK...
  

• PS3 Ships A Million To Japan (News)

  Sony reaches the 2 million mark a couple of weeks later then expected, shortage issues eased...
  

• PS3 In Europe - March 23rd ??? (News)

  European launch close to being finalised as countdown begins for the PlayStation 3...
  

• Nintendo DS + Xbox 360 Share 2006 Success Across North America (News)

  The eagerly awaited NPD figures reveal both Microsoft and Nintendo enjoyed a good Christmas...
  

• Japanese Hardware Estimates Emerge (News)

  Reports from Japan suggest that Wii is establishing a decent lead over PlayStation3.
  

• SOE License Midway Titles For PlayStation Network (News)

  The likes of Mortal Kombat II, Rampage World Tour, and Gauntlet II are coming to PlayStation 3 in the future.
  

• One Million PS3 Units Shipped In North America (News)

  Sony confirms shipping figures for the next-gen system across the pond.
  

• Zi Corp To Bring Predictive Text To PS3 Too (News)

  Weeks after signing a deal with Nintendo, Zi Corp confirms eZiText technology is also a feature of PlayStation3...
  

• Sony Insists PS3 Target "Achievable" & Europe ASAP... (News)

  Two million units still achievable but Sony's doesn't seem so sure about the European launch...
  

• Sony Denies Reports Of Further PS3 Delay For Europe (News)

  UK representatives of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe deny online reports that a further delay for PS3 in Europe is coming...
  

• PlayStation4 - 2010 ??? (News)

  Australian tech publication talks PlayStation4 and PS3 firmware updates with SCEE rep...
  

• Tekken: DR To Be Updated For PS3??? (News)

  According to reports from Japan, the fighting franchise may be getting an HD face-lift and a digital release on PS3...
  

• SCEA Release First Batch Of PS1 Titles For PSP (News)

  Tekken 2 and the original Syphon Filter now available to download in North America...
  

• EA Retro Classics Give PS3 A Miss? (News)

  Xbox Live Arcade titles still some way off from appearing on the PlayStation3...
  

• Sony Japan Continues To Struggle With PS3 Supply (News)

  One research group announces that less 170,000 units shipped in the first three weeks...
  

• PSP Firmware Updated For PS3 (News)

  Sony updates the handheld to support PlayStation Network and the elusive camera attachment...
  

• Robbery & Shooting On US PlayStation3 Launch (News)

  One queue member is shot by robbers in Connecticut while five PlayStation3 units are stolen in Ohio...
  

• Federal Judge Finds Wi-Fi Patent Infringement (News)

  A "test case" could have consequences against Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo wireless strategies...
  

• Ridge Racer & Mobile Suit Lead PS3 Sales (News)

  More figures are number-crunched in Japan as the biggest titles from the PlayStation3 launch emerge...
  

• PS3 Fails To Topple Japanese 360 Sales... Until 2nd Shipment Arrives (News)

  Despite selling out across the territory, sales of PlayStation3 couldn't top Microsoft's Japanese performance to date...
  

• PS3: Harrison Fails To Commit To March Launch In Europe (News)

  Sony's President of World Wide Studios refuses to be drawn on a definite European launch date for PlayStation3...
  

• Sony Cuts PS3 Launch Quota For Japan (News)

  Further production problems push Sony into cutting the number of PlayStation3s for Japan by 20%, according to reports from the Far East...
  

• Sony Lifts Lid On PS3 Launch Line-Up (News)

  Twenty-one titles confirmed for the launch of PlayStation3 in North America...
  

• Sony Revise Forecasts (News)

  End of year figures drop dramatically across Sony Corp as a result of battery recalls and the PlayStation3 effect...
  

• PS3 Overheating Issues (News)

  Could the 360 problem become a general next-generation issue...
  

• David Jaffe Reveals PS3 Project (News)

  The man behind God of War shares the first details on his first PS3 project, mixing elements of Twisted Metal and Bomberman...
  

• Sony Commits Heavily To PS3 Demo Pods (News)

  A $30 million demo pod initiative designed to convince gamers that can't get a PS3 to wait...
  

• Opera Browser Free On Wii Till Summer 07 (News)

  The Nintendo system's web browser will be free to download as part of a promotion until July 2007...
  

• Sony Confirms HDMI U-Turn For 20GB PS3 (News)

  Sony announces that HDMI Output will be rolled out across both PlayStation3 SKUs...
  

• North America And Japan Also Hit By PS3 Component Crisis (News)

  The Father of PlayStation confirms far fewer PlayStation3 systems in both North America and Japan for launch...
  

• Sony Delay PlayStation3 In Europe!!! (News)

  Europe left behind once more as low-yields in blue-laser diodes force a delayed launch...
  

• Gamers To Buy Additional HDMI Cable For PS3 (News)

  Sony confirms in an online FAQ that the top of the range PS3 won't feature the cable needed for 'Full HD'...
  

• Analysts Predict Massive Unit Reduction For PS3 Launch (News)

  Japanese analysts are predicting that issues in the manufacturing process could leave Sony far short of the magic six million...
  

• Yankee Analysts Expect Slim Win For PS3 (News)

  As expectations over the looming next-gen console war continue, a new prediction is made...
  

• Sony Confirms PS2 Memory Adaptor For PS3 (News)

  Sony announces the means of transferring your PlayStation2 Memory Card data over their new system...
  

• Sony Defies Expectations With Strong First Quarter (News)

  Stringer's stringent cost-cutting measures paying dividends as Sony increase profits...
  

• First PlayStation3 Shipments Reportedly Made (News)

  News from China begins to emerge that the first batch of PS3 consoles have left manufacturing...
  

• PlayStation 3rd??? (News)

  The storm clouds continue to gather around PlayStation3 as one market researcher predicts a "golden opportunity" for Microsoft and Nintendo...
  

• Sony Signs Teleconferencing Tech Deal (News)

  A non-exclusive worldwide agreement enables teleconferencing for 'PlayStation products'...
  

• Official UK PS3 Launch Figure In Official UK Mag??? (News)

  Online reports emerge commenting on the supposed number of PlayStation3s available on day one in the UK...
  

• Sony Disputes Unpaid Tax Claims (News)

  PlayStation's parent company registers a complaint over claims of an unpaid ¥27.9bn tax bill...
  

• PS3 A 100 Million Unit Console??? (News)

  Sony's Ken Kutaragi makes claims that the PlayStation3 will at least match sales of the PS2...
  

• SCEA Exec Disregards Xbox 360 Lead (News)

  Sony Computer Entertainment America's COO paints a picture of apathy towards Xbox 360 threat...
  

• NBA 07 Confirmed For PlayStation3 Launch (News)

  Electronic Arts announces one of its first titles to make up the PS3 launch raft...
  

• Sony Boss Reveals Xbox Obsession (News)

  Sir Howard gaffs at the D: All Things Digital conference during an interview with the Wall Street Journal...
  

• Playstation3 vs Xbox 360: Round Two (News)

  A source suggests to TVG that the CELL isn't as flawed as recent reports suggest...
  

• Online Gaming To Top $13bn By 2011??? (News)

  The latest paper from one market analysis group suggests around a four-fold increase in the next five years...
  

• PlayStation3 Backwards Compatibility Confusion (News)

  Reports that the next-gen console will have physical PS2 hardware to enable backwards compatibility begin to emerge...
  

• PS3 Half Polygon Performance Of 360 ??? (News)

  The Inquirer nets information and pictures that suggest developers may have a hard time with the Playstation3...
  

• Single PS3 SKU For UK??? (News)

  Sony Computer Entertainment UK boss confirms single PlayStation3 SKU likely as his Nintendo counterpart hits out...
  

• Market Research Warns Of PS3 Risk (News)

  Sony making a serious bet with the blu-ray drive in the PlayStation3 according to one analyst...
  

• Sony Confirms Blu-Ray Disc Production (News)

  Three-quarters of a million discs produced a month in the build up to the next-gen DVD launch...
  

• Publishers Air PS3 Launch Caution (News)

  Sony's strategy of holding back final technical details of the next-gen system may hinder its launch line-up...
  

• EA R&D Confirms PS3 Sensors Were An Unknown Before Sony Conference (News)

  As the fallout from this week's press conferences continue, TVG learns that the PS3 motion sensors were a surprise to Electronic Arts...
  

• Sony E3 Conference Report (News)

  Sony reveals all about the Playstation3, demonstrating games in action and nveiling one or two surprises...
  

• PlayStation3 Prices & Date Revealed!!! [UPDATE] (News)

  Sony confirms global prices for the two PlayStation3 SKUs; next-gen console to come in 20GB and 60GB versions...
  

• PS3 Bananna Pad Scrapped [UPDATE] (News)

  Playstation3 demonstrations played with what appears to be an old silver PS2 joypad...
  

• Pre-E3 Shots (News)

  TVG got chased around the Convention Centre to bring you shots of what's happening...
  

• Sony Extends Champions League Partnership (News)

  SCEE completes the latest extension to the decade long partnership with UEFA...
  

• Sony Corp Announces FY05 Results (News)

  Six million Playstation3 units shipped worldwide before March 31st 2007...
  

• PS3 Price Comment Poorly Interpreted ??? (News)

  SCEE representatives contact the source of this week's PS3 price speculation...
  

• PlayStation3 To Cost 500 Euros??? (News)

  SCEE's Vice-President confirms a ball-park figure of around five-hundred Euros for Sony's next-gen console...
  

• Sony CEO Predicts Blu-ray Win (News)

  Playstation3 crucial in Blu-ray becoming the standard for next-gen DVD...
  

• Sony Signs New Chip Deal With Nvidia (News)

  The creators of the PlayStation3's graphics processor sign a new design deal with Sony...
  

• GameSpy Technology To Power PS3 Online (News)

  PlayStation3's online features to be powered by GameSpy...
  

• GDC'06: Insomniac Confirm PS3 Titles (News)

  Insomniac CEO Ted Price confirms two titles heading PlayStation3's way...
  

• GDC'06: Harrison Talks PlayStation Network Platform (News)

  The President of Sony's Worldwide Studios releases more information about the future of digital distribution...
  

• GDC'06: Harrison To Kick Off GDC With PS3 Keynote (News)

  Sony's Head of Worldwide Studios set to focus on PlayStation3...
  

• New Study Suggests PS3 To Lead Next-Gen (News)

  Market Research firm releases details of its new report on the next-gen console war...
  

• Sony Shares Drop (News)

  Delayed PS3 the reason for a near 2% drop in shares for the company in Tokyo...
  

• Kutaragi Unveils PS3 Dev Tools Timeline (News)

  SCEI boss reveals a month by month breakdown of the distribution of developer tools for PlayStation3...
  

• PS3 Further Details (News)

  More details emerge covering the HDD, backwards compatibility, Blu-ray and HUB service...
  

• PS3 Worldwide November Launch (News)

  Sony surprises everybody by committing to a worldwide PS3 launch...
  

• PS3 - November 2006 [UPDATE] (News)

  The Nihon Keizai Shimbun suggests a November Japanese launch...
  

• Tesco's Targets Entertainment Growth (News)

  UK's largest supermarket announces agreement with Handleman Company to target movies, music and games...
  

• Sony's Immersion Appeal Fails (News)

  A federal judge decides Sony will have to fork out for the DualShock controller; but will it be pulled from the shelves...
  

• Sony Major PS3 Event Next Week ??? (News)

  KOEI vice-president hints at a major event taking place in Japan next week...
  

• PS3 Spring Release Impossible (News)

  Namco Bandai throws their opinion regarding the release of the Playstation 3...
  

• Sony Deny PS3 Slip But Japanese Retail Still In Dark (News)

  Sony insists PS3 still on for a spring release, which leaves us to question is spring still spring...
  

• PS3 - $900 in 2007 (News)

  Merrill Lynch suggests a 2007 launch is still possible and estimates further overtime for those who want a PS3...
  

• Sony Set To Work With Microsoft On Games??? (News)

  Tetsuhiko Yasuda suggests the Xbox isn't a rival and the two can become best of buddies...
  

• NVIDIA Dismiss PS3 Questions (News)

  Graphics manufacturer unwilling to talk about the PS3 in latest financial report...
  

• Look To GDC For PS3 & Revolution Surprises (News)

  Sony and Nintendo set to reveal more at next month's Game Developers Conference...
  

• Taipei Game Show Shines No Further Light On PS3 (News)

  Same old trailers used to remind us the Playstation3 is still on the way - Sony blames counterfeiters...
  

• PS3 To Launch In September??? (News)

  US reports suggest that next-gen console will be released in September along with the PlayStation HUB online service...
  

• PlayStation3 HDD To be Sold Separately - Official (News)

  Sony's global website confirms that the flip-flopping hard drive will be sold separately...
  

• PS3 Promised For Taipei Game Show (News)

  Playstation 3 set to grace the forthcoming Taiwanese games event...
  

• Further Playstation3 Details (News)

  PSM quotes an unnamed source on the latest and greatest PS3 information...
  

• Sony's Online Ambitions (News)

  Playstation3 set to launch a full assault on Xbox Live...
  

• Sony Reveals PS3 Titles (News)

  Some we know, some of which we don't; but please don't expect too much...
  

• Tecmo To Announce PS3 Line Up Soon (News)

  Latest report from Japan suggests that the unveiling will commence shortly...
  

• SEGA's Secret Level From 1980's... (News)

  Following on from the agreement a Forbes article nails the title down to a classic 1980's franchise...
  

• SCEE Confirms DevStation PS3 Exclusive (News)

  Sony's European conference in London to focus exclusively on PS3 development...
  

• Sony, Toshiba, And IBM Extend Partnership (News)

  The trio of companies that produced CELL announce a continuation of their partnership for the next five years...
  

• CES'06: Sony Delivers Future Vision (News)

  Four pillars highlight Sony's plans for the future although we'll have to wait awhile for the PS3 to join the cause...
  

• US Publication Reports New Year Morsels (News)

  Reports in the latest edition of one US publication speculates some of the new titles set for release during the next twelve months...
  

• Microsoft: Xbox 360 Slightly More Powerful Then PS3 (News)

  But they're still both Ferraris when it comes down to it...
  

• PS3 Info + Original PSP Titles Promised (News)

  SCEA President shares some information on the Playstation3 with PSM...
  

• Sony Announce Guerrilla Tactics (News)

  Dutch based developers acquired by Sony as Killzone PSP is announced...
  

• blu-Ray CES Announcements (News)

  Sony's next-gen DVD format set for official unveiling at CES...
  

• Reports Suggests Massive CES Presence For Sony (News)

  The countdown to CES 2006 begins with reports that Sony is set for their biggest presence at the show in years...
  

• Analysts Provide Next-Gen Insight (News)

  News organisation speaks to analysts about the looming next-gen battle...
  

• No Region Coding For PS3??? (News)

  SCE Australia Managing Director comments that the next-gen console may abandon the practice of region-coding...
  

• Kutaragi Reveals The Future At TIDC 2005 (News)

  SCEI boss reveals the prospective capabilities for the continued Holy Grail for Sony – convergence...
  

• NAMCO Reveal PS3 Titles (News)

  Four new titles in development for the Playstation3...
  

• Videogame Market To Top $58 Billion (News)

  Informa Telecoms & Media research predicts a next-gen peak as Sony dominance dwindles...
  

• ICO/Shadow of the Colossus Creators confirm PS3 Development (News)

  Giant killer set to be the last foray on the Playstation2 for the creators of ICO...
  

• PS3 At Akihabara Entertainment Festival – Unlikely Playable (News)

  Sony will be wheeling out the Playstation 3 once again to Japanese consumers; however we suspect the same old trailers...
  

• PS3 Price Still Undecided (News)

  Sony still seems unsure as to whether we should be applying for extra hours just of yet...
  

• Microsoft & Intel Confirm HD-DVD Support (News)

  Somewhat surprisingly(!) Microsoft fails to back Sony`s Blu-Ray DVD technology
  

• Sony Set To Shed 10,000 Jobs, First Loss In A Decade Expected (News)

  Sony Corp expects its first operating loss in more than a decade as the CELL processor takes on increased importance...
  

• Raft Of PS3 Titles In Development (News)

  As the dust settles on another Tokyo Game Show, a provisional list of PlayStation3 titles comes into focus...
  

• TGS`05 - PS3 Price Undecided (News)

  No pricing for the Playstation3 at Tokyo Game Show...
  

• Sony Establishes SCE Worldwide Studios (News)

  SCEE`s Phil Harrison takes to the presidency of Sony’s new combined global studios...
  

• IBM Deliver Keynote Speech on Future of Game Processors (News)

  Details of the IBM processors that will power next-generation consoles...
  

• Samsung Set To Solve Next-Gen DVD Stand-Off (News)

  Electronic giant confirms a solution capable of playing both formats; could this be heading to the 360...
  

• PS3 Final Fantasy VII Remake Scotched (News)

  A team of 300 members and five years to match the quality of the E3 tech-demo...
  

• TECMO Consider PS3 Development (News)

  TECMO President confirms that Sony's new platform is under consideration...
  

• The French Know Something!!! (News)

  Amazon France posts release dates and price for both the Playstation3 and the Nintendo Revolution...
  

• Talks On Unified Next-Gen DVD Format `Suspended` (News)

  Toshiba and Sony suspend talks aimed at deciding on a next-gen DVD format according to a Japanese newspaper...
  

• Carmack – Xbox360 "Great", PS3 "Pain in my ass" !!! (News)

  US gaming magazine chats with id Software's Todd Hollenshead...
  

• Square-Enix Support "Several" Next-Gen Formats (News)

  Square-Enix President confirms the importance of not becoming too loyal to one format...
  

• PS3 Speculation Aplenty (News)

  Several reports from several sources as speculation surrounding PS3 continues to build...
  

• SCEI`s COLLADA Joins Kronos Group (News)

  Open source collaboration joined by Sony`s COLLADA project...
  

• Sony To Announce Second Consecutive Loss??? (News)

  US financial news firm suggests that Sony may be about to announce the second straight quarter loss...
  

• Sony Enters Into Triple Agreements For PS3 SDK (News)

  The Software Development Kit for PlayStation3 is boosted by a triple-header of licensing agreements...
  

• SCEI Set To Acquire SN Systems (News)

  UK based SN Systems agrees in principle to acquisition by SCEI...
  

• Key Gaming Dates Revealed (News)

  Playstation3 and Xbox 360 new details set to be revealed shortly, followed within the year by Nintendo Revolution...
  

• Blu-Ray Takes Pole In Consumer Poll (News)

  First match-up between the two next-gen technologies strikes a win for Blu-Ray...
  

• Havok Unveil HydraCore Technology (News)

  New software solution set to help next-gen game developers...
  

• PS3 HDD Sold Separately??? (News)

  Japanese publication reports that a hard drive will be shipped separately from the PlayStation3...
  

• Market Research Group Gazes Into The Future (News)

  PS3 forecast to be market leader in 2010 even in worst-case scenarios...
  

• Sony Set To Absorb PS3 Losses (News)

  Financial report suggests the sheer manufacturing costs of the Playstation3...
  

• IBM Licenses CELL To Mercury (News)

  IBM/Toshiba/Sony next-gen processor set to serve in a range of medical and military applications...
  

• Sony, Toshiba Carry On With Individual Next-Gen DVD (News)

  The stalemate continues as Sony and Toshiba throw weight behind their own standards...
  

• Euro PS3 Launch Date Undecided - SCEE (News)

  SCEE President hopes that the European launch of the PS3 will be within Kutaragi`s Spring 2006 window...
  

• Revolution Leaves Capcom in the Dark (News)

  Capcom Vice Chairman of R&D confirms to TVG that details on the Revolution are still hard to come by...
  

• Samsung Starts Mass Producing Next-Gen Chips (News)

  The South Korean electrical firm announces the mass production of the DDR3 chip...
  

• Ubi Spills Beans On Next-Gen Launches??? (News)

  Ubisoft's End of Year results may just reveal the expected release periods for the next-generation consoles...
  

• Kutaragi-san Talks PS3 Backwards Compatibility (News)

  No mention of "top-selling" titles here as the PS3 blends hardware and software emulation to play older Playstation titles...
  

• Apple Chief Turned Down CELL Offer In 2004 (News)

  Reports suggest that the Mac boss turned down a face-to-face offer from Kutaragi-san himself...
  

• Kutaragi -Next-Gen DVD Standard Unlikely!!! (News)

  Sony Computer Entertainment denounces claims that HD-DVD and Blu-Ray standards will unify, setting the way for Betamax/VHS Round 2...
  

• Nvidia Unveil New GPU Technology Soon (News)

  Nvidia looks likely to lift the lid on its latest PC GPU technology and perhaps provide a further glimpse of the PS3...
  

• Sony Undecided On PS3 HDD As Standard (News)

  SCEI Chief Technical Officer speaks to a Japanese publication about the PS3's hard drive...
  

• Console Chiefs Discuss The Next-Generation (News)

  Messrs. Bach, Iwata, and Kutaragi argue the toss of their respective next-gen machines...
  

• Kojima-san Points At Next-Gen 'Individualism' (News)

  Why go out for a burger when you can have steak at home...
  

• Unified Optical Disc Format 'Eventually' – Toshiba (News)

  The attempt to avoid a VHS/Betamax war is still ongoing but should succeed, according to Toshiba...
  

• 3ds Max Support For PlayStation3 (News)

  Autodesk confirms its support for Sony's next-generation machine...
  

• Format U-Turn For Factor 5 (News)

  The Rogue Squadron creators announce a change of heart...
  

• Epic Offers Unreal Deal For PS3 (News)

  Unreal Engine 3 set to form part of the Middleware and development package for PS3...
  

• PS3 Further Details (News)

  Further details on the Playstation3 GPU and what it means to the future of games...
  

• PlayStation 3 Revealed! (News)

  E3'05: Sony announces next-gen PlayStation; images & details inside...
  

• Next-Gen DVD Format Wars May Be Averted (News)

  Sony and Toshiba appear to be close to an agreement on the future standard of DVDs...
  

• PS3 Gains Micro-Transactions (News)

  Reports from the Games and Mobile forum suggest gamers will also be forking out on the Playstation3...
  

• Amazon.co.uk Begin Next-Gen Pre-Pre-Orders!!! (News)

  Leading online retailer begins e-mail registrations for Xbox360, Playstation3 and Nintendo Revolution…
  

• Playstation3 Not Before E3 (News)

  Japanese reports suggest that the planned March debut is no longer on the cards...
  

• GDC’05: PS3 Development Fears Dispelled (News)

  Sony representatives talk about the common tools used to harness the power of the CELL processor...
  

• Apple’s CELL Interest (News)

  Financial analysts raise share price of Apple ahead of alleged agreement with Sony...
  

• Playstation3 Before E3 (News)

  Isn’t this something that we suggested earlier in the month...
  

• CELL Processor Makes Debut (News)

  Sony, Toshiba and IBM today unveiled its future vision to an expecting audience…
  

• EA Next-Gen Scans (News)

  A student from Ohio State University has handily compiled the various scans taken from a recent EA presentation...
  

• CELL Processor Revealed Today (News)

  Sony, Toshiba and IBM set to lift the lid on the CELL processor at the International Solid State Circuit Conference...
  

• Playstation3 April Announcement??? (News)

  SCEA President suggests that the Playstation3 announcement could come sooner then E3...
  

• EA – Playstation3 More Powerful Than Xbox2 !!! (News)

  Commenting to BBC News, EA Europe General Manager suggests that the Playstation3 will have “a little more under the hood”...
  

• PS3 GPU – More Details (News)

  nVIDIA man reveals more details about the PlayStation3’s Graphical power, amongst other things…
  

• Nvidia Produced PS3 GPU Ready “End of 2005” (News)

  nVidia CEO gets cosy with Morgan Stanley and reveals a finalised PS3 GPU expected by the end of 2005…
  

• nVidia Discuss Playstation3 (News)

  The Playstation3 graphics processor is the result of a two year collaboration between nVidia and Sony...
  

• Sony & NVidia Announce PS3 Agreement (News)

  Sony confirms year long speculation suggesting that NVidia will create the graphics processor for the Playstation3...
  

• CELL Prototype Finished (News)

  Sony, Toshiba and IBM reveal the new processor set to power the Playstation3…
  

• Developers Working On PS3 WorkStations (News)

  A US report alleges that PS3 kits have already been sent out to key developers...
  

• Capcom Confirms Next-Gen + New Title (News)

  Capcom confirms development on PS3, Xbox2 and Nintendo Revolution; whilst providing a glimpse of a new title…
  

• PlayStation3 Turns to Blu-Ray (News)

  As the new PS2 is announced, Sony confirms that its next-generation machine will use the Blu-Ray format…
  

• Sony Set To Discuss PSP + PS3??? (News)

  Sony confirms plans to meet the press next week to discuss future plans for the Playstation…
  

• CELL Processor Raring To Go??? (News)

  IBM quietly begins work on new production plant, whilst Toshiba claim development has entered the final stage…
  

• Playstation3 OpenGL ??? (News)

  Recent reports suggest that Sony will utilise open-source graphics development environment for the Playstation3…
  

• PS3 Memory Details (News)

  Rambus allegedly release specific details on the type of memory set to feature within the Playstation3…
  

• Sony Confirm Playstation3 for E3’05 (News)

  Ken Kutaragi confirms that the Playstation3 will make a playable appearance at E3'05…
  

• Xbox 2/Playstation 3 Utilise SOI Technology??? (News)

  A report suggests that both Sony and Microsoft will be using new transistor technology in the development of Xbox2 and Playstation3…
  

• PS3 + PSP Details (News)

  SCEE executive talks about the Playstation future; PS3 price-point, PSP performance and the possibility of seeing a PStwo…
  

• PS3 Goes Blu (News)

  Comments from leading Sony executive suggest that the PS3 will support the new DVD technology…
  

• CELL Production Begins Early (News)

  Sony makes major investment to ramp up the production of the CELL processor…
  

• CELL Processor 2005 (News)

  The Daily Yomiuri reports a predicted date for the mass production of the CELL processor...
  

• CELL Close To Sample Production (News)

  Sony and Toshiba announce that they are close to beginning trial production of the CELL processor…
  

• New PS3 Fake (News)

  A new image of what the Playstation3 will 'supposedly' look like...
  

• PS3 To Incorporate EyeToy Technology??? (News)

  Rumours suggest Minority Report styled interface for the next-generation Playstation...
  

• THQ Begin PS3 + Xbox2 Development (News)

  THQ confirm that development has begun on next-generation titles during a conference call...
  

• PS3 In 2006 (News)

  SCE release new details on the CELL processor and hints at PS3 release date...
  

• Sony Says No To Nvidia (News)

  Sony backs away from reports linking them with nVidia and confirms backwards compatibility for PS3...
  

• nVidia For PS3??? (News)

  CNN alleges that Sony and nVidia are in talks to provide graphics technology for the Playstation3; we round up the facts...
  

• Sony Wants Emulators (News)

  Perhaps the guys from Bleem! should apply for the positions...
  

• PS3 Unveiled March 2004 (News)

  A shareholders meeting suggests Sony will display the CELL processor in use before March 2004...
  

• PS3 New Info (News)

  Another hardware partner comes to light as Japanese rumours talk about the PS3 memory...
  

• PS3 - 2003??? (News)

  Sony quick to dismiss reports suggesting the PS3 this year...
  

• PS3 Takes A Step Nearer (News)

  Toshiba announce ambitious plans to begin manufacturing the CELL processor in 2004…
  

• CELL Finished??? (News)

  IBM announce that final design has finished on the chip that could power the PS3...
  

• PS3 2005??? (News)

  Japanese news sources claim development on the PS3 is well underway...
  

• IBM & SCE Sign Agreement (News)

  IBM and SCE sign a deal to develop chip based on IBM`s technology...
  

• More PS3 Details... (News)

  Consoles a thing of the past, as the PS3 is set to become an all-in-one entertainment unit...
  

• CELL Processor For PS3!!! (News)

  Sony’s vice-president of R&D lets some details slip regarding the PS3.
  

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