Sony job cuts unlikely to affect games division

Posted January 25th, 2009

From gamesindustry.biz:[QUOTE] Sony Computer Entertainment has told GamesIndustry.biz that the cost cutting measures announced by Sony Corporation today are least likely to affect the games departments.
As detailed this morning, the electronics division is the worst hit of all Sony divisions, with the closure of the manufacturing plant in Ichinomiya in Japan, and a 30 per [...]

PS2 Backups Running on PS3 via HDD?

Posted January 25th, 2009

From ps3hax.net:[QUOTE]It has been a long time since anyone has heard of booting any kind of ISO from the PS3, but hacker by the name of ifcaro has released his version of PS3 USBADVANCE which allows us to boot PS2 games on PS3 via HDD!
His version currently only works on Japanese models but a PAL [...]

Upcoming PS3 Firmware (v2.60) Update

Posted January 25th, 2009

From the Official US Playstation Blog [QUOTE]Hi, everyone, we have a system software updates for PS3 coming soon, and I wanted to provide you with a sneak peak at the details.
The PS3 firmware update (v2.60) is designed primarily to enhance the system’s media capabilities. The key feature is a new Photo Gallery application, which delivers [...]

XCM Dominator Joystick for Playstation 3 – Video

Posted January 25th, 2009

From teamxcm.com [QUOTE] This is a new joystick for the Playstation 3 console and includes features such as rapid fire / turbo and a macro mode which will allow you to program in up to 20 steps to perform any special moves during a game to one of 4 memory slots each with its [...]

Pachter: 299usd PS3 would outsell 360, put Sony back in the game

Posted January 25th, 2009

From joystiq.com:[QUOTE] A day after it was tabulated that PlayStation 3 was outsold by Xbox 360 nearly 2-to-1 in December, industry analyst Michael Pachter has told GameDaily he believes Sony would outsell Microsoft if it dropped PS3’s price to $299 — the going rate for the 360 “Pro” system.
“I think that PS3 will sell well [...]

PS3 and Wii to stream YouTube

Posted January 25th, 2009

From gamesindustry.biz:[QUOTE] YouTube has announced plans that will see its content available on PlayStation 3 and Nintendo Wii home consoles.
The service will be provided through the YouTube TV site, currently in beta, which will customise the content and navigation tools to best suit TV screens.[/QUOTE]
Full Story: gamesindustry.biz

December 2008 NPD: 726K PS3, 1.44M Xbox360, 2.15M Wii

Posted January 25th, 2009

These are the December 2008 NPD hardware numbers:* Nintendo DS – 3.04 million* Wii – 2.15 million* Xbox 360 – 1.44 million* PSP – 1.02 million* PlayStation 3 – 726K* PlayStation 2 – 410K

Timberlake, Pitt spoofed in upcoming Wii game (AP)

Posted January 25th, 2009

AP – Justin Timberlake and David Beckham don’t have any real-life beef with each other, but cartoony characters resembling the famous crooner and soccer player will face off — along with 16 other A-list impersonators — in the upcoming Wii boxing game “Ready 2 Rumble Revolution” from publisher Atari and developer AKI.