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The PS2 is still going strong

Max Pagels — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 21:27:36 +0000

Developers are, eleven years later, still releasing games for the system — FIFA 12, for example.

PlayStation Vita development kit priced at €1900

Max Pagels — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 12:48:23 +0000

Sony has revealed that Vita development kits will cost just €1900 plus VAT, making the upcoming portable a viable proposition to smaller studios.

I really want the Vita to succeed, as it has many things going for it: attractive hardware, especially the addition of a second analogue stick; a competitive price point, helping it to compete with Apple’s and Nintendo’s offerings; and a cheap devkit with which to entice indie developers.

Code name: Next Generation Portable

Max Pagels — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 14:48:54 +0000

When Sony unveiled the successor to the PlayStation Portable two weeks ago, they specifically called it by its code name. I find this somewhat strange: if its final name is indeed PSP2 as is commonly thought, they would probably have named it as such during the announcement. My guess is that Sony is trying to reposition the NGP as an all-purpose portable device and not just a games platform, and the final name will likely reflect this. However, I don’t expect them to drop the well-recognised “PlayStation” brand altogether.

CrunchGear: Five Reasons The PSP2 Won’t Succeed

Max Pagels — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 09:28:07 +0000

Link-baiting can be done in a much less conspicuous way.

PlayStation.Blog Share

Max Pagels — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:05:43 +0000

A similar idea to Dell’s IdeaStorm. Unsurprisingly, cross-game voice chat is at the top of the list.

The PlayStation Move

Max Pagels — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:32:47 +0000

Now with an added “sub-controller”.

Max Pagels — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 12:46:50 +0000

ComputerAndVideoGames.com reports that the PSN Store will be offline this afternoon – around the same time as the Sony press conference at GamesCom 2009 is set to take place. Apart from a rumored hardware refresh of the PS3, this news indicates that we could see some significant software/content updates as well.