Sony PlayStation 3

Dustin Waller was a happy guy with a loving fiancee who was kind enough to buy him a PlayStation 3. But one day police knocked on his door and informed Waller that they'd tracked his stolen Playstation 3 through the internet. That bitch!

After nine years of running strong, how are the PS2's golden years?

Other than the obvious star Metal Gear Solid 4, the PlayStation 3 actually has some excellent, exclusive (and non-exclusive) games in their repertoire. Starting today, many of these titles are being rebranded as "Greatest Hits" and will feature a new, lower $30 price tag. Resistance, Warhawk, Assassin's Creed and CoD3 just to name a few.

In this series, we?ll take a closer look at the software needed to run PSX, PS2 and Xbox games on your PC. This time we?ll discuss Sony?s Playstation (PSX) and the ePSXe emulation software.

Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 3, the 2007 loser in the fight for second place in video-game console sales, is gaining ground on Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360. The PlayStation 3 outsold the Xbox 360 in the U.S. in the first five months of 2008 after trailing Microsoft's console in 2007. New exclusive games, such as ``Metal Gear Solid 4,'' and the rise of So

The company has yet to reveal when these ads will begin appearing in PlayStation 3 titles, though with two of the world's largest dedicated firms as well as their in-house branch working on inundating players with advertising, expect to see some results in short order.

- Sony has no plan to cut the price of its PlayStation 3 game console, the company's chief financial officer Nobuyuki Oneda said Friday."This year, our strategy is not to sell more quantity for PS3 but to concentrate on profitability," Oneda told a forum in Singapore. "Our plan is not to reduce the price."

The PlayStation forums are scattered with various reports of bricked PS3s ? users report that upon booting their system, the SIXAXIS controller will not sync and the video signal is blank with no sound.

To the surprise of no one, Google is now offering software that streams video, photos, and music from your PC to your television.

Terra Soft shows you how to configure, encrypt, and maintain the built-in PS3 Wi-Fi network

Fresh speculation concerning the development of a PlayStation-branded phone has reared its head, with Sony insiders reportedly indicating that a new handset modeled on the PSP could launch next year.

We?re also happy to officially report that the 2.40 system software update for PS3 will include ?XMB? access in-game. The update will also include ?trophies,? an exciting new feature that we?ll be providing more details on soon, as well as some other new enhancements.

Yes, The top 10 PlayStation ads!

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Don't blame the fridge for your steep power bills -- an Australian consumer agency study has found that videogame consoles and plasma flat-screen TVs are major electricity guzzlers, even when left on stand-by.

Over the past few years, Sony's controversial attempts at viral marketing for the PlayStation brand were not well-received by the general public. The company had been criticized on numerous occasions for various failed ad campaigns. Campaigns didn't just fail to hit their target markets, but more importantly had an adverse effect leaving many upset

Today Sony announced that the Closed Beta for the PS3's Home online service will expand to Summer 2008 and invited more users to join. Following this, the Home Closed Beta, an Open Beta will kick off later this fall. Says Sony Computer Entertainment CEO Kaz Hirai "We understand that we are asking PS3 and prospective PS3 users to wait a bit longer."

"2008 is being called ?the year of PlayStation 3? by a lot of press and analysts these days, and for good reason ? there?s lots of momentum behind PS3 and we have a ton of great new exclusive games coming." -Posted by Peter Dille // Senior Vice President, Marketing & PLAYSTATION Network

Even thought the original Playstation is one of the most common consoles of all time, there are many valuable PS1 treasures to be found. Its diverse library is filled with RPGs and unique gems that collectors long for.

"Hey Everyone! We know you?re all patiently waiting for the next PS3 firmware update, ver. 2.30, which includes the revamped PLAYSTATION Store. The good news is that it?s coming soon, and you can now see how the new user interface will look in this video demo featuring Grace Chen."

The Gadget: The DualShock 3, PlayStation 3's now de facto controller with both rumble and motion-sensing. It replaces the previous SIXAXIS controller without rumble, which is now discontinued. What do we think? This is what the PS3 controller should have been at launch.

First images of the new PS Store for PS3, coming in April. Details about its upcoming release.

Blu-ray wins, Metal Gear Solid 4 gets dated, and 8 other reasons the PS3 is relevant again.

While Metal Gear Solid DualShock and God of War news may have dominated our Destination PlayStation coverage one other interesting...

We've seen videos of Sony's Tank War Demo for the PS Eye before, and they looked really intriguing. But after having a hands-on today, I'm really excited over the simple tech demo.

It has endured a horrible introduction to the world, but PlayStation 3 has survived. Now it?s set to prosper.

Sony's got plenty to be proud of: 1.2m PS3 consoles sold since Black Friday; 1.4m PSP systems (unsurprising to anyone who had difficulty tracking one down this holiday); and 1.3m PS2 systems. That's a total of 3.9m PlayStation consoles sold in less than two months and, with the recent Blu-ray news, we suspect PS3 sales may trend upwards.

It?s a big year for PlayStation 3 ? its software could make or break the console just a few years into the current cycle. Next-Gen gives you our PS3 picks of 2008...

psx4iPhone - was just released. It has been in private beta for a little while now, but now its first public release, at Version 0.1.0.Iphone4world.com

Playstation 3 gamers will be able to get a hold of Epic Games' Unreal Tournament III starting tomorrow at retailers. GameStop is now showing the FPS game "ships in 24 hours."

"Nick Breese, a senior security consultant at Auckland-based Security-assessment.com, has come up with a way to drastically increase the processing capability of cracking passwords, using a PS3."

The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS), has named Honorary Chairman and former President and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment, Ken Kutaragi, the recipient of the coveted 2008 Lifetime Achievement Award.

Redi Godshaw, the kid with the unusually dusty PS3, is a professional actor and has been paid to act on FOX shows before.

Even though the ps3 was blown away at the start due to its high price for its superior hardware, it now seems that because of its lower price the ps3 is recovering.

Now that the PlayStation 3 has just turned a year old, what better time to look back at how it stacks up against the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation than the present? A comprehensive look at how the PS3 has performed vs. PS2 and PS1 historically.

This is really really cool. You can make your own games by drawing on a piece of paper, let the Eye scan it, and the drawing comes to life. This would be awesome if it actually hits the market.

DivX has announced that the Sony PlayStation 3 will soon support the DivX video codec.

According to Japanese gaming website Game Watch the new 40GB Playstation 3?s consume 70W less power than the other versions.

...if your system is Japanese, you get a Ratchet with green pants, big black Scorcese eyebrows and a little bit more techno/electronic music with the Groovitron.

The 7 year old console is still going strong. The new model will have a few more features, and plans to outsell the PS3.

The newly designed PlayStation 2 will hit stores in Japan on November 22 with a recommended price tag of 140 dollars. The internal design architecture of the new system has been completely overhauled.

Like many middle-class, suburban American parents, Shannan and Joey Troiano worried about their son?s behaviour and his bad grades at high school. And like many wayward teenagers, Cory Ryder was grounded for weeks at a time, had a PlayStation confiscated and was banned from watching TV.

The single-player campaign or the multiplayer options alone would make this essential. It's a game where stunning set pieces are linked together by other ever more dazzling set pieces, while the depth and customization potential of the online component promise months of play. Too early for game of the year? Trust us, you'll see....

BusinessWeek has now pointed out, "Sony's gaming division has just lost $848 million -- double the figure from last year -- and first-half losses reached $1.1 billion."

After initially speculating that their frozen shooter Lost Planet could come to PS3, then stating (quite unequivocally) that neither Lost Planet nor Dead Rising would find their way to the Wii or PS3, Capcom has announced at their London Gamer's Day event that Lost Planet will indeed be on PS3 "early next year."

Suffering from its exorbitant price point and a dearth of titles, Sony's PlayStation 3 isn't exactly the most popular gaming platform on the block. But while the console flounders in the commercial space, the PS3 may be finding a new calling in the realm of science and research.

Sources close to Sony have confirmed to Ars Technica that a low-cost PS3 is on the way, and that it will be here in time for turkey and pumpkin pie.

When a console has so many popular classics in their library, it's amazing how many top-notch games you can find between $5-10 (including shipping) online. Racketboy gives a extensive list of the best values on the PS2 -- there's something for everyone!

The trouble is they're not telling us what's been changed, fixed, updated, added, removed, improved, etc.

The Sony Ericsson gaming boss, Peter Ahnegard, said that a PlayStation-branded gaming phone would be coming by Christmas.

Sony announces its newest attack on your living room: PlayTV, a high definition DVR that allows control and playback using a PSP. The catch? It is only going to be available in Europe.