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Jul 05

Sony CECH-ZVS1 Surround Sound System for PS3 hits Japan on September 30th

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More PS3 news from Sony. What was already known to be a fall release has just narrowed to September 30th for Sony’s $199 PS3 Surround Sound System — at least in Japan. As you might recall, this budget Sony soundbar with integrated sub-woofer and S-Force PRO Front Surround technology tethers up snuggly with your PS3 over optical digital supporting Dolby digital, DTS, MPEG-2 AAC and Linear PCM audio formats. Model CECH-ZVS1 then bounces the surround sound off the walls when placed in front of your television. It’s not Sony’s best soundbar but it’s the only one with a matching PlayStation logo. And for some gamers, that’s likely all they’ll need to know.

Sony CECH-ZVS1 Surround Sound System for PS3 hits Japan on September 30th originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 06 Jul 2010 01:37:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jul 05

White PS3 Slim with 160GB HDD hits Japan July 29th, new 320GB HDD option

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Looks like we’ve (almost) solved the mystery of PlayStation 3’s FCC-bound CECH-2501 models. Sony just announced a “classic white” PS3 Slim (as opposed to the “ceramic white” original) for Japan, model CECH-2500, coming July 29th with 160GB HDD. For 34,980 yen (about $400 translated to US currency) you can now start off with 320GB of storage in your “charcoal black” model — not to worry, the aforementioned 160GB still retails for 29,980 yen ($342). So, when are we gonna see this elsewhere in the world, hm?

Update: Post edited to make clear that the new “classic white” model is only available with a 160GB HDD.

White PS3 Slim with 160GB HDD hits Japan July 29th, new 320GB HDD option originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 06 Jul 2010 00:10:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jul 03

Penguin United’s Eagle Eye brings WASD to your PS3 shooters, disrespect to your enemies (video)

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With the PS3’s plethora of USB ports scattered across the front, you’d think it’d be a no-brainer that all shooters on the console would support keyboard and mouse controls to make the FPS purists happy. Sadly that’s not nearly the case, so it’s up to companies like Penguin United (creators of a fine array of silly Wii peripherals) to fill the void. The Eagle Eye is its attempt, a surprisingly sizable box with an unfortunately short 2-foot USB cable and inputs for mouse and keyboard. Using buttons on that box you assign controller inputs to keys and away you go, hunting the Helgath’s worst in WASD. The cost is a bit steep at $60 when it ships later this month, but nobody said having a (possibly imaginary) unfair advantage over the competition would be cheap.

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Penguin United’s Eagle Eye brings WASD to your PS3 shooters, disrespect to your enemies (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 03 Jul 2010 13:47:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jun 30

Hulu Plus will be a downloadable app on PS3, require PlayStation Plus subscription?

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The mathematical symbols are aligned… and they’re pointing to a greater cash outlay if you want to have (a legitimate copy of) Hulu on your PlayStation 3. Technologizer recently discovered the highlighted line above in the source code for the Hulu website, and if correct, you’ll need a PlayStation Plus subscription on top of your Hulu Plus one in order to stream the best brain-numbing shows from broadcast TV. While that adds up to an additional $18 for three months or $50 annually on top of your $10 monthly Hulu Plus fee, it’s not like you’ll get a better deal on a different game console — Microsoft has confirmed Hulu will require Xbox Live Gold when it launches on Xbox 360 next year. Besides, this isn’t like those janky Netflix Instant Streaming Discs — further down the source code, there are hints that Hulu’s developing a bona fide app for PlayStation 3. See the relevant section of the code right after the break.

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Hulu Plus will be a downloadable app on PS3, require PlayStation Plus subscription? originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 30 Jun 2010 18:03:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jun 29

Sony’s Yoshida says PS3 is now turning a profit, no plans for a price cut

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We’d already seen some evidence that Sony was lowering the manufacturing costs of the PlayStation 3, and it looks like that’s now finally starting to pay off — Sony exec Shuhei Yoshida has confirmed to IGN that the console is at long last actually turning a profit. Of course, that profit is apparently still a fairly small one (and might just be breaking even), with Yoshida only saying that “this year is the first time that we are able to cover the cost of the PlayStation 3,” and that “we aren’t making huge money from hardware, but we aren’t bleeding like we used to.” That also unsurprisingly means that Sony still isn’t planning a price cut anytime in the near future, with Yoshida instead saying that Sony will focus on more bundles like Move / Sports Champions package announced at E3.

Sony’s Yoshida says PS3 is now turning a profit, no plans for a price cut originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 29 Jun 2010 15:14:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jun 28

PlayStation Plus coming via PS3 firmware 3.40 (update: now available)

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At last, the first post-E3 firmware update for the PlayStation 3, and as you might’ve suspected, this one’s got PlayStation Plus packed into the mix. We’ve talked about the service a bit so far, but to recap, $50 annual nets you a 50 percent discount on PSN titles, early access to betas, and one hour of demo time on select full titles (among other benefits). If you’re not willing to shell out the Ulysses S Grant, however, however, there’s a few other treats in the software patch, including five-star ratings for content purchased on the Store, video editor and uploader for Facebook and YouTube (note: not a video capture service, gotta use what the HDD already has), and expanded integration into Picasa and Facebook photo galleries. Speaking of Facebook, a new app will appear on the social site for showing off your PSN profile and befriending others. As usual, no exact date for the firmware is given, but if history’s any indication, it won’t be very long at all.

Update: We just checked our consoles and, sure enough, the update is live. We’re downloading now and will let you know if there’s anything peculiar.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

Gallery: PS3 firmware 3.40

PlayStation Plus coming via PS3 firmware 3.40 (update: now available) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 28 Jun 2010 22:51:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jun 24

Sony explains PlayStation Plus: here’s what your $50 annually buys (update)

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With less than a week before PlayStation Network’s premium subscription plan launches, many gamers still haven’t the foggiest idea what it does — which isn’t terribly promising for a service that costs $50 a year, or even $18 for three months. Thankfully, the official PlayStation.Blog has stepped forward to clear up that noise, explaining more concretely what comes with PlayStation Plus. While you’ll still get online network play for free — assuming you’ve accepted ~~Sophie’s~~ Sony’s Choice — if you choose to pay the extra fee you’ll get free monthly games attached to your account, as long as you remain a subscriber.

Furthermore, PSN titles will be discounted up to 50 percent by the sheer power of your will, you’ll get early access to betas, and you can try certain full games for an hour (not just a demo) before you buy them. You can also turn on an automatic update feature that will download patches and the like automatically, and the company hints it may even (finally) bring us cross-game voice chat. Without knowing which games are included, we still don’t know if it’s worth our annual Ulysses S. Grant, but at least now the service sounds like it’s worthy of consideration.

Update: Looks like the US will get a free copy of Wipeout HD at launch, and European gamers will get LittleBigPlanet as well — see our more coverage link for the full EU slate. Now that’s more like it.

Sony explains PlayStation Plus: here’s what your $50 annually buys (update) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 25 Jun 2010 01:50:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jun 24

Bloomberg: Hulu coming to PlayStation network ‘soon’

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It was just two weeks ago in the runup to E3 that Reuters spread rumors of Hulu coming to the Xbox 360 and the iPad as some sort of paid service, and now Bloomberg is adding to the chatter, saying that everyone’s favorite video service is also in talks to become part of Sony’s Playstation Network and appear on the PS3 “soon.” As with the previous rumors, Hulu on PS3 is said to be a paid service, but nothing’s actually confirmed yet. So is Hulu playing Microsoft, Sony and Apple against each other in a bid to collect the biggest exclusivity fee possible, or are we about to see an aggressive Netflix-style multiplatform rollout? We’ll see.

Bloomberg: Hulu coming to PlayStation network ‘soon’ originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 24 Jun 2010 22:17:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jun 24

Activision taking a wait-and-see approach to Kinect / Move, ‘concerned’ about high prices

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To hear Microsoft and Sony tell it, you’d think that there’s no question that Kinect and Playstation Move will each become as integral to their respective consoles as a regular controller is. But not every game publisher is hopping on board just yet, and Activision is now publicly voicing some skepticism about the motion controllers. Speaking to Gamasutra last week, Activision COO Thomas Tippl said that he is “absolutely” concerned about what he considers high price points for the devices, and as a result he says that Activision will “have to see how much of an install base they’re going to develop.” Tippl further goes on to say that Activision has “few franchises where we think this could be an interesting value to improve the experience for the player,” and that he doesn’t see it as “something that will be in every game, because I don’t think it’s one size fits all. It’s not going to enhance the experience for every game.” He does ultimately leave it in the hands of consumers, however, so if Kinect sells, we could well finally get a proper Air Guitar Hero game.

Activision taking a wait-and-see approach to Kinect / Move, ‘concerned’ about high prices originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 24 Jun 2010 15:19:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jun 23

Tron gaming peripherals soothe your nostalgia with calming blue light (video)

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We don’t have the foggiest idea whether Tron: Legacy will serve to reboot Disney’s venerable light cycling franchise, but it’s certainly got peripheral vendors in high gear — you’ll be able to hack the ENCOM Digitizing Molecular Laser with a genuine Tron keyboard and mouse or toss virtual light discs with an Tron-themed Xbox 360, PS3 or Wii controller this holiday season. Gaming favorite Razer crafted this $130 laser-etched keyboard with swappable numpad and programmable macros; it will ship alongside a $100, 5600dpi laser mouse in October, and PDP will provide the console controllers for $50 at an unspecified date. We were bummed to hear that the Xbox 360 and PS3 pads are wired, but in retrospect that might be a good thing — by comparison, Razer’s detachable keypad is just begging to be thrown at an MCP-generated foe. See all the new Tron toys lit up in a video after the break. (Caution: video loads automatically.)

Gallery: Tron Legacy gaming peripheral press shots