As the Cannes film festival gets into its second week, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe is preparing to launch a new highbrow film service for the PlayStation 3. Called MUBI, and already available for PCs, the online service will be bringing a collection of over 300 films to the home console ranging from Jacques Audiard (director [...]
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April 22nd, 2010
PS3 is Well Connected: More Users Online Than 360, Wii
There is no doubting that Sony was late to the game with the PlayStation Network. Even though the PS2 did feature some online gaming, albeit very late in its lifecycle, it didn’t feature a robust, feature-filled platform like Xbox Live. The PlayStation Network launched along side the PS3 back in November of 2006 and has [...]
April 22nd, 2010
Sony launches VidZone TV on PS3
Sony Computer Entertainment will today launch VidZone TV offering in excess of 100 pre-programmed music channels for PS3 users. Since its launch last summer, the free music service has supplied over 350 million music videos and gained around three million subscribers. From 3pm today, VidZone TV will officially launch to enable users to access a [...]
April 22nd, 2010
PlayStation 3 to Stream Pro Baseball Live
Mark your calendars baseball buffs, because Sony’s bringing Major League Baseball to the PlayStation 3 and you’ll be able to sign up for the service by the end of this week. According to the New York Times, Sony and Major League Baseball are joining hands to offer out-of-market baseball games live over the Internet courtesy [...]
April 8th, 2010
Hacker Creates Custom Firmware for PS3
Citing piracy concerns, Sony has tried to block users from installing an alternative Linux operating system on their PS3 consoles, but in the process they might have actually made things worse. Thousands of homebrew users were energized by Sony’s move, seeing it as an encroachment on their legitimate rights. One hacker by the name of [...]
March 31st, 2010
PS3 Firmware v3.21 eliminates Linux support
Prior to the slimmer PS3 models, you were allowed to install your own operating systems to Sony’s console. Those days are numbered now, as Sony has announced that firmware update 3.21 will arrive on April 1st, and it will eliminate the ability to install your own operating systems, namely Linux. Why? Sony’s worried about security [...]
March 31st, 2010
Splinter Cell Conviction PS3 Listed On LinkedIn
Just when you think that Splinter Cell: Conviction is a dead lock for Xbox 360 exclusivity, something has to pop up that throws all suspicion in the air again. The culprit this time is a recent discovery of a LinkedIn profile, of a Ubisoft developer that lists the PlayStation 3 as an intended platform for [...]
March 31st, 2010
Man Buying PS3 From Craigslist Gets Scammed
As if there aren’t enough warnings against doing business in shady online deals, a rather sad story comes from the Daily Northwestern college newspaper about a man who lost $250 in a fake PlayStation 3 deal. A man looked on Craigslist for a PlayStation 3 and set up a deal to meet in the parking [...]
March 31st, 2010
Ninja Theory Made No Money on Heavenly Sword
Sony’s PlayStation 3 may have plenty of good games these days, but that wasn’t the case once upon a time. In fact, there was a time when pretty much every game hyped as being the Big Game for the console (before MGS4, that is) – the game that would finally justify its existence and $600 [...]
March 31st, 2010
PS3 hacker promises to undo Other OS block
The Playstation3 maker recently announced that it would be removing the ability to install various flavours of Linux on the Darth Vader’s Toaster of a console, a policy no doubt inspired by a certain hacker’s regular boasts that he has very nearly opened up the innards of the PS3 for all. Despite insisting that he [...]
