Analyst: Sony Working on Blu-ray Free PlayStation 3

Video game "analysts" are a wondrous breed. Wondrous like the unicorn or Medusa. The doyenne is of course, Michael Pachter of Wedbush Morgan. But Michael might have to face some competition. The new kid on the block is an Edge-online find. Welcome Mike Hickey of Janco Partners^*.

We know Mike's been around for a while - and has said some less than idiotic things - but his latest outburst had us scratching our heads:

He begins sensibly enough - agreeing with, among other people, us - before heading off into what looks very much like a cloudy land run as a dictatorship by cuckoos:

"We are also hearing continued speculation that Sony is working on a non-Blu-ray PS3 console, which could enable them to make the aforementioned hardware price reduction."

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UK Street Fighter IV sells most on PlayStation 3

Sales of Capcom's Street Fighter IV lead on the PlayStation 3 after its UK launch. 

Despite the smaller install base and the continued lower-than-Xbox 360 hardware sales, launch sales of Capcom's Street Fighter IV led on the PlayStation 3 at 53%, with 47% selling for Microsoft's Xbox 360. 

The title fought its way to the top of this week's UK All Formats Chart, knocking off long time number one Wii Fit. 

Street Fighter IV is the fastest selling traditional beat 'em up since UK video game charts began back in 1997. It's also doing well worldwide, with Capcom already shipping over two million copies. 

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New Killzone 2 Site Live

The new Killzone 2 site has just gone live in preparation of the game’s release this week.

The server seems to have been swamped with visitors, as the site is having trouble loading.

You can find some of the new additions listed below;

Battle Replays: You will be able to watch games as they unfolded, watch the troop movements and see who killed who and how. We’ll expand on this as time goes by. Right now you should be able to view a couple of Battle Replays created by internal testing of the site. Battle Replays are saved and displayed if at least 2 people played and completed a round and will for now remain on the site for two weeks.

Clans: You will be able to create and administer your clans from the page so you don’t have to be on your PS3 to see who wants to be in your clan or what the latest is on any upcoming games.

Tournaments: You will be able to set up clans from the site, just like in-game, but will be able to see the results and how they played out on the tournament wheel too.

Challenges: This offers the same functionality as the in-game, but of course lets you set up your battles remotely.

STATS!: We all love stats! And if the stats recorded in-game are not enough for you, we show even more here! Including match performance, a weapons cloud to show what weapons are used most and preferred faction.

Leaderboards: Same as in-game! See where you are from work!

And much much more.

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The Most Anticipated 2009 PS3 Exclusive is…

Killzone 2 finally comes out this Friday. Now that we will all be able to bask in its glory, what is the next exclusive PS3 game you are most looking forward to? Vote after the break…

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Sony Cell and 360 CPU are Equals

According to Dave Shippy, the leading man behind IBM's development of the Playstation 3 Cell CPU and the Xbox 360 CPU, both the Playstation 3 and the Xbox 360 are 'fairly equal.'

 

In the March issue of the Game Informer Magazine, Dave Shippy, the leading man behind both the PS3 CPU and the 360 CPU, shared his thoughts about about the powers and abilities of the two battling CPUS. 

 

When asked, 'which one was the more effective or powerful,' he gave this reply;

 

"I think they are fairly equal.  The interesting thing is that the PowerPC that's common in both is used in completely different ways.  If you look at the CPU chip for the 360 and PS3, and the programming models and architecture, they came up with completely different solutions.  And yet they use this same common core."

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E3 2009 Showdown: PS3 vs. Xbox 360

It's only February and we are already preparing for the trip to L.A. for this years Electronic Entertainment Expo. Today we are looking at what already announced games will go head to head at this years show for both the Xbox 360 and PS3. From the looks of it Microsoft better show something big at E3 or this might be the year Sony's console could start outselling the 360. I'll be honest; this year it's already apparent that the Playstation 3 is bringing it's A-game, especially with Killzone 2 launching next week. With titles like Heavy Rain, Infamous, and God of War 3 in development, Sony is definitely going for the core 17-30 age range that the 360 has dominated this generation. Let us not forget that Japan will see the release of Final Fantasy XIII exclusively for the PS3 while the rest of the world waits for Square-Enix to localize the game and then ship it the same time as the 360 version.

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Total Breakdown of all Killzone 2 Weapons with Images

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Top Five Video Game Development Studios from Sony

Since the launch of the Playstation in 1995, Sony has quietly constructed the largest first-party development core in the gaming industry. They have done so via building new companies from the ground up, purchasing up and coming studios, and partnering with established developers. Sony's studios span across the entire globe in places like the Europe, Japan and the United States. So which Sony developer is the best of the large group? Here are the top five of the best video game developers from Sony. 

5. Insomniac Games

Games: Ratchet & Clank, Resistance, Spyro

Insomniac Games is the only second-party developer on the list. What makes this development studio special is their consistency. Insomniac Games releases one quality video game per year since they started development. In an age where games are getting longer to developed (in fact, every other development studios on the list except for Naughty Dog still hasn't release a full blown Playstation 3 title yet), Insomniac Games is an essential partnership for Sony.

4. Polyphony Digital

Games: Gran Turismo, Omega Boost

Sony's best-selling franchise is Gran Turismo with over 50 million copies shipped across the Playstation, Playstation 2 and Playstation 3 platforms. So what separate this racing series from others? Polyphony Digital composes of a bunch of car enthusiasts. They managed to craft even the smallest of details in their cars and track design. As a result, you won't find a more realistic racing game than Gran Turismo thanks to this excellent development studio.

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Is Sony confirming FW 2.7?

A couple of days ago, we found some strange codes and writing in PlayStation Home. We posted screenshots, and no one really knew what they were. The codes and writing are back, but now it looks as if they're actually meant to be there and hinting us about something.

Could this help us confirm the rumors of 2.7 and it's features being true? Or is someone at Sony seriously not coding PS Home correctly? Could they be subtitles from an upcoming title Sony is already hyping?

Here are the screenshots, again, in the 'News' and 'Latest Update' section.

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Why the internet hates the Killzone 2 demo…

Killzone 2 is easily the most anticipated title of Q109. It doesn’t matter if you hate the concept, or love the idea of Halo Wars - Guerrilla’s latest in the Killzone series is hands down the first big hitter of the year. It also doesn’t matter that so many, including myself, were sceptical as to how a sequel to a sub-standard 5/10 shooter could possibly live up to the hype. Killzone 2 is a different beast altogether, and personally, the demo only took my hype to a new level altogether, with its beautiful graphics, unoriginal-yet-familiar gameplay, and great enemy AI. So why does the internet, or at least some of it, hate the demo? My answer is simple: it doesn’t.

Way too often, we see 9/10 titles like GTAIV loved by critics, yet jumped at by angry consumers when they realise it isn’t perfect. That’s just life: nothing’s perfect. Too many people have an idea of some perfect game that they’ll just totally love. I’m sorry, but that’s never going to happen.

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Killzone 2 Video: Live Valentine's Helghast

The following video contains images that may offend. 

A Helghast sending love to humans in a snowy Munich on Valentine's Day. 

We brought you Sony's viral images of a romantic Helghast soldier from Killzone 2, all teasing its adventure on the streets of Munich. 

In the video you'll see the poor masked guy handing out roses to the confused public on the 14th February. 

Pretty hilarious in its oxymoronic visualisation. The following video comes from Game-TV.com 

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Sony: 'We Have to Suffer a Little'

Despite an uphill struggle that sees Sony's PlayStation 3 dead last in this generation's tumultuous console wars, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe president David Reeves remains optimistic for the future of his beleaguered console.

"We simply have to suffer a little," Reeves told the Guardian, "go down in market share and mind-share."

While he admitted that customers are more likely to buy PlayStation's lower-priced competitors in the midst of a global recession, Reeves believes that the capabilities of the PS3 as a multimedia device justify its relatively high cost of ownership.

"With PS3," he explains, "you can go online for free, it's got all the games you want, it's got a Blu-ray drive...you can store photos on it, and you've got Home." Despite all these features, Sony recent financial quarter showed sales falling across the board, dwarfed by Nintendo's and Microsoft's.

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Return of the $339.99 PlayStation 3

Seriously? Sony is still pricing the PlayStation 3 at $400? That was fine when Blu-ray Disc players were selling for about the same price (the PS3 doubles as one), but now that you can snag a standalone player for as low as $150 (and an Xbox Arcade for $170), it's time for Sony to seriously rethink the PS3's price tag.

In the meantime, the best deal going comes from Dell: an 80GB PlayStation 3 for $339.99 shipped (plus sales tax in some states). These are new consoles, not refurbs, and you don't need the usual Dell coupon code.

At the risk of repeating myself, the PS3 is a killer gaming console, notable not just for state-of-the-art graphics and gaming but also for its aforementioned Blu-ray acumen. I'll cop to being an Xbox 360 and Wii guy myself, but some of the stuff I've seen on the PS3 just blows me away.

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Sony's PlayStation 3 Goal for 2009 is to "Make Money"

PlayStation 3 price cut unlikely for the foreseeable future according to David Reeves

In an exclusive interview with David Reeves, head of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, Eurogamer had the opportunity to discuss with Reeves his views on Sony's current position in the video game industry. The interview covered a wide variety of related topics as Eurogamer peppered Reeves with several hard-hitting questions.

In contrast to Kaz Hirai, who was recently interviewed by The Official PlayStation Magazine, Reeves’ comments were more subdued. He also deftly danced around touchy subjects such as the decline in year-over-year hardware sales for the PlayStation 3 and the PlayStation Portable for the quarter ended December 31, 2008. Reeves explained, "The plan wasn't necessarily to hit sales, it was to hit a profit target - to do better than break even in Q3. The financial results show a break even in Q3 for Sony Computer Entertainment worldwide. So rather than then going for market share and sales, we went for profit, at least to break even."

Reeves disputed Microsoft's claims they are leading the PlayStation 3 in console sales numbers by one million units. He stated, "I don't want to talk about the competition too much, but Xbox 360 is not ahead by a million units. We sold through 500,000 PS3s in November. We sold through 1.1 million units in December. Our installed base now is very close to 8.5 million units in PAL territories. Our numbers show we are absolutely neck-and-neck."

With regards to Kaz Hirai's recent controversial statements, Reeves had no comment other than to stay that he believed Hirai was misquoted and that he would not be making any similar statements about the competition. Hirai was quoted as saying the "Xbox 360 lacks longevity" and that Sony still has "official leadership" of video game industry.

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Metal Gear Solid 4 Sells 4.5 Million Copies - Play it on a Free PS3

Konami reports 5.1% increase in total revenue

Metal Gear Solid 4, one of the PlayStation 3's premier exclusive titles has sold over 4.5 million copies according to Konami. Konami reported its results for the April-December period; during this time frame total revenue grew 5.1 percent to 234 billion Yen ($2.56 billion USD).

Helped by the Meal Gear sales, Konami's profits were 17,826 million Yen ($198.8 million USD), up 17.3% over the previous year. Konami's video game division saw the largest increase of any other Konami group as profits were up 10.6 percent to 148.7 billion Yen ($1.6 billion USD).

In Konami's own words, "The Metal Gear series is exhibiting its strength as a brand, steadily increasing the number sold year-to-date to more than 4.5 million units." Konami also announced that Metal Gear Online is now up to one million accounts worldwide in the first four months since the June 2008 launch.

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PlayStation 3 is the Official Industry Leader According to Kaz Hirai

Kaz Hirai comments on the current state of the video game console industry and his view of the future

Sony Computer Entertainment chairman Kaz Hirai made several interesting comments in an interview with the Official PlayStation Magazine. The contents of the interview were relayed to the public via Eurogamer and will be available in the February issue of the Official PlayStation Magazine.

Although Sony no longer leads the industry in console sales Hirai believes Sony still possesses "Official" leadership of the videogame industry. He stated, "This is not meant in terms of numbers, or who's got the biggest install base, or who's selling most in any particular week or month, but I'd like to think that we continue official leadership in this industry,".

Hirai expanded on his statement explaining how he did not view the Nintendo Wii as competition and declaring the Xbox 360 as a console that will lack longevity. Describing how he viewed the Nintendo Wii's position in the industry Hirai, stated, "It's difficult to talk about Nintendo, because we don't look at their console as being a competitor. They're a different world, and we operate in our world - that's the kind of way I look at things." For the Xbox 360, Hirai continued, "And with the Xbox - again, I can't come up with one word to fit. You need a word that describes something that lacks longevity."

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Free Playstation 4 Plan Details Leaked

(Please excuse some funny English this has been translated from Japanese)

"The PS4 will also continue to utilize the existing CELL architecture, rather than launch something brand new. Bravo, says me, because forcing developers to effectively pick up and move from their established country to Timbuktu every half a decade is a surefire way to cripple launch cycles and leave "un-anointed" third-party developers out in the cold. What’s more, a twice-powerful PS3 would almost certainly offer enough "oomph" to keep the plaudits coming from the hardcore faithful, while allowing Sony to more vigorously reach out to the Nintendo "casual" market with a steady stream of cheap-to-develop titles. The idea by 2011, presumably, would be to have a pinched and tweaked CELL SDK that absolutely purrs." blogs.pcworld.com

The PS4 with the development of CPU-Cell B.E.

Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) is the next game console "PLAYSTATION 4 (PS4)" a, Cell Broadband Engine (Cell BE) are starting to take full consideration based architecture. Currently, much of the reaction GEMUDIBEROPPA, said that the stage of exploring the concrete implementation. The SCE, PS4 generation PS3 production costs are lower than at the same time and generation, seems to be a way to curb investment to continue development architecture.

Cell BE with SCE PS4 are still kept away from the possibility that, for now, Cell BE & expansion seems to be moving in that direction based on the improved version.

SCE was originally a PS3 at the stage of concrete projects, Cell BE architecture PS3 was planning to continue in subsequent generations. Therefore, over the huge cost, to endure over the long term development as a CPU developed the Cell BE architecture. Cell BE-based PLAYSTATION original plan was put in a magnificent sight on the distributed computing network in the end.

The current plan is PS4, Cell BE-based from the original look of the PLAYSTATION + Cell BE as close to the expansion strategy, the reality seems to be no different. In order to reduce the investment in hardware and software, Cell BE-based PS4 is to develop a story. I have already invested a huge Cell BE, the investment in the software stack and tools, is that if you want to inherit would be the aim of SCE. SCE to now, PS3 and development of the same size, would not afford to perform in the next generation.

Moreover, PS4, also reduced the size of the chip itself, to be headed toward a lower cost. PLAYSTATION 2 of the past generation, the two main chip, the die (chip itself), starting at 200 square mm chip’s high-performance, high cost and large size around to shrink the chip manufacturing costs and scaling process taking a strategy to reduce the price. However, PS4 generation of low-cost rival to the Wii, lower production costs in a small chip from the first car, and expected lower price.

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