PRNewswire — Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. announced the 2008 release of Killzone(TM) 2, available exclusively for the PLAYSTATION(R)3 (PS3(TM)) computer entertainment system. Developed by Guerrilla Games, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Computer Entertainment, Killzone 2 throws players back into the midst of a hostile and dramatic ongoing battle between the ISA and Helghast army. Following events and action from the original Killzone for PlayStation(R)2, Killzone 2 sets a new…Press: PR Newswire (USA)
July 10th, 2007 | Posted in playstation | No Comments
Bruce Borden is debating whether to buy a Sony PlayStation 3 even though he has no interest in playing games. For him, it’s about helping Stanford University conduct Alzheimer’s research after his mother died of the disease. Already, he has five computers continuously crunching numbers in his Orange County home in Tustin as part of a “supercomputer” collection of 200,000 PCs that span the globe from Africa to Australia. By…Press: San Francisco Chronicle (CA)
March 14th, 2007 | Posted in playstation | No Comments
Sad but true, the launch of Sony’s new PlayStation 3 was something of a fiasco — one that continues, though things are getting better. Of the handful of titles made available in the traditional year-end/new-system flood, only a few stand out as the “next level” of game play.Fortunately for Sony, the PlayStation 3 is not the only system in the company’s arsenal; the previous-generation PlayStation 2 — the best selling console of all time –…Press: Buffalo News, The (NY)
January 8th, 2007 | Posted in playstation | No Comments
Frustrated - but frugal - parents on a hunt for a Sony PlayStation 3 this holiday season might have thought they spotted a way to get one. All they had to do was head to a bank with $25,000. This month, Flagstar Bank advertised that Michigan savers could get their hands on a PlayStation 3 - one of the hottest gifts of the season - by opening a 12-month certificate of deposit for $25,000 and opening an active checking account.But guess what?The bank might not be able to get you this…Press: Detroit Free Press (MI)
December 13th, 2006 | Posted in playstation | No Comments
Sony Corp’s PlayStation 3 is in high demand and short supply, prompting many to camp out in front of stores for the chance to pay as much as $600 for one of the sleek consoles.In an interview with The Associated Press, Kazuo Hirai, the head of Sony Computer Entertainment America, emphasized that while the company is trying to satisfy demand as quickly as possible, it’s in it for the long haul - and sticking to strategies that have allowed it to dominate the video…Press: Press of Atlantic City, The (NJ)
November 19th, 2006 | Posted in playstation | No Comments
Dexter White was the first in line.A 25-year-old Baltimore police officer, White had arrived outside the Best Buy in Timonium nearly 48 hours ago to ensure that he would snag one of the coveted Sony PlayStation 3’s going on sale today. By nightfall, he had set up his green tent and was ready to settle in with his sleeping bag and a supply of Pringles, Capri Sun and breath fresheners. “I’m a die-hard Sony fanatic,” said White, who took…Press: Sun, The (Baltimore, MD)
November 17th, 2006 | Posted in playstation | No Comments
El Paso’s near-freezing temperatures and bone-penetrating breezes could not keep Danny Sanchez and Brandon Thompson from being among the first in line to buy the PlayStation 3 game console, which debuts today. Sanchez and Thompson were among hundreds who camped outside electronics stores in El Paso — some ready to throw elbows — to vie for the best spot in line for the much-anticipated PS3.Some gamers dressed in down jackets and sat on lawn chairs while others huddled under…Press: El Paso Times (TX)
November 17th, 2006 | Posted in playstation | No Comments
Nov. 13 The Nintendo Wii and Sony PlayStation 3 join the Microsoft Xbox 360 on store shelves over the next week. What better way to introduce themselves than as a MySpace page. OK, so we made these ourselves. This is what we think their information would look like. PlayStation 3 Birthday: Nov. 17, 2006 Cost: $500 or $600 for super bells and whistles PlayStation 3’s Details Body color Black Body type Sleek, but a little rounded PlayStation 3’s…Press: Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News
November 13th, 2006 | Posted in playstation | No Comments
TOKYO, Nov. 10 — Even before PlayStation 3, Sony’s long-delayed new game console, goes on sale in Japan Saturday morning, it has already sold out — in Japanese cyberspace.Across Tokyo, lines of young men were staying up overnight to be among the first to buy a console, but the frenzy began even before that. In October, the Japanese site of Amazon.com received advance orders for its entire first lot of game consoles in 18…Press: Ocala Star-Banner (FL)
November 11th, 2006 | Posted in playstation | No Comments
Fresh concerns about the coming release of Sony’s PlayStation 3 video-game console and reports of erratic performance dragged Sony shares down 2.75 percent yesterday.Technical problems for the PlayStation 3 would be the latest embarrassment for Sony, which has already had to delay the product’s launch twice, and which is facing stepped-up competition from rivals Microsoft and Nintendo. Sony has also been hit by a recent string of recalls for its lithium ion…Press: Philadelphia Inquirer, The (PA)
October 3rd, 2006 | Posted in playstation | No Comments
