Digital distribution will be the ruling force in games within the next decade, and the PS3 will be the centrepiece of that new online era. But the games industry must not ignore the serious issues which faced the music industry and lose out during the transition, Sony's David Reeves has warned.
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"Speaking on a Wedbush Morgan conference panel on casual gaming, Sony senior marketing manager John Koller said that a more social focus was in the cards for its PSP with its forthcoming GPS and the keyboard peripheral, but said Japan's TV Tuner would not be making its way to North America."
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On Thursday, Sony agreed to sell its European HQ and entertainment complex in Berlin to a consortium led by Morgan Stanley. It will remain as the main tenant in the eight building centre. The initial cost of development was put around $1.1bn (US). The terms of this deal are undisclosed, although analysts see Sony pocketing approximately $1bn (US) from the deal.
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Feb. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Sony Corp. Chairman Howard Stringer's triumph over Toshiba Corp. may not be enough to prevent earnings growth from slowing. Morgan Stanley and Mitsubishi UFJ Securities Co. say they don't plan to raise forecasts for Sony after Toshiba, the leading promoter of the HD DVD format, on Feb. 19 said it will shut the business for high-definition video players, surrendering to Sony's Blu-ray.
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Very interesting data, full shipment numbers breakdown by each region (South Korea, Japan, Asia, Europe, NA)
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We can say with confidence that this is a fun card game that, if in the hands of card lovers, will be rather well received. Presentation 9.0; Graphics 7.5; Sound 7.5; Gameplay 7.5; Lasting appeal 7.0; **Overall: 8.0**
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It seems Sony wants to finance home and other online gaming trough ads. "SCEA has announced the creation of a new in-game advertising business unit. The company also announced that Darlene Kindler has joined the company.."
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Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has no plans to cut the price of PlayStation 3 according to president David Reeves, but the company will introduce new bundles with different games to help drive sales.
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Sony has finally come clean about the "external intrusion" that has caused the company to take down the PlayStation Network service, and the news is almost as bad as it can possibly get. The hackers have all your personal information, although Sony is still unsure about whether your credit card data is safe. Everything else on file when it comes to your account is in the hands of the hackers.
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Electronics giant back in black after months in red; PS3's sales jump by 2 million during holidays--life-to-date sales hit 33.5 million; PSP and PS2 sales slump, annual game-software sales estimate cut by 40 million units.
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