Following rumours last month that Sony would sell its processor chip manufacturing facilities to Toshiba, the company has announced that it will enter into a joint venture instead.
PlayStation 3 hardware sales jumped 178 per cent last week with the introduction of two new SKU's, helping the system record its third highest week since launch in the UK.
Sony is still working on plans to distribute music and video via the PlayStation Network, with a possibility of such efforts coming to fruition early next year
Nintendo has stated that it has no plans to introduce a price cut for the Wii in the US, and that it will remain at its USD 249 price point for the foreseeable future.
<i>GamesIndustry.biz</i> has learnt that SCEA is developing at least seven new PSP games for download via the PlayStation Store, when the service launches in 2008.
The newly revealed 40GB PlayStation 3 will be available in Ceramic White for Japanese customers, as well as the standard black model, SCEJ has revealed.
A release date for SingStar on the PlayStation 3 is currently up in the air as Sony continues to test downloadable content and community features for the next-gen version of one of its most popular social gaming franchises.
Sony Japan has announced further price cuts for the PlayStation 3 — and the introduction of a 40GB model for less than the price of the current 20GB unit.
Sony has announced that once the current stock of 60GB PlayStation 3's has sold out, European regions will only have access to the newly introduced 40GB model.
Sony has admitted that it's “natural†for early adopters of the PS3 to feel cheated following the introduction of a price cut and a cheaper 40GB model.
The Sony PlayStation Portable is still selling will in Japan, prompted by the release several weeks ago of the Slim & Lite unit, although numbers have fallen significantly from last week as the initial surge quietens.
Sony has announced a partnership with Infineon Technologies for future production of DRAM chips, which should have an impact on the semiconductor unit's fortunes.