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NEWS ABOUT: PlayStation

PlayStation stories: 5 news summaries

 Nintendo Cuts Wii to $200 
 in Price War With Sony 


Console maker slashes price at opening of Tokyo Game Show

Sep 24, 09 8:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Nintendo is slashing the price of its Wii console by 20% worldwide, bringing the US price to $200—a cut announced just as Sony was beginning its presentation at the annual Tokyo Game Show. The prices of Sony's Playstation and Microsoft's Xbox were both dropped to $300 lately as the... More »

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Nintendo • Nintendo Wii • video game console • Xbox • PlayStation • Sony Playstation • video games • Wii • Microsoft Xbox 360

Prisoners Run
Crime Ops Via
PlayStation

Console used to pass messages, charge cell phones: UK watchdog

May 13, 09 8:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - Organized criminals use PlayStation and interactive games to pass on orders while behind bars, says a British agency monitoring 5,000 global crime lords. The masterminds also charge illegally kept cell phones through the gaming console. A prison spokesman refuted the charge, saying that only older versions of such devices—... More »

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Internet • prison • crime • organized crime • video game console • prisoners • PlayStation • Jay-ZTV

 Gamers, Beware 
 This Skin Disorder 

Console controller linked to painful hand sores

Feb 24, 09 5:48 PM CST
(Newser) - Dedicated gamers beware—researchers have identified a skin disorder just for you, the BBC reports. “PlayStation palmar hidradenitis” is characterized by painful lumpy sores on the palms. British researchers think it's caused by gripping the controller tightly with sweaty hands for extended periods. Good news, though: Symptoms appear to... More »

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video game console • Sony • PlayStation 3 • PlayStation • video games • skin disorder

Nintendo's Wii Shortage Is Good Business Strategy

Firm sees benefits of its conservative culture

Dec 7, 07 7:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Nintendo’s Wii is proving hard to find in the holiday rush, a phenomenon the Wall Street Journal says is indicative of the Japanese company’s cautious culture—but also good business sense. Nintendo is cautious for a reason: it saw its fortunes rise with the original NES and SNES... More »

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eBay • Nintendo • Nintendo Wii • video game console • shortage • Xbox • PlayStation • game consoles

Sony Goes After Apple With TV, Film Downloads

Video downloading may turn out to be even bigger than music

Sep 4, 07 11:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - The iPod may have displaced the Walkman, but Sony is fighting back: The Japanese company with the Welsh CEO plans to roll out new video-downloading services for its high-def TVs and PlayStation devices, the Journal reports. Insiders at Sony suggest Howard Stringer will bet big on the video-downloading market, which... More »

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Apple • iPod • Sony • digital video • PlayStation • Howard Stringer

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