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PlayStation Move Sells 170K in Japan

April 11, 2011

APRIL 11, 2011 • Research firm Media Create reported that Sony sold 170,000 PlayStation Move motion-sensing controllers in the Japanese market during 2010, compared to 90,000 Microsoft Kinects. Impact: At face .....

Monster Hunter Portable Propels PSP Sales

December 8, 2010

DEC. 8, 2010 • Soon after Capcom’s Monster Hunter Portable 3rd was released in Japan sales of the Sony PSP exploded. For the week of November 29 through December 5, according to Media Create, 323,653 PSPs were sold in the country, up from 75,689 the previous week. Interestingly, of those extra PSPs sold, only 1,875 were the PSP Go. Impact: Outside of Japan, the PSP has really .....

Sony Bravia HDTV/PS2 Combo in Europe

December 3, 2010December 15, 2022

DEC. 3, 2010 • Europe just got a new Sony HD TV with a built in PlayStation 2. The Sony Bravia KDL-22PX300 is a 22-inch 720p HD set with four HDMI slots, three USB ports, and an ethernet port for watching internet video. DVD playback is a standard feature on the set that went on sale in the U.K. for £200 ($310). Impact: As a compact HD set with built-in DVD playback and Internet connectivity,.....

Netflix PlayStation 3 Software App Eliminates Disc

October 18, 2010

OCT. 18, 2010 • PlayStation 3 owners no longer need a disc to access streaming movies from Netflix. The disc was replaced by a Netflix PlayStation 3 software app. In addition to some of the Netflix offerings being presented in 1080p resolution, the PS3 becomes the first consumer electronic device to support 5.1 channel surround sound via Netflix. Impact: This Surround Sound exclu.....

PlayStation Move in India

October 12, 2010

OCT. 12, 2010 • During the introduction of the PlayStation Move in India, Sony Computer Entertainment projected it would sell 350,000 consoles in the country during 2010 – split between the PS2, PSP and PS3. The company sold 240,000 systems there in 2009. Sony says it has a curren.....

PlayStation 3 Blu-ray Player of Choice

October 1, 2010

OCT. 1, 2010 • The PlayStation 3 has been the Blu-ray player of choice in the U.S., holding a two-to-one advantage over dedicated players until the last six months. According to a white paper by research firm Centris, 47% of Blu-ray U.S. households now watch their discs on th.....

PlayStation 3 Hard Drive Capacity Increased

August 17, 2010

AUG. 17, 2010 • Sony Computer Ent. announced that it was immediately increasing the PlayStation 3 hard drive capacity of its $299 120GB PS3 Slim to 160GB at no extra cost. On Sept. 19, the gamemaker will release a 320GB model for $399 that includes a PlayStation Move motion controller, a Play.....

PlayStation 3 Sales Pass 38 Million Worldwide

July 27, 2010

JULY 27, 2010 • For the three-month period ending June 30, Sony reported that it had sold 2.4 million PS3s worldwide, up 118% from the same period last year. Total worldwide sales have reached 38.1 million. In related news, Sony confirmed that it will release fully localized versions of Killzone 3 and INFAMOUS 2 in Latin America next spring concurrent with their U.S. releases. Both titles will be localized in Spanish, with Killzone 3 also localized in Brazilian .....

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