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NEWS ABOUT: PlayStation 3

PlayStation 3 stories: 19 news summaries

 Netflix Comes to PlayStation 3 

Sony console can finally stream like Xbox

Oct 26, 09 9:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - At long last, PlayStation 3 owners will be able to stream Netflix movies to their TVs, the companies announced today. Xbox users have been able to do the same thing for a year, but an exclusive deal with Microsoft kept the service off the PS3 until now. But PS3 users... More »

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video game console • Netflix • PlayStation 3 • streaming movies • streaming video

Gaming Causes Joint Pain in Kids: Study

Child scientist finds 60+ minutes of daily play may cause trouble

Oct 19, 09 4:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - The repetitive motions involved in playing video games cause joint pain in children, according to a new study by a true expert—an 11-year-old gamer. Deniz Ince, with the help of his rheumatologist dad, studied joint pain among his fellow video game enthusiasts, aged 7 to 12. More than an... More »

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parenting • children • gaming • Xbox 360 • PlayStation 3 • Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors • joint pain • video games • Wii • PlayStation 2

(Newser) - Sony cut the price of its PlayStation 3 by $100 today and introduced a sleeker but more powerful model, reports CNET. The PS3 Slim will sell for $299 when it's available Sept. 1. The new model is 33% smaller and much lighter, though it has a 120GB hard drive, up... More »

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Sony • PlayStation 3 • price cut • Sony Playstation

 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

YouTube Comes to TV— Through PlayStation 3, Wii

Game consoles—though not Xbox—are new distribution platform for clip site

Jan 16, 09 1:18 PM CST
(Newser) - YouTube has come to the boob tube—clips from the video website can be watched on a conventional TV using either Sony or Nintendo’s current video-game consoles, PC World reports. Using the web browser built into the PlayStation 3 or Wii consoles, viewers can access a streamlined version of... More »

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Internet • YouTube • Nintendo • Nintendo Wii • Sony • video • PlayStation 3

 Wii Are the Champions as Holiday Sales Rocket

Game sales stay strong despite recession

Dec 12, 08 4:01 AM CST
(Newser) - Video game sales remain strong despite the flagging economy, reports USA Today. Nintendo Wii had its biggest month ever in November, selling more than 2 million systems, twice what the company sold last November. Microsoft Xbox 360 also had a strong month with best-selling games Gears of War 2, and... More »

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Nintendo Wii • sales • PlayStation 3 • video games • Microsoft Xbox 360 • Gears of War 2 • Call of Duty: World at War

With Eye on Xmas, Microsoft Cuts Xbox Price

Maker of game console puts pressure on
rival Sony to go lower

Sep 1, 08 1:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - Microsoft appears to have fired the first shot in a new round of game-console price cuts, the Financial Times reports, trimming the cost of its Xbox 360 today in Japan. It plans to do likewise shortly in the US. In Japan, the Xbox now costs $184—less than half the... More »

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Microsoft • Sony • Xbox 360 • PlayStation 3 • holiday shopping

Xbox Price Cut to Clear Way
for New Model

Current model slashed $50; new version to offer larger hard drive

Jul 14, 08 2:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Microsoft is slashing the price of its Xbox 360 video game system to clear shelf space for a new model with a larger hard drive, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports. The long-rumored price reduction knocks $50 off the $350 price of the 20-gigabyte model. The new pricetag places the Xbox 360... More »

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Nintendo Wii • Xbox 360 • PlayStation 3 • video games • Wii

OPINION

Grand Theft Auto IV Marks
the End for Next-Gen Gaming

Look for cheaper games with broader appeal in future, predicts writer

Jun 19, 08 5:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Low sales of Grand Theft Auto IV herald the end of next-gen gaming’s heyday, writes Wagner James Au on GigaOm. The game is selling poorly compared to the previous version, and it hasn’t improved sales of the next-gen Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 consoles. “The days when... More »

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video game console • Xbox 360 • PlayStation 3 • Grand Theft Auto IV • video games

Sony Profit Up, Forecast Down

PlayStation 3 is finally
in the black, but outlook for consumer  electronics is weak

Jan 31, 08 7:44 AM CST
(Newser) - Slowing US consumer spending and a strengthening yen are prompting Sony Corp to cut its profit forecast for the fiscal year that ends in March. Estimates released yesterday were cut nearly 8%, to $3.85 billion, despite its PlayStation division showing a profit for the first time in two years,... More »

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electronics • Sony • consumer spending • PlayStation 3

Video Game Sales Shatter Annual Record

Despite softening economy, $18B total in US marks 43% jump

Jan 18, 08 10:23 AM CST
(Newser) - More video games were sold in 2007 than ever before, with a total of $17.94 billion marking a 43% increase over 2006, reports the AP. Much of the growth came from sales of Nintendo's chronically undersupplied Wii and Microsoft's Halo 3, market researcher NPD Group said. Nintendo dominated gaming... More »

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Nintendo • Nintendo Wii • Xbox 360 • PlayStation 3 • Xbox • Halo 3 • Nintendo DS • NPD Group • video games

Is the Xbox 360 Going Blu?

"Can't say it's not a bummer,' concedes Microsoft spokesman

Jan 9, 08 7:29 AM CST
(Newser) - Microsoft could be changing roles in the HD wars, as the corporation may consider switching from Toshiba's HD-DVD players to rival Sony's Blu-ray technology in the Xbox 360 if the warning signs of HD-DVD's demise prove true, reports Reuters. The announcement comes in the wake of Warner Bros. last... More »

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Microsoft • Sony • HD DVD • Xbox 360 • PlayStation 3 • Blu ray

Sony Halves Developer Fees for Struggling PlayStation 3

Console lags against rival Nintendo Wii

Nov 19, 07 2:27 PM CST
(Newser) - In its latest effort to revive lagging sales, Sony has halved the price of a software development kit for its PlayStation 3 video game console. Last month, the company slashed the price of the console itself to consumers, in response to fierce competition from the better-selling Nintendo Wii, reports the... More »

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Nintendo Wii • video game console • Sony • PlayStation 3 • Xbox • video games

PC Gaming World Contracts

As Xbox, Wii, PS3 draw casual gamers away, PCs left with die-hard fans of killing games

Nov 18, 07 3:41 PM CST
(Newser) - The PC gaming industry is on the defensive, with sales of PC games down substantially over the past five years, as less expensive gaming consoles have become more powerful. The Wii, Xbox, and PS3 have lured away casual gamers, leaving the PCs to hardcore gamers playing, first-person shooters and complex... More »

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Nintendo Wii • video game console • PlayStation 3 • Xbox • computer games • video games

Game Over! Halo 3 Zaps Wii

Game launch boosts XBox 360 sales beyond Nintendo console

Oct 19, 07 12:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - The launch of Halo 3 helped XBox 360 sales to zoom beyond Nintendo Wii, making the Microsoft system the hottest selling console in September. MarketWatch reports the extraordinary popularity of Halo 3 also helped push video game software sales up 64% over the same period last year. Game consoles were... More »

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Microsoft • Nintendo • Nintendo Wii • Sony • Xbox 360 • PlayStation 3 • Halo 3 • Electronic Arts • Madden NFL 08 • BioShock • video games

Sony Cuts PS3 Price For Xmas

Oct 18, 07 11:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sony has slashed the price of PlayStation 3 by $100 in advance of holiday shopping; the cheapest console will now be a 40-gigabyte model for $399—down from $499 for a 60-gigger. PlayStation is the priciest of its rivals, and sales have lagged: Compared with 404,000 Nintendo Wiis and... More »

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Nintendo Wii • Sony • Xbox 360 • PlayStation 3 • price cut

'Halo 3' Sells Record $170M in First Day

Explosive debut stands to boost Microsoft's Xbox 360 console

Sep 26, 07 6:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Microsoft's "Halo 3" lived up the hype, the Wall Street Journal reported today, bringing in an estimated $170 million on its first day of release to shatter the record set by its predecessor, "Halo 2." Analysts say the first-person shooter game should be a boon for sales... More »

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Microsoft • Nintendo Wii • Xbox 360 • PlayStation 3 • Halo 3 • Xbox Live

Sony Delays Answer to ‘Second Life’

Former trailblazer's ‘Home’ won’t drop
now until spring

Sep 20, 07 1:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - Adding to a string of setbacks, Sony today delayed the release of its competitor for virtual world touchstone "Second Life," until next spring. The interactive world "Home"—made for PlayStation 3—has been demonstrated several times, the AP reports, and was to land before year’s... More »

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Nintendo Wii • Sony • homes • Second Life • PlayStation 3 • Ken Kutaragi • video games

Microsoft
Drops Price
of Xbox 360

Trims $50 in wake
of Sony's cuts to PlayStation3

Aug 7, 07 8:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Microsoft is shaving $50 off the price of Xbox 360 video game consoles in the US, just a month after Sony dropped the price of its PlayStation3 by $100. Both have faced unusually strong competition from Nintendo’s hot Wii, Reuters reports, and want to boost preholiday sales. Premiering in... More »

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Microsoft • Nintendo • Nintendo Wii • Sony • Xbox 360 • PlayStation 3 • Xbox • video games

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