PS3 gets supersized!

The 250GB PS3 is headed to the UK, folks. Sony’s umming and ahhing over whether to admit to the PS3 Slim with a beefier hard drive is over, and now we’ve got the word on launch dates and pricing. Read on to find out when you can double that disk space.

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EA: more console updates on the way

Top EA bod’ Rich Hilleman has thrown in his tuppence worth about plans for the next–generation of the very hottest consoles. After the PS3 Slim and the cheapo Xbox 360 Elite, he reckons both Sony and Microsoft will hedge their bets and release basic updates before unleashing full–on next–gen models.

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No multiplayer for LittleBigPlanet PSP

When LittleBigPlanet makes it highly-anticipated debut on PSP, you’ll be able to play, create and share, just like on the PS3 version. But you’ll be doing it solo. Transferring from the powerful home console to a handheld was also going to mean compromises and senior producer Mark Green has revealed that the game’s multiplayer mode has got the sack(boy). Read on for the rest of the deets.

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Wii and PS3 sales on the slide

Sony and Nintendo are in trouble. In spite of the forthcoming PSP Go and Wii Sports Resort’s recent strong showing, both the PS3 and Wii are taking a battering, with sale of both consoles falling through the floor in recent months. So what’s thde al? And how can two of the planet’s biggest gaming types turn things round? Read on to find out.

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LittleBigPlanet mystery announcement incoming!

Apple corners high-end computer market

LittleBigPlanet passed a huge milestone this week, with user created levels of the cutesy platformer passing the one million mark. But Sony wasn’t content just crowing about the Sackboy stats, oh no: it also let slip that a major announcement is due next month. Now what could that be?

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Sony CEO: no price cut for PS3

The world might be strapped for cash, but Sony’s CEO Howard Stringer isn’t entertaining the idea of a price-cut for the PlayStation 3. He’s flatly dismissed it, slamming the lid shut on chatterboxes from analysts to games bosses, all of whom have been calling for a reduction in the PlayStation’s price. Looking for a cheap console? One things for sure: it’s not going to be a PS3.

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PlayStation Eye gets Project Natal-style makeover

The Sony PlayStation Eye wasn’t far from our thoughts when we first peeped Microsoft’s Project Natal at E3 in June. Now a new Sony patent shows PlayStation Eye recognising everyday objects for using in–game, something Microsoft reckons Natal can do too. Read on to find out just what Sony’s plotting.

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PS3 and Xbox 360 getting price cuts?

The Sony PS3 is to sell through its current stock of 80GB and 160GB units by this autumn, with both a price cut for the console and a revamp as the PS3 Slim arriving then, according to a normally accurate games industry “mole” based in the US. …continue reading PS3 and Xbox 360 getting price cuts?

Xbox Live and PSN in decline?

Microsoft Xbox 360 and Sony PS3 owners are not rushing to embrace the digital download revolution, according to a new study by NPD. Instead, gamers still appear to prefer getting a boxed copy of a game. …continue reading Xbox Live and PSN in decline?

It coulda been a contender: the Sony Ericsson Aino

The Sony Ericsson Aino is the kind of gadget we weep for. A beautiful phone, with killer software and a feature set to stop rivals in their tracks. But it’s fatally flawed. Why? Because this is as close to a PlayStation phone as Sony Ericsson can get, and it’s still miles off. …continue reading It coulda been a contender: the Sony Ericsson Aino

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