industrygamers.com - 22 days ago
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Sony's PSPgo has seen a lukewarm reception by the masses it would seem. The higher price point and the fact that the cheaper PSP-3000 can play all the digital games and UMD discs has made it a tough sell for some consumers. While we're still waiting on official U.S. sales numbers, the new ...
playstationlifestyle.net - 27 days ago
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playstationlifestyle.net —
From VidZone to the BBC iPlayer , these
native streamed media services for the PlayStation 3 have...
undoubtedly been a hit for PS3 users. But wouldn’t it be great if we had native support for other media players such as Hulu or Last.fm (and in other regions for that matter)? ...
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Sony Looking Into More Branded Players
playstationlifestyle.net - 25 days ago
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playstationlifestyle.net —
When Sony cut the price of the PS3
by $100, and introduced the PS3 Slim for $299...
this September, industry analysts were quick to predict a sharp increase in sales. Up until that point, PS3 sales were consistently falling behind competing consoles. According to Sony’s latest financial ...
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Sony Releases Impressive PS3 Sales Figures
playstationlifestyle.net - 24 days ago
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playstationlifestyle.net —
PlayStation Home, a virtual community for PS3 owners
has been a huge success since its launch. Despite...
reports stating otherwise, it is still a high priority for the folks at Sony. Recent reports from Edge Magazine however have painted a different picture. Speaking at the London ...
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Sony Says Home is a High Priority
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GameStop: PS3 Sales Very Strong, PSPgo Sees “Slow Build”
Edge Online - Interactive Entertainment Today —
... . Having launched on October 1, PSPgo failed to perform as well as its big brother during the month, although that came as no surprise to GameStop."We clearly supported it in all of our stores," Bartel said . "I think that, by Sony's own admission, you can tell by the small marketing that was done for this, that their mentality was more of a slow roll than a major launch. So this was clearly different than the way that Nintendo approached the DSi launch, and I think that was by design."I think the story is far from over and being written on the PSPgo, he added. I think Sony ...
GameStop says PSPgo story is 'far from over'
Destructoid —
... "I think that, by Sony's admission, you can tell by the small marketing that was done for this, that their mentality was more of a slow roll than a major launch. This was clearly different than the way that Nintendo approached the DSi, and I think that was by design," says GameStop's Tony Bartel. "I think the story is far from over and being written on the PSPgo. I think Sony knew it was going to be more of a slow build as opposed to a right out of the gate huge release. I'm not sure that anyone that spent a lot of time working with Sony on the launch was really ...
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After a rather anticlimactic release on Sunday, the PSP Go has not been doing as well as Sony thought. Well, today Sony announced that they will be providing Japanese retailers with new bundles just in time for the holiday season. This will surely ...