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Sony has started to push its latest Android devices to more markets around the world, and it has them now on shelves in various countries in Asia and Europe. We’re referring here to the Xperia P, Xperia U and Xperia sola handsets, all of which can now be acquired in France, Germany, Italy, India, Singapore an... |
24 May 2012
07:50 GMT |
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Very soon you won't be able to find Sony and Samsung-branded TVs for the same low prices you might have seen a few weeks or months before today.
The two companies are taking an unfortunate page out of Apple's book: minimum price enforcement for consumer electronics products.
More precisely, Sony and Sams... |
24 May 2012
05:27 GMT |
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Video game hardware developer and game publisher Sony has announced that its PlayStation Network service will go down for maintenance starting with 10:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time and 4:00 PM British Summer Time and that the features will be unavailable until 2:00 AM EDT and 8:00 AM on Friday, May 25.
The PlayStation... |
24 May 2012
03:23 GMT |
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Sony is preparing the release of Ice Cream Sandwich for its Xperia S smartphone, and might have it running directly under the Android 4.0.4 flavor of the platform, rumor has it. Recently, the company confirmed that the update would be pushed to this device in late Q2, but it did not offer info on why it is now arri... |
23 May 2012
10:56 GMT |
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Sony Network Entertainment International has issued a formal announcement to confirm that its Music Unlimited service application for iPhone and iPod touch would be available worldwide starting this Friday, May 25th. Music Unlimited subscribers in New Zealand can already access the global catalog of millions of trac... |
22 May 2012
21:51 GMT |
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The development team currently working on God of War: Ascension sees collaboration as one of the most important elements of game creation and the entire process would be too risky to launch if the team were not able to work together quickly and easily.
Shannon Studstill, the leader of the Sony Santa Monica studio, h... |
22 May 2012
20:01 GMT |
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The recent discussion about a used game blocking technology for the next generation of home consoles has prompted an analyst to argue that any kind of solution to eliminate used games sales will hurt hardware developers more than it could help them.
Michael Pachter, who watches the video game industry for Wedbush Mo... |
22 May 2012
05:55 GMT |
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Available now in New Zealand and soon to be released in Canada, and then in the rest of the world, Sony’s Music Unlimited app has been approved in the Apple App Store for iPhone and iPod touch. Allowing users to stream music to their iDevices, Music Unlimited requires a Basic or Premium subscription and an Int... |
22 May 2012
05:49 GMT |
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Despite being linked to the PlayStation platform for a long time, the development team at the Sony Santa Monica studio is not driven by a publisher mentality and is ready to deliver titles driven by innovation rather than by simple commercial concerns.
Shannon Studstill, who is the leader of the development studio, ... |
22 May 2012
04:45 GMT |
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Sony has just posted the launch trailer for Sorcery, the PS Move-enabled magic simulator that has just appeared on the PlayStation 3 console.
Sorcery is set to be among the few titles with PlayStation Move support of the year, so you can bet that Sony wants to hype it up in order to attract customers who bought the ... |
22 May 2012
02:30 GMT |
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Despite the new technology that they will introduce, some video high-profile game developers have no interest in seeing what Microsoft and Sony can do with the next generation of video game consoles and believe that complex experiences can be delivered via the PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360.
David Cage, who is the l... |
21 May 2012
10:36 GMT |
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Starting today, users on Three UK’s network can head over to the carrier’s website to purchase Sony’s new Xperia U handset. The new device was launched on the wireless carrier’s website at £15 a month on the Essential Internet 100 plan, and at £20 a month on the Essential Interne... |
21 May 2012
07:41 GMT |
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Three new characters might soon join the fighter roster of PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, as a report claims that Nathan Drake, Kevin Butler, and Solid Snake are set to appear in the game.After Sony revealed PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale last month, many people started speculating about what characters wi... |
19 May 2012
08:51 GMT |
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Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, the latest version of Google’s mobile operating system, is on its way to Sony’s Tablet P, and will arrive on May 24th, the vendor has confirmed.
Initially, the platform update was expected to arrive on the tablet before the end of April, but it got delayed by a few weeks.... |
19 May 2012
03:08 GMT |
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The team working on God of War: Ascension tries to make sure that the look of the new game in the series will not just impress players, but it will also push the technology powering it to its limit while testing the capacities of the PlayStation 3 home console as well.
Chris Sutton, who is the art director working ... |
18 May 2012
08:25 GMT |
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Last week, Sony announced the availability of two new mobile phones on the airwaves of wireless carrier NTT DOCOMO in Japan, namely Sony Xperia GX and Sony Xperia SX. The handset vendor said at the time that these two smartphones were meant exclusively for the Japanese market, but it appears that it might have chang... |
18 May 2012
02:34 GMT |
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Today, part of the team at Softpedia was invited to be present at SONY’s World Photography Awards in Bucharest, Romania. During the photography exhibit we got the chance to receive a great presentation about SONY’s new NEX-F3 and SLT A37 digital cameras.We’ve already introduced you to the SONY SLT A... |
17 May 2012
12:31 GMT |
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Shortages may be plaguing the high-end camera market, but that doesn't mean that manufacturers of such things are going to bat an eyelash, so Sony didn't shy away from launching a new one.
The device now making its first steps into the world has the benefit of a very carefully trodden road. As in the road... |
17 May 2012
04:40 GMT |
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Sony has just revealed some more PSP games and PS minis titles that PlayStation Vita owners can now download and play on the new handheld platform, as well as some that will soon be available for the portable device. Quite a few great games were released for the PlayStation Vita earlier this year, when the console m... |
17 May 2012
03:10 GMT |
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Hardware maker Sony has announced that it plans to sell 10 million units of the PlayStation Vita handheld during the fiscal 2013 year, which started on April 1, but at least one analyst believes that the figure is overly optimistic given the recent market performance of the device.
Colin Sebastian, who is an analyst... |
16 May 2012
17:31 GMT |
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Two new Android-based Xperia handsets from Sony will make an official appearance on shelves at NTT DOCOMO later this year, namely the Sony Xperia GX and Xperia SX. Both were unveiled a few days ago and were officially confirmed for launch today by the wireless carrier itself. Now, users can also have a look at the ... |
16 May 2012
04:11 GMT |
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Japanese company SONY has just announced the new VAIO S Series and VAIO Z series notebook on its official website. Unlike the value models we’ve just presented here, the S and Z series come with Ivy Bridge processors and even a Power Media Dock with AMD’s Radeon HD 7670M GPU.Intel’s Core i7-3612QM p... |
15 May 2012
13:11 GMT |
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If you live in Singapore and want to buy a walkman, you should toss a glance in the direction of the Sony Z-series NWZ-Z1050.
Based on the NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual-core processor, it has a 4.3-inch screen and the Android 2.3 operating system.
16 GB of Flash storage exist, along with a 4.3-inch WVGA screen (800 x 480 pix... |
15 May 2012
11:01 GMT |
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Although during our meeting with Nvidia late last month the company’s presentation was touting “over 300 Ivy Bridge design wins,” we keep seeing many launches with AMD Radeon graphics instead. SONY’s adoption of the new Nvidia mobile line was regarded as a great achievement in the presentatio... |
15 May 2012
08:35 GMT |
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The NPD Group posted its results for April for the United States market late during last week, showing yet another decline of over 30 percent in sales when it comes to both hardware and software sales, and it seems that the drop is a symptom of a wider shift in the number of games that big publishers are ready to rel... |
14 May 2012
16:51 GMT |
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Sony is preparing the unveiling of new smartphones in the highly popular Xperia lineup, there’s no doubt about that. One of these could be the ST27i/ST27a smartphone, which was just spotted in UAProf listings, and which is said to feature the codename of Lotus. The ST27i version is supposedly set to hit she... |
14 May 2012
11:51 GMT |
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Michael Pachter, who is an analyst watching the video game industry for Wedbush Morgan, has stated that Jack Tretton, the leader of the United States division of Sony, is personally opposing to using technology to block players from running used games. The analyst says that the Chief Executive Officer has personally... |
14 May 2012
09:59 GMT |
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Sony has revealed the trophy list for Resistance: Burning Skies, ahead of its launch on the PlayStation Vita this month, showing off what players need to accomplish in order to boost their online reputation.
Resistance: Burning Skies is out this month on the PlayStation Vita handheld platform, promising to deliver a... |
14 May 2012
04:57 GMT |
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Sony is gearing up for the release of three new smartphones on the market in Malaysia, namely the Xperia P, Xperia U and Xperia sola. All three devices run under Google’s Android 2.3 operating system (expected to taste Ice Cream Sandwich soon), and all three of them will land on shelves in the country in a we... |
14 May 2012
03:34 GMT |
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For the fiscal year that ended on March 31, Sony has reported that the newly introduced PlayStation Vita has sold 1.8 million devices all over the world, with 1.2 million of them moved before March 1 in the United States, Asia and Europe.
Kauzo Hirai, who is the current president and chief executive officer of Sony,... |
11 May 2012
13:31 GMT |
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Video game publisher Activision and hardware developer Sony have announced that they are partnering up in order to launch a Limited Edition PlayStation 3 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 bundle on May 25.The package will include 320 GB hard drive PlayStation 3 home console and a copy of Modern Warfare 3 for the price o... |
10 May 2012
08:05 GMT |
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Sony Online Entertainment has announced that the superhero-powered DC Universe Online MMO will get a new piece of downloadable content, called The Last Laugh, during the month of June, on both the PlayStation 3 home console and on the PC.
The DLC is set to introduce Players versus Player events, a new weapon and wil... |
9 May 2012
04:44 GMT |
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David Jaffe, who is the original developer of the God of War series and recently rebooted Twisted Metal, has IGN that he has two big options when it comes to his next game project, one of which seems pretty close to the standard first-person shooter formula.
He stated, “There is a gun in. And you hold it. And ... |
8 May 2012
15:11 GMT |
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The Japanese division of Sony has announced that it will be launching a new variant of the PlayStation Vita handheld, called Crystal White, on June 28.
The price of the new color version will be the same as that of the black PlayStation Vita, and Sony will offer both Wi-Fi and 3G models.
Matching headphones will al... |
8 May 2012
13:31 GMT |
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A new report from analyst firm Baird Equity Research suggests that the market conditions are now right for hardware developers Sony and Microsoft to cut the price of their current home consoles, just before they make official announcements related to their next platforms.
Colin Sebastian, the main analyst watching t... |
8 May 2012
05:54 GMT |
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The PlayStation Vita has now been out all over the world since February, but the device has failed to find a solid audience and seems to be dropping sales on a weekly basis even on the home Japanese market. Shigeru Miyamoto, one of the leading video game developers at Nintendo, a company that manufactures the rival ... |
7 May 2012
19:41 GMT |
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The new leader of Sony is Kazuo Hirai, the man that has long led the PlayStation building and game publishing division of the company, and some of his early remarks about the future of Sony have suggested that the Japanese company will rely heavily on gaming and on television business.
Surely Sony also has plans lin... |
5 May 2012
13:21 GMT |
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A source has told IGN that Sony has plans to introduce a tiered subscription system for its PlayStation Plus service, allowing customers to choose which kind of content they are interested in and pay just for that.
PlayStation Plus delivers extra content for those who have a PlayStation Network account and allows th... |
3 May 2012
05:53 GMT |
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Video game publisher Sony Computer Entertainment and developer Giant Sparrow have announced that they are collaborating to launch The Unfinished Swan and will then also work together on two other video games, with the developer now part of the Sony Santa Monica team.
Ian Dallas, who is the creative director and one ... |
3 May 2012
04:23 GMT |
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One of the toughest jobs when it comes to creating the new God of War: Ascension video game is working to create the detailed and often exposed interior structure for the many enemies that Kratos meets and fights during the game. Chris Sutton, who is the art director working on God of War: Ascension, has told Gamasu... |
2 May 2012
20:11 GMT |
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The big surprise was not that a new God of War video game was in development at the Santa Monica Sony studios, but that the new game was ready to add multiplayer to the franchise, which for three core games has only focused on the adventures of the Spartan Kratos.
Fans of the franchise were happy to learn the detail... |
2 May 2012
16:31 GMT |
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In order to celebrate last week’s announcement of PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, Sony is running a special spree of discounts on its European PlayStation Store for many games that will lend their characters to the fighting game.
PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale may have been leaked before its actual r... |
2 May 2012
04:32 GMT |
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SONY has just announced the new SONY VAIO T Ultrabook series, on its official website. The new systems are using an aluminum chassis and, surprisingly, are not powered by Intel’s Ivy Bridge, but by plain old Sandy Bridge. The processor used is the same as the one used by HP in their new Envy 4 Series Sle... |
2 May 2012
04:22 GMT |
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Sony presented God of War: Ascension to the world yesterday by unveiling a variety of details about the new hack and slash game and by hosting a special presentation, which is now available online.
The God of War series is among the most popular ones in the world, managing to sell a huge amount of actual copies, as ... |
1 May 2012
16:31 GMT |
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After unveiling the full list of details about God of War: Ascension yesterday, Sony has now posted the first images from the game’s new multiplayer mode, showing some of the characters that can be created by players as they battle against a towering Titan.
God of War games delivered some great hack and slash ... |
1 May 2012
15:41 GMT |
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A few hours ahead of the livestream reveal of God of War: Ascension, Sony has confirmed that the new hack and slash game will have a “ground-breaking” multiplayer mode.
God of War: Ascension was revealed in a rushed manner earlier this month after the game’s title and its first video appeared on th... |
30 April 2012
09:21 GMT |
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Sony, like Nikon, is preparing to launch a new mirrorless digital camera, but at least we have a picture to show for it this time.
Don't be fooled by our report on the Nikon D600. The photo posted there is of the D800.
Now, though, Sony's rumored NEX-F3 has been pictured, although poorly.
The image is... |
27 April 2012
10:28 GMT |
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Sony is getting ready to debut a very special deal for fans of the Resistance series, at least according to Amazon France, which posted a listing for a Resistance: The Trilogy package that includes the three PS3 titles in the franchise. Resistance was a new first person shooter IP developed by Insomniac Games for th... |
25 April 2012
19:31 GMT |
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PlayStation Vita owners can now turn their portable videogame console into an actual phone, thanks to the recently launched Skype app for the new platform, which supports not only regular voice calling, but also video calls. This can be achieved thanks to the device’s built-in microphone and its two cameras. S... |
25 April 2012
14:31 GMT |
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There is a new camera up for sale in Japan, one that Sony apparently based on the Handycam GW77VE that European stores have been selling since March.
The new camera that Sony Japan has released in its home market is the first waterproof handycam to grace that island nation.
The name is HDR-GW77V, not too differen... |
25 April 2012
05:55 GMT |
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