Engadget http://www.engadget.com Engadget http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif Engadget http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[PlayStation Vita shown running Sega Genesis titles (video)]]>http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/02/playstation-vita-shown-running-sega-genesis-titles-video/http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/02/playstation-vita-shown-running-sega-genesis-titles-video/http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/02/playstation-vita-shown-running-sega-genesis-titles-video/#comments Still mulling whether or not to pick yourself up a PlayStation Vita? Obsessed with retro gaming titles? If you answered "yes" to both, you should probably start socking away a few extra coins, buster. YouTube user frwololo has just upped a video showcasing the Half Byte Loader running the Picodrive emulator on Sony's PS Vita -- the first major proof that this kind of wizardry is indeed a possibility. The nuts and bolts of how it happened are being kept under wraps for now, and he seems certain that Sony's inbuilt security will make the mod unusable as soon as it's released. That said, there's still a lot of hope to be found in the clip just after the break, and c'mon -- who doesn't need a little hope to kick off a year where we're all supposed to perish?

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PlayStation Vita shown running Sega Genesis titles (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 02 Jan 2012 13:39:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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While Sony confirmed that the PS Vita will be able to dive into the PSP's back-catalog from launch, it looks like it'll miss out on anything pre-millennium. An updated page from the PS Vita's Japanese site has backed up rumors that PSOne Classics and other "archive games" won't be available when the quad-core console arrives in Asian stores next month. However, it's not all bad news for anyone hoping to relive those jaggy-edged gaming triumphs of the late 90's -- the official response adds that plans for older titles will be announced in due course.

PlayStation Vita won't play grandpa's games -- for now originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>gamingPlayStationplaystation portableplaystation vitaPlaystationPortablePlaystationVitaportable gamingPortableGamingPSps vitaPSonepsone classicsPsoneClassicspspPsVitasonysony playstationSonyPlaystationvitaTue, 29 Nov 2011 15:59:00 EST<![CDATA[Timber! iOS and Android take 60 percent cut of mobile gaming dollars]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/10/timber-ios-and-android-take-60-percent-cut-of-mobile-gaming-dol/http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/10/timber-ios-and-android-take-60-percent-cut-of-mobile-gaming-dol/http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/10/timber-ios-and-android-take-60-percent-cut-of-mobile-gaming-dol/#comments The last time we reported on these figures, paid iOS and Android games were chipping away happily at the US market share of those two old oaks, Sony and Nintendo. Well, peer through the cloud of leaves and sawdust and you'll see that the job is done: the two newcomers will generate $500 million more than DS and PSP titles this year, according to stats from Flurry. Click past the break to see the trend since 2009 crystallized into a cold, hard pie chart.

On the other hand, there's a bit of good news for everybody: the overall American mobile gaming market is growing at a rapid pace -- this year's total revenue of $3.3 billion represents a 25 percent increase on 2010, so new devices like the PlayStation Vita and the Transformer Prime should find plenty of room to take seed.

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Timber! iOS and Android take 60 percent cut of mobile gaming dollars originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 10 Nov 2011 04:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sony's Kazuo Hirai: liveblog from AsiaD! originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 20 Oct 2011 20:06:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Check out this tasty morsel of PS Vita info making the rounds: you'll be able to face your PSP-totin' friends via ad-hoc mode with games you've snagged from the PS Store (so long as the title supports it). We must've been so enamored by those vibrant PS Vitas at TGS that we missed this sweet bite courtesy of Sony PlayStation Japan. Sure, it doesn't kill the sting of its three to five hour battery life, but hey, we'll just consider it another justification for picking up the hot little number once it hits shelves.

In case you didn't know, PS Vita will play nice with PSP in ad-hoc mode originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 21 Sep 2011 19:56:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sony had more than just a PS3 price cut to reveal at its Gamescom press conference today: it also announced that it will be releasing a new budget-priced PSP model that sports a new design and curiously ditches the WiFi capability that the PSP has had since its debut. No word of a North American release just yet, but folks in Europe will be able to pick it up this fall for €99 (or about $140, though we're guessing the actual US price would come in below that; the standard PSP-3000 currently demands €130 in Europe). Hit the gallery below for a closer look.

Update: Sony has now also confirmed that the device will be dubbed the PSP E-1000, and that it will indeed only be available in PAL territories.

Gallery: PSP E-1000

Sony announces WiFi-less PSP E-1000, hits Europe this fall for €99 originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 16 Aug 2011 14:37:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>breaking newse-1000gamescomplaystation portablePlaystationPortablepsppsp e-1000PspE-1000sonywifiTue, 16 Aug 2011 14:37:00 EST<![CDATA[Sony's PlayStation Vita goes up for pre-order at Best Buy Canada]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/06/sonys-playstation-vita-goes-up-for-pre-order-at-best-buy-canada/http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/06/sonys-playstation-vita-goes-up-for-pre-order-at-best-buy-canada/http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/06/sonys-playstation-vita-goes-up-for-pre-order-at-best-buy-canada/#comments It's been a long time coming, but it's finally here -- or at least its pre-order page is. Sony's hotly anticipated PlayStation Vita has been on our minds since January, and now it's making its Canadian North American pre-order debut via Best Buy Canada. The product pages for both the WiFi-only and 3G editions list a release date of March 30th -- which lines up with previous reports that the console won't be gracing your stocking this Christmas -- but we'd take that estimate with a heaping fistful of salt. If you're itching to throw down some Canadian dollars, however, feel free to hop on over to the source to secure yours now.

[Thanks, Silverfox]

Sony's PlayStation Vita goes up for pre-order at Best Buy Canada originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 06 Aug 2011 15:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sony PlayStation Vita clears the FCC hurdle, gets tantalizingly close to US release originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 03 Aug 2011 12:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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PlayStation Vita out in October, says Blockbuster UK flyer originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 01 Aug 2011 01:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The device, also known as the PS Vita, offers up six-axis motion sensors, dual analog controls (proper ones, with thumbsticks), front- and rear-facing cameras, an OLED touchscreen, and a touchpad on the back, too. The company showed off a number of top-tier titles, including Uncharted: Golden Abyss, a hack-and-slash RPG called Ruin, a new ModNation Racers, LittleBigPlanet, and Street Fighter x Tekken, each showing off plenty of motion and touch interactivity... things that we couldn't be more elated to try for ourselves in due time. They're all looking quite good, and honestly a bit more advanced than what the 3DS has delivered so far -- for the same money.

Update: Check out our hands-on impressions from E3!

Gallery: PlayStation Vita

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Sony's PlayStation Vita official: $249 for WiFi, $299 for 3G originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 06 Jun 2011 21:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sony NGP may become 'PS Vita,' give us 100 percent of our RDI of handheld gaming originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 02 Jun 2011 09:53:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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As much as you love your PSP, we suspect that its low graphics definition is starting to bug even the most devoted fans. Sure, you can wait for the almighty NGP, but for the time being, Sony's offering the next best thing for you game connoisseurs: the PSP Remaster series for PlayStation 3. As the name says for itself, Sony will be porting select portable game titles to the PS3 in high-def Blu-ray flavor, and some may even come with new add-on content plus stereoscopic 3D support. But that's not all: gamers will also be able to share game save data between the two platforms, meaning you can pick up where you left off on your preferred device. Pretty neat, though it'll be interesting to see how much Sony and the studios wants to charge for what are essentially the same games you already own. The first PSP Remaster title announced is Monster Hunter Portable 3rd, but this is only heading to Japan at an unknown date -- gamers in other countries will just have to keep squinting at the PSP for now.

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Sony to remaster select PSP titles for PlayStation 3, allow cross-device continuous gameplay originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 23 May 2011 04:24:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Update: Looks like it's not just the EMEA, as PSN's spreading across the world -- as of noon PST, it's lighting up the smiles of bereaved gamers and music lovers in Australia, New Zealand, Mexico and South America as well.

Update 2: We're hearing that the UK, Ireland and the Middle East actually went dark again for a tad, but now they should be up again.

Update 3: Sony's having a bit of difficulty getting millions of passwords reset in such a short time, due to a number of things, including ISPs that are automatically blocking or delaying the huge influx of email password change requests. Give it time, folks.

PlayStation Network restoration spreads across the world (update) originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 15 May 2011 14:44:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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PSP Go to America: I'm not dead (yet) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 21 Apr 2011 15:06:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sony said to have stopped PSP Go production, curiously fails to deny it originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 19 Apr 2011 07:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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3DS outsold by PSP in Japan, gets dumped for a dating sim originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 08 Apr 2011 08:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>3dsamagamidsjapanmedia createMediaCreatenintendoplaystationplaystation portablePlaystationPortablepspsalessales chartSalesChartsonysuccessFri, 08 Apr 2011 08:21:00 EST<![CDATA[PSP starts streaming Music Unlimited on April 14th]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/08/psp-starts-streaming-music-unlimited-on-april-14th/http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/08/psp-starts-streaming-music-unlimited-on-april-14th/http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/08/psp-starts-streaming-music-unlimited-on-april-14th/#comments What started as loose-lipped tattle is now official: the PSP will get a taste of Sony's Music Unlimited streaming music service starting on April 14th. The service, tortuously entitled "Music Unlimited powered by Qriocity" by Sony, requires a PlayStation Network ID to access all that digital audio. Once setup, Sony promises a "synchronized music experience" across your PSP, PS3, PC, and other network-enabled Sony devices like Bravia TVs and Blu-ray players -- a claim backed by a cloud-based catalog of some seven million tracks supported by a "music sync" functionality that will automatically organize your Music Unlimited library after perusing the local files and playlists found in your existing media player (yes, iTunes is supported). Click through the break for the full press release and a good video overview of the service while you ponder the $3.99 basic and $9.99 premium monthly service fees.

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PSP starts streaming Music Unlimited on April 14th originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 08 Apr 2011 03:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sony: every NGP game will be available to download, some might not even make it to physical release originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 21 Mar 2011 08:39:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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[Thanks, Phil F.]

PSP Go price cut quietly slinks away, now priced at original $200 MSRP originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 05 Mar 2011 14:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sony PSP dips down to $130, wants to be your cheap thrill until the NGP gets here originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 25 Feb 2011 11:48:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Continue reading Sony's Kaz Hirai discusses NGP strategy, longevity, expectations (video)

Sony's Kaz Hirai discusses NGP strategy, longevity, expectations (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 03 Feb 2011 17:34:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Looking at unit sales, Bravia sets were way up (7.9m units versus 5.4m in Q3 FY09), and video cameras, compact digital cameras, and PCs all saw moderate gains. PSP hardware took a pretty big hit, going from 4.2m last holiday to 3.6m this past quarter (the now-profitable PlayStation 3 saw a slight decline, 6.5m to 6.3m). Software-wise, though, both gaming machines saw a bump -- 57.6m (from 47.6m) for PS3 and 16.4m (from 15m) for PSP. The PlayStation 2, now almost 11 years old, actually had about the same 2.1m hardware unit sales YOY, though software took a pretty hard hit (from 11.2m to 5.3m). Sony's golden years console isn't going down without a fight -- then again, it might've been a different story had the company managed to add backwards compatibility to the PS3.

Sony posts $887 million net profit, PlayStation has strong holiday quarter originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 03 Feb 2011 12:53:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sony's official NGP announcement video hits the web originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 29 Jan 2011 09:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Update: And now we've got video for you as well! You know where it's at.

Gallery: Sony NGP eyes-on


Gallery: Sony NGP vs. PSP and PSP Go... fight!

Continue reading Sony's next PSP (codename NGP): a closer look

Sony's next PSP (codename NGP): a closer look originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 27 Jan 2011 03:09:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Continue reading Sony's next-gen PSP (NGP) has a quad-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor, quad-core GPU as well

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Specs include a quad-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor, 5-inch touchscreen OLED display with 960 x 544 resolution, dual analog sticks (not nubs as on the current generation), 3G, WiFi, GPS, a rear-mounted touchpad, the same accelerometer / gyroscope motion sensing as in the PlayStation Move, an electronic compass, and cameras on both the front and back. Available this holiday season. Wait... what?!

Gallery: Sony NGP detailed hands-on


Games will come on "new media," not UMD anymore, but we're unclear on what sort of flash memory is being used. Sony's rather proud of the fact it's offering the world's first dual analog stick combo on a portable device, though we're more geeked about the quadrupling of pixel count from the original PSP.

Sony's live event has been graced by demos of some pretty popular games, including Killzone, Resistance, Little Big Planet, and Uncharted -- with the latter serving as a demo platform to show off how the NGP's rear touchpad can be used to more intuitively climb up some vines. That touch panel on the back is the same size and positioned directly under the front OLED touchscreen, which allows for some pretty sophisticated controls when using the two simultaneously.

The new console's UI will be called LiveArea, which has a bunch of vertically navigable home screens and built-in social networking through PlayStation Network. You can jump between games and the LiveArea without losing your progress and comment on your buddies' great feats of mobile gaming.

Gallery: Sony's next PSP, codenamed NGP games and UI


In closing its presentation, Sony trotted out Hideo Kojima to show off a cutscene from MGS 4 rendered in real time on the NGP. It was pulled directly from the PS3 version of the game and ran at 20fps, which looked very smooth indeed to our liveblogging eyes. Videos and Sony's full PR are now available below.

Gallery: Sony's next PSP, codenamed NGP press shots

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Sony's next PSP, codenamed NGP originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 27 Jan 2011 01:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sony will sponsor a first-party licensing and quality-assurance scheme called PlayStation Certified, and provide the marketplace as well, likely hoping to attract major game developers to build top-tier titles for mobile and get a piece of the action too. If your device doesn't have a pop-out gamepad handy, it looks like PlayStation Suite will emulate touchscreen controls, and you won't necessarily need a phone to get in on the action, as Sony says the next-generation PlayStation Portable will be compatible with games developed for PlayStation Suite right off the bat. Doesn't look like we're getting any details on game prices or compatible devices, but we imagine one particular phone will change all that at Mobile World Congress next month.

Update: Looks like PlayStation Suite requires Android 2.3 at a minimum, and it's PSOne, not PlayStation Portable titles that will be emulated here, despite Kaz Hirai's quote during the festivities. PR after the break!

Gallery: Sony reveals PlayStation Suite

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Sony reveals PlayStation Suite framework, store for Android gaming originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 27 Jan 2011 01:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Note: In case you're not familiar, the image above is a relatively ancient reader mockup, and likely not representative of the final product. It is pretty sexy, though.

Nikkei: PSP2 will have 3G cellular data, OLED touchscreen originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 23 Jan 2011 14:54:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sony to announce PSP2 at January 27th Tokyo meeting? originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 12 Jan 2011 16:52:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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For Sony, the homebrew community is both enemy and friend -- at the same time hackers are exploiting the living daylights out of the PlayStation 3, they're making the experimental PSP Go moderately interesting again. Here it is running UMD disc images directly from flash storage, letting it play games like Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep, formerly off-limits since it was released on a physical disc. Sure, we've seen it play Sega CD games before, but this looks like the real deal -- working, user-installable ISO loaders for PSP Go backups and homebrew. Not to mention the skull-and-crossbones-clad elephant in the room. Perhaps these aren't exactly Sony's friends, on second thought.

PSP Go hacked to play UMDs, slightly increase its desirability (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 07 Jan 2011 04:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Neo Geo games hit PSN, add online play, ditch the gigantic cartridges originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 08 Dec 2010 11:44:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>neo geoNeoGeoplaystationplaystation 3playstation networkplaystation portablePlaystation3PlaystationNetworkPlaystationPortableps3psnpspsonyWed, 08 Dec 2010 11:44:00 EST<![CDATA[Docomo grants Japanese taxis with WiFi, PSPs, little red stickers]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/07/docomo-grants-japanese-taxis-with-wifi-psps-little-red-sticker/http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/07/docomo-grants-japanese-taxis-with-wifi-psps-little-red-sticker/http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/07/docomo-grants-japanese-taxis-with-wifi-psps-little-red-sticker/#commentsDocomo grants Japanese taxis with WiFi, PSPs, little red stickers There are many hugely efficient ways to get around Tokyo, but for visitors taxis usually come at the bottom of that list. Drivers rarely speak English and, compared to the rest of the world, they're quite expensive (about $8 to start, going way up from there). But, should you find yourself in one they're naturally hugely clean and sophisticated, that sophistication getting a boost now by DoCoMo. 820 black sedans for hire in Tokyo will be outfitted with WiFi, freely available to customers who dishonor the back seats with their backsides. 100 of the cars will even have Sony PSPs back there too, which is odd because we were pretty sure everyone in Tokyo already had one -- or a DS, at least. These specially equipped taxis can be identified by the red DoCoMo WiFi stickers on the doors, so don't accept anything less, no matter how late you are for that KneuKlid Romance concert in Shinjuku.

Docomo grants Japanese taxis with WiFi, PSPs, little red stickers originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 07 Dec 2010 10:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>docomojapanntt docomoNttDocomoplaystationplaystation portablePlaystationPortablepspsonytaxitokyowifiTue, 07 Dec 2010 10:31:00 EST<![CDATA[Sony PSP to gain unlimited music via cloud-based Qriocity service]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/29/sony-psp-to-gain-unlimited-music-via-cloud-based-qriocity-servic/http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/29/sony-psp-to-gain-unlimited-music-via-cloud-based-qriocity-servic/http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/29/sony-psp-to-gain-unlimited-music-via-cloud-based-qriocity-servic/#comments Just days after Sony's Qriocity video-on-demand service went live across Europe, in flies this -- news that the aforesaid service will be spreading its wings and touching the PSP in short order. Word on the street has it that the next PlayStation Portable update (v6.35) will bring along Music Unlimited powered by Qriocity, described as a "new, cloud-based, digital music service from Sony that will give music lovers access to millions of songs stored and synchronized through the cloud." Post-update, users will notice a new icon in the PSP's XrossMediaBar under the 'Music' category, and moreover, the Media Go application for managing PSP downloadable content on your PC will be updated "with enhancements to the user interface and advanced photo editing tools." Sony's remaining mum on a launch date, but the internet is already abuzz about what this may mean for the impending PlayStation Phone. Will Sony finally have a leg-up over iOS with an ingrained unlimited music client? A boy can dream, can't he?

Update: Tipster Isaac spotted the screen above and the one after the break on his PSPgo today. Looks like the launch may be sooner than we'd imagined, eh?

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Sony PSP to gain unlimited music via cloud-based Qriocity service originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 29 Nov 2010 12:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>audiodigital downloadsDigitalDownloadsfirmwaremedia goMediaGomusicplaystationplaystation portablePlaystationPortablepspQriocitysoftwaresonyunlimited musicUnlimitedMusicXMBXrossMediaBarMon, 29 Nov 2010 12:21:00 EST<![CDATA[Nintendo's Reggie Fils-Aime dishes cumulative sales numbers for current console generation]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/12/nintendos-reggie-fils-aime-dishes-cumulative-sales-numbers-for/http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/12/nintendos-reggie-fils-aime-dishes-cumulative-sales-numbers-for/http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/12/nintendos-reggie-fils-aime-dishes-cumulative-sales-numbers-for/#commentsRather like Nokia and its market share obsession, Nintendo just can't seem to stop talking about its hardware sales lead. The company's US chief, Reggie Fils-Aime, recently dished some NPD data detailing the specific advantage that the Wii has over its competitors in the US since the current console generation launched: Mario's team has managed to sell 30.4 million units of its hardware, followed by Microsoft's Xbox 360 at 21.9 million and Sony's PS3, which lags somewhere far behind with 13.5 million total sales. On the more mobile front, DS sales have ratcheted up to 43.1 million, more than doubling the PSP's 17.7 million shipments to the US of A. Nothing we haven't heard before, really, but it's always good to get a statistical update for the sake of keeping flamewars as informed as possible.

Nintendo's Reggie Fils-Aime dishes cumulative sales numbers for current console generation originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 12 Nov 2010 08:48:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>aggregateconsoleconsole salesconsole warsconsolesConsoleSalesConsoleWarscumulativedatadsfiguresgamingmicrosoftnintendonintendo dsnintendo wiiNintendoDsNintendoWiinpdplaystation 3playstation portablePlaystation3PlaystationPortableps3pspreggiereggie fils-aimeReggieFils-aimesalessonystatsUSwiixbox 360Xbox360Fri, 12 Nov 2010 08:48:00 EST<![CDATA[Sony ships EyePet for PSP, complete with camera]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/02/sony-ships-eyepet-for-psp-complete-with-camera/http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/02/sony-ships-eyepet-for-psp-complete-with-camera/http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/02/sony-ships-eyepet-for-psp-complete-with-camera/#comments Looking for a pinch of adorable, a taste of augmented reality and a shiny new peripheral for your PSP? Look no further, mate. Sony's EyePet title is now shipping in the US of A, and a required camera will come bundled in with each UMD. Amazon and friends have it listed for $39.99, and if you're hoping to avoid the otherwise unavoidable "sold out forever" sign during the final week of December, we'd recommend getting that order in now. Oh, and PSPgo owners need not apply -- this one's too cute for NAND.

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Sony ships EyePet for PSP, complete with camera originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 02 Nov 2010 20:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>arAugmented RealityAugmentedRealityeyepetgamingpetplaystationplaystation portablePlaystationPortablepspSCEAsonyTue, 02 Nov 2010 20:40:00 EST<![CDATA[The PlayStation Phone: new photos, more details!]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/29/the-playstation-phone-new-photos-more-details/http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/29/the-playstation-phone-new-photos-more-details/http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/29/the-playstation-phone-new-photos-more-details/#comments We've gotten our hands on some more images of the PlayStation Phone, and gleaned a few more juicy details about the handset. Firstly, as you can see in the photos, the model in question does indeed seem to be codenamed "Zeus" (as we reported on the 27th). Furthermore, the handset pictured is running Android 2.2, though apparently there are multiple devices out there with different versions on board (including at least one packed with Android 3.0). Based on what we know, there's little chance the phone will launch with Froyo -- but it's clear these have been worked on for some time with various versions of the OS.

The device appears to have an 8GB microSD card slotted, and at least 512MB of internal storage (though we're hoping it's the 1GB we've heard would be present). As you can see from the pictures in the gallery below, the device isn't exactly thin -- we surmise that the handset is around 17mm thick, or slightly thicker than HTC's Touch Pro 2 (and funnily enough, about the same as the PSPgo). From a design standpoint, the device seems to have more in common with BlackBerry handsets than previous Sony Ericsson phones; that smoky chrome bezel which surrounds the device is definitely giving us Torch flashbacks. As always, we're hard at work digging up more info on the phone (and potentially more images), but for now, just sit tight and enjoy the exclusive photos in the gallery below.

Gallery: Even more PlayStation Phone


Gallery: The PlayStation Phone


Gallery: PlayStation Phone details


The PlayStation Phone: new photos, more details! originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 29 Oct 2010 16:56:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>androidandroid 2.2Android2.2breaking newsBreakingNewsexclusivefroyogingerbreadgooglephoneplaystationplaystation phoneplaystation portableplaystation portable phonePlaystationPhonePlaystationPortablePlaystationPortablePhonepsppsp gopsp phonePspGoPspPhonesonysony playstation phonesony psp phoneSonyPlaystationPhoneSonyPspPhoneFri, 29 Oct 2010 16:56:00 EST<![CDATA[The PlayStation Phone]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/26/the-playstation-phone/http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/26/the-playstation-phone/http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/26/the-playstation-phone/#comments It's hard to believe that what we're looking at is real -- but we assure you, the picture above is in fact the PlayStation Phone you've long been waiting for. As we reported back in August, the device you see is headed into the market soon, likely boasting Android 3.0 (aka Gingerbread), along with a custom Sony Marketplace which will allow you to purchase and download games designed for the new platform. The device snapped up top (and in our gallery below) is sporting a 1GHz Qualcomm MSM8655 (a chip similar to the one found in the G2, but 200MHz faster), 512MB of RAM, 1GB of ROM, and the screen is in the range of 3.7 to 4.1 inches. Looking almost identical to the mockup we hit you with this summer, the handset does indeed have a long touchpad in the center which is apparently multitouch, and you can see in the photos that it's still bearing those familiar PlayStation shoulder buttons. For Sony buffs, you'll be interested to know that there's no Memory Stick slot here, but there is support for microSD cards.

The particular model in these shots is still in prototyping mode. As such, the unit doesn't have a custom skin (not even SE's Timescape design seen on the Xperia devices), and is said to be rather buggy. We're digging into more facts as we speak, but it's likely that much of what we reported earlier is still accurate, and though the device could still be headed for a 2010 release, 2011 is looking much more realistic. Still, there's a lot of time between now and the holidays... so keep your fingers crossed!

Gallery: The PlayStation Phone


Gallery: PlayStation Phone details


The PlayStation Phone originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 26 Oct 2010 21:09:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>androidandroid 3.0android 3.0 gingerbreadAndroid3.0Android3.0Gingerbreadbreaking newsBreakingNewsexclusivegingerbreadplaystationplaystation phoneplaystation portableplaystation portable phonePlaystationPhonePlaystationPortablePlaystationPortablePhonepsppsp gopsp phonePspGoPspPhonesonysony ericssonSonyEricssonTue, 26 Oct 2010 21:09:00 EST<![CDATA[More details emerge of supposed PSP2 with backside touch controls, HD screen, hot personality]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/25/more-details-emerge-of-supposed-psp2-with-backside-touch-control/http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/25/more-details-emerge-of-supposed-psp2-with-backside-touch-control/http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/25/more-details-emerge-of-supposed-psp2-with-backside-touch-control/#commentsMore details emerge of supposed PSP2 with backside touch controls, HD screen, hot personality About a month before this year's Tokyo Game Show we started hearing new reports of the PSP2, a device that's been rumored since roughly the dawn of time (which could explain the prehistoric creatures on the concept render above). These rumors, however, were different, specifically the mention of a touchpad on the back of the device. Alas that device didn't make an appearance to the press at TGS, but supposedly Sony was showing it off to some developers. Kotaku has learned a few more things, most notable being a display an inch larger than the current PSP's and having a high-def resolution -- a detail that should surprise none. According to the report Sony is still tweaking the internal hardware, trying to mitigate overheating issues ahead of a release sometime in the fall of 2011. That would likely mean an unveiling at the 2011 E3, the same place the original unit was first shown in the flesh eight whole years earlier.

More details emerge of supposed PSP2 with backside touch controls, HD screen, hot personality originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 25 Oct 2010 07:34:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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