PlayStation Vita Price Worries
AUG. 4, 2011 • Some financial analysts in Japan have reversed their early endorsements of the ¥24,980 launch price for the PlayStation Vita ($249 in the U.S.) after the recent Nintendo 3DS price cut. “The environment for portable game players has become much more difficult because of smartphones,” Koki Shiraishi, an analyst at Daiwa Securities Group Inc., told the Bloomberg News service. Shiraishi estimates shipments of the PS Vita will be about half of th.....
New PlayStation 3 Series K Blu-ray Security
JULY 13, 2011 • Newer PlayStation 3s Series K and after, will no longer be able to output Bluray movies to HD TVs via a component cable. To fall in better line with content security standards, such output will only be possible via HDMI cables. High definition game output will still be possible via component cables, however. Despite the change, Sony is not including an HDMI cable with new PS3s. In other news, SCEA announced that it will spend $20 million during .....
Ra. One for India
JULY 11, 2011 • Sony Computer Entertainment Europe is developing a Bollywood-based game for the Indian market. Ra. One – The Game, is based on this fall’s science fiction film starring Shahrukh Khan. The title is a prequel to the movie, with PS2 and PS3 versions in production.
Impact: Listen to Sony executives in India and you’ll hear a lot of realism. The potential within the I.....
Goodbye MiniDisc Walkmans
JULY 7, 2011 • The Nikkei newspaper has reported in Japan that Sony Electronics will cease production of MiniDisc Walkmans in September due to shrinking demand. The company will still publish content in MiniDisc format, however.
Impact: So much of Sony’s recent history has been wrapped up in establishing dominating media formats – Blu-ray being the most recent example. What the demise.....
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