Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 Price Drops This Fall? (PC World)

Posted June 30th, 2009

PC World – When it comes to console price drops, especially when it involves the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, most of the rumors have gotten it wrong, so echoing another one’s a bit like strapping yourself to the mast of the Titanic. We know Sony and Microsoft will, but the when’s about as accessible [...]

Xbox users in France to get Canal+ films, soccer (Reuters)

Posted June 30th, 2009

Reuters – More than a million French users of Microsoft’s Xbox 360 will be able to watch films on demand, premium drama and soccer from Canal Plus on their games console thanks to a deal between Microsoft and the pay-TV group.

Sony silent on reports of ‘PlayStation phone’ (AFP)

Posted June 30th, 2009

AFP – Sony Corp. remained tight-lipped over reports that it may combine its PlayStation Portable game console with a mobile telephone into a new gadget to challenge rival Apple’s iPhone.

Xbox 360 Natal kits with THQ’s developers, Sony PS3 ‘wands’ not yet

Posted June 30th, 2009

From mirror.co.uk:[QUOTE]In an interview with G4’s The Feed, THQ CEO Brian Farrell said the company had had Microsoft Xbox 360 Project Natal kits “for some time… four, six weeks, however long they’ve been available.”
Farrell said that THQ had only had “discussions” with Sony over its PS3 wand kits and “don’t have any of the actual, [...]

Xbox users in France to get Canal Plus films, soccer

Posted June 30th, 2009

From edge-online.com:[QUOTE]The Canal+ Group has teamed up with Microsoft to offer French Xbox 360 owners a range of its pay-TV content.
As well as access to around 6,000 titles, including 3,000 films, the service will feature coverage of top flight French, English, Spanish, German and Italian football, plus the Champions League.[/QUOTE]
Full Story: edge-online.com

Rumored PS3 Firmware 3.0 Details Emerge

Posted June 28th, 2009

From 1up.com:[QUOTE]The PlayStation 3 may be receiving a large firmware update this fall, according to a rumor from VG247. The firmware 3.0 update is said to be “a huge overhaul” and was compared to the Xbox 360’s NXE in some respects. The new features are said to include a reputation system that will allow users [...]

Rumored PS3 Firmware 3.0 Details Emerge

Posted June 28th, 2009

From 1up.com:[QUOTE]The PlayStation 3 may be receiving a large firmware update this fall, according to a rumor from VG247. The firmware 3.0 update is said to be “a huge overhaul” and was compared to the Xbox 360’s NXE in some respects. The new features are said to include a reputation system that will allow users [...]

Arstechnica Mole: PS3 price drops coming this fall

Posted June 28th, 2009

From arstechnica.com:[QUOTE]Our favorite inside source has given us a heads-up on what to expect from both Sony and Microsoft this year in hardware packages and pricing.
The 80GB model is going to see some serious hardware constraints in the weeks ahead, and retailers have about 60 days worth of inventory before the systems will become hard [...]