| Sony announces Home |
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The arrival of Sony's 3D social gaming community Playstation Home was announced today. The Beta version of the service will be available for PS3 users worldwide from today.Read more |
| Sony job cuts announced |
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Sony has announced it will be cutting 8000 jobs worldwide and shutting down some manufacturing plants in light of the current economic crisis.Read more |
| Will Blu-ray take itself down? |
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The economic downturn is causing some pretty bad fallout there but one thing that might just fail could be Blu-ray.Read more |
| More Sony batteries recalled |
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More than 100,000 laptop battery packs are being recalled after reports of a certain Sony lithium ion battery pack made in Japan and used in HP, Dell and Toshiba laptops catching fire.Read more |
| LittleBigPlanet religiously recalled |
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LittleBigPlanet has been recalled days before release in order to remove offensive references to the Qur'an.Read more |
| Vodafone offers unlimited music |
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Instead of one coffee a week, you can now spend that to get access to unlimited music through Vodafone.Read more |
| Nokia's free music sales are catchy |
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Nokia's free music access model is set to hit the world - with a catch.Read more |
| Internet TVs coming to a lounge room near you... |
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Samsung have announced plans to launch a series of new TV sets that are capable of accessing the internet for on demand video, news, weather and stock results.Read more |
| Sony recalls Vaio laptops |
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Sony Australia is recalling over 4000 Vaio TZ laptops from suppliers and customers after discovering a flaw that could potentially cause the laptop to overheat or burn the user.Read more |
| EB's PS3 deal... is it good? |
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Fancy one of those new PS3's? EB Games have got a deal. We'll tell you the pros and cons.Read more |
| PS3 fights back! |
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In response to the XBox 360 Pro going large, Sony have finally announced an on sale date for their new 80GB PS3.Read more |
| Sony's Playstation store hacked |
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Sony's US Playstation website has been hacked by cybercrims intent on defrauding customers by tricking them into purchasing malicious software.Read more |
| Nokia Music store launches Tuesday |
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Already up and running in the UK and several European nations, the Nokia Music Store is set to go live in Australia on Tuesday.Read more |
| Warner wants your music $ |
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Music giant Warner plans to sting internet users with a monthly fee bundled onto their internet package giving the user access to unlimited downloads.Read more |
| Sony Recalls Camera With Sharp Edges |
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Own a Sony DSC-T5? Been getting cuts on your hands and you don't know why? Read onRead more |
| Sony Confirms PS3 Price Cut: North America Only |
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If money was the one thing that was holding you back from getting a PS3, Sony have some good news for you... but currently only if you live in AmericaRead more |
| PS3 Price Is Set To Get Lower |
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Is the price of the Sony PlayStation 3 stopping you from buying it? Sony might have an answer for you.Read more |
| PS3 firmware update brings upscaling |
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A few months back Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios President Phil Harrison promised that upscaling would be introduced for PS3. Well, now it's official.Read more |
| Video calls on PSP |
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BT and Sony have signed a deal to add Wi-Fi software capable of messaging, voice and video calls on the PlayStation Portable.Read more |
| PS3 to gain VOIP service |
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Jajah, a VOIP service, has tailored its interface to the PlayStation 3 browser, allowing gamers to place voice calls.Read more |
| Sony UK dismisses PS4 rumour |
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Sony UK dismisses Aussie site speculation alleging that PS4 is to launch in 2008Read more |
| Kutaragi planning for the future |
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Ken Kutaragi or AKA 'PlayStation father' has plans for his next three children, despite his impending retirement.Read more |
| PS3 'EyeToy' to be released this year |
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Sony has revealed the PlayStation Eye peripheral is due for release in Australia this winter.Read more |
| Sony ponders larger hard drive for PS3 |
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A Sony Computer Entertainment spokesperson has confirmed that the company is "considering" producing a new version of PlayStation 3 with a larger hard drive.Read more |
| Sony aims to be first with OLED TVs |
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Sony Corporation said this week it planned to start selling ultra-thin TVs using organic light-emitting diode (OLED) technology this year, aiming to become the first to market with a TV using the promising next-generation display.Read more |
| Sony: 20GB PS3 not needed |
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Confirming the lackluster response to the 20GB PS3 model, Sony Computer Entertainment of America has announced the lower spec'ed model will no longer be available.Read more |
| PS3: Sony AUS reports strong initial sales |
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Sony Australia is trumpeting the launch figures of the PS3 with sales data from Gfk released, placing 27,083 PS3 consoles sold in 10 days.Read more |
| PS3: working towards scientific research |
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Sony's PlayStation3 is doing more than just entertaining gaming enthusiasts -- it has now blossomed into a powerful tool for medical research.Read more |
| AUS PS3 launch lacks punch |
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Sony's PlayStation 3 finally launched last night, with early-adopters and hardcore gamers among the first people in Australia to own the console.Read more |
| Sony lists PS3 backwards compatability |
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Just shy of the launch, Sony has just launched a backwards compatability site for the PlayStation 3, allowing consumers to check if previous PlayStation games will work on the latest console.Read more |
| PSP redesign on the way |
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SCE UK managing director Ray Maguire has confirmed the platform holder’s intentions to release a redesigned version of its PlayStation Portable handheld.Read more |
| Sony and Immersion create their own rumble |
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Sony has entered into a new agreement that will see Immersion Corporation's rumble technology included in future PlayStation products.Read more |
| Global PSP network coming soon |
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The long rumoured location free player for the PSP (which would enable you to access content on your PlayStation 3 via your PSP from anywhere) may finally be headed towards our sweaty hands.Read more |
| AUS PS3 launch: the details |
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The launch of Sony's PlayStation 3 next month will be accompanied by a host of freebies that Sony hopes will take the sting out of the game console's $999 price tag.Read more |
| Next-generation TV viewing |
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The next generation of TV dramas will let viewers break free from the shackles of the couch and restrictive broadcaster schedules.Read more |
| Introversion games heading to consoles |
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UK-based Introversion, developer of Defcon: Everybody Dies and Darwinia, hints that it has some console and handheld initiatives brewing.Read more |
| TV and movie downloads coming to the PS3 |
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Sony Worldwide Studios boss Phil Harrison has admitted that the platform holder is looking to introduce movie and television downloads onto PS3.Read more |
| Sony creating Metal Gear Solid flick |
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Last year at E3, Kojima Productions revealed that they were working on a live-action Metal Gear Solid film. The updated news from late last week, is that Sony Pictures will be heading up the film.Read more |
| Xbox 360 HD DVD launching soon |
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Microsoft's Xbox 360 add-on, the external HD-DVD drive, is set to be released in Australia and New Zealand on March 29, 2007.Read more |
| PS3 release date for PAL locked in |
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Sony Computer Entertainment Europe today finally announced the confirmed release date for Australia, 23rd March 2007, squashing all rumours of another delay that was widely circulated online.Read more |
| Console makers sued over game controller tech |
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In yet another high profile patent case, Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo are being sued by Texan firm Fenner Investments over alleged infringement of technology used in game controllers.Read more |
| Download movies to your PSP |
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Sony is in talks with Amazon.com, MovieLink and CinemaNow to offer PSP users movies for digital download, with the service due to launch early next year.Read more |
| Unwired for sound |
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A music player that sends signals through the human body, without wires, Bluetooth, or other conventional transmission technologies could be on the horizon.Read more |
| PS3 Backwards Compatibility Site Launched |
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Sony Computer Entertainment has created an official backwards compatibility checklist site for looking up the compatibility status on PlayStation and PlayStation 2 titles.Read more |
| Nintendo Wii launches in Nth America |
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Nintendo has just launched their new Wii console to much fanfare in North America, with some eager fans even camping out to get their hands on a Wii first. After Sony's recent launch of their own console, the PlayStation 3, it will be interesting to see which console comes out on top this Christmas period.Read more |
| Nearly 90,000 PS3s sold in Japan in two days |
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PlayStation fans in Japan queued anxiously last weekend in an attempt to secure themselves a new PlayStation 3, Sony's latest offering in the console wars.Read more |
| One login for PlayStation 3 |
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Every game on the PlayStation 3 will use the same universal sign-in and the same online ID, Sony has confirmed - even titles which do not use the central buddy list and messaging systems offered by the console.Read more |
| No regrets over PS3 controllers, says Sony |
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Sony's head of Worldwide Studios, Phil Harrison, has defended the company's decision to include a motion-sensing feature in the PS3 controller and leave out a vibration function.Read more |
| PS3 online details unveiled |
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Sony has demonstrated the online service for its upcoming PlayStation 3, which will let players compete and chat online and download games, music and movies.
he PlayStation Network, as the service will be called, uses a navigation system already available on Sony's hand held game player, the PlayStation Portable (PSP).Read more |
| Legal action over faulty batteries? |
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Japanese computer makers Toshiba, Fujitsu and Hitachi said today they were considering seeking compensation from Sony Corp over the massive recall of Sony-made batteries used in their laptop computers.
The massive global recall of Sony lithium-ion batteries followed the discovery that the batteries could short-circuit and cause some computers to overheat and possibly catch fire.Read more |
| Wii and 360 too expensive says Sony AU |
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Sony Australia's Michael Ephraim has questioned the price point of rival next-gen hardware, stating the Wii is "a lot to fork out" for the intended family audience, while branding the Xbox 360 as "pricey".Read more |
| Name change for PS3 controller |
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Since Sony has decided to move ahead with the new design for the PS3 controller, the naming boffins over at Sony have also been busy creating a name for the controller, dubbed the "Sixaxis".
As noted on the official Japanese site, "Sixaxis" refers to the oft-referenced six axes of motion control afforded by the controller's sensors.Read more |
| Additional companies join battery recall |
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Toshiba and Fujitsu have joined a growing list of computer makers recalling Sony batteries in the latest blow to consumer confidence in Sony's reputation as a manufacturer.
The two personal computer manufacturers joined others that have recalled Sony batteries including Dell, Apple and Lenovo.Read more |
| Sony slashes PS3 price to remain competitive |
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Sony says it will cut the price of its much-anticipated PlayStation 3 video game console in Japan by 20 per cent, trying to remain competitive in the next-generation console war with Microsoft and Nintendo.
Before all the Sony fans get excited, there's been no mention the final pricing for the Australian region and the price drop only applies to the 20GB model; the larger 60GB model will NOT feature the price cut.Read more |
| More reports of batteries exploding |
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With Sony in damage control over their massive battery recall regarding Dell and Apple notebooks, another report of a notebook catching on fire is doing the rounds.
Apparently, an IBM Thinkpad notebook user was seen throwing down his notebook at LAX, with numerous onlookers reporting that the notebook instantly caught fire. But this model DOESN'T appear to be one of the models flagged by Sony. Are there problems related to lithium-ion batteries on a whole or just specific batteries? We'll keep you updated as more news comes to hand.Read more |
| Blue laser diode shortage- PS3 delay |
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The Sony Playstation 3 will not release in Australia in time for Christmas this year. With reports of a shortage of the blue laser diodes that are needed for both Blu-ray and HD-DVD, Nichia, the company that makes 80% of the world's blue laser diodes is having problems getting the yield rates up during manafacturing.Read more |
| Ricoh develops laser tech for both Blu-Ray and HD-DVD |
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Ricoh has created a single laser that is able to read discs in either format. Their new component will be able to read and write to Blu-ray, HD DVD, DVD and CD with one pickup and one objective lens.Read more |
| Resistance 2 |
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You are Nathan Hale, an American soldier battling the Chimera, a legion of humans infected with the zombie virus in Sony's Resistance 2.Read more |
| Little Big Planet |
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Cute, hard to hate, and a fantastic exploration of everyone's imagination: could this be the game of the year?Read more |
| Buzz! Master Quiz (PSP) |
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Buzz for the PlayStation Portable seems like a no brainer, really. Looking at the franchise, you can see how someone might have thought that the quiz game would work on the PSP. But the question is... does it?Read more |
| Echochrome (PSP, PS3) |
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As a random artist's model with no age, gender, or life to speak of, you'll find yourself with one purpose: to get out of the endless maze of strange and unusual worlds.Read more |
| Time Crisis 4 (PS3) |
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The world is under threat from bugs that want to kill you, me, and everyone else. Who you gonna call? (Hint: it's not the Ghostbusters)Read more |
| Review: WipeOut Pulse |
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The newest entry in the WipeOut series brings some of the fastest gameplay to the portable arena. We find out just how fast.Read more |
| Review: God of War: Chains of Olympus |
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Have you ever wondered what the perfect blend of action, mini-games, story, and technical feat might bring you?Read more |
| Review: Gran Turismo 5 Prologue |
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Gran Turismo 5 Prologue is the newest edition to the Gran Turismo family and if you're reading this, I probably don't have to tell you that. You know already that it's going to be a fast paced energetic driving world literally loaded with realism and guess what?Read more |
| Review: NBA 08 |
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NBA 08 is probably the only basketball title for 2008 that's been released in 2008. Already that's some sort of penalty but we'll excuse that and look at the game which boasts "Full HD (at) 1080p, SIXAXIS controls, brand new animations, expanded character movement," and "improved team gameplay elements" among other things. Why there's even mini-games!Read more |
| Review: Patapon |
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The first thing you'll notice about Patapon is the quirky art style it's adopted. It's so unusual that there really isn't anything like it. It's cute and strange and very cool and while it's not the most graphically brilliant game as it takes place in an almost entirely two-dimensional world, it still has a style of its own. From the crisp colours and broad strokes in the worlds and characters, you'll know you've found something truly brilliant the moment you start taking in the world upon your trip to Earthend.Read more |
| Review: Uncharted: Drake's Fortune |
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Indiana Jones games have been getting pretty lonely lately as the Tomb Raider franchise more or less dried up. But Crash Bandicoot creators Naughty Dog plan to bring back the treasure hunting and gun-toting gameplay lost to gamers with their brand new game Uncharted: Drake's Fortune.Read more |
| Review: Formula One Championship Edition |
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In spite of its boring look, weak controls and uninspired sound, Formula One Championship Edition is still a lot of fun to play.Read more |
