Tagged: PS3
$2 Billion Loss for Sony Post-PS3?
Traditionally, next gen consoles lose money during their first year of release for the manufacturers. However, according to market analyst Yuji Fujimori of Goldman Sachs, Sony,s PS3 may lose Sony up to a total of $2 billion dollars. The reasoning… Read More »
THQ Gives PS3 a TKO
THQ has handed Sony an embarrassing body-slam with the announcement that it will not be publishing a PS3 version of WWE Smackdown! Vs Raw 2007. The title was in development, according to previous reports by THQ. While the popular wrestling… Read More »
Nvidia CEO Predicts PS3 Success
Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang has expressed his opinion that the PS3 will be a surefire hit. His comments were made to the San Jose Mercury News and revealed Huang,s very positive outlook for Sony,s next gen game console. In May… Read More »
Endless Saga is Over
Korean publisher Webzen has officially confirmed its decision to halt the production of Endless Saga, a dual platform MMO project that was originally being developed for release on the PC and PS3. "We have recently decided to cancel the Endless… Read More »
Game Companies Shying Away From PS3 Game Development
The forecast of a successful launch for Sony,s PS3 may have hit a snag if game industry reports confirm what is being whispered about behind closed doors-developers are having second thoughts of committing time and resources to PS3 game development…. Read More »
PS3s In Production?
According to the Taiwan Commercial Times, the PS3 is in production. The news story says that the first PS3s will be delivered to Sony by the end of this month with a production run of 200,000 units. The manufacturer of… Read More »
Blu-ray Writer Coming Next Month
Sony,s PS3 may not be here yet, but an integral part of the machine is. Sony has announced the unveiling of its first internal Blu-ray rewritable drive for computers. The drive model is named BWU-100A and will offer up to… Read More »
Researchers Say Sony Will Be #3
A new report released by research firm DFC Intelligence has strongly disagreed with Sony,s positioning and marketing of their PS3 next gen console. In the report, David Cole, an analyst for DFC, said that Sony needed to take drastic measures… Read More »
PS3 Software Lockout Worries Game Industry
A hot rumor, which surfaced last year in the game industry, concerned a copy protection scheme by Sony that would lockout all other PS3s from playing PS3 game software, except the original machine it was played on. The protection feature,… Read More »
Sony Plans eDistribution Service
In an effort to ramp up and transition into the phase of selling software directly to customers through direct download, Sony will initiate the “PS3 E-Distribution Initiative.” This venture is an attempt to mimic and provide similar services as those… Read More »
