Playstation 3 vs. XBOX 360 - One Year Later
It has been exactly 1 year to the day since we published our PS3 vs. XBOX 360 article, written for us by a friend of mine who is a lead programmer for a game company working on all three consoles (and PC).
His conclusion was a controversial one at the time. That the XBOX 360 [...]
Playstation 3 sales double in first week of price cuts & 40GB version
It looks like it was all worth it in the end - thanks to a $100 price cut to the 80GB version, and the introduction of a reasonably priced 40GB version, the Playstation 3’s weekly sales have more than doubled in the US.
According to Sony, more than 100,000 units sold during the week ending [...]
Buy 2 Blu-Ray movies, get 1 free
In a whacky promotion that wasn’t really noticed by anyone until now, Sony themselves are giving away Blu-Ray movies from a list of 12 (and some of them are pretty good).
However, you have to jump through a few hoops to get your free movies:
The two movies you have purchased must be from that same list [...]
Playstation 3 to support DivX & play AVI files
FINALLY! As good as the Playstation 3’s multimedia capabilities are, it’s mostly a waste of time if they don’t support the format used by 99.9% of people who record and watch video - DivX
DivX announced today that a future firmware update will add full DivX certification to the Playstation 3. This is a MAJOR [...]
Sony releases Firmware 2.0 for Playstation 3
Cue crickets chirping…
Many were hoping that the 2.0 firmware would introduce some highly anticipated features to the Playstation 3 - in-game XMB access would be nice, for one. Also, we are still waiting on that Blu-Ray Profile 1.1 update that is rumored to be coming.
However, it seems that the only reason Sony called this “two [...]
Upcoming PS3 firmware to add Blu-Ray Profile 1.1 - Picture in Picture playback
Update: The 2.10 firmware being released on December 19 will officially add Profile 1.1, so this rumor turns out to be true!
Sony VP of Advanced Technologies Don Eklund spoke at yesterday’s HDTV DisplaySearch conference in Universal City, California. During the panel discussion, Eklund mentioned that the Playstation 3 will be receiving a firmware update [...]
New 40GB PS3 confirmed for Europe at €400
And that just means that the rumored new model will be destined for the rest of the world, probably at the equivalent of $400 USD (and probably $450 in Canada, despite the fact that their dollar is worth as much as the US Dollar right now).
You’ll notice on the front that there are only two [...]
