We discover it ends so quickly. Beside the length, the lack of new weapons is also disappointing. The wrench abilities are nice, but they're no substitute for a new Groovitron. There's no Trophy support either - apparently the game was already complete when Sony patched in the PS3's new Achievement-esque reward system. Quest for Booty is a solid, funny little platform game with good camerawork and controls.
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Top 10 best selling PSN games in NA and Europe since launch, plus top 10 downloaded demos, all revealed at GDC 08.
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Making fun of Sony has turned kind of vogue in the past year, which wasn't exactly hard most of the time. But, somewhere along the line, their luck started to turn around, and the press got tired of constantly kicking a company that was down. Well, apparently Fortune didn't get the memo.
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The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) has named Sony Computer Entertainment honorary chairman and Sony senior tech advisor Ken Kutaragi as the recipient of its 2008 Lifetime Achievement Award. “Father of the PlayStation" Kutaragi will be honored for his contribution to the global in-home entertainment market with the success of the PlayStation console, which has sold more than 100 million units worldwide.
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"A Dubai based investment firm has acquired a 'substantial' investment in Sony Corp., rumored to be worth $500 million. Dubai International Capital, the international investment arm of Dubai Holding, has not released any details of the financial terms of the purchase."
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Sony Computer Entertainment America has unveiled its 2007 holiday line-up, detailed previously revealed PS3, PSP, and PS2 games - but the company also highlighted holiday season releases for PlayStation Network, confirming PAIN, Snakeball, Aquatopia, and more.
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Newly designed PlayStation 2 will become available at a RRP of 16,000 Yen on November 22nd 2007, along with New Vertical Stand at a RRP of 5,500 Yen. The internal design architecture of the new system has been completely overhauled, resulting lighter in weight and will have a built-in AC adapter. The newly designed PS2 will come in three color variations of black, white and silver.
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"With dominance of the market for high-definition movie discs still up in the air, Sony Corp said Monday it is including a small surprise with the new Blu-ray disc player it is shipping this week: a price tag $100 lower than previously announced. When Sony announced the BDP-S300 player in February, it put the price at $599, but it has now set a list price at $499. That means the new player costs half of what the company's first Blu-ray player cost when it launched just six months ago, probably one of the fastest price declines in the consumer electronics industry. The new player has essentially the same capabilities as the older BDP-S1 but is smaller. The price cut is due to falling production costs and the growing demand for Blu-ray products, according to Chris Fawcett, vice president of Sony Electronics' home products division." Looks like Sony isn't afraid to cut prices to remain competitive. PS3 next?
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Acclaim boss David Perry has said that Sony will not be able to make a decent profit on sales of the PlayStation 3 due to selling the system at a loss.
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That's what SCEE boss David Reeves said, anyways. Responding to questions concerning iNiS' Lips - in particular how it pays more than a passing resemblance to Sony's Singstar - Reeves has said "If you come to Leipzig, you will see the next generation of SingStar". What an odd thing to say. We thought the "next generation" of SingStar Was already out. Came out on the PS3 last year. Surely it hasn't been that big a disaster they're replacing it already?
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