49 posts and columns on PlayStation 3

Timing of Microsoft’s “Xbox 720” Hinted at in Lawsuit

in Commerce on May 24 at 12:08 pm PT

Microsoft is not saying when it will be unveiling a new Xbox console, but thanks to a lawsuit between Activision and some former employees, timing details are a little clearer.
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Amazon’s Video Library Can Now Be Streamed on the PlayStation 3

in Commerce on April 3 at 11:24 am PT

Amazon has partnered with Sony to launch Amazon Instant Video on the PlayStation 3, marking the company’s first partnership with a game console. Other services, like Netflix, work on the Xbox and Nintendo Wii. Amazon customers who pay $79 a year for its Prime delivery service will now be able to stream more than 17,000 TV shows and movies using the PS3. Previously, the videos could be viewed using some set-top boxes, over the Internet and on Amazon’s Kindle tablet.

Viral Video: Finally, “Kara” Becomes a Cyborg (Bucket List, Check!)

in Media on March 9 at 1:00 am PT

I always wanted to be a Terminator.
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Xbox Accounted for 40 Percent of All Videogame Sales in 2011

in Commerce on January 12 at 5:57 pm PT

Despite sales declines bringing down the overall game industry last year, Microsoft dominated the market, with the Xbox capturing nearly half of all consumer spending from physical sales.
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Ubisoft Delays Game Launch Until May, but Plays Up Strong Holiday Sales

in Commerce on January 10 at 8:33 pm PT

Game publisher Ubisoft reported today that it experienced a record holiday season, fueled by strong sales of two of its top-performing franchises, Just Dance and Assassin’s Creed.
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Kinect Helps Keep Aging Xbox at the Top of Its Game

in Commerce on January 10 at 3:23 pm PT

Turns out the big consumer electronics highlight of Microsoft’s final CES keynote last night was its six-year-old Xbox, thanks in large part to the Kinect.
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What Connects a PlayStation Vita to a Walkman? A Designer.

in Commerce on December 23, 2011 at 12:57 pm PT

Sony’s upcoming handheld gaming device, the PlayStation Vita, was developed in part by one of the original creators of one of the most successful consumer electronics devices of all time.
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Videogame Consoles Still Selling Like Hotcakes, But How Much Life Is Left in the Aging Hardware?

in Commerce on December 1, 2011 at 6:30 am PT

The three major videogame consoles are all nearing the end of their life cycles. But that didn’t stop shoppers from buying — and in some cases fighting over — the hardware.
Experts Give the New Xbox Raves for Control, Creativity (Dec. 6 2001)Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images

Call of Duty Grosses More Than $775 Million in Five Days to Destroy All Records

in Commerce on November 17, 2011 at 11:52 am PT

Activision’s latest Call of Duty title has shattered all previous entertainment records, grossing more than $775 million in its first five days of sales.
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Sony PlayStation Director Not Concerned That the Vita Will Miss the Holidays

in Commerce on October 27, 2011 at 9:02 am PT

Don’t compare it to the iPad, Nintendo’s 3DS, or even its predecessor, the PlayStation Portable. Vita could be in a class of its own.
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Forge Your Own Guitar Skills With Ubisoft’s Rocksmith

in Commerce, October 14, 2011 at 6:00 am PT

Nintendo 3DS Sales Pick Up Steam After Price Cut

in Commerce, September 8, 2011 at 4:26 pm PT

Sony Trims $50 Off the Five-Year-Old PlayStation 3

Videogame Publishers Highlight Digital Revenues But Remain Divided on Meaning

in Commerce, May 9, 2011 at 8:13 pm PT

PlayStation Network Still Down After Sustaining Injuries Last Week

Sony Blames PlayStation Outage on "External Intrusion"

in Commerce, April 23, 2011 at 12:14 pm PT

Sony's PlayStation Network Faces Second Day of Outages

in Commerce, April 22, 2011 at 9:38 am PT

Sony Move Creator Richard Marks on the Future of Motion Control (But He Doesn't Call it That)

in Commerce, March 3, 2011 at 7:24 pm PT

Nintendo's 3-D Gadget Faces Software Hurdle

in News, February 25, 2011 at 5:00 am PT

Sony's Music Service Comes to the U.S., Still Won't Work on the Go

in Media, February 17, 2011 at 3:30 am PT

Videogame Industry Suffers Massively Multiplayer Sales Decline

in News, May 14, 2010 at 6:50 am PT

Streaming Video to a TV

in Mossberg’s Mailbox, April 7, 2010 at 6:01 pm PT

How to Watch Video, Wirelessly, on Your TV Set

in Personal Technology, March 3, 2010 at 6:03 pm PT

Sony’s PS3 Suffers Massive Outage

in News, March 1, 2010 at 10:00 am PT

Viral Video: "Heavy Rain" Bewitches, but Without Twitches–Is It the Future of Gaming?

in News, March 1, 2010 at 1:57 am PT