pcworld.com - 5/1/2009
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Sources suggest new Sony PSP will use a recently debuted micro-sized high-speed memory technology co-developed by Sony and SanDisk. X-Men Origins: Wolverine, First Impressions He slices, he dices, and even horror schlockmeister Wes Craven could learn a thing or two from Raven Software's ...
1up.com - 4/28/2009
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1up.com —
Not an Actual PSP Go! Photo Rumors of
a major PSP hardware redesign have repeatedly bubbled to...
the surface over the last several months -- some claiming the removal ...
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New PSP Named And Coming This Fall
gamesindustry.biz - 4/30/2009
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gamesindustry.biz —
Outgoing Sony Europe president David Reeves has said
that the PlayStation 3 still has a long way...
to go before it can overtake Microsoft's Xbox 360 on the market, with the exec predicting it could take up to five more years for the console ...
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News:
PS3 to be dominant in 3 - 5 years, says Reeves
playstationlifestyle.net - 5/6/2009
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playstationlifestyle.net —
In a surprise announcement from a very recent
Sony event in Sydney, Australia, Sony Computer Entertainment announced...
that they signed a deal with Atari and will be publishing the upcoming Ghostbusters videogame.
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Ghostbusters Now a PlayStation Exclusive
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Rumor: PSP Go! to use Memory Stick HG-Micro or something like it
Joystiq —
PC World's Game On is reporting that its "sources" have "hinted" at the storage medium for the rumored PSP Go! Refuting the claim that the device will ship with onboard Flash Storage, the blog suggests that the device will make use of the Memory Stick HG-Micro format announced at CES, although it's not clear from the wording if that "expanded" version of the current Memory Stick Micro (pictured) is the exact format or just an example. "Think something like the Memory Stick HG-Micro," Game On's Matt Peckham said, "with a 60MB/s ...
PlayStation Portable Go! To Use External Memory Only?
G4 TV - TheFeed —
... use internal memory as well as external cards. Why can't the 8GB and 16GB use the new memory format? Despite what PC World suggests, I don't think the low cost of 8GB of internal storage is worth cutting if it will make the out-of-the-box product unusable.
Maybe I'm overthinking this. That's why it's awesome to have you guys and gals! Do you think PC World is correct? Will the PSP Go! use external storage only? Internal only? Or both?
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Will new PSP rely on speedy Memory Sticks?
TechRadar: Gaming news —
While, if you believe the rumours, it seems like Sony will be introducing a new version of the PSP later this year, it's still unclear what storage option is likely, especially if the UMD is dropped. Now, however, PC World in the US says it has been tipped off that the so-called PSP Go! will rely not on flash memory, but on the a new Memory Stick called the HG-Micro. Price sensitivity The argument suggests removable memory cards will be a far more attractive option than a fixed chunk of internal flash, as the cost need be limited ...
PSP2/Go! Storage to Use New SanDisk/Sony Memory Stick?
The Escapist : Latest News —
... a lot of sense in light of these new products, as the internal memory would significantly drive up the base cost of the new PSP. Allowing the customer to purchase their own memory would keep the price relative to their needs. The new PSP launch would also create a strong sales boost for the new Memory Stick. Whether or not the new PSP will support previous Memory Stick formats remains to be seen. Rumors suggest that Sony will announce or unveil the new PSP this June at E3. Source: www.PCWorld.com
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Rumor: Sony's New Portable Is The PSP Go! [Sony]
kotaku.com 4/29/2009 — Details of Sony's oft-rumored revision to its PlayStation Portable may have been leaked a little earlier than the company was expecting, as chatter of the PSP Go! appears to have leaked a few days early. According to the initially uploaded most ...
Retailers Heart PSP Go, Says Sony
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During this year’s E3 , Eric Lempel, director of PSN operations, talked about how Sony is trying to jump start mainstream PSN adoption, through the PSP Go .
“The PSP Go really speaks to PlayStation Network ; the Go and the delivery mechanism to the device is completely powered by ...
Sony Wants To Enable Legal Downloading Of Non-Sony Classics To PSP
multiplayerblog.mtv.com 3/3/2009 — Sony has been talking to publishers about bringing classics from beyond the Sony console family to the PSP's download service.
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The PSP may not just be (legally) a system for PlayStation games anymore.
Sony is in discussions with game publishers ...
Free Sackboy Plush Toys T-Shirts for UK Residents —
Kombo.com 5/1/2009
Good news, everyone (who lives in the UK)! Media Molecule was giving away free woolen Sackboy toys to anyone who would sign up for their YouTube page and drop Sony a line.
Yes, you read that right. Was.
There were only 5,000 to be divided amongst ...