Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is all set to unveil its next generation console, which will probably be titled the Xbox something, tomorrow, but Sony Corporation (NYSE:SNE) seems unable to let the company have all the publicity. A new video from the Japanese console giant gives a new look at its upcoming Playstation 4. Sony Corporation (NYSE:SNE) announced its latest console at an event in New York back in February. The biggest source of consternation for...
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The PlayStation 4 was unveiled last week, and today we have another detail to add to what Sony Corporation (NYSE:SNE) (TYO:6758) revealed last week. While we don’t yet know how much the PS4 will cost or what the console actually looks like, it appears as if the company’s PlayStation Plus service will play an important part in the ecosystem of the PS4. EU PlayStation.Blog conducted an interview with Jim Ryan, Sony Computer Entertainment President...
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PS4 (or Playstation 4 was unveiled by Sony Corporation (NYSE:SNE) (TYO:6758) recently. Sony is launching this new game console seven years after the PS3. The company emphasized advances on the gaming front, such as greater image resolution, and controllers offering light and touch functions. PS4 also offers enhanced features that leverage cloud computing, enabling not only high-speed networked games but downloading of game software and sharing data with the PS Vita or smartphones. The company plans...
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PS4, Sony’s new console was unveiled last night, marking its first new console since 2006. Investors and geeks alike were somewhat underwhelmed by the PS4 announcement, as details were limited, no killer features were introduced, and Ps4 did not provide consumers a compelling reason to buy the console yet. As well, for GameStop Corp. (NYSE:GME), some key details were lacking, including whether the PS4 will play used games. That uncertainty, combined with the PS4’s...
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Sony Computer Entertainment Japan, on Monday, announced that the price of the Wi-Fi and 3G/Wi-Fi-versions of the PS Vita has been lowered to 19,980 yen ($212) from 24,980 yen ($265) and 29,980 yen ($319), respectively. Beginning next week, both the Wi-Fi-only and 3G-connected versions of the Vita will drop to 19,980 yen including taxes, or $215.42 USD at Monday’s exchange rate. Buyers will be able to have a week-trial advantage of PS Plus along with the promotions for the PlayStation...
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Gaming console enthusiasts are eagerly waiting for the next generation of Sony’s PlayStation, and amidst of all the rumors related to PS4, we’ve got a leaked photo of the PlayStation 4 Controller. A new controller for PlayStation 4 has been rumored for several months now, and most people think this new controller would feature the most significant redesign since the PlayStation 1 era. According to the rumors, the controller will feature a touchpad similar...
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Sony Corporation (NYSE:SNE) has announced that it’s planning a special event for Feb. 20. Meanwhile rumors about a PlayStation 4 release are circling. The company stopped making the PlayStation 2 in Japan in December, sparking off earlier rumors about the next PlayStation. Sony made the announcement with the event date by putting up a website with a video that’s basically an animation of the four symbols that appear on PlayStation controllers. At this point Sony Corporation...
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Sony Corporation (NYSE:SNE) has been fined 250,000 pounds ($396,100) by British regulators for its inability to prevent the loss of data due to a cyber attack on its PlayStation Network in 2011. The PlayStation Network stores millions of users’ personal information, including names, addresses, birth dates and account passwords. David Smith, deputy commissioner and director of data protection said “If you are responsible for so many payment card details and log-in details then keeping that...
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Sony Corporation (NYSE:SNE) (TYO:6758) confirmed its acquisition of the cloud gaming Gaikai for $380 million in an all-shares transaction. The actual purchase amount was below the speculated $500 million quotation last week. Headquartered in Aliso, Viejo California, Gaikai is developing the world’s fastest and highest quality interactive cloud streaming platform via internet allowing users to play graphically intensive games even on weak hardware. Its data centers serve dozens of countries and it has key partners...
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Sony Corp., Japan’s biggest consumer-electronics exporter, has more than doubled its annual loss forecast to 220 billion yen ($2.9 billion). The company announced the forecast in its third-quarter results, taking the market by surprise, which was expecting a full-year loss of barely half that amount. The company said that production disruptions caused by last year’s floods in Thailand, and a strong yen are the primary reasons for the rise in losses. This will be...
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