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 2 years ago

Despite Sony's recent semi-denial of a 40GB PlayStation 3, the cheaper model, rumoured to be coming soon, just got a little bit more real thanks to a PS3 with a new model number making its way through the Federal Communications Commission testing process.

Follow-up: picked by punthe 2 years ago

£600,000 ($1.1 million) worth of PLAYSTATION 3 games are missing in the UK after being stolen twice -- first from their shipping driver, and then again from the Leeds police's "secure" depot. picked by punthe 1 year ago

That swanky all-white PlayStation 3 released in Japan last fall seems to be heading to North America after all, according to a Federal Communications Commission filing. picked by punthe 2 years ago

Sony is mulling over the idea of offering product discounts and other incentives to entice PlayStation 3 users into forming a supercomputing grid that could be leased to businesses. picked by punthe 3 years ago

Expect a longer wait than anticipated for the release of the hot Playstation 3. After being delayed from last spring to this fall, Sony is still not ready for the release in the U.S., Japan and Europe. Looks like gamers won't be too happy this holiday season. picked by musicgirldani 3 years 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 3 years ago

By YURI KAGEYAMA, AP Business Writer
TOKYO - Sony's PlayStation 3 made its highly anticipated debut in Japan to long lines on Saturday, with local stores selling out their supplies of the video game console in a pattern that's expected to be repeated around the world. picked by slime 3 years ago

Sony Corp said Thursday that it had agreed to sell its production lines for the powerful computer chip at the heart of its struggling PlayStation 3 game console to rival Toshiba Corp. picked by punthe 2 years 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 2 years ago

Sony Corp sold about 250,000 units of the new version of the PlayStation Portable in Japan in the four days since its launch. picked by punthe 2 years ago

The three men appeared before Southport Magistrates Court today charged with one count of importing a commercial quantity of a border controlled drug and one count of attempting to possess a commercial quantity of a border controlled drug. picked by punthe 1 year ago

PlayTV is a twin-channel, high definition TV tuner that attaches to the PS3, and, with accompanying personal software, allows users to record, pause, and play back live TV from digital television broadcasts. Programs can then be transmitted via a wireless connection, or through a USB cable, to a PlayStation Portable (PSP). picked by punthe 2 years ago

Better late than never. : ) picked by punthe 2 years ago

Sony execs indicate discounted $499 PlayStation 3 may disappear from stores in mere months. picked by punthe 2 years ago

The PS3 is due not just for hard drive updates, but a total design revamp down to a slimmer and smaller package sometime in the Fall. picked by punthe 2 years ago

The news is particularly of note in the context of Microsoft’s recent troubles with faulty, overheating ‘red ring of death’ Xbox 360s, with the default rates of initial batches of 360s clearly way over that industry standard. picked by punthe 2 years ago

The folks at SlickDeals.net are saying that we might see a $299 40GB model by January 29th. picked by punthe 2 years ago

The malicious code is said to attempt to fool the site ’s visitors into running a bogus anti-virus scan which then informs them that their computer is infected with a number of viruses and Trojan horses. Sophos reports that the hackers’ aim is to persuade the site’s users to purchase a counterfeit security... picked by cactushair 1 year ago

Sony corporation has released information on it's new and slim PlayStation 3 model due this fall. It is almost a third smaller in size and weight and has a 120GB HDD with a slimmer price too.

Also, Sony has reduced the price of the existing 80GB model ($399 down to $299) and the 160GB model ($499 down to $399). picked by punthe 3 months ago