Sony brewing up 1:1 motion tracking sword game for PS2 and EyeToy
08-15-2008Filed under: Digital Cameras , Gaming This makes sense on very many levels, but at the same time we've gotta think those long-suffering PS3 owners will be a bit "hacked off" by Sony's announcement of a motion-tracking sword game headed for... the PS2. The PS2's market saturation (every man, woman and child on earth has at least two), an...
Video game reviews: 'Beijing 2008,' 'PixelJunk Eden,' 'PopCap Hits: Vol. 2' and 'Braid.'
08-10-2008Every four years the Summer Olympic Games are celebrated as the ultimate symbol of brotherhood between nations. Athletes gather to showcase their skills with the eyes of the world upon them. It's also when "sports fans" care about events they've never heard of....
PS3 Hardware Overtakes PS2 Sales [News]
08-04-2008Sony releases its financial performance for the past three months; PS3 edges ahead of its older sibling for the quarter......
PS3 outsells the PS2
08-02-2008Sony had a rough second calendar quarter (fiscal Q1 2008 for the company) with profits plunging nearly 48% to $326.9 million while sales inched up to $18.7 billion. However, the game segment showed improvement: The business unit posted a profit and Playstation 3 sales more than doubled over the second quarter of 2007. ...
Sony game division gets profitable with strong Q1 results
07-31-2008Though the corporation as a whole experienced a big drop in profit during the first quarter of 2008, Sony's game division did huge business, with earnings that improved significantly year-over-year. Read More... ...
PS3 Hardware Overtakes PS2 Sales [News]
07-30-2008Sony releases its financial performance for the past three months; PS3 edges ahead of its older sibling for the quarter......
Hirai wants PS3 to beat PS2 News by
07-28-2008Following the announcement that PlayStation 2 sales have now topped 140 million, King of Sony Kaz Hirai has said he's keen to see PS3 do even better. "It's not fun for me replicating the PS2 numbers....
Sony Aims to Step Up Sales and Dethrone Nintendo
07-26-2008Nintendo's Wii may be in the lead, but Sony is looking to reach the 150 million sales mark for its PlayStation 3 video-game console within the next few years....
Sony gets more aggressive, sets 150 million unit target for PS3
07-25-2008After a very rocky start, Sony is now much more optimistic about the sales potential of its game console: Sony hopes the PS3 will outsell the PS2 eventually. ...
Sony has not forgotten the PS2 yet News by
07-18-2008Sony has not forgotten the PS2 and plans to furnish it with 130 new games by the end of the year, taking its lifetime catalogue to 10,000 titles. Those on their way include Yakuza 2, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, Warriors Orochi 2, SingStar whatever it is now, Mercenaries 2 and more....
Wii Is 'Expensive Niche' Says Sony's Stringer
07-15-2008Ahead of this week's E3 expo and the all important pre-conference media briefings from the three console manufacturers, Sony CEO Howard Stringer has spoken out against the Wii - again dismissing it as not being a direct competitor to the PlayStation 3. Speaking at a media conference, Stringer was quoted by a new Bloomberg report, as stating, "I'...
Sony denies PS2 downloads coming for PS3
07-06-2008Console maker says screenshot is a fake Sony claims a http://forums.n4g.com/m_170267/mpage_1/tm.htm showing PlayStation 2 (PS2) game downloads for the PS3 "must have been mocked up by an excited consumer". ...
Sony to launch slimmer PS2 in India and Russia this year
07-06-2008Filed under: Gaming According to a report in the Economic Times, Sony will be introducing a slimmer (well, "slimer" if you want the direct quote), sleeker, and "more suave" version of the PS2 in Indian and European markets come Fall. If you believe what you read, the new system will include a built-in power supply, will make its debut ...
Sony To Launch PS2 Revision In Indian, European Markets
07-05-2008According to a new report, Sony is to introduce a new, slimmer PlayStation 2 hardware model to India and Europe by October 2008 - and is also nearing the launch of a localized version of its PlayStation Network for the Indian region. The Economic Times reports that a fourth model PSTwo will be launched by late October in the region for Rs 6,990 ...
Sony confirms new PS2 console for UK
07-04-2008Sony is to launch a slimmer version of its bestselling PlayStation 2 games console in the UK....
No PS2 games on PS3 yet?
07-02-2008Despite a screenshot of what looks like a PS2 game-download on the PlayStation Network, Sony have today moved to squish rumours that PS2 titles are on the way to the PSN. ...
PS2 full-game downloads coming to PSN?
07-01-2008Convincing screenshot appears online indicating software for PlayStation 3 predecessor will be available for purchase later this summer in Europe....
Sony loses big on PS3 pricing
06-25-2008Sony has reportedly lost an epic amount of money by selling the PlayStation 3 console at a more competitive price point, Kotaku reveal this week. ...
Sony aim to improve profitability of games division
06-22-2008Sony is aiming to turn around the losses experienced by its games and televisions divisions this year according to CEO Howard Stringer. ...
Sony's Sneak Peek
06-22-2008Sony gave GameCore a peek at some of their upcoming titles, including some cool motorcycle racing and sports games. GameCore's William Vitka has more....
PS3 should beat PS2 lifetime sales figures.
06-22-2008If you thought the aging PS2 had done well when it comes to lifetime sales then prepare to be amazed because SCEE president David Reeves has been speaking about Sony's belief that the PS3 will eventually overtake it. ...
PS3 tops hardware chart in Japan News by
06-20-2008PS3 was the best-selling console in Japan last week, according to figures from Media Create. Sony shifted 75,311 machines in the seven days ending June 15th, with sales boosted by the release of Metal Gear Solid 4....
Sony Gives Educational Access To PS2/PSP SDKs
06-07-2008Verunks points out that senior manager Mark Danks at the Playstation Blog has announced the availability of PS2 and PSP development kits through college programs. He writes: "PlayStation-edu is a program for universities and colleges to get access to PS2 and PSP development kits ... the same ones that professional developers use to make the games ...
New Red Sony PS2 SCPH-90000 CR
06-07-2008The Sony PS2 is not dead yet. Sony even is releasing it in new color. The new Cinnabar Red (SCPH-90000 CR) PS2 will go on sale in Japan on July 3rd for 16,000 Yen (~$152). Sony launched the PlayStation 2 (SCPH-90000) series) in November of 2007. The S... ...
New Red Sony PS2 SCPH-90000 CR
06-06-2008The Sony PS2 is not dead yet. Sony even is releasing it in new color. The new Cinnabar Red (SCPH-90000 CR) PS2 will go on sale in Japan on July 3rd for 16,000 Yen (~$152). Sony launched the PlayStation 2 (SCPH-90000) series) in November of 2007. The S... ...
New PSP, PS2 Colors for Japan
06-04-2008Blue and red for a limited time this summer. June 3, 2008 - Sony is giving Japan the gift of new colors for both the PS2 and PSP later this summer. The company anounced today a red PS2 and a blue PSP, to be available in limited quantities in July....
Sing like nobody's listening with 'SingStar'
06-03-2008I am not meant to be a singer. When I sing, it's best that nobody's around, for their own sanity....
Shippin' Out May 26-30: Console Quake Wars, PC Mass Effect
05-28-2008Cross-platform ports loom large in retailer lists for holiday-shortened week; Lost Planet Colonies and Death Jr. Wii also hit stores....
Wii beats PS2 software record
05-27-200818-month sales of 50 million pip performance of Sony's last-gen console, says Nintendo...
FigurineSculptures.com Announces Grand Opening of Online Store Selling Mini Dragon Figurines and Sony PSP Accessories
05-22-2008The House of Sculpture Figurine, located at FigurineSculptures.com, announces the grand opening of their online store featuring items ranging from their specialty, African sculptures and figurines, to accessories for Playstations. The new online store is people-oriented, and seeks to serve customers in a variety of ways....
Sony Pre E3 2008: Pixel Junk Eden Impressions [PlayStation 3]
05-19-2008Pixel Junk Eden is one of those weird and cool titles that are slowly becoming more and more of a Sony staple....
Sony Pre-E3 2008: MotorStorm: Pacific Rift Impressions [PlayStation 3]
05-19-2008We check out the upcoming MotorStorm: Pacific Rift from Sony and developer Evolution Studios, which we had a chance to spend some time with today...
Gran Turismo series ships 50m News by
05-12-2008The original title for the PlayStation was released just over 10 years ago, with Gran Turismo 5 Prologue making its debut on the PlayStation 3 at the end of March....
Gran Turismo Series Shipment exceeds 50 Million
05-11-2008Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI) announced today that the cumulative worldwide shipment of the Gran Turismo franchise available on PlayStation, PS2, and PS3 has exceeded 50 million units as of April 30, 2008. Sony achieved this sales figure in 10... ...
Sony: MGS4 Bundle For Europe, Killzone 2 Delayed
05-08-2008Hardware manufacturer and game publisher Sony has released a number of details pertaining to upcoming European titles during its just-completed PlayStation Day event in London. Assuaging some Solid Snake fans' fears, Sony confirmed that a package bundling the PS3 console and Kojima Productions' anticipated Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriot...
PS3 has outsold 360 in Europe - Sony
05-07-2008Speaking at the PlayStation Day media event held at London's O2 Arena this afternoon, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe boss David Reeves has proclaimed that the PS3 has already outsold the Xbox 360 across the continent. ...
Sony: PS3 Outsells 360 In Europe, Ten-Year Plan Still In Place
05-07-2008During Sony's PlayStation Day press event in London, the company highlighted successes on its various platforms, and acknowledged that although in the case of the PS3 there has been a bit of a slow start, the system is in it for the long haul. According to a a comprehensive live report of the proceedings from UK-based site Eurogamer, Sony Comput...
Gamestop: GTA IV is encouraging PS2 owners to upgrade to PS3
05-03-2008Retailer's senior VP says Rockstar game has given Sony hardware uptake a 'vigorous lift'...
Sony ties up with 13 developers to boost PlayStation2 sales
04-26-2008In an effort to accelerate the growth of its popular gaming console Playstation 2 (PS2) in India, Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) has tied up with 13 Indian game developers to produce Indian games that could be priced lower than the existing Rs 499 per title....
Sony setting up Indian presence for PS2
04-25-2008Sony Computer Entertainment are looking to further push the PlayStation 2 in emerging game markets, and are reportedly penning deals with 13 Indian developers. ...
Sony To Target Indian Market With Hanuman PS2 Game
04-24-2008Hoping to capitalize on the PlayStation 2's install base in the growing economy of India, development studio Aurona Technologies plans to develop a PS2 game featuring Hanuman, a key figure in Indian mythology. According to a Reuters report, the game will be produced at the company's Hyderabad, India offices. Traditionally, Aurona has provided de...
Sony ties up with 13 developers to boost PlayStation2 sales
04-24-2008Entertainment, Dhruva will be working with the company to produce games that could be marketed both in local and international markets. The company will also introduce the use of motion-sensing technology, made popular by Nintendo Wii, to PS2 game developers this year....
Condemned 2: Bloodshot Review Companion
04-23-2008Alcohol increased your ability to aim. BULLSHIT! There's one glaring issue with Condemned 2 that needs to be addressed but because of the rather personal/moral nature of it, I decided it was best to do a separate article. I want to make it clear that this in no way affected how I scored the game. So here it goes.I love alcohol and I think it's a ...
Critical Reception: Sony/Polyphony Digital's Gran Turismo 5 Prologue
04-21-2008This week's edition of the regular Critical Reception column examines online reaction to Sony's racer sim preview Gran Turismo 5 Prologue, which critics describe as "a consistently pleasurable experience." In an effort to bridge the gap of time between the release of 2005's critically lauded PS2 racing sim Gran Turismo 4 and the upcoming Gran Tu...
Sony Dual Shock 3 Hands-On [All]
04-20-2008Find out how the Dual Shock 3 compares to the Sixaxis and the Dual Shock 2 in our hands-on report....
New SingStar tracks out tomorrow
04-17-2008A fresh batch of SingStar tracks will be added to the SingStore tomorrow according to word from Sony, who also confirm that the majority of these tracks have appeared in previous SingStar releases on the PS2. ...
PSP and Monster Hunter Lead in Japan
04-13-2008Two weeks at the top for Sony. April 11, 2008 - Despite a flood of new releases over the week, Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G remained at the top of the Media Create Japanese software sales chart, and helped push the PSP hardware to another week of 100,000-plus sales....
PSP thumps competition in Japan News by
04-12-2008Monster Hunter fever continues to grip Japan as both game and PSP dominate their respective charts. The Sony handheld sold 121,000 units this week, the figure slightly down from last week but still more than double that pertaining to its nearest competitor, the Nintendo DS....
PSP thumps competition in Japan News by
04-11-2008Monster Hunter fever continues to grip Japan as both game and PSP dominate their respective charts. The Sony handheld sold 121,000 units this week, the figure slightly down from last week but still more than double that pertaining to its nearest competitor, the Nintendo DS....
Sony North America shut servers
04-09-2008Sony Computer Entertainment America have pulled the plug on servers supporting several older PS2 and PSP games. ...
Sony to put an end to legacy online PS2, PSP titles
04-09-2008Sony Computer Entertainment has announced the latest slate of Playstation 2 and PSP games that will no longer have support for online connectivity. In total, 14 titles published by Sony will have their online operations shut down by the end of June, including a couple that were made exclusively for online play. ...
SCEE Closing Servers for Older PS2, PSP Titles
04-08-2008You don't still play Syphon Filter: Omega Strain, do you? ...
Sony PS3 Dualshock 3 Controller ships
04-07-2008The rumble is finally coming to Sony PS3 consoles in the United States. Amazon.com is shipping the wireless Dualshock 3 controller tomorrow April 4th for $54.99. You can of course pre-order today. Sony published a site listing compatible PS3 games whe... ...
Capcom revs up multiplatform MotoGP
04-01-2008Publisher of latest PS2 motorcycle series installment gets rights to make games, peripherals for all platforms, announces new Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, Wii, PC versions....
Sony unimpressed by GTA IV 360 content
03-31-2008Sony Computer Entertainment America marketing boss Scott Steinberg has said that he believes (genuinely?) that gamers will be uninspired by the prospect of downloadable GTA IV content on the Xbox 360. ...
Sony beat Facebook... to Facebook
03-31-2008PlayStation division worked on 'online community' for PSOne; 'YouTube'-like video channel was created for PS2...
Sony unveils PlayStation best-sellers
03-30-2008Sony unveiled the latest iterations of the critically acclaimed and best-selling God of War and Gran Turismo franchises, both making their platform debuts on the PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 3 respectively. While God of War: Chains of Olympus is a hack-and-slash action game based on Greek mythology, Gran Turismo 5 Prologue puts the gamer b...
Sony Planned A PSOne "Facebook", PS2 "YouTube" [Sony]
03-29-2008Former Sony Entertainment President Chris Deering has recently dished out two pieces of fascinating gossip about Sony development for those interested in the "woulda, coulda, shoulda" points in the company's history....
AU Shippin' Out March 24-28: Gran Turismo 5 Prologue
03-26-2008Gran Turismo 5 Prologue fishtails its way across the finish line and into stores this Thursday....
SingStore Updated, PS2 Library Rehash Continues Unabated [Singstar]
03-25-2008The PS3's SingStore will be updated on Friday. With songs new to the game, that will inspire devoted fans of the series to actually buy songs they don't already own from a PS2 version? No....
AU Shippin' Out March 24-28: Gran Turismo 5 Prologue
03-25-2008Gran Turismo 5 Prologue fishtails its way across this finish line and into stores this Thursday...
SingStore Updated, PS2 Library Rehash Continues Unabated [Singstar]
03-23-2008The PS3's SingStore will be updated on Friday. With songs new to the game, that will inspire devoted fans of the series to actually buy songs they don't already own from a PS2 version? No....
SingStore Updated, PS2 Library Rehash Continues Unabated [Singstar]
03-21-2008The PS3's SingStore will be updated on Friday. With songs new to the game, that will inspire devoted fans of the series to actually buy songs they don't already own from a PS2 version? No....
Opinion: The Late Blooming Of The 'Hardcore' PS2
03-20-2008[In this informal opinion piece, Gamasutra publisher Simon Carless looks at the 'hardcore game renaissance' on the PlayStation 2, thanks to an influx of Japanese imports and the apparent willingness of Sony to concept approve quirkier titles.] Having just received the new issue of Game Informer magazine with Alpha Protocol on the cover, I was ve...
PSN - Drawing room
03-18-2008Sony's advertising used to be top drawer. The weird alien girl, the rocket wolf, the spinny PS2 jobs. All great. The era of 'this is living' was a bit of a dip though, could this PSN spot mark a return to form?...
Opinion: The Late Blooming Of The 'Hardcore' PS2
03-18-2008[In this informal opinion piece, Gamasutra publisher Simon Carless looks at the 'hardcore game renaissance' on the PlayStation 2, thanks to an influx of Japanese imports and the apparent willingness of Sony to concept approve quirkier titles.] Having just received the new issue of Game Informer magazine with Alpha Protocol on the cover, I was ve...
PS2: Buzz! Junior Dino Den
03-16-2008Buzz! Junior: Dino Den makes for friendly competition that kids aged four to ten should enjoy, says reviewer Philip Devine....
U.S. video game sales jump 34% in Feb
03-15-2008PS2 sees surprising resurgence with 352,000 units sold, 19% more than year ago ...
Conspiracy Entertainment Goes for the Gold with 'Biathlon 2008' Release for the PS2
03-14-2008Conspiracy Entertainment , a developer, publisher and marketer of interactive entertainment software in North America and Western Europe, announced today the commercial release of Biathlon 2008 for the PlayStation® 2 system....
THQ's Ratatouille Reaches Major Milestones as an Xbox 360 Platinum Family Hit and PS2 Greatest Hit
03-13-2008Ratatouille has shipped nearly four million copies worldwide. March 10, 2008 - THQ Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI) today announced that the Ratatouille video game based on the Disney/Pixar film of the same name has achieved the prestigious Microsoft Xbox 360 "Platinum Family Hits" collection and Sony Computer Entertainment America "Greatest Hits" sales milest...
THQ's Ratatouille Reaches Major Milestones as an Xbox 360 Platinum Family Hit and PS2 Greatest Hit
03-12-2008Ratatouille has shipped nearly four million copies worldwide. March 10, 2008 - THQ Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI) today announced that the Ratatouille video game based on the Disney/Pixar film of the same name has achieved the prestigious Microsoft Xbox 360 "Platinum Family Hits" collection and Sony Computer Entertainment America "Greatest Hits" sales milest...
SingStar Summer Party for PS2 News by Tom Bramwell
03-11-2008Sony is preparing to release a new PS2 SingStar game in April, Eurogamer can exclusively reveal. SingStar Summer Party features songs by Amy Winehouse, David Bowie, Peter Andre, Girls Aloud and all sorts of other amazing bands and drug addicts....
Second PS3 SingStar On The Way? [Rumor]
03-09-2008Guess the SingStore's not as big a hit as Sony were hoping. That or they're just accommodating PS3 owners without an internet connection, because a listing's turned up on Aussie retail systems for "SingStar Vol....
PSP Outsells Wii - PS3 Outsells PS2 in Japan
03-08-20087 Mar 2008: See how we didn't say "Pwn"... damn!...
Critical Reception: Sony/Ready at Dawn's God of War: Chains of Olympus
03-06-2008This week's edition of the regular Critical Reception column examines online reaction to God of War: Chains of Olympus, a PSP-exclusive prequel that "hit[s] the mark on every level of production," according to critics. After seeing its 2005 debut on the PlayStation 2, Sony's God of War won critical acclaim both for its solid action-based gamepla...
Sony Sells 1 Million PS3s In Europe, Teases Firmware 2.4 [Sales]
03-05-2008Another 1 million milestone is here thanks to the divisions of regional distribution. Sony has sold 1 million PlayStation 3 consoles through Europe at a rate, they like to point out, that was faster than PSOne or PS2 adoption....
Shippin' Out March 3-7: Army of Two, God of War PSP, Bully: SE
03-04-2008Headliners take the field alongside Sony and Take-Two's baseball offerings, PC Warhammer 40K: Soulstorm, and downloadables Rocketmen for PSN, XBLA, Super Turrican for Wii VC....
MGS ported to PS2 for Collection News by Rob Purchese
03-03-2008Metal Gear Solid will be shifted onto a PS2 disc when it is released as part of the Metal Gear Solid: The Essential Collection. The PSone game was originally on two CDs, but Konami US has said there will be none of that when it ships its bundle on 18th March....
PSP2 Concept Revives Game Gear, Plays PS2 Discs
03-02-2008We all know that Sony is already working on a successor to the current PSP, but we're left scratching our heads as to what they're going to offer in the so-called PSP2. One designer has decided to go out on a limb and say that the PSP2 -- or the PS2P, as he calls it -- will have native support for full PS2 games....
PSP2 Concept Revives Game Gear, Plays PS2 Discs
02-29-2008We all know that Sony is already working on a successor to the current PSP, but we're left scratching our heads as to what they're going to offer in the so-called PSP2. One designer has decided to go out on a limb and say that the PSP2 -- or the PS2P, as he calls it -- will have native support for full PS2 games....
MGS4 bundle to include backwardly compatible PS3
02-28-2008New Metal Gear Solid 4 PS3 bundle features 80GB machine with 'some' backwards compatibility features...
DualShock 3 in North America this April
02-28-2008It has been a long time coming, but the DualShock 3 controller has finally got a release date for the US. Come April 15 you will be able to get your hands on the updated controller and start to experience the long lost rumble feature used so well in many PS2 games. It was September last [...]...
Video-game Reviews | Dinosaurs hungry for battle
02-26-2008While there seems to be a lot going on in Turok , the game can best be judged by how well it handles its core: fighting prehistoric beasts. ...
Good January for Sony's games business
02-25-2008January was a good month for Sony's video game business. For the first time, its PlayStation 3 outsold its own PS2 as well as Microsoft's Xbox 360....
Sony's Solid Hardware Numbers
02-21-2008Sony moves more than 500,000 units of hardware in Japan in first month of 2008....
Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 3 for PS2
02-19-2008The 3rd instalment of this popular game meets the PS2 console. Just how well can it stand up to players expectations especialy those who've played the xbox 360 version. Stay tuned...
Sony's Australian MD: PlayStation 2 Support for a Year
02-19-2008We bloody invented it!...
UK PlayStation 3 sales reach one million
02-15-2008Sony 's PlayStation 3 has sold over a million units in the UK since its European launch on 23 March 2007. The sales figure was achieved in 47 weeks, beating the previous record set by the PS2 which took 50 weeks to reach the one million milestone in the UK....
Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 3 for PS2
02-15-2008The 3rd instalment of this popular game meets the PS2 console. Just how well can it stand up to players expectations especialy those who've played the xbox 360 version. Stay tuned...
Strong 360 sales help Devil May Cry 4 debut at No.1
02-13-2008The latest title in the former Sony exclusive franchise Devil May Cry has debuted in the UK's All Formats charts at number one, with the lion's share of sales on the Xbox 360....
Lighthouse Interactive and SCEA sign Licensed Publisher Agreement for PS2 and PSP for North America
02-09-2008The international publisher acquires publishing rights for two Sony platforms....
Twisted Metal: Head-On: Extra Twisted Edition
02-08-2008It looks like Sony's clown-heavy car combat series Twisted Metal is coming to PS3, if a hidden message in the latest PS2 entry is to be believed. Clever internet fans have managed to decode a hidden message in one of Twisted Metal: Head On Extra Twisted's unlockable videos....
Lighthouse Interactive and SCEA sign Licensed Publisher Agreement for PS2 and PSP for North America
02-08-2008The international publisher acquires publishing rights for two Sony platforms....
Jaffe Still *Hearts* PS2 [Eat Sleep Play]
02-07-2008Some of you have moved on, put down the big money and purchased a PS3. Hooray! But just because you are ready to move on doesn't mean that Eat Sleep Play's David Jaffe is....
PS2 sales saves Sony from doldrums
02-03-2008Sony has reported a 25,2 percent jump in profit for the October-December quarter, as its PlayStation video game business stopped losing money....
Photos: Cracking open the PlayStation 2
01-30-2008The Sony PlayStation 2 was the definitive game console-DVD player combo when it came out. What exactly went into it?...
Asia Geting Red PlayStation 2 Treasure [Sony]
01-28-2008PlayStation 2 dead? Ha! At the Taipei Game Show, Sony unveiled a new limited edition PS2 for Asia. Set to drop on February 4th, the Crimson Red Treasure PS2 will help ring in the Lunar New Year....
Asia Geting Red PlayStation 2 Treasure [Sony]
01-26-2008PlayStation 2 dead? Ha! At the Taipei Game Show, Sony unveiled a new limited edition PS2 for Asia. Set to drop on February 4th, the Crimson Red Treasure PS2 will help ring in the Lunar New Year....
Ratchet & Clank PSP moves to PS2
01-25-2008Following a string of rumours, it turns out Sony's PSP platformer Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters is coming to PS2 very shortly. There's no official announcement on the title, but a recent PlayStation Underground e-mail from Sony flags up the port, apparently hitting North American shelves in March....
Sony believes PS3 could catch Xbox 360 this summer
01-25-2008Oh how the times change and the fickle world of gaming shifts. Sony appear to be looking to press home their recent PS3 gains, SCEE President David Reeves stating boldly that by the end of the summer the PS3 will have 'overtaken' the Xbox 360 in Europe. ...
Sony's Hirai: We Won't Promote PS2 Games
01-24-2008End of the road for PS2 support?...
PSN Roundup Review by Dan Whitehead
01-21-2008So, we've been a bit slack in covering the PSone games that sporadically appear on the PlayStation Store. Sorry about that. In our defence, it's not like Sony has managed to build up much momentum with the European PSN offerings and also that business with the first batch of games being all broken meant we didn't dare download anything else in cas...
Analysts: NPD Highlights Continued PS2 Strength, PS3 Lags
01-19-2008Following yesterday's U.S. sales report from NPD, Wedbush Morgan's Michael Pachter and simExchange's Jesse Divnich have commented on still surprisingly strong PS2 sales, as well as continued troubles for third parties due to the PS3's relatively small installed base. "PS2 software sales were down only 22% year-over-year (compared to our -41% est...
PS3 sells 150k in Australia
01-19-2008Sony's PlayStation 3 hits the 150,000 sales mark down under; PS2 sales double its next-gen stablemate....
Silent Hill Origins set for PS2
01-17-2008A port of PSP hit Silent Hill Origins looks set for the PS2, after the port, box art and all, was spied on an online retailer. The success of the game, both critically and commercially on the handheld appears to have persuaded Konami to undertake the move, although details remain scant. ...
PS2 Review: Buzz! The Mega Quiz
01-01-2008Go play Scene It. You'll thank us later. Buzz! The Mega Quiz is one giant tease. It offers a giant red glowing button on the top of its unique controller, and then barely ever requires the player to press it. Sure it glows, blinks, and even makes a satisfying click when you press it, but if you don't need it during the game, why even include it?A...
Ratchet's PSP outing heading to PS2?
12-19-2007Rumours suggest portable title Size Matters is making the jump to Sony's last-gen home console...
Ratchet's PSP outing heading to PS2?
12-18-2007Rumours suggest portable title Size Matters is making the jump to Sony's last-gen home console...
Retail Radar: PS2 Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters
12-17-2007GameStop's online database lists port of High Impact Games' PSP action platformer for Sony's legacy console coming February 12.
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Blog: PS2 fans still a happy lot
12-17-2007For all the adventurous gamers who are exploring the new consoles, there are still thousands of happy campers clinging to their PS2 and horde of games - in fact others are taking advantage of the lower price of the console these days by grabbing it new or purchasing second hand....
Preview: Sony's Spring 2008 Lineup
12-15-2007Yesterday, I was lucky enough to be invited to a special Sony event at a fancy hotel room in Midtown Manhattan, showing off a slew of games that are coming out in the next several months. To give you some context, I saw all of the PS3 and PS2 games on beautiful large flat screen LCD [...]
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PS2 Review: Godzilla Unleashed
12-13-2007A depressing end to an otherwise fine series on this hardware. More of a last gasp for this generation, the third melee fighting Godzilla game from Atari and Pipeworks software is a downturn for this otherwise enjoyable series. Plagued with a smaller roster than its Wii counterpart, pathetic cut scenes, and technical problems galore, Godzilla Unl...
PS2: 12 Games of Christmas
12-09-2007This all leads us rather creakily onto our console at hand, the bunion-touting PlayStation 2. You see, unlike Microsoft, Sony decided to keep its last generation hardware on the shelves and introduce new variations, even redesign it for the New Year. Its continued success has prompted envious public glances from its rival, and prompted Sony to giv...
Game On: 'Buzz! The Mega Quiz'
12-09-2007Rated: E 10+, Platform: PS2 (Sony)...
Twisted Metal: Head-On: Extra Twisted Edition Officially Announced
12-06-2007The popular car combat franchise gears up for one last PS2 ride. December 4, 2007 - We've known for a while that David Jaffe been extremely busy since he left Sony's Santa Monica Studios and formed his own development studio known as Eat, Sleep, Play. While he and fellow co-founder (and former Incognito founder) Scott Campbell have been hard at wo...
Twisted Metal: Head-On: Extra Twisted Edition Officially Announced
12-05-2007The PSP title gets a PS2 overhaul. December 4, 2007 - We've known for a while that David Jaffe been extremely busy since he left Sony's Santa Monica Studios and formed his own development studio known as Eat, Sleep, Play. While he and fellow co-founder (and former Incognito founder) Scott Campbell have been hard at work on three brand new PlayStat...
No Sony PlayStation 2 NiGHTS Outside Japan
12-04-2007We don't want it enough...
Sony PlayStation 2 Online Adaptor
11-30-2007Sony's network adaptor opens the PS2 to online competition, but it's a bit less polished than the Xbox's online solution. © 2007 CNET Networks, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission. ...
PS2: Buzz! The Hollywood Quiz
11-26-2007This version of the Buzz! franchise lets players get in on the TV scene and be a quiz show contestant - with all the excitement of a studio game, writes Philip Devine....
Sony Boss Says PS3 "Momentum" On Par With PS2 [Howard Stringer]
11-24-2007The main man at Sony, Sir Howard Stringer, finds the current state of the PlayStation 3 simply peachy. In fact, Stringer thinks the Blu-ray ready PS3 could match the PlayStation 2 in terms of success, according to an e-mail interview with the Hollywood Reporter....
Sony CEO: PS3 Momentum on Pace with PS2
11-22-2007Howard Stringer compares PS3's early struggles to its predecessor's. ...
Sony Holiday Lineup Reveals 2007-Bound PSN Titles
11-12-2007Sony Computer Entertainment America has unveiled its 2007 holiday line-up, listing all of its previously-announced first and third-party software titles, including software for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2 and PSP, and its planned hardware bundles. However, the company also highlighted the holiday season releases planned for the North American v...
New Sony PS2 SCPH-90000 announced
11-06-2007
Sony announces a redesigned Sony PS2 console with integrated power adapter in Japan.We just reported about a rumor on the weekend that Sony would release a new stream lined Playstation 2 design. The rumor targeted a 2008 release da...
Sony quiet on redesigned PS2
11-03-2007Built-in power supply, cheaper. If you would like to comment on this article, then you must be logged in! I might be tempted to get one of those, I've never had a PS2....
Compact, cut price PS2 coming in 2008
11-03-2007According to trade site MCV, Sony will release a redesigned, cut price PlayStation 2 in early 2008. The MCV report says that the new "compact" model will feature an in-built power supply and will hit US stores in the New Year. It will be priced at $99, $30 less than current PS2 models....
PS2: Syphon Filter Dark Mirror
11-03-2007Sony has built on the success of Syphon Filter and released a bigger and better version on PS2. Reyan Abrahams reviews it....
Sony celebrates 7th PS2 anniversary
10-31-2007The PlayStation was launched on October 26, 2000, in the U.S. It is the best-selling games console of all time, managing to ship 100 million units in just 5 years and 9 months (the PSOne took 9 years and 6 months). It has now surpassed 120 million consoles and 1 billion games shipped around the [...]...
PS2 climbs to 120m sales
10-31-2007But Sony still in black. If you would like to comment on this article, then you must be logged in! I'm still shocked when I hear people who play games don't have a PS2. There's literally loads for everyone....
News: Sony announces new PS2 bundle in 'ceramic white'
10-31-2007Sony is introducing a new PlayStation 2 model even as its PlayStation 3 gains traction in the marketplace. ...
Sony PS2 turns Seven
10-27-2007The Sony PlayStation 2 turns seven today with more than 120 million consoles sold worldwide. The PS2 was released in North America on October 26, 2000 and has not only moved 120 million systems, but has sold over 1 billion pieces of software to date."... ...
Sony raises targets for PlayStation Portable, PS2
10-27-2007TOKYO, Oct 25 - Sony Corp said on Thursday it is raising its PlayStation Portable sales target for the year to next March to 10 million units the previous estimate of 9 million....
Sony Still Doing the PS3 SKU Shuffle
10-22-2007Sony continued its seemingly weekly shuffle of models and pricing Thursday, this time shifting focus to stateside and announcing the imminent arrival of the 40 GB PlayStation 3 as well as lower pricing for the 80 GB model. The news comes after similar changes were made first in Europe and then in Japan in the first two weeks of October....
Activision Dancing with the Stars on Wii, PS2
10-21-2007Publisher turning rumba-infused reality show into rhythm game, due on Nintendo's console October 30 and Sony's device November 13....
Movin On Up: Capcom Dump PS2, Upgrade To PS3
10-06-2007PS2, what have you done for Capcom lately? Not enough, it seems, the company announcing yesterday that they're ditching support for Sony's ageing warhorse in favour of the PlayStation 3....
Sony Launches PSP Video Portal
08-20-2005
"Free 'Portable TV' now available for PlayStation Portable owners" IDG News reports.Provided you know japanese, check http://www.p-tv.jp/ for Sony's new web por...
Death Jr. gets life in retail
08-18-2005
Konami's macabre PSP game combines first- and third-person elements; stars the Grim Reaper's spawn as he sends enemies to meet their maker.One highlight of the 2004 Game Developers Conference was an in-house dem...
Hackers Add Web, Chat to PSP Video Game Player
04-05-2005Sony Corp.'s new PlayStation Portable is turning into a great tool for Web browsing, comics reading and online chat -- and it also happens to play video games, movies and music, if you prefer that sort of thing.
The $249 PSP handheld video game player went on sale in the United States on March 24, and it took very little time before techies add...
Sony to launch music download service for PlayStation Portable (PSP)
01-29-2005The PlayStation Portable from Sony will become a competitor to Apple's iPod as Sony is preparing a music, and eventually video, download service for its PSP...
Paramount Home Entertainment Unveils Full Slate of UMD Releases for Sony PlayStation Portable
05-23-2005Paramount Home Entertainment announced today the release of ten titles on Universal Media Disc (UMD(TM)), playable on Sony's PlayStation(R) Portable (PSP(TM)).
SAHARA, the hit film starring Matthew McConaughey, is debuting August 30 - day and date on DVD, VHS and UMD.
The first wave of titles, TEAM AMERICA, COACH CARTER and WITHOUT A PADDLE,...
Windows and Linux run on the Sony PSP
08-17-2005
You may have heard about Bochs Open Source X86 Emulator... well, Matan Gillon has done it!Now you can run Windows 95 and DLX Linux, the distribution that comes as an example with Bochs, on your PSP.
How useful? How usable? Matan reports it's quite slow but still u...
PSP Hackers Go Retro
06-07-2005That's the traditional phrase that programmers display when they create their first piece of software for an unfamiliar operating system.
Owners of Sony's handheld PSP game system were delighted to hear May 5 that a hacker had managed to write a small program that displayed those words on a PSP.
They wondered what would be next...
Gundam Port for Sony's PSP
05-22-2005Classic Dreamcast/PlayStation title to be reborn on portable format from Bandai, their first PSP titl...