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This Is How Netflix Will Work on the PlayStation 3

After a year of rumors related to both the Nintendo Wii and the PlayStation 3, it was finally confirmed that the Netflix streaming service would be launched on the Sony home console. And, now, Steve Swasey, who is the vice president for corporate communication at Netflix, has described in some more detail how the ser...

28 October 2009
04:39 GMT

PlayStation 3 to Soon Get Cross Game Voice Chat

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, the latest adventure starring Nathan Drake created by Naughty Dog and published by Sony, has been making the news lately on account of its beautiful graphics, intense firefights and interesting plot. Unfortunately for the developers, Sony might send them to the doghouse for a day or two be...

15 October 2009
16:41 GMT

PlayStation 3 Firmware Update 3.00 Available Now

As promised, Sony has released the 3.00 version of its PlayStation 3 firmware and all those who own one of the gaming consoles should connect them to the Internet and should allow the device to update itself so that they can take advantage of some of the features introduced.All those planning to update should be advi...

1 September 2009
03:14 GMT

Sony Loves the XMB, Won't Change It like Microsoft

The console war has been waged in terms of many things, from features, to online services, to price, or in terms of statements made by various executives from either Microsoft, Sony or Nintendo.  One of the things with which the PlayStation 3 can boast is its XMB (XrossMediaBar, pronounced CrossMediaBar), which...

9 July 2009
15:01 GMT

The PlayStation Network Will Expand Onto Other Sony Products

Sony is one of the biggest companies in the gaming industry, but it also has a much more serious impact on the electronics market with its wide variety of devices, ranging from flat screen TVs to cameras or music players. But without a doubt, the PlayStation 3 is its flagship product, encompassing a game console, Bl...

26 May 2009
11:11 GMT

Firmware 2.70 Coming to the PlayStation 3

Sony is good at building up excitement. On Monday, news leaked that it was readying an announcement related to the PlayStation brand and a lot of ears were listening when, on Tuesday, Sony said that it was cutting the price of the PlayStation 2 to 99 dollars and, respectively, 99 Euro. Now, the company is jumping at ...

2 April 2009
04:46 GMT

PlayStation 3 and Nintendo Wii Get Better YouTube Access

All the current gen consoles are making a lot of noise trying to position themselves as being multimedia centers in addition to being platforms on which videogames can be played. And as part of this multimedia appeal, both the PlayStation 3 from Sony and the Nintendo Wii are offering users the possibility to use a we...

16 January 2009
02:36 GMT

PlayStation Store Update Comes with Premium Themes

The new update for the PlayStation Store arrives today and, if up until now it wasn't something that would really spark the interest of players, despite the classic new content like themes or icons, this time the developers are introducing a brand new feature, called Premium Themes. This new update will give Pla...

9 October 2008
02:33 GMT

PlayStation 3 Having Issues with Firmware 2.40, Sony Pulls the Update

It seems that the long waited firmware version 2.40 for the PlayStation 3 gaming consoles from Sony is not all that players wanted. After the update was rolled out on July 2, a host of console users began reporting issues with their hardware on the PlayStation 3 forums and to Sony's call center.The issues ranged...

3 July 2008
02:56 GMT

Trophies and In-Game XMB Coming Tomorrow to the PlayStation 3

Sony Computer Entertainment America has finally announced the release date for its much awaited firmware update 2.40 for the PlayStation 3. The update will be available tomorrow, July 2, and will offer all the users of the Sony made gaming console support for Trophies and the ability to access the XrossMediaBar in th...

1 July 2008
09:44 GMT

New Features for the PlayStation 3 Brought by Firmware Upgrade

After releasing version 2.36 firmware for the PlayStation Network only two weeks ago, rumor says that Sony is on its way to bring it up to 2.4. The new expected firmware should bring to gamers the tools and features they have been demanding for lately. All the new features the firmware update which will be brought to...

1 July 2008
05:25 GMT

Sony Officially Announces Firmware Update 2.36, Trophies Implementation

In a blog post on the company's PlayStation.Blog service, Eric Lempel, director of PlayStation Network operations, has officially announced that the 2.40 firmware update for the PlayStation 3 will integrate, as previously speculated, both "Trophies," which are the Sony equivalent to Achievements, and the ability...

18 June 2008
03:40 GMT

PlayStation 3 Gets Trophies and XMB Integration in Firmware 2.40

Firmware update 2.40 might be big news for PlayStation 3 users. A few demo versions of the updated console were spotted in the world just recently, and some of the people who used them say there are vast improvements to the gaming experience on the PS3. The main reasons for that consist in the fact that XMB, the medi...

2 June 2008
10:15 GMT


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