…standard definition will be “competitive” with those offered by competitors, including Apple Computer Inc.’s iTunes store, Movielink, CinemaNow and Amazon.com’s Unbox. The Xbox service will launch less than a week after Sony’s PlayStation 3 video-game console hits store shelves in the United States. Microsoft Australia’s official response regarding localised content…
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. Speaking to GamesIndustry.biz, Harrison said, “I think that the next generation interfaces that can be created built on sixaxis motion sensitivity give tremendous…
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)….
…organised by the likes of Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo. Each day a luncheon conference session will be presented by industry executives and analysts. A Serious Games showcase is also planned, and the ESA may incorporate an independent games showcase and hold the Into the Pixel event as part of E3….
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…
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”. Speaking to Australia’s The Age newspaper, Ephraim also said he believes that the PAL delay of…
…sleek, Sony PlayStation 3. Throw in a game review or 2, T3 magazine’s 3 Most Wanted gadgets of the week and your chance to win an Xbox 360 and this episode should have something of interest for everyone. Watch Cyber Shack next Tuesday after the News and Sports Tonight to…
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…
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. Toshiba said on last week it…
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. Toshiba said on last week it…
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…
With recent news of the Nintendo Wii release in Japan, the US, and the UK, the Australian release date and price has been finally unveiled. Since Sony has declared a delay for the release of PlayStation3 till March 2007, PS fans were left with a bitter taste in their mouth….