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Sony's PlayStation 3 debuted on November 17, 2006 to lines and crowds braving the weather to get their hands on the successor to the wildly popular PlayStation 2 (which sold over 100 million units) and PSone (the original PlayStation), the console that put Sony on the map in the gaming industry. The PS3 had a slow start, largely due to lack of compelling or exclusive games and a high price ($500-600), but Sony hopes to repeat the success of its last two systems over its proposed 10-year lifespan.
Despite initial criticisms, PS3 gained some momentum from several perks and more focused marketing. The unified minimum (and somewhat user-serviceable) hardware has simplified development (like wi-fi and a built-in hard drive) and every system doubles as a Blu-ray player (the cheapest on the market in its the first year). While PSN is not as feature-rich as Xbox Live, it's adding new content all the time, and the free price tag definitely has wide appeal.
Other contributions outside of gaming — such as being a part of Stanford University's Folding@Home protein folding research project — have given it appeal and cultural significance beyond just being a high-tech toy. Gaining some high-caliber exclusive titles such as Metal Gear Solid 4, Killzone 2, Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, MotorStorm, Ratchet and Clank Future, Resistance 1 and 2, Gran Turismo 5, and God of War III has helped fuel the PS3's growing popularity as well.
The emphasis on casual games on the Wii and high hardware failure rates of the Xbox 360 are two of many factors helping the PS3 gain ground on its competition.
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Dynasty Warriors Returns in February with Online Multiplayer
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ONLINE MULTI-PLAYER DYNASTY WARRIORS®: STRIKEFORCE COMING TO CONSOLES ON FEBRUARY 16, 2010 Launch multi-player tactical raids on Imperial China from your Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system The world’s premier action franchise is back ...3 hours ago -
Dark Void Movie deal made between Capcom and Brad Pitt’s company
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A Dark Void movie deal has been made between Capcom, Brad Pitt’s company Plan B Entertainment, and Reliance Big Entertainment. What’s more, Pitt may actually STAR in the movie as well being on the production side. Films that Plan B has created include The Departed, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and The ...3 hours ago -
Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition Coming In March
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Capcom have announced that Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition will hit stores in March, 2010.Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition is kind of like a directors cut. The package will include the original RE5 (obviously) plus two bonus episodes, a whopping 8 additional playable characters, new costumes and a new gameplay mode titled ...3 hours ago -
Sony looks to finally open a single storefront for downloads
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By Tim Conneally , Betanews Sony yesterday discussed its plans to open a download shop similar to iTunes or Amazon Digital Downloads. Reportedly given the tentative name “Sony Online Service,” the online store would make the many different types of Sony digital content available in a single place. The ...3 hours ago -
World’s most energy-efficient supercomputer recognized
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Washington, November 21 (ANI): The high-performance computer QPACE (QCD Parallel Computing on the Cell) has been recognized as the most energy-efficient supercomputer in the world. QPACE is at the head of the Green500 list, which provides a global ranking of energy-efficient supercomputers. For a long time, in the ...4 hours ago -
PlayStation 3 Game: Guitar Hero 5 Guitar Bundle & $40 Amazon Credit for $78.99 Shipped
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PlayStation 3 Game: Guitar Hero 5 Guitar Bundle & $40 Amazon Credit for $78.99 shipped after coupon code BUY80G20. Here is a screenshot, along with a review of the game for your reference. The offer is also available for the bundle on Xbox 360 platform. Most places have this game bundle for PlayStation 3 or ...5 hours ago -
3D Dot Game Heroes release date is May 11, 2010 in America
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3D Dot Game Heroes has an North American release date of May 11, 2010 exclusively for PS3! It will be published by the awesome folks at Atlus, who should be receiving major kudos for bringing this amazing looking Zelda homage to our shores. If you haven’t heard of this game, then you are definitely in for a ...5 hours ago -
Need for Speed Shift downloadable content adds news cars, team mode on December 3rd
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Need for Speed: Shift DLC has been announced by publisher Electronic Arts for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions of the game. The new downloadable content for the newest racing game in the long-running Need for Speed series, will be released worldwide on December 1st on Xbox Live and December 3rd on the PSN ...6 hours ago -
Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition release date is March 9, 2010, at retail
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Capcom has announced Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition for release on March 9, 2010 on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 at a price of $50. Gold Edition is the physical media release of Resident Evil 5: Alternative Edition which will be released digitally as downloadable content (wow lots of “release” words in that ...6 hours ago -
More Greed Corp Info Revealed
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Glory to the Empire! The all-powerful military faction from Greed Corp and the Mistbound universe revealed. Relentless, organized and maintaining balance in the world by force. They are the Empire, the unchallenged military power in Greed Corp, the innovative turn-based strategy game from W!Games releasing on ...6 hours ago -
Modern Warfare 2…Unannounced DLC?
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While there has been no announcement - yet - for DLC for MW2, a video has appeared showing a new Multiplayer mode. As reported by OXM : The first video of the as yet unnanounced ‘Global Thermonuclear War’ mode in Modern Warfare 2 has been discovered. Using a devkit, ModernWarfail2 has gained access to a ...6 hours ago -
Need For Speed: Shift Gets Team Based DLC This December
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EA has just revealed the first downloadable content pack for its revitalised racer Need For Speed: Shift. The new content will add a brand new team based game mode and five new cars. More info below The Team Racing mode brings a fresh new challenge to SHIFT by completely redefining online racing. In this mode, two ...6 hours ago -
REVIEW: Assassin’s Creed II (360/PS3)
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The original Assassin’s Creed was one of those games that gamers would have loved, but had enough issues to earn it mediocre reviews and gamers venting frustration ( review .) Developer Ubisoft Montreal heard the complaints, and took great pains to amend them, making one of the best games of the year. ...7 hours ago -
Modern Warfare 2 Selling Just Fine On PC [PC]
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Proving that the Modern Warfare 2 “boycott” was more hollow tantrum than actual boycott, Infinity Ward have revealed that the PC version of the game has been outselling its predecessor. “The PC version of Modern Warfare 2 has actually outsold the PC version of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare in it’s first ...7 hours ago -
Sony Giving Away Free Comics [Psn]
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While Sony’s digital comics store for the PSP won’t be launching until next month, that hasn’t stopped the company from teaming with IDW to give away some free comics to tide you over. Free doesn’t need a store! The publisher is offering an issue of Star Trek: Year Four – The Enterprise Experiment, which ...8 hours ago -
The Life and Times of Luigi [History Lesson]
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If you ever wanted to know why Luigi is thinner than Mario or how he bears living in the show of his older brother, this exhaustively researched article over on GamesRadar’s got you covered. “Luigi: A life in the shadows” cover the other brother’s origins from palette swap to star of his own (two) video ...9 hours ago -
New Need For Speed DLC Shifts to PSN Store
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Electronic Arts Inc . (NASDAQ: ERTS) today announced an all-new Team Racing pack for the critically-acclaimed Need for Speed SHIFT™ . The content pack takes online racing to the next level with an action-packed new race mode and five renowned racing cars – all for free. The Team Racing pack is the first ...9 hours ago -
The Saboteur Community Update – Gone Gold!
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Pandemic has sent out the word that The Saboteur has gone GOLD! I’ve been keeping a close eye one this game and for one, think it’s a great looking game. The visuals are definitely stylized and from all of the buzz around the net, you can bet your ass that many gamers will be [...]9 hours ago -
Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition and DLC trailer
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Fresh on the tail of some major Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition / Resident Evil 5 DLC news comes this trailer for “Lost In Nightmares”, the first bonus chapter in the upcoming batch of add-ons. In other RE 5 DLC news, word has it that the UK ratings board has let the name of the next chapter slip. According to a ...9 hours ago -
Video: Sony PlayStation 3: It Only Does Blu-ray Movies
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Sonys Senior Vice President of Marketing & PlayStation Network [b]Peter Dille[/b] has unveiled a new video from PS3s ad campaign today entitled It Only Does Blu-ray Movies. To quote: Next weeks Thanksgiving holiday marks the kick-off to the traditional retail holiday selling season. Its a key part of our year as ...10 hours ago
