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Playstation Corporate Strategy Updated… or Downgraded?

Sony PlayStation boss Kazuo Hirai did a funny thing this morning — after telling a Tokyo audience of investors and businessmen that the PlayStation 3’s success solidly stems from positioning the device “first and foremost as a gaming platform,” he spent the rest of his presentation at the Sony Group Corporate Strategy Update explaining how [...]

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Promises, Promises: Sony PlayStation 3

Today, Sony revealed that they will finally provide the in-game XrossMediaBar functionality that was first demonstrated back in 2006, as well as the “trophy” achievement system promised in early 2007, as a part of their v2.4 software update for the PlayStation 3. They’re not saying when it will arrive, but perhaps that’s a wise choice; [...]

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PS3 Owners to Attend Press Events From the Comfort of Home

For the attending journalists, press events are a blast, filled with free food, first looks at the hottest games, and an ocean of PR spin in which to blissfully sink or frantically attempt to swim — but as a mere member of the gaming audience, you typically have to wait for your news until the [...]

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PlayStation Home For The Long Haul

Sony has received its fair share of flak for online platform/social net nexus Home, mostly because of frequent delays and the growing realization that nothing Sony’s console has can hold a candle to Xbox Live. Typically, Sony likes to shrug off such shortcomings by trotting out the PS3’s supposed 10-year lifespan, and in that context [...]

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