After initial rumors regarding a leaked Circuit City ad selling 60GB PS3s for $499, an anonymous merchandising manager has confirmed that the price cut for the PS3 is retail-wide. According to the report, this price drop will be effective on July 12. An official announcement from Sony is sure to be forthcoming during their E3 press conference next week.
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UK PS3 price drop
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Sony has confirmed to GamesIndustry.biz that the PlayStation 3 has sold over one million units in the UK. The console was released in the UK on March 23 last year, meaning it has reached the milestone quicker than the PlayStation 2, which took 50 weeks to sell one million units.
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"We are excited to work with Sony Computer Entertainment to bring DivX to PS3," said Kevin Hell, CEO of DivX, Inc. "Our technology will expand the multimedia functionality of PS3 by enabling users to enjoy access to the broad library of content in the DivX digital media format."
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Sony has dropped details of a possible security breach in the PC PlayStation Store, whereby a "small percentage" of PSN user accounts could have been compromised. A consumer alert on PlayStation.com assures account owners their credit card numbers are likely safe, but their passwords might be changed and intruders could use the PS Store 'Wallet'. Sony claims that "system security is restored" and all potential victims are being directly contacted.
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Lackluster PS3 sales may cripple sales of PS3 titles and thier publisher's stock
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“Consumers have told us that they want us to help lead the way. We’ve listened to our customers, and we are responding. Best Buy will recommend Blu-ray as the preferred format,” said Brian Dunn, Best Buy’s president and chief operating officer. “Our decision to shine a spotlight on Blu-ray Disc players and other Blu-ray products is a strong signal to our customers that we believe Blu-ray is the right format choice for them.”
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Michael Ephraim, managing director of Sony Computer Entertainment Australia, has said that the PlayStation 3 has been outselling the Wii and Xbox 360 in the region almost every week since launch. Quoting figures from market research firm GfK, Ephraim revealed the console has sold 50,000 units since launch on March 23. "Based on GfK since launch, PS3 has been the number one next-gen console, outselling Wii and Xbox 360 every week, except for last week," said Ephraim in an interview with GameSpot. Ephraim says that the boost in sales is partly due to the console being sold as a Blu-ray player in consumer electronics stores, as well as in traditional games retailers. "Since March 23, PS3 has been the number one selling next-gen console in Australia, and this is GfK figures. "We've now sold 50,000 and we're very excited about the fact that it's being sold in retailers that are gaming retailers as a gaming device and other things, but as you'll notice it's now being sold in Harvey Norman consumer electronics stores as a Blu-ray player," he added. Last week, Nintendo of Australia revealed it had sold 100,000 units of the Wii in the region since launch, making it the fastest-selling console in the Australian market.
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Sony's PlayStation Blog announced today that DualShock 3 controllers are currently shipping to North American stores and should be available next week. The controller originally had an April 15 release date attached to it, but can now be sold as soon as retailers receive them. Sony has also added a page to its official PlayStation site dedicated to listing titles with rumble. Full list is in link.
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PlayStation 3's upcoming 2.20 firmware will include Blu-ray Disc Profile 2.0 (known as "BD-LIVE") Internet features and allow you to copy music and photos directly from PS3 to PSP. BD-LIVE adds interactive features to films, like downloadable bonus scenes, shorts, trailers, subtitles, ringtones that can be sent to mobile phones, and images, as well as interactive movie-based games with online features. A Sony spokesperson said the new firmware would be out "in late March, exact date TBC".
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