New PS3 Models feature more storage space
In a corporate blog posting this week, Sony has announced that it will introduce two new higher capacity models of the PS3 system.
The new 160GB and 320GB PS3 systems will offer approximately 33% more storage at price points comparable to existing units.
Playstation Video Store opens in Canada
Almost two years after it opened in the United State, the Sony Playstation Video store has now opened in Canada in English and French to compete with the Apple iTunes movie store.
Sony says the more than 1,000 movies and TV shows are available in High-Definition (HD) or Standard Definition (SD), with movies available to rent from CA$3.99, movies to purchase from CA$9.99, and TV shows to purchase from CA$1.99.
Sony’s PS3 increases global market share in Q1
Sony’s PlayStation 3 console increased its global market share of current generation consoles to 31% in the first quarter of 2010 according to a report from Strategy Analytics.
The research firm says console sales are typically weak in the first quarter but does provide a useful indicator to the relative performance of competing platforms.
Blu-ray capabilities primary reason for buying a PS3
When discussing why gamers buy a particular gaming console, the conventional wisdom suggests that a must-have video game is typically a primary factor in the buying decision.
Simply speaking gamers find the game they want to play and buy the gaming system that supports the game.
MLB.tv comes to the Playstation 3
Sony this week announced a deal with Major League Baseball’s advanced media division that would allow MLB.tv subscribers in the United States and Canada to stream live baseball games to their Sony PlayStation 3 game console.
Sony PS3 firmware V3.1 now out
Three years and one day after it arrived in stores, Sony Computer Entertainment America today announced the latest firmware for the Playstation 3 video game console.
Features of Firmware V3.1 include the ability for users to show off their PS3 trophies on their Facebook page and minor enhancements to Photos and friends list.
Call of Duty racks up sales of $310 million in one day
Activision Blizzard Inc. said it sold about 4.7 million copies of “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2″ game worth $310 million in the first 24 hours in North America and the United Kingdom.
The first person shooter video game went on sale all over the world on Tuesday in the perhaps the most highly anticipated video game debut of the year.
Consumers planning to spend more on electronics this Xmas
U.S. consumers plan to spend more on consumer electronics this holiday season, as technology garners a larger share of holiday gift budgets, according to a new survey released today by the Consumer Electronics Association. (CEA)
The industry trade group 16th annual Holiday Purchase Pattern Study conducted in September found that four out of five adults (80 percent) plan on buying CE products this holiday season, the highest results in the 16 years of the survey.
