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by Published on February 16th, 2013 01:50- Categories:
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All eyes will be on Sony next week, as the company intends to show the world the future of the PlayStation business during a New York press event. While we get a glimpse of the upcoming PS4 hardware, it'll be interesting to see what Sony does to keep consumers invested in its current PS3. It's likely that a price drop will be announced either at the February 20th event or shortly thereafter.
In fact, when GamesIndustry International asked Wedbush Securities analyst Michael Pachter if we should expect a PS3 price cut in the near future, he tersely responded, "February 21st." In a second email, he told us that it should come down to $199 and that Microsoft will probably match that price on Xbox 360 by this year's E3.
Of course, there's no guarantee that PS3 will see a price cut next week, but it's certainly a safe bet that Sony will cut the MSRP before the PS4 hits the market. Sony's strategy thus far has been to bundle in more games and bigger hard drives, and the company briefly sold PS3 bundles for the low price of $199 during last year's Black Friday period. Most bundles now are selling for $299 (there's a $269 Uncharted 3 bundle) but it wouldn't surprise us to see a $50 cut and new bundles soon, especially with God of War: Ascension coming in March and The Last of Us in June.
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/article...k-says-pachter ...by Published on February 15th, 2013 00:41- Categories:
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Sony’s new Red and Blue PS3s are now available in the UK.
However, those wishing to grab the red version – perhaps for Valentines Day? – will need to head down to GAME following the retailer’s exclusivity agreement on the hardware.
Or alternatively you can buy it online here.
The Blue version isn’t exclusive to any particular outlet although it might be a little hard to track down, althoughAmazon has them in stock and ready to ship tomorrow.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sony-PlaySta...0770530&sr=1-1 ...by Published on February 11th, 2013 20:49- Categories:
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Sony has launched a new YouTube app for PS3 in Australia, New Zealand and multiple European countries.
Located in My Channels under TV & Video Services on the home screen, the new app has been specifically "designed for the big screen and PS3 controls", according to YouTube marketing manager Peter Sherman.
"The new app brings you more content, like your subscribed channels, and more ways to find videos, with better search tools, more ways to watch YouTube by pairing your smartphone, and more language options," he said on the PS Blog.
Features:
- Search: Finding the videos you want is easier than ever, with search suggestions and instant video results while you type.
- Your subscribed channels: Sign in to find the latest videos from your YouTube subscriptions, whether it be official music videos or the PlayStation channel.
- Your phone as a remote: With a quick pairing process, you can control YouTube on PS3 with a smartphone. Find a video on your phone and with a simple button press it'll play on the big screen. While the video is playing you can control it from the phone, or keep browsing YouTube for the next one.
- Language Support: Set your language on your PS3 and use the new YouTube app in your language. The following languages are supported: English, Swedish, Italian, German, Spanish, French, Dutch and Russian.
The new app is available now in Australia, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Israel, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Russia and the United Kingdom.
http://www.computerandvideogames.com...-app-launches/ ...by Published on February 6th, 2013 14:11- Categories:
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Sony Computer Entertainment UK is to launch a God of War: Ascension PS3 hardware bundle on March 15.
It will feature a Classic White 500GB version of the 'super slim' PS3, a bespoke God of War DualShock 3 controller, plus a copy of the God of War: Ascension special edition.
It's not quite as epic as the US alternative. In North America, Sony will launch a Garnet Red PS3 as part of the 'God of War Ascension Legacy' hardware bundle, which features every game in the series and a 30-day trial subscription to PlayStation Plus.Sony has confirmed a God of War: Ascension release date of March 12, 2013 in the US and March 15 in the UK.
If you can't wait until then to play it, GAME is hosting a number of God of War: Ascension hands-on events throughout the UK in February and March.
http://www.computerandvideogames.com...ndle-revealed/ ...by Published on January 7th, 2013 20:40- Categories:
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The console sector is at a crossroads, and a look at the numbers behind Xbox 360 and PS3 make for uncomfortable reading.
According to numbers presented by former EA and Sony man Ben Cousins on Kotaku, between them Xbox 360 and PS3 have left an $8bn black hole in the coffers of Microsoft and Sony.
Specifically, using financial reports from the pair it is claimed that despite its tremendous success, Xbox 360 has cost Microsoft a total of $2.996bn. The news is even worse for Sony, with PS3 having registered a total loss for the company of $4.951bn.
Microsoft was open about its willingness to throw its money at Xbox when it made its first foray into console gaming in 2002. But ten years down the line and so severely out of pocket, that appetite can surely last for only so long.
Cousins uses the data to argue that consoles as we know it are nearing extinction.
“What I think will probably happen is that, as smartphones and tablets continue to get more and more powerful (and they are increasing in power faster than any other class of device), and as more and more publishers start to actively target those ‘mainstream console gamers’ with mobile games, more and more of those people will gradually move their gaming hours and dollars away from console gaming to their mobile devices,” he stated.
“Without this huge group of people buying consoles or console games, the console platform holders will no longer be able to make enough money to justify developing, marketing and manufacturing the devices.
“It doesn't matter that there will ‘always be a market for consoles’ among the hardcore, because the console model as we know it relies so much on the money from the ‘mainstream console gamers’.
“In the future, I see gaming as having two main markets: A) Mobile devices like smartphones and tablets will serve the biggest market—covering kids, casual gamers and the mainstream console people. B) The core and ultra-core gamers would be served by PC gaming, which will be smaller than mobile, but that will continue to grow.
“Many of the old-school PC gamers I know that moved to playing games on Xbox over the last 10 years are coming back to PC because of free-to-play and indie games, controller and TV support, as well as incredible digital distribution on platforms like Steam.”
Indeed, the 2013 arrival of Valve’s Steambox and, to a lesser extent, dedicated Android platforms like the Nvdia Shield, any new console launches are going to find themselves up against far sterner competition than either Microsoft or Sony would likely of envisaged when they began designing their machines.
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/8bn-t...nd-ps3/0108917
...by Published on January 7th, 2013 20:33- Categories:
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Sony to 'show off pre-release hardware ahead of an expected 2014 launch'
A Sony press conference scheduled for February 25th could be the launch platform for PS4, one online report has claimed.
Expert Reviews claims to have word that Sony will use the Destination PlayStation event “to formally unveil its next-generation PlayStation 4 console for the first time, showing off pre-release hardware ahead of an expected 2014 launch”.
It further claims that the early reveal is intended to dampen enthusiasm for the Xbox 720, which it believes Microsoft WILL launch by the end of 2013.
You can expect plenty more stories along these lines as 2013 progresses.
Microsoft last week revealed a countdown to E3 in June, suggesting that it has pegged the LA showcase for its Next Xbox reveal.
http://www.develop-online.net/news/4...ng-in-February
...by Published on January 6th, 2013 21:43- Categories:
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via http://ps3.gx-mod.com/modules/news/a...p?storyid=3184
Deank proposes a new version of its PS3 Manager (formerly AVCHD / Game Manager), a mod manager that combines open and Simple AVCHD Manager Open and thereby initiate backups but also watch videos in AVCHD format and a manager files.
New / fixed: - Support of packages / files downloaded from the Web column - Fixed some issues (rename / delete) while using the menu "Game Settings" (after using L1/R1 to change game) - redesign of some main functions and performance improvement Multiman - Return of the [Install Package Files] in Settings for CFW 4.30 - Increase the speed of loading of the menu "Game Settings" - Change the animated fonts, more faster for some - Verification will game by game and not by lot and the result will be stored thanks to Pink Floyd for the information. Multiman 4.14.00 FULL Cex Cex Base Multiman 4.17.00 Update Cex 04/18/00 Multiman Multiman stealthMAN 18/04/00 Cex Cex BARE Multiman 4.17.04 Multiman 4.17.00 Base Dex Dex Multiman 4.18.00 Update installpkg Lastgame Replacement SingStar ...by Published on January 6th, 2013 20:17- Categories:
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Shares in global video games retailer GameStop fell seven per cent on news that Sony may be moving to block pre-owned games on the PS4.
A patent was unearthed yesterday showing freshly filed tech that would see Sony consoles tagging game discs as used. Thus when they are put into another system Sony is then artificially able to limit what content gamers can and cannot access.
While Sony believes this would lead to long-term gain for both itself and publishers, the move will likely leave both consumers and retailers very nervous.
Cutting pre-owned software out of the equation would result in increased expense for consumers and a potentially fatal decline in revenue for retail. Used games, for instance, accounted for 46 per cent of GameStop’s profits in its last fiscal year.
GameStop and GAME execs are likely on the blower to Sony right now seeking reassurance and attempting to stop any such move. Sony’s decision is this – will the perceived increase in profits (as a result of not losing revenue to pre-owned) offset the damage caused by a significant dip in retail support?
And none of this takes into account any possible backlash from consumers, and that’s something which is concerning US analyst Michael Pachter.
“This patent reminds me of SOPA,” Pachter stated, according to Eurogamer. “And if Sony puts the technology into the next PlayStation and any publishers attempt to limit the playing of used games, I expect the consumer backlash to be similar.
“Sony would be materially hurt if its console blocked used games and competitor consoles from Microsoft and Nintendo did not. The Wii U is already on the market with no used game prohibition, and we believe that Microsoft would take advantage of Sony's prospective decision to block used games by marketing that its own next generation did not block used games.
“If we are right, consumers would favour the console that provided more choice, leading to loss of market share for Sony's console and a benefit to Microsoft's.”
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/ps4-p...-doubt/0108852 ...by Published on January 3rd, 2013 20:48- Categories:
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PlayStation maker's application details use of RF tags to prohibit playing used games, even offline
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A Sony patent application has revived rumors that the console maker is designing its next-generation hardware to be incompatible with second-hand games. As spotted by NeoGAF user gofreak, Sony has filed an application for a patent on a method of blocking used games from playing on a system without an online connection.
The filing says it is "vital" that the creators of games receive part of the proceeds from sales, but in second-hand markets they receive no such compensation. Sony also notes in the application that players who purchase used games are no longer potential buyers, further impacting its sales.
As for how Sony intends to block used games, the patent describes a variety of implementations and specifies the use of radio frequency identification. In one treatment, an RF reader/writer on the system would read data from an RF tag specific to a copy of a game. The system would then check the content to see if it was restricted (if it was tied to a different console, for example) before allowing it to be played.
"As a result, the dealing of electronic content in the second-hand markets is suppressed," the application states, "which in turn supports the redistribution of part of proceeds from sales of the electronic content to the developers. Though in the following description a game application is exemplified as the electronic content, the present embodiment is similarly applicable to various kinds of electronic content such as an office suite, images, and music content."
Analyst firm Sterne-Agee sent a note to investors today after the filing was discovered. According to the group, "Sony's new patent application to block used games, while ominous on surface, is not a done deal and there are many practical considerations that may prevent Sony from implementing it (assuming they receive the patent)."
Speculation that console makers would look to stamp out used game sales with the next generation of consoles first surfaced about a year ago. At the time, analysts were skeptical, suggesting that consumers would rebel. In addition, they said none of the big players in the market would be willing to risk the market share they would lose if competitors opted to allow used sales.
The patent in question was originally filed for in Japan back in April of 2010. Sony filed it in the US in September.
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/article...ond-hand-sales
...by Published on January 3rd, 2013 20:43- Categories:
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Could physical retail about to be dealt a fatal blow?
We’ve heard the rumour before, and now a fresh patentfrom Sony has once again hinted that the platform holder is looking for a way to block pre-owned games on the PS4.
The tech-heavy document describes a process that sees the console tag discs with information, including whether or not they have previously been played on a different machine or associated with a different PSN account.
The technology would also allow for consoles to block pre-owned titles even if the hardware is not connected to the internet.
“The development of electronic content including game applications (APs) is costly and therefore in a content business it is vital to redistribute part of proceeds from sales of the electronic content to the developers,” the document reads.
“On the other hand, the electronic content is being bought and sold in second-hand markets. In such a scheme where the electronic content is bought and sold in the second-hand markets or the like, the sales proceeds resulting therefrom are not redistributed to the developers. Also, since the users who have purchased the second-hand items are somehow no longer potential buyers of the content, the developers would lose their profits otherwise gained in the first place.
“As a technique to suppress the second-hand sales and purchase, a user may be first required to send a password or the like to a remote authentication server from a reproduction device (game player) via the Internet and the reproduction of content may be permitted only for the device that has succeeded in authentication.
“However, where the reproduction device is not connected to the Internet, use of the content cannot be controlled. Also, where the connection to the Internet is an absolute requirement, user's convenience may be significantly reduced. Besides, users may communicate to share the password between them and therefore the second-hand sales and purchase cannot be eliminated reliably.
“In view of the foregoing problems described above, according to the present embodiment, a recording medium and a radiofrequency (RF) tag storing the terms of use (use condition) are included in the same packet (package) of electronic content. Proposed is an electronic content processing system where a usage mode of the electronic content is determined based on whether a reproduction entity, such as a reproduction device or user of the electronic content fulfils the use condition or not.
“According to the present embodiment, realized is the electronic content processing system that reliably restricts the use of electronic content dealt in the second-hand markets. As a result, the dealing of electronic content in the second-hand markets is suppressed, which in turn supports the redistribution of part of proceeds from sales of the electronic content to the developers.”
Rumours of a PS4 pre-owned clampdown first emerged back in March 2012, although Sony moved to dismiss the chatter in mat with Jack Tretton saying that he was “opposed to blocking used games”, that pre-owned is “great for consumers” and any moves to block the trade would be “anti-consumer”.
Retailers have also dismissed the claims, though it’s tough to know whether that’s born of hope or actual discussions.
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