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Sony has released the 6.20 firmware update for the PlayStation Portable handheld, introducing quite a few new features to a platform that has been usually beaten in sales by the Nintendo made DS and DSi and could use some unique capabilities.Users will be able to upgrade as soon as they turn on their consoles and Son... |
20 November 2009
03:41 GMT |
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Sony has announced that it is planning to introduce online multiplayer capabilities to those titles for the PSP that only had ad hoc connectivity. The service, called AdHocParty, has been running in Japan for about one year and is set to debut in North America at some point later in November or in early December. The... |
17 November 2009
04:18 GMT |
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To compensate for the lack of the UMD drive for the PSP Go, Sony has decided to flood the PlayStation Store with all kinds of games. Ever since the console was first launched on October 1, the company has poured in games every week, and it's doing it again now. The PlayStation Portable section of the store got l... |
6 November 2009
04:11 GMT |
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The recent focus on the PlayStation 3, with the redesign process beginning in 2008 and with the recent launch of the Slim version and the price cut, has been detrimental to the health of the PlayStation Portable as a viable gaming platform. Now, Sony is aiming to shift focus to its mobile gaming platform and challeng... |
4 November 2009
04:28 GMT |
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Nintendo is moving fast to offer more options to those interested in picking up a DS handheld. About one week ago, the Japanese company announced that it planned to launch a new version of the device featuring a larger screen, close in size to that of the PlayStation Portable Go from Sony and the iPhone from Apple, w... |
3 November 2009
04:07 GMT |
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Sony has announced a loss for the second fiscal quarter of the year and lower revenue but overall sales of the PlayStation 3 home gaming console have gone up by 33% because of the price cut that kicked in and because of the better value for money of the new Slim version of the device.For the quarter that ended on Sep... |
3 November 2009
02:33 GMT |
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The DSi is a true success for Nintendo, the company that has designed it and offers the biggest array of games on it, but it seems that there are more improvements that can be made to the handheld and that the hardware manufacturer is planning to release an updated device that will feature bigger screens, designed to... |
27 October 2009
17:41 GMT |
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The leader of Q-Games, Dylan Cuthbert, seems determined not to bring more of his companies videogames to the PlayStation Portable for fear that piracy will lead sales of the titles to be so low as not to justify the effort made.At the moment, PixelJunk Monsters has been released on the Sony handheld and appears to be... |
21 October 2009
07:25 GMT |
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While we are waiting for the NPD Group to release the sales figures for September, which should have been out on Friday but have been delayed because of some processing issues, the latest hardware and software numbers out of Japan are available, with sales of all gaming hardware falling even as all the big consoles a... |
19 October 2009
13:31 GMT |
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Codemasters has announced the official release dates for its upcoming F1 2009 videogame, the only title on the market out this year aiming to fully simulate the races on the calendar of the 2009 edition of the Formula 1 Championship.The title has a date of November 19 in all PAL territories, with the United Kingdom g... |
6 October 2009
03:25 GMT |
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Sony has announced having released a new firmware version for the PlayStation Portable handheld labeled 6.10. The company is emphasizing the fact that those who bought a new PSP Go need to apply the firmware in order to make sure that their systems are fully compatible with all PSP games.But the update does more than... |
1 October 2009
05:00 GMT |
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One of the biggest innovations coming alongside the DSi, the new handheld model released by Nintendo earlier in the year all over the world, is that it can actually receive content via its WiFi connection. Nintendo has exploited this by offering a DSiWare service, modeled after WiiWare, which allows users to create u... |
1 October 2009
03:54 GMT |
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Sony has announced that the PlayStation 3 has received another firmware update. This one is numbered 3.01 and the company only released a few words related to what it is supposed to fix or change in the complex software architecture of the PS3. It's not clear at the moment whether the new firmware will fix all t... |
15 September 2009
03:32 GMT |
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When it comes to gaming on the move, the Nintendo DS and the PlayStation Portable recently got to meet a new challenger in the Apple-made iPhone. Both Nintendo and Sony have long regarded the new device as lacking the power and the public needed to compete with the long established handhelds. But now Apple has made t... |
10 September 2009
18:01 GMT |
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Sony announced and the quickly released the 6.00 firmware version for the PlayStation Portable handheld. Apparently, it's the second big update that Sony released for its gaming console in the last week and the reaction from the player base is a bit mixed, following the outcry that developed after the 3.00 firmw... |
10 September 2009
07:28 GMT |
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Hideo Kojima is one of the most respected video game designers in Japan, being the mastermind behind the hugely successful and influential Metal Gear Solid franchise from Konami. He has enchanted fans all around the world with the unique stealth gameplay in the series but also with the intense cinematic experience th... |
27 August 2009
13:21 GMT |
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Rockstar has announced that it plans to release Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars on the Sony’s PlayStation Portable on October 20. The date has only been confirmed for the United States and comes from the Twitter feed that Rockstar maintains. Initially, Chinatown Wars was released for the Nintendo DS way back i... |
26 August 2009
16:11 GMT |
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Sony Computer Entertainment has confirmed that its PlayStation Portable version of Gran Turismo will be arriving in North America, Europe and Japan on October 1.The date was previously uncertain for the Japanese market but Sony says that the racer will be simultaneously out in order to make sure that all players have... |
26 August 2009
04:37 GMT |
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Sony had a lot of announcements to make at last week's GamesCon in Cologne, Germany. We've seen the PS3 Slim, the new services for the PSP and many other news reports, but one that managed to slip under the radar was the new “minis” section in the PlayStation Store, accessible to PlayStation Por... |
25 August 2009
11:11 GMT |
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It seems that the fate of the Square Enix role playing title Dragon Quest IX and that of the Nintendo-made DSi handheld is linked, at least for the time being. Sales of the device have surged by about 17,000, as the RPG again topped the hardware chart in Japan.The Nintendo DSi sold 87,936 units in the week that ... |
24 August 2009
05:14 GMT |
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Sony has made a lot of efforts in terms of marketing its PlayStation Portable console as having something for everyone and being able to deliver a unique experience no matter what kind of gamer you are targeting is not an easy feat. But the fact that the device was available in black and only a few other colors made... |
20 August 2009
02:43 GMT |
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As you all know, yesterday was the first day of the GamesCon conference in Cologne, Germany, and it was also the day when Sony decided to hold its press conference in order to announce new and exciting things regarding its hardware and software lineup. The first platform to be talked about was the company's Pla... |
19 August 2009
04:04 GMT |
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It's truly amazing to see the impact that one successful videogame release can have on the industry as a whole. The Japanese videogaming market has been pretty much stagnated this year, with sales below 2008 levels in both the hardware and the software categories. The summer release of the Square Enix developed ... |
27 July 2009
13:01 GMT |
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The PlayStation Portable is one of the most popular mobile devices in the world, having broken through the 50 million units sold mark a few months ago. But for quite some time, rumors about a brand-new version of the device have been floating around. From reports of a multi-touch sensitive surface to speculation reg... |
23 July 2009
03:25 GMT |
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The PlayStation Portable is a very popular console, having managed to achieve the impressive feat of moving over 50 million units across the world since its release. Now, as it is preparing to see its new revamped version in the form of the PSP Go, it seems that the platform will also receive other new features. As ... |
22 July 2009
02:40 GMT |
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The PlayStation Portable console has been a pretty successful one, managing to move over 50 million units ever since it was released. This is an even greater feat as the platform hasn't really been supported by many high-quality titles from third-party developers, instead relying on Sony to actually offer games ... |
21 July 2009
15:01 GMT |
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The PlayStation Network has been, for quite some time, Sony's answer to Microsoft's Xbox Live service. While sharing a lot of things with the online service of the Xbox 360, the PSN has also brought innovation in a few areas, including the online social network PlayStation Home. We've recently heard S... |
13 July 2009
02:43 GMT |
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Capcom must be pleased with itself. The company has just announced that Monster Hunter Freedom United, the latest title in the successful series, has sold more than 3.5 million units in Japan, making it the first videogame released for the PlayStation Portable from Sony to go past that milestone.In the Land of the Ri... |
9 July 2009
14:31 GMT |
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The PlayStation Portable took the world by storm when it was first launched, as gamers all around the world were given a small handheld device that not only could play quality titles but also had great multimedia capabilities and was a great solution for people on the go who didn't have a lot of time to spend in... |
6 July 2009
11:01 GMT |
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Square Enix is not done showing off new Final Fantasy titles. After trying for a while to launch new franchises that would allow for the main revenue stream to be less emphasized, the publisher has apparently given up and announced Final Fantasy XIV, a new MMO set in the universe, while also continuing to provide det... |
3 July 2009
18:21 GMT |
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The PlayStation Portable is a very successful handheld console, boasting over 50 million units sold worldwide. Not all of them were generated by the fact that people wanted to play titles while they were on the move, though, as the device's multimedia capabilities, despite its somewhat clunky size, made it ideal... |
1 July 2009
13:11 GMT |
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The PlayStation Portable is one of the most popular handheld consoles out there, having managed to move over 50 million units across the world. It has also generated a pretty decent profit for retailers around the world, as they sold not only the device but also UMD discs with games for it. Now though, with the next... |
1 July 2009
02:39 GMT |
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The PlayStation Portable is a pretty successful video game console as it has managed to move over 50 million units worldwide ever since it was released. Sadly this didn't really equal big sales for video games made for the device and slowly developers began to distance themselves from the platform. Now though, ... |
29 June 2009
03:52 GMT |
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The PlayStation Portable is one of the most popular handheld platforms in the world, managing to move over 50 million units ever since it was released and seeing three new versions launched and an upcoming revamp in the form of the PSP Go!.But don't forget that the PSP Go! will be sold alongside the “older... |
25 June 2009
11:01 GMT |
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Grand Theft Auto is one of the most popular franchises in the whole world. It introduced a variety of new gameplay mechanics and completely revamped this genre of video games.Almost all of the major releases of the title have gained critical acclaim, alongside experiencing some strong sales everywhere around the... |
23 June 2009
03:23 GMT |
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In Japan, the Xbox 360 is gaining ground on the PlayStation 3, with the gap for the week ending on June 14 being of about 2,000 units. Of course, the dominant gaming devices are still handhelds, with the Nintendo DSi, updated and improved, selling 36,872 units, leading the hardware chart, again pushed forward by a ne... |
22 June 2009
13:21 GMT |
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Sony has a lot of devices on the electronics market, but a very profitable one is its PlayStation Portable handheld console, which not only plays games made for it, but is also quite a reputed media player that has reached sales of over 50 million units across the world. Now, with the brand new PSP Go!, the Japanese ... |
18 June 2009
15:01 GMT |
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The PlayStation Portable is a very successful handheld console, even though it didn't have a lot of support from game developers and only a handful of titles are really worth getting. But such a thing hasn't deterred a lot of people from buying it, as its multimedia capabilities made up for it. When the PS... |
16 June 2009
03:03 GMT |
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In what is surely unpleasant news for Nintendo, its DSi handheld has lost quite a bit of its sales edge over the PlayStation Portable, despite the fact that the two top games in the chart have been developed for it.Japan might be, at last, getting tired of the new device as most of the early adopters have already got... |
15 June 2009
13:21 GMT |
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The PlayStation Portable console is one of the biggest handheld devices in the world, giving Sony a lot of influence on that market. Now, as the company has unveiled the often rumored PSP Go! device, a lot of changes have been made to its overall performance. Out of all the changes, the elimination of the UMD drive,... |
15 June 2009
02:59 GMT |
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Sony, through its official PlayStation Portable blog, has announced that those who have a PSP can now download and apply a new firmware update, known as 5.51. Sony is only saying that it has released it so that some of the features of the handheld can now benefit from more stability.Unfortunately, as it often does, S... |
12 June 2009
04:49 GMT |
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At the E3 trade show that took place in Los Angeles last week, Sony unveiled one of the launch titles for the new and improved PlayStation Portable Go! - a Gran Turismo game. So, fans of the series were quickly up in arms saying that the publisher should be more interested in getting the proper Gran Turismo 5 out for... |
9 June 2009
16:21 GMT |
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Trophies have been available on the PlayStation 3 for quite some time and gamers, always wanting more out of gaming companies, have been requesting that Sony also implemented them on the PlayStation Portable handheld. This would allow gamers to increase their ever important PlayStation Rank from both devices and woul... |
9 June 2009
05:14 GMT |
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Music games are the latest trend in the gaming industry generating a lot of profit for the companies involved in making them. Players are also delighted with the high-quality entertainment they receive for their hard earned money and try to envision themselves holding real not plastic guitars and rocking out on the b... |
30 May 2009
03:31 GMT |
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The gaming industry is filled with secrets, unannounced plans and ambitious but unrevealed projects. That's why there will always be rumors and speculations flying around the Internet and landing on related websites depending on how true they are or on what they focus on. As the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E... |
29 May 2009
03:20 GMT |
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Trying to inject some new life into the PlayStation handheld, Sony is apparently thinking about introducing a rental-like service for the device.Customers would be able to join a service, pay a fee, and download a fixed number of games that can be played for the period of the subscription. Once that period ends, the ... |
22 May 2009
13:11 GMT |
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The PlayStation Portable is not attractive enough to kids, Sony determined, so it has decided to launch a new initiative aimed at promoting it to that potential customer group. Some even believe that the almost 50 million wide gap between the sales of the Nintendo DS and those of the PSP is linked to the fact that So... |
21 May 2009
12:41 GMT |
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Rock Band Unplugged is coming on June 9 and it was about time to get a full track list for the music videogame set to be released for the PlayStation Portable. The Harmonix game will not require any guitar-like peripheral to be used and will allow players to rock out while using the controls that are already incorpor... |
19 May 2009
01:58 GMT |
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In the Land of the Rising Sun, the skies were a bit dark for Nintendo, as the PlayStation 3 solidly outsold the Nintendo Wii, and as the PlayStation Portable overtook the Nintendo DS. But the situation has been reversed, with the Wii and DS becoming the best selling products in their categories.The Nintendo DSi sold ... |
18 May 2009
04:37 GMT |
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Despite the world wide economic recession, which is in full swing and set to continue for a while longer, there's one videogaming market that will see a big increase in the coming years, that of handheld devices, represented by the PlayStation Portable from Sony and the DS from Nintendo.The report claims that th... |
15 May 2009
04:17 GMT |
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