Playstation 3 News Stories

Apple Logo Makes An Appearance On PS3 Site

Posted July 7th, 2006

Joystiq readers have discovered that upon loading up the Playstation 3 website, A small but distinct Apple logo can be seen just above the controller.
The site has now been fixed but you can still view the original page here (and hi-res screenshot here). From the article:
We called Sony’s PR and, after a few tries, [...]

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Sony Talks About Their Online Service

Posted July 7th, 2006

Sony’s John Hight, Director of External Production at SCEA Santa Monica, Discusses with Gamasutra how their digital distribution platform will be beneficial for both publishers and developers alike.
"Certainly being able to sell globally on-line makes it easier to reach international and remote markets. On the business side, it also lowers our cost of sales [...]

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Crysis Coming To PS3?

Posted July 5th, 2006

Crytek, The team behind the upcoming Crysis game for PC are looking to hire themselves some PS3 console programmers.
So far, Crytek have only announced Crysis for the PC (expected early 2007), but this job posting suggests that they’re looking to appeal to third party developers by bringing CryEngine2 to the PS3.

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“Sony Could Easily Go From First To Worst”

Posted July 4th, 2006

Analysts from DFC Intelligence have published their prediction that Sony could end up at the bottom of the pile, behind Microsoft and Nintendo, in the next-gen wars.
They claim the high price and lack of quality titles as the main reason the system won’t appeal to as broad an audience. From the report:
“It is our [...]

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Sonic And Full Auto At PS3 Launch

Posted July 3rd, 2006

In a recent interview with Gamedaily, SEGA of America’s Scott Steinberg confirmed Sonic The Hedgehog and Full Auto 2: Battlelines will be launch titles on the Playstation 3. He also mentioned Virtua Fighter 5 will be on the PS3 by March 2007.
It’s quite an interesting interview as Scott discusses much of SEGA’s strategy in [...]

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Sony Launches EU Playstation 3 Website

Posted June 30th, 2006

Sony have launched their official Playstation 3 website for EU residents.
The new site features a FAQ, some specs of the PS3 console, a few press releases, and a rundown of some of the games expected to appear when the console launches.
Theres not a whole lot on there at the moment but the site promises [...]

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Tiny Wii Next To The Playstation 3

Posted June 30th, 2006

Some guy who goes by the name of DocCRP has pain stakingly recreated the Nintendo Wii and Sony Playstation 3 out of cardboard and snapped some pics of the two rival consoles side by side.
The PS3 certainly looks like a monster when compared to Nintendos offering though its more the case of how small [...]

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PS3 Game Cancelled Due To Development Costs

Posted June 29th, 2006

PS3 Land are reporting that Track7Games have cancelled development on the PS3 version of their upcoming multi-platform title Theseis.
Track7Games blames the problem on "the exceptionally high cost of developing for PS3".
Theseis is still planned to appear on the Xbox 360 and the PC sometime later this year.
Vicky Valanos, Managing Director of Track7Games went [...]

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SCEE Job Posting Suggests Wipeout For PS3

Posted June 28th, 2006

News4Gamers reports that SCEE is looking for a Senior/Lead Designer to "realize the future of WipEout on PSP and PS3".
From SCEE’s Recruitment page.
Senior/Lead Designer - URGENT Wipeout Wipeout is the most revered, innovative and respected arcade/action racing franchise of Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios.
The Task To have a key role in realising [...]

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PS3 Launch Line-Up Allegedly Confirmed

Posted April 25th, 2006

British Gaming Blog have posted up a list of launch titles for the November 2006 release of the Playstation 3 which they claim has been confirmed by Sony.
Although they claim the list is confirmed, They also mention that dates and names are subject to change - In other words the list may end up being [...]

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