Sony Computer Entertainment (Page 51)

Sony Japan will shortly be re-releasing a number of PlayStation 3 titles in the region at a budget price

Following the Federal Reserve's second interest rate cut in nine days, US stocks rose at a higher rate than they have in the past five years

Sony is planning to release a redesigned PlayStation 3 console this autumn, according to gadget magazine T3.

The Nintendo DS and Sony's PSP are leading hardware sales in Japan, although sales for all consoles are down across the region.

PlayStation 3 cost reductions have helped Sony's game division turn a profit, but sales targets for the full year have been slashed to 9.5 million units.

Senior executives from Sony and Activision have expressed caution over supposed growth of in-game and digital advertising, despite counterparts from other digital companies such as Google remaining optimistic about its potential.

Sony has released the latest firmware upgrade for the PSP, allowing users to make and receive phone calls through Skype software.

Sony is currently facing legal proceedings over the trademark Buzz, which it uses for the quiz series developed by UK team Relentless Software.

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has told <i>GamesIndustry.biz</i> that there are currently no plans to introduce a 120GB PlayStation 3 in the region.

Sony and Nichia have jointly developed a smaller, less costly Blu-ray reader/writer module

The chief executive of Sony Corporation, Sir Howard Stringer, has revealed that he believes the company is performing well, but has expressed concern about the impact a strengthening yen could have on the business.

Sales of Sony's PlayStation 3 are on course to overtake Microsoft's Xbox 360 in Europe by the summer of this year, according to Sony Computer Entertainment Europe's president and CEO David Reeves.

Nintendo will be pleased to see that its two hardware platforms sit atop the sales charts in its home territory of Japan, with the news that the Sony PlayStation Portable has dropped down to third place.

Sony Computer Entertainment Japan has delayed the launch of the Skype service for PSP users just 24 hours before it was due to launch.

Games for Sony's PlayStation 3 have surged into the Spanish software sales chart top ten, finally ending a lengthy run at the top for various Nintendo platform games, according to sales data from Media Control GfK International.

Filings at the Federal Communications Commission reveal that Sony will be releasing the Ceramic White PlayStation 3 in North America.

Sony has sold a record number of PlayStation 3 consoles in Europe over the five weeks to the end of 2007, shifting 1.2 million units in that time - in line with US sales, according to the president of the company's Games division, Kaz Hirai.

Following the release of the latest NPD sales information for the US market's 2007 performance, all three console manufacturers have released statements highlighting their own achievements.

NPD has released its US sales data for December 2007, showing a 28 per cent increase from a year earlier

A Nikko Citigroup analyst says that Sony has successfully cut PS3 production costs in half

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has announced a new PlayStation 3 bundle for UK consumers retailing at GBP 349.99.

A patent infringement lawsuit was been filed against Nintendo and Sony in the Pennsylvania Western District Court on December 27, 2007

Sony plans to give PSP titles a new lease of life by making them available digitally over the PlayStation Network.

The Nintendo DS capped an excellent year in Japan with a strong flourish in the last two weeks of 2007, with sales of the hardware falling just shy of 500,000 units.

New Line Home Entertainment has confirmed that it plans to drop support for Toshiba's HD DVD format in favour of Sony's Blu-ray platform, according to an article in the Hollywood Reporter.