The Japanese group Sony is to cut the price in Europe of its new generation video game console PlayStation 3 (PS3) by 100 to 200 euros (141-282 dollars) in order to boost sales ahead of Christmas. picked by punthe 1 year ago

UK PlayStation 3 sales have rocketed following the recent price cut and the introduction of an entry-level SKU. picked by punthe 1 year ago

A price cut for the PlayStation 3 games console may be in the cards as Sony looks to strengthen the platform and expand its penetration. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Sony Corp., the world's largest video-game console maker, sold a record number of PLAYSTATION 3 machines in Europe during the holiday shopping season after lowering prices to compete against Nintendo Co.'s Wii. picked by punthe 9 months ago

Sony Corp. slashed the price of its current PlayStation 3 by $100, or 16.7 percent, and introduced a high-capacity model in an effort to spur sales of the struggling video game console.

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Sony is taking the wraps off a 40-GB PlayStation 3 video game console today and knocking $100 off the price of its top-end 80-GB unit in an attempt to generate momentum heading into the holiday season. picked by punthe 12 months ago

The 245 percent increase in PS3 units sold in North America was reported by the top 10 retailers for Nov. 18 through Nov. 24, Sony spokeswoman Kimberly Otzman said today in an e-mail. The actual number wasn't available, she said. picked by punthe 11 months ago

Sony Corp said on Tuesday it would cut the price of its PlayStation 3 game console with a 20 gigabyte hard disk drive by 10 percent in Japan and launch a new model, weighing on shares in rival Nintendo Co Ltd. picked by punthe 1 year ago

Sony Computer Entertainment Inc said Monday it sold more than 1 million of its new slim and light PlayStation Portable handheld game players in Japan in the first two months since its release on Sept 20. picked by punthe 11 months ago

Gamers north of the border in particular get to enjoy many of the benefits of the strong dollar, including price drops of both videogame hardware and software to reflect the updated exchange. picked by punthe 6 months ago

Sony just announced a whopping 34 titles that are upcoming for the PlayStation 3. Sony might also lower prices for the PS3. Is this a turning point for Sony's war against Microsoft's XBox and Nintendo's Wii?! picked by jaxnight 1 year ago

Sony is trying to decide by how much it will cut the price of its PlayStation 3 console as consumers want it reduced. picked by punthe 1 year ago

Sony execs indicate discounted $499 PlayStation 3 may disappear from stores in mere months. picked by punthe 1 year ago

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The company also said it sold 1.4 million of its handheld PSP devices and 1.3 million units of the older PlayStation 2. The sales figures covered the period from November 23 to December 31. picked by punthe 9 months ago

Sony will be releasing a new format for the PlayStation Store on the PLAYSTATION 3 next week. The new format will make navigating the store much more user-friendly. This is a walk-through of the new store. picked by punthe 6 months ago

Parallel Processing Corp. is asking a federal court to order Sony to destroy its PlayStation 3 videogame consoles, which PPC claims infringes on its patents for microprocessor technology. picked by punthe 1 year ago

With the lowering costs of chips and production, Sony will turn a profit on the PLAYSTATION 3 sooner than analysts had expected. picked by punthe 6 months ago

Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) today announced that the next regular system software update for the PLAYSTATION3 (PS3) computer entertainment system (version 1.80) will be available on Thursday, May 24, and will add upscaling of PlayStation/PlayStation2 games and DVD movies up to 1080p resolution. picked by punthe 1 year ago

Hoping to encourage more games for the PlayStation 3, Sony has cut in half the price of a software development kit for the struggling console. picked by punthe 11 months ago