Sony patent application shows control method that resembles Wii U
Sony filed for an interesting patent in 2010 that shows it has technology that resembles Nintendo’s upcoming Wii U game console. Titled Position-Dependent Gaming 3-D controller, and Handheld as a Remote, the patent shows that the game company is at the very least interested in a controller or mobile device with a built-in display to be used as an input device for a console game.
The concept is similar to the Wii U, which was … Continue Reading
PlayStation Network to be down for maintenance most of Thursday
Sony has announced on its European PlayStation forums that PlayStation Network (PSN) will be down for maintenance through most of Thursday, Feb. 2. Based on the announcement, it seems the outage will only affect European PSN users, but we’ve reached out to Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) to ask whether North American users will experience any downtime.
Maintenance time always makes Sony’s gamers a little nervous these days, particularly after last year’s six-week outage after … Continue Reading
Sony officially denies reports of Kazuo Hirai’s appointment as company president
Sony has officially denied a report by respected Japanese newspaper The Nikkei claiming Kazuo Hirai was set to take over as company president.
“Certain media reports were published on January 7, 2012 (JST) regarding Sony Corporation’s executive officers’ appointments. Sony Corporation has made no announcement in this regard and nothing has been determined at this time.”
It’s important to note that the official statement doesn’t necessarily mean Hirai won’t replace current president Howard Stringer (eventually).… Continue Reading
Japanese PSP-to-Vita transfer program has limited support from major game publishers
Sony today revealed an initial list of retail PSP titles that will be transferable to Japanese Vita systems for a fee via a download program. However, the list covers less than half of the former Sony portable’s library of games, and leaves out many releases from some major Japanese publishers.
The Vita, which launches in Japan Dec. 17 and worldwide in early 2012, does not include a drive for the Universal Media Discs used to … Continue Reading
Sony’s PlayStation Home generated half a million visits during E3
Sony’s PlayStation Home virtual world drew more than 500,000 gamers to the company’s virtual E3 booth during the video game industry’s E3 trade show last week. That compares to the 46,800 people who officially attended the event in person.
Like the rest of the Sony PlayStation Network, Sony’s Home virtual world is still recovering from the shock of being down for almost a month as a result of a hacker attack. But Jack Buser (pictured), … Continue Reading
Sony drops hint of PlayStation 4 as it reports game profits for fiscal year
Sony dropped a hint today that it is working on a PlayStation 4 video game console even as Nintendo prepares to announce the Wii 2 at the E3 trade show on June 7.
The PlayStation 3, which debuted in 2006, still has a lot of life left in it. But Sony has begun incurring increases in research and development costs. That means that we’re getting closer to the introduction of new game systems for the … Continue Reading
Insomniac Games’ Ted Price on keeping the workplace fun
You’d expect the video game industry to be one that’s pretty fun to work in. But the hours can be brutal, and a lot of people who enter the field burn out quickly. Ted Price, President and CEO of Insomniac Games (makers of the “Ratchet and Clank” and “Resistance” franchises) talks in this Perfect Business video segment about how his company keeps things light and promotes collaboration among its employees. The methods include a lack … Continue Reading
Sony Ericsson takes cues from Apple, RIM app store pricing
You’d expect the video game industry to be one that’s pretty fun to work in. But the hours can be brutal, and a lot of people who enter the field burn out quickly. Ted Price, President and CEO of Insomniac Games (makers of the “Ratchet and Clank” and “Resistance” franchises) talks in this Perfect Business video segment about how his company keeps things light and promotes collaboration among its employees. The methods include a lack … Continue Reading
Live blogging: Microsoft's E3 2008 press conference — partnership with Netflix announced
You’d expect the video game industry to be one that’s pretty fun to work in. But the hours can be brutal, and a lot of people who enter the field burn out quickly. Ted Price, President and CEO of Insomniac Games (makers of the “Ratchet and Clank” and “Resistance” franchises) talks in this Perfect Business video segment about how his company keeps things light and promotes collaboration among its employees. The methods include a lack … Continue Reading
Sony now streaming music for free on imeem
You’d expect the video game industry to be one that’s pretty fun to work in. But the hours can be brutal, and a lot of people who enter the field burn out quickly. Ted Price, President and CEO of Insomniac Games (makers of the “Ratchet and Clank” and “Resistance” franchises) talks in this Perfect Business video segment about how his company keeps things light and promotes collaboration among its employees. The methods include a lack … Continue Reading
Publishers move to split ebooks into pieces
You’d expect the video game industry to be one that’s pretty fun to work in. But the hours can be brutal, and a lot of people who enter the field burn out quickly. Ted Price, President and CEO of Insomniac Games (makers of the “Ratchet and Clank” and “Resistance” franchises) talks in this Perfect Business video segment about how his company keeps things light and promotes collaboration among its employees. The methods include a lack … Continue Reading
