With Christmas all girded up to strike, gaming admirers are just offered an alluring treat to make their festive season even more desirable. For consumers agog about playing games, Sony recently announced the exciting arrival of its all-new PSPgo with ten free games rammed in.
Blushing with praises for its sleek and stylish enclosure, the gaming equipment further tacks on with a neat sliding screen and a trimmed-down, pocket-sized chassis. Users who have loads to bank may deem its 16 gigabyte hard disk drive laudable. The new device puts users in control, with the space to download and store their choice of entertainment, from games to videos to photos.Users can also carry along their favorite gamingtitles, pet tunes, pictures and videos by utilizing the spacious built-in memory. To pyramid the journey, the solution’s built-in microphone enables users to chat with friends using Skype.
Weighing as light as 160gms, the stylish PSPgo comes brimmed with ten time-gripping gaming titles, including Little Big Planet, Fifa World Cup, Gran Turismo, Assassin’s Creed, Motorstorm Arctic Edge, Need For Speed: Shift, Avatar, WipEout Pure, Piyotama, and Eye of Judgment.
The new Sony PSPgo can now be snapped up for Rs. 12,990.
Weighing as light as 160gms, the stylish PSPgo comes brimmed with ten time-gripping gaming titles, including Little Big Planet, Fifa World Cup, Gran Turismo, Assassin’s Creed, Motorstorm Arctic Edge, Need For Speed: Shift, Avatar, WipEout Pure, Piyotama, and Eye of Judgment.
The new Sony PSPgo can now be snapped up for Rs. 12,990.
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Sony Corp said on Thursday that it would launch a higher-capacity PlayStation 3 model in North America, as the company continues its effort to make its home console the digital hub of the living room.
The new 250 gigabyte PS3 will be available Nov. 3 for $349.99, giving consumers two configurations to choose from. The company's 120 GB PS3 sells for $299.99 following a recent price cut. Sony is battling with Microsoft Corp , maker of the Xbox 360 console, to become the leader in the digital distribution of content, including games and movies, in the home. John Koller, director of hardware marketing at Sony Computer Entertainment America, said the company was seeing "significant traction" over the past year in distributing content over its PlayStation Network and that many people need more room to store all of it. "Consumers that are coming into the market want to be able to download and own HD movies, large-scalegames, those types of things on a hard drive." The new larger-capacity PS3 will be the same size as the existing model, known as the PS3 Slim. The 250 GB PS3 has already been announced in Asia and European markets. Sony is currently the No. 3 home console maker in the United States, behind Microsoft and Japan's Nintendo, maker of the Wii. Microsoft and Nintendo have also recently cut prices. Koller said Sony was "really bullish" on PS3's prospects for the holiday season, with demand exceeding its expectations. "A lot of retailers are continuing to ask us for more, more, more, and that's a good problem to have," Koller said. "... The $299 price drop has really instigated a tidal wave of consumers that have maybe been sitting on the sidelines."
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Is the video game industry recession proof?
At a time when retailers are struggling to sell merchandise leading up to Christmas less than one month away, video game makers have seen great success selling game consoles and video games.
Recently, October video game sales were up 18 percent -- up to $1.31 billion from $1.12 billion -- from the same time last year. Fable II led the way in October with 790,000 units sold throughout the month.
The Nintendo Wii continued its domination of the console market, with the Japanese company selling more than 13 million consoles since its launch in 2006. Microsoft has sold 12.1 million Xbox 360 units and Sony has sold just 5.1 million PlayStation 3 game consoles since launch.
Both the PS3 and Xbox 360 have had price cuts to help lure in new gamers, while the Wii is still being sold for $249. Even with its Blu-ray capabilities, the Wii and Xbox 360 are expected to be the top selling consoles -- the Xbox 360 will get a strong boost due to the recent release of the New Xbox Experience (NXE), which includes streaming Netflix.
In addition to October video game sales, the latest World of Warcraft expansion, Wrath of the Lich King, sold 2.8 million units in one day, which became the all-time one-day PC game sales leader.
Why all of the success for the video game industry?
"There are a couple of reasons," Hollywood Interactive Group director Ron Meiners told CNET. "One is the traditional value of entertainment during tough economic times. Like the great fantastic musicals in the 30s. Movies did great, because they took people's mind off of the troubles they were facing. (And) video games have great value as entertainment. The number of hours of solid entertainment that comes from a video game purchase is much greater than a movie, for example, for very comparable cost."Video games today offer gamers a level of interactivity and engagement that simply wasn't possible 10 years ago, which is important for game sales. If the economy continues to slide down hill, and Americans continue to be more careful with their money, it's likely video games and movies will be a good alternative to keep them distracted.
Although Blu-ray, HDTVs, and other consumer products have the necessary products and price cuts in place, the video game industry has the products but doesn't necessarily need to slash prices.
Nintendo introduced two limited edition Nintendo DS bundles for the holiday shopping season: Mario Red Nintendo DS and Ice Blue Nintendo DS. Japanese consumers now can get their hands on the Nintendo DSi, a next generation DS.
Sony also released its PSP 3000, a next-generation PSP aimed at competing with the newer DS game consoles.
Although other industries are expected to struggle, it's certainly a great time to be a gamer.
At a time when retailers are struggling to sell merchandise leading up to Christmas less than one month away, video game makers have seen great success selling game consoles and video games.
Recently, October video game sales were up 18 percent -- up to $1.31 billion from $1.12 billion -- from the same time last year. Fable II led the way in October with 790,000 units sold throughout the month.
The Nintendo Wii continued its domination of the console market, with the Japanese company selling more than 13 million consoles since its launch in 2006. Microsoft has sold 12.1 million Xbox 360 units and Sony has sold just 5.1 million PlayStation 3 game consoles since launch.
Both the PS3 and Xbox 360 have had price cuts to help lure in new gamers, while the Wii is still being sold for $249. Even with its Blu-ray capabilities, the Wii and Xbox 360 are expected to be the top selling consoles -- the Xbox 360 will get a strong boost due to the recent release of the New Xbox Experience (NXE), which includes streaming Netflix.
In addition to October video game sales, the latest World of Warcraft expansion, Wrath of the Lich King, sold 2.8 million units in one day, which became the all-time one-day PC game sales leader.
Why all of the success for the video game industry?
"There are a couple of reasons," Hollywood Interactive Group director Ron Meiners told CNET. "One is the traditional value of entertainment during tough economic times. Like the great fantastic musicals in the 30s. Movies did great, because they took people's mind off of the troubles they were facing. (And) video games have great value as entertainment. The number of hours of solid entertainment that comes from a video game purchase is much greater than a movie, for example, for very comparable cost."Video games today offer gamers a level of interactivity and engagement that simply wasn't possible 10 years ago, which is important for game sales. If the economy continues to slide down hill, and Americans continue to be more careful with their money, it's likely video games and movies will be a good alternative to keep them distracted.
Although Blu-ray, HDTVs, and other consumer products have the necessary products and price cuts in place, the video game industry has the products but doesn't necessarily need to slash prices.
Nintendo introduced two limited edition Nintendo DS bundles for the holiday shopping season: Mario Red Nintendo DS and Ice Blue Nintendo DS. Japanese consumers now can get their hands on the Nintendo DSi, a next generation DS.
Sony also released its PSP 3000, a next-generation PSP aimed at competing with the newer DS game consoles.
Although other industries are expected to struggle, it's certainly a great time to be a gamer.
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Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. (SCEA) unveiled comprehensive line up of software for PLAYSTATION3 (PS3), PSP (PlayStationPortable), and PlayStation2 available during the 2008 holiday season. With 19 titles from SCEA and limited edition hardware bundles providing great consumer value, PlayStation aims to have fresh content for gamers this holiday season whether they are at home, traveling, or celebrating the holidays with family and friends.In conjunction with the PS3 system's recently celebrated second anniversary, SCEA released the limited-edition Uncharted: Drake's Fortune PS3 system bundle. Featuring an impressive 160GB hard drive, the new PS3 system provides consumers with enough space to store a robust combination of games and entertainment content, such as 24 high definition movies, 8 standard definition television shows, 100 PlayStation(R)Network games, 2,000 music files, and 2,000 photos. The PS3 system has the strongest first party software lineup heading into the holiday season with titles like LittleBigPlanet(TM) from Media Molecule and its groundbreaking user generated content; Resistance 2(TM) from Insomniac Games, with unprecedented 60 player multiplayer mayhem; Motorstorm Pacific Rift, with no holds barred racing action; and BUZZ! Quiz TV, the quiz game show with over 5,000 questions and easy-to-use wireless buzzers."This holiday season we have gifts of the highest caliber to suit the taste of every gamer in your household; from community based experiences like LittleBigPlanet, to first person shooters like Resistance 2 to racing games like Motorstorm: Pacific Rift to casual games like SingStar(R) and BUZZ! (TM)," said Scott A. Steinberg, vice president of product marketing, SCEA. "We are dedicated to delivering entertainment of the finest quality to our consumers to help make this holiday a lot more enjoyable."
Winter travel is a bit brighter with the newly released PSP system (PSP- 3000), which offers an enhanced LCD screen with a wider color gamut and higher contrast ratio and a built-in microphone. The new PSP system is capable of displaying movies and photos in more natural and vibrant colors on its high resolution 4.3 inch wide screen. Available in Mystic Silver or Piano Black, the updated hardware is available in two limited edition Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters PSP Entertainment Packs. Titles like BUZZ! Master Quiz, NBA 09 The Inside, and Secret Agent Clank will make the trip to visit family more enjoyable.
Family and friends can easily entertain at home during the holiday season with all new versions of the hit interactive singing experience SingStar(R) for both the PS3 and PlayStation 2 systems. December 2 marks the release of the disco-centric SingStar(R) ABBA which joins currently available the recently released versions of the hit franchise including SingStar(R) Country, SingStar(R) Pop vol. 22, and SingStar(R) Legends for PlayStation 2. For PS3 owners, SingStar(R) Vo1. 2 and SingStar(R) ABBA add new tracks and videos for the rising star in your family to perform.
SCEA's Currently Available First Party 2008 Holiday Lineup Includes:
PLAYSTATION(R)3:
BUZZ!(TM) Quiz TV
LittleBigPlanet(TM)
Motorstorm(TM): Pacific Rift
NBA 09 The Inside
Resistance 2(TM)
SingStar(R) ABBA
SingStar(R) Vol. 2
SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Confrontation
PlayStation(R) Network:
Linger In Shadows(TM)
Pain Movie Studio
Crash Commando(TM)
Savage Moon
PSP(R) (PlayStation(R)Portable):
BUZZ!(TM) Master Quiz
NBA 09 The Inside
PlayStation(R)2:
NBA 09 The Inside
SingStar(R)ABBA
SingStar(R)Country
SingStar(R)Legends
SingStar(R)Pop Volume 2
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At the PlayStation experience held in Mumbai this weekend Atindriya Bose, Country Manager for Sony Computer Entertainment announced that the PSP 3000 would hit Indian shores this November for Rs. 9,490.The fantastic feature of PSP-3000 is its enhanced screen, an upgraded version of the already high-quality screen of the PSP Slim & Lite. The screen is engineered to produce a wide range of colors, delivering more definition. The anti-glare technology considerably reduces the glare caused by sunlight and harsh indoor lighting.
PSP-3000’s built-in microphone brings the PSP even closer to the forefront of cutting-edge communications technology. Users can say goodbye to microphone leads and head-pieces and can now simply speak into their PSP to communicate online – all that's needed is a Wi-Fi connection.
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Sony PSP is the thing to look for.
First impression....
Absolutely amazing piece of hardware. The only color I had as an option was black..........I couldn’t take my eyes off for full 2 minutes when I first saw this gizmo, the shear built quality takes your breath away. Screen is HUGE, no matter how many images you have seen online but when you see the actual stuff, you seriously drop a jaw. It looks high tech, complicated, and beautiful. Screen specs....is a 4.3-inch widescreen TFT LCD that displays 16.77 million colors at a resolution of 480-by-272. The thing to note is 16.77 million colors and wide screen, makes movie viewing a pleasure, and when I say pleasure, it MEANS pleasure. It’s absolute DOT clear, the colors pop, and black is very black. The first time you see one of these in action you will be impressed with it, no question about it (of course you needs to know how to get the conversion done to PSP format, as quality seriously depends on that....more regarding conversion later). PSP includes two built in stereo speakers which in my opinion are poor, they are toooo mild and meek. You can only do casual gaming with them, for proper gaming or movies/music plug in the headphones(not bundled in the India Pack). Listening with headphones changes the entire dimension...... especially for games. It’s loud and sharp and you thoroughly enjoy your gaming with them.
As far as the storage goes, no inbuilt HDD, the only thing you have is the Sony/ScanDisk Mem Stick, on which u store all you movies/Games/songs/Snaps and Save data. So it’s got to be huge. 2 GB does the trick but I still say atleast 4 GB (No mem stick is included in the India Bundle, original is hard to afford, get a fake one but you got to have your PSP with you to try out coz 1 out of every 3 does not work. I got the 1GB for 1100 but only the third one worked).
First impression....
Absolutely amazing piece of hardware. The only color I had as an option was black..........I couldn’t take my eyes off for full 2 minutes when I first saw this gizmo, the shear built quality takes your breath away. Screen is HUGE, no matter how many images you have seen online but when you see the actual stuff, you seriously drop a jaw. It looks high tech, complicated, and beautiful. Screen specs....is a 4.3-inch widescreen TFT LCD that displays 16.77 million colors at a resolution of 480-by-272. The thing to note is 16.77 million colors and wide screen, makes movie viewing a pleasure, and when I say pleasure, it MEANS pleasure. It’s absolute DOT clear, the colors pop, and black is very black. The first time you see one of these in action you will be impressed with it, no question about it (of course you needs to know how to get the conversion done to PSP format, as quality seriously depends on that....more regarding conversion later). PSP includes two built in stereo speakers which in my opinion are poor, they are toooo mild and meek. You can only do casual gaming with them, for proper gaming or movies/music plug in the headphones(not bundled in the India Pack). Listening with headphones changes the entire dimension...... especially for games. It’s loud and sharp and you thoroughly enjoy your gaming with them.
As far as the storage goes, no inbuilt HDD, the only thing you have is the Sony/ScanDisk Mem Stick, on which u store all you movies/Games/songs/Snaps and Save data. So it’s got to be huge. 2 GB does the trick but I still say atleast 4 GB (No mem stick is included in the India Bundle, original is hard to afford, get a fake one but you got to have your PSP with you to try out coz 1 out of every 3 does not work. I got the 1GB for 1100 but only the third one worked).
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