Sony Computer Entertainment (Page 57)

Sony has announced that the PlayStation Portable firmware has been updated to version 3.70 in Japan and Europe, with the US due to follow soon.

Sony has dismissed claims that it issued a release schedule showing launch dates for key PSP, PS2 and PlayStation 3 titles, including online community service Home.

Sony Computer Entertainment has released a new update for PlayStation 3 which is said to fix "compatibility and playability" issues.

Sony are to sell around 34.5 per cent of its Financial Holdings company, raising around JPY 332 billion (USD 2.9 billion) in the process.

Electronic Arts, Nintendo and Sony will all have a significant presence at this year’s Games Convention Asia, with a number of game titles and hardware platforms on display.

SCEA's analyst relations manager Mariam Sughayer has said the company is "very pleased" with the recent NPD sales figures for July, although the sales of the PS3 still lag behind Microsoft's Xbox 360 console.

Sony Europe boss David Reeves says the company hasn't ruled out introducing a hard disk drive to PlayStation Portable despite the upcoming launch of PSP Slim and Lite.

On PS3, Sky video rentals, greater focus on PSP games, and more.

Just who, exactly, is meant to be buying the PlayStation 3?

Sony has detailed a range of rich features for the PlayStation Portable, all due to launch in Europe early next year.

Sony has announced two limited edition PSP bundles specifically for Europe, featuring Spider-Man and The Simpsons branding.

Sony has announced PlayTV for the PlayStation 3, allowing users to watch, pause and record live TV, with the software set to launch in Europe early next year.

During a session at the Edinburgh Interactive Festival, Mark Rein, vice president of Epic Games, has expressed his appreciation for the extra storage space on Blu-ray discs over the standard DVD format.

Peter Edward, Sony's director for the Home platform, has told how consistent abusers of the PS3 online network "would have to move house and buy a new PS3 before they could get online again."

Sony has said it will refund consumers who bought PSone titles Spyro 2: Gateway to Glimmer and MediEvil from the PlayStation Store.

Sales of gaming hardware have slowed in Japan according to the latest data from Media Create.

Industry analyst Michael Pachter believes Sony will cut the price of the PlayStation 3 ahead of the release of highly anticipated software titles GTA IV and Metal Gear Solid 4 in 2008.

After denying the PS3 Starter Pack is a limited offer in Europe, new evidence from Sony UK has shown that the GBP 425 deal is likely to end at the end of the summer — much like the bundle in the Australian market.

Sony has now withdrawn Spyro 2 and Crash Bandicoot 2 from the PlayStation Network - having already pulled MediEvil - and says it will be "communicating directly" with people who bought the games "within the next 10 days".

Ever since Sony and Immersion patched up their differences, rumours have been rife over whether or not that would pave the way for a new rumble-enabled version of the Sixaxis pad to be developed.

SCEE has told <i>GamesIndustry.biz</i> that there are no plans to phase out the current PlayStation 3 Starter Pack bundle in the region, despite its Australian counterpart ending the offer later this month.

Sales of Sony's PlayStation 3 have doubled in Japan, with data from Media Create showing that the console has shifted 28,829 units for the week ended July 29, compared to just over 12,000 for the previous week.

Midway's CEO David Zucker has told <i>GamesIndustry.biz</i> that he's still concerned about sales of the PlayStation 3, but thinks the recently announced USD 100 price cut will certainly help the console in the short term.

Sony is to launch a digital tuner for the Playstation 3 in early 2008, offering programmable TV recording functions to users of the next-gen console.

Analysing Sony's price moves - and risky gambles.