arstechnica.com - 2/12/2009
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During CES, Sony gave press the argument that the PS3 was actually a great deal ... considering all the features that came with the system. That only works if you want those features, and a $400 system is a hard sell even if it comes with an Eva(n?) Longoria love-doll. Sony has now ...
videobusiness.com - 2/11/2009
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videobusiness.com —
Sony marketing around console's advanced features By Susanne
Ault -- Video Business, 2/11/2009 FEB. 11 | Sony...
is promising PlayStation 3 hybrid game/movie Blu-ray Discs this year, as it seeks to broaden the console's consumer appeal. As the PS3 is no ...
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Blu-ray/videogame discs to be released for PS3 - 2/11/2009
gamespot.com - 2/14/2009
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gamespot.com —
San Francisco's Metreon Shopping Center has been an
iconic destination for PlayStation gamers since Sony cut the...
ribbon on the sprawling 350,000-square-foot complex in June 1999 . That fact remained even after Sony sold off its interest in the ...
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Metreon PlayStation store closing - News at GameSpot
venturebeat.com - 2/14/2009
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venturebeat.com —
Sony is closing down its one-and-only U.S. PlayStation
store at the Metreon mall in San Francisco. The...
recession is clearly to blame. Sony will also close the Sony Style store in the Metreon. Sony Style stores are peppered throughout the country. But ...
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Sony closing its Metreon PlayStation store — a ...
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Sony: Don't subscribe to Xbox Live, buy loads of PlayStation stuff instead!
Destructoid —
... "Rather than paying a $50 subscription fee that competitors charge for on-line services, PlayStation Network users could put that money towards a variety of content," claims Sony. ...
Sony Continues Its Assault on Xbox 360
N/A —
... pocket (the retail price of a year of X-box Live). Here are two possible combination’s: -or- Even if these particular items do not entice you, Sony has made a good point. If you consider online-gaming an essential part of your video game experience, 3 years of X-Box Live would cost you $150 (the current price difference between the two consoles). Consider that information alongside Sony’s hardware advantage and the $400 price tag on the PS3 starts to look more competitive. Source: N4G.com Tagged as ...
Don't Pay For Xbox Live, Pay For Designer Furniture Instead [War Of The Words]
Kotaku —
... Basketball Boots for PlayStation Home ($.98) * Savage Moon ($9.99) Sony, we appreciate the fact we don't have to pay for the use of the PlayStation Network. And appreciate that, since we're not paying for it, you have to get your money back via other means. But telling people to forgo Xbox Live's mostly excellent multiplayer service in exchange for a Ligne Roset Alster Chair and some basketball boots probably isn't the best way to get your point across. Sony wants you to buy games, not Xbox Live [Ars Technica]
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Sony Says: "$50 Can Get You Xbox Live, Or..."
Kombo.com —
... of Afro Samurai | Season 1 ($1.99) * The Dark Knight Movie ($14.99) * Samurai Sword Rack, Diesel Tiamallo Blue Hooded Top, Ligne Roset Alster Chair for PlayStation Home ($4.47) -or- * Super Street Fighter® II Turbo HD Remix ($14.99) * Burnout Paradise (Full Retail Game) ($19.99) * The Hoff Character for PAIN ($1.99) * LittleBigPlanet Ryu of Street Fighter® II ($1.99) * Robot Trooper and Basketball Boots for PlayStation Home ($.98) * Savage Moon ($9.99) -- Sony, via Ars Technica AT notes that they would ditch the Home furniture and add Everyday Shooter, among ...
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Surprise XBLA release... —
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Minesweeper Flags on Xbox Live now for 400 points.
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PS3 gets game/movie combo Blu-rays —
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