…networks and movie studios have increasingly made their shows available online. That spurred a flurry of gadgets and services that connect the PC to the TV – including those from Microsoft, Sony and TiVo – but none has emerged as a clear winner. Source: Australian IT Related Links: Apple TV…
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. The web site at http://faq.eu.playstation.com/bc lists those titles from the portfolio of PS2 titles available in the SCEE PAL…
…a broadband connection.” The Open IPTV Forum is backed by companies including Ericsson, Matsushita’s Panasonic, Philips, Samsung Electronics, Siemens AG, Sony, AT&T, Telecom Italia and France Telecom. Not on the starting list are Alcatel-Lucent and Microsoft, the market leaders and alliance partners in IPTV networks and software. The nine founding…
SCE UK managing director Ray Maguire has confirmed the platform holder’s intentions to release a redesigned version of its PlayStation Portable handheld. Speaking at the launch of Sony’s PSP in Education initiative, Maguire informed a room of invite-only attendees that the current PSP is the “first iteration”. In line with…
…for the game and told the audience in San Francisco that they would be playing the game later this year. In contrast to Sony’s keynote yesterday, however, Nintendo did not reveal any details of new games or services in its presentation – with the exception of a casual mention of…
Sony’s worldwide studios president Phil Harrison has taken the stage at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco to unveil PlayStation Home PlayStation Home is a new online service for the PS3 which will give players a 3D avatar and a hugely customisable virtual space to fill with content as…
Sony has entered into a new agreement that will see Immersion Corporation’s rumble technology included in future PlayStation products. The deal comes after both companies settled their long-running legal dispute over vibration technology in Sony controllers. “We are pleased to have put this litigation behind us,” commented CEO of Immersion,…
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. In a recent BBC article exploring the rise of handheld gaming, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe spokesperson Jonathan…
Australian gamers have every right to be annoyed with Sony – not only are we paying more per console than most other territories, recent news indicates that a large portion of your PS2 games won’t work on the new console. Australian gamers are a feeling somewhat infuriated by Sony –…
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. The James Bond film Casino Royale will be offered free to the first 20,000 buyers who register their PS3…
The next generation of TV dramas will let viewers break free from the shackles of the couch and restrictive broadcaster schedules. In a first for Sony Pictures Television, it has acquired all international television, digital sell-through, gaming and mobile rights to a futuristic animated show called Afterworld. Produced by Emmy…
Sony Worldwide Studios boss Phil Harrison has admitted that the platform holder is looking to introduce movie and television downloads onto PS3. Speaking to 1up.com, Harrison said: “The decision we made to put a hard drive in every PlayStation 3 was because we saw the long term benefit; the ten…