PS3 Weekend Warrior: of Sony’s frustration and confidence
Sony execs had a lot to say this week, with their statements running the gamut of emotions from frustration to confidence. The price cut rumor was again resurrected, but that’s understandable since we didn’t hear a peep at all from Sony about it during E3. We didn’t see a lot of big game-related news this week, but there’s still meaty stuff nonetheless with updates for Gran Turismo 5 (not a release date, though), The Last Guardian, Uncharted 2 and LittleBigPlanet, just to name a few. Read on for all of these and more in this week’s edition of the PS3 Weekend Warrior.
Sony execs had a lot to say this week, with their statements running the gamut of emotions from frustration to confidence. The former was embodied by John Koller when he talked about how leaks undercut their E3 presentation while the latter came from new SCEE chief Andrew House, who thinks Wii owners will “upgrade” to a PS3.
The price cut rumor was again resurrected, but that’s understandable since we didn’t hear a peep at all from Sony about it during E3.
We didn’t see a lot of big game-related news this week, but there’s still meaty stuff nonetheless with updates for Gran Turismo 5 (not a release date, though), The Last Guardian, Uncharted 2 and LittleBigPlanet, just to name a few. But enough babbling. Let’s get right down to the meat of this edition of the PS3 Weekend Warrior.
The Hardware:
- Amazon gets big PS3 sales boost after E3. Link
- New SCEE president Andrew House: Wii owners will “upgrade” to PS3. Link
- Here we go again: PS3 to have US$ 100 price cut in August? Link
- John Koller frustrated with PS3 Slim rumors and leaks. Link
- Rumor: Walmart getting new PS3 bundle this weekend. Link
- Valve explains why they stay away from the PS3. Link
- Kaz Hirai: We had no choice but to have Blu-ray on PS3. Link
- Jack Tretton talks leaks and confidentiality. Link
The Games:
- PS3 getting Lost Planet 2 demo. Link
- Take-Two explains why Rockstar’s Agent is PS3-exclusive. Link
- Gran Turismo 5 details – damage system, deeper customization, web browser, more. Link
- Uncharted 2 Multiplayer Beta patch and Play with the Developer event details. Link
- No patch yet for Prototype PS3 installation bug so try this workaround instead. Link
- New screenshots from WipEout HD’s Fury expansion pack. Link
- The Last Guardian:
- Comparison video: The Last Guardian E3 footage vs. Project Trico leak. Link
- Sony Japan releases The Last Guardian screenshots. Link
- LittleBigPlanet:
The Network:
- Gran Turismo 5 Home Space coming. Link
- VidZone going live in Europe on June 11. Link
- PlayStation Store Europe Update 06/11. Link
- Final Fantasy VII reigns supreme on PSN downloads. Link
- ESRB: Final Fantasy Tactics rated for PSP, PS3. Link
And that’s it for this week, folks. Until next time.
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