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  • Final Fantasy X HD Finally Resurfaces, Official Announcement Coming “Soon”

    In a much welcomed surprise, Final Fantasy X HD made an appearance at Sony’s Vita Heaven conference today. We didn’t get to see much of the game except HD models of Yuna and Tidus. Footage from the stream showing off Yuna and Tidus’ in-game models is below:

    Final Fantasy X HD and Final Fantasy Versus XIII producer Shinji Hashimoto apologized for wait but he wanted fans to know that they’re working on doing the best HD Remaster as possible. He concluded that an official announcement will be coming shortly and as always related to Square Enix we have to “wait for that.”

    Well at least we know it’s still happening.

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    Are you looking forward to Final Fantasy X HD? Let us know your thoughts on the game in the comments below.

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  • Sony Buys Gaikai For $380 Million, Could A Cloud Revolution Be Coming?

    Sony announced earlier today that they have acquired the cloud gaming service Gaikai for $380 million. They plain to use the company’s assets to build and improve their streaming services company wide and not just gaming.

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    Thanks to the deal Sony customers will be able to “to instantly enjoy a broad array of content ranging from immerse core games with rich graphics to casual content anytime, anywhere on a variety of internet-connected devices,” according to SCE (Sony Computer Entertainment) President and CEO Andrew Smith.

    Gaikai founder David Perry had the following to say about the buy out:

    Sony has built an incredible brand with PlayStation and has earned the respect of countless millions of gamers worldwide.

    We’re honored to be able to help Sony rapidly harness the power of the interactive cloud and to continue to grow their ecosystem, to empower developers with new capabilities, to dramatically improve the reach of exciting content and to bring breathtaking new experiences to users worldwide.

    Gaikai is a unique gaming streaming service very different to its main competitor OnLive in the sense that it does not require any downloads to work but instead streams content directly in the browser. Read more about the company on their official website.

  • Sony Has Already Started Working On PS4

    There has been a recent increase in research and development costs at the Sony HQ. When the reason was asked behind this increase in development costs, a senior executive of Sony was quoted saying to investors that work on Playstation 3 successor is already underway.

    Eurogamer quotes Masaru Kato:

    “For the home equipment the PS3 still has a product life,” said Masaru Kato, the Sony chief financial officer, “but this is a platform business, so for the future platform—when we’ll be introducing what product I cannot discuss that—but our development work is already under way, so the costs are incurred there.”


    The Playstation 2 was launched in the year 2000 and its successor Playstation 3 didn’t come until 2006. This makes it a 6 years life span from one generation to the next. Nintendo has already confirmed that it will be revealing its Next Generation Console in this upcoming E3, Microsoft hasn’t said anything expect smashing all the rumors and speculations regarding the next generation Xbox. It won’t be a surprise if Sony is indeed working on PS4.

    Stay tuned to us to find out more info regarding this news. Please share your thoughts on what do you think of this news. Do you think PS4 should arrive now or are you still happy with the current hardware of PS3.

    Source: Kotaku

  • “No PlayStation 4 in Near future,” Jack Tretton

    Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) has quelled any rising hopes for the successor to PS3. Chatting with Forbes, Jack made it clear that Sony has just begun fully ‘cashing in’ on PS3 market, and that the new console was a bit far off in the future.

    “PlayStation 3 is really just hitting its stride,” Tretton said. “And technologically, I don’t think it’s possible to provide any advancement beyond what we have.”

    “What we’ve seen from the competition is trying to add features that already exist in PlayStation 3,” he said.

    “We invested heavily in that, we rolled a very heavy rock up a steep hill, through the launch period. But now I think that all pays off, and we’ve got a long run way behind it. So, I wouldn’t look for any discussion of a next generation PlayStation for quite some time.”

    Skimming over the subject of Nintendo’s Wii’s successor Wii U, Tretton expressed that the new console does not have anything dramatically different to offer to push the company to rush for a new hardware release.

    “I think there’s ground to be carved out for everybody. But I didn’t see anything about Nintendo’s announcement that said ‘Oh, we’d better get working on rolling out a new PlayStation here pretty soon.’

    “Our attitude is kind of ‘welcome to the party.’ If you’re looking at being a multimedia entertainment device, if you’re looking at high def gaming, that was 2006 for us,” he concluded.

    Source: PSU

  • PS4 to hit the shelves in 2012?

    Despite Sony’s complete dismissal of the entire PS4 debate, rumours have been quite rife around the internet regarding the next PlayStation outing. And with Nintendo launching their next console, and MS to reveal details about their next system come E3 next year, this whole PS4 scenario is debatable.

    So to fan the rumour flames, DigiTimes has released a fresh report, stating that PS4 will be out sometime in 2012 packed with Kinect or Eye-toy like motion control functionality. And the teams leading the hardware manufacturing are Foxconn and Pegatron Technology.

    Sony, despite being mum on the latest rumour, has dismissed them in the past that they are baking PS3 and the latest PS Vita for some time to come. If true, then the launch time could be around 2013/14 as suggested by gaming enthusiasts.

    Stay with us for more updates.

    Source: PSU

  • Sony Reveals Nasne For The PS3, PS Vita, Xperia Play And Other Sony Products

    Sony Japan has revealed the first images for their “Nasne” device which is basically their “networked recorder and media storage device.” produced by Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE).

    Nasne comes with a 500GB internal Hard Drive along with inbuilt tuners for “digital terrestrial and satellite broadcast.” Nasne is able to connect natively using dedicated apps with Sony’s extensive hardware library including the Playstation 3, PS Vita, VIAO PC, Sony Tablet and Xperia Play.

    Nasne is expected to hit stores in Japan on the 19th of July retailing for 16,980 yen (or approximately $210.72).

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  • PS4 Dev Kit Shipping To Developers, Contain AMD A10 APUs

    New development regarding Sony’s next generation console was made today. According to VG247, developers are being shipped new versions of the Orbis or as its more commonly known – the PS4 dev kit.

    The PS4 dev kit supposedly will have four revisions, the first one was essentially a graphics card while the version shipping to developers now is a “modified PC”. The other two revisions will be more refined, with the third one being much closer to the final spec. It will be making its debut in January. The final one will be arriving in the developer’s hands sometime “next summer”.

    Sony is also inviting some US developers to their offices to explain what the machine can do along with informing them of the hardware. According to VG247′s sources the devices is being touted as the Orbis instead of the much expect Playstation 4 or PS4.

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    The PS4 dev kit contains an AMD A10 APU, an APU if you didn’t know is a chip with both the CPU and GPU combined. Sony wanted to create hardware which was capable of running 1080p res games at 60fps in 3D. The Orbis will also have either 8GB or 16GB of RAM along with Blu-ray and a standard 256gb storage device although it wasn’t specified if it will be a HDD or a SSD. The PS4 will also have the standard input and output connectors including HDMI, Ethernet and WiFi. The hardware currently is not being made in Sony’s home country of Japan (China maybe?).

    The UI is also revamped and will allow users to navigate all around the system mid-game by just pressing the PS button. The PS4 will also be able to download updates in the background and will always be in standby mode, the automatic updates although can be turned off.

    The announcement according to the source will be made at an event before E3 2013.

    What do you think the PS4 or Orbis will look like? Something like the recently announced PS3 Super Slim or a brand new design? Let us know in the comments below.

  • The Playstation 4 To Support 4K Res?

    According to a report by BGR the Playstation 4 will support 4K resolution (3096 by 3072 pixels) playback. Just like they did with 3D and Bluray on the PS3 Sony is planning to make the new standard a house hold name via its next gen line of products. Sony is already selling 4K res Bluray players at an affordable $200, now add the upcoming 80-inch XBR LED TV and the Playstation 4 to the mix and we have a whole lineup of 4K products.

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    Although the PS4 most probably won’t be able to run most retail games at 4K we might see some exceptions like Wipeout HD on the PS3 which runs at 1080p compared to the console’s other games which run at 720p or lower.

  • Sony VP Teases Playstation 4 Announcement For Around E3

    Interesting news for gamers waiting anxiously for next gen consoles, Hiroshi Sakamoto who’s the Vice President at Sony Home Entertainment teased a Playstation 4 announcement for May or June, just in time for this year’s E3.

    The news comes from El Mercurio On-Line (via NeoGAF) who interviewed Sakamoto at this year’s CES held in Las Vegas. When asked about them introducing a new console to the market, he had the following to say:

    That’s still a big secret, but our friends at Sony Playstation are getting ready. For now, I can only say that we’re focused in the gaming event E3, scheduled for June.

    This announcement can be by then, or even before then, in May.

    Its pretty common knowledge that both Sony and Microsoft are working on new consoles but the only thing we don’t know is when they’ll be out. If Sony really does show the Playstation 4 or whatever its called in the aforementioned time period, I think we can safely assume that it will be out before the end of this year.

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  • Sony Pulse Headset Elite Edition Gets PS3 App And 5 More Presets

    Sony announced through the Playstation Blog that they’ve released a brand new companion app for the Sony Pulse Headset Elite Edition. You can download the app right now from the Playstation Store for your PS3.

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    The app includes 5 extra audio modes to go along with the 6 that come with the headset. The new modes are as follows:

    • Football (Game):
      BassImpact lets you feel the crunch of bone-crushing tackles or jolts behind every kick of the football
    • Horror (Movie):
      Deep bass sounds are enhanced to heighten the eerie atmosphere while the high shrill of screams are boosted to make you jump out of your seat.
    • Action (Movie):
      The low and high sounds of explosions and gunfire are magnified delivering a bigger and more intense audio experience.
    • Techno (Music):
      The lows of bass beats and highs of synthesizers are amplified enhancing the audio experience.
    • Hip Hop (Music):
      Hear the kick of low bass combined with crisp sounds of vocals.

    You can pre-load only 6 of the total 11 presets at one time though.

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    The app can be found under the PS3 apps section on the PS Store. What are your thoughts of the Sony Pulse Headset Elite Edition? I’m really enjoying mine, expect a review on it soon.