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Jack Tretton says PS3 cost levied by abundance of planned content
Jack Tretton admitted the high price point of the PS3 console can prove a worthy "challenge," but he firmly believes the content lined up will justify its cost. A quick viewing of hot titles shown at Sony Gamers Day '07 should easily solidify his claim. He also projected a boost in PS3 sales over the next few months, stemming from the upcoming releases of a few stellar triple-A titles. While no specifics were mentioned by Mr. Tretton, we've got a pretty good idea what those triple-A games might be, judging from the mass of excellent footage from titles we've seen coming from SGD '07. We're most excited about the implementation of Home and titles like Eye of Judgement, Heavenly Sword and Uncharted. After checking out all of our extensive SGD '07 coverage, what triple-A titles are you looking forward to the most?
PSP Store is 'long overdue,' Sony admits
SCEA president Jack Tretton has reiterated Sony's intent to launch some semblance of a 'PSP Store,' but his statements provide little assurance that the project is a priority. "I think the advent of a long awaited and quite frankly long overdue ability to deliver a downloadable service for the PSP will help us out a great deal," Tretton said during an appearance at Sony Gamers' Day. "Hopefully we'll have it out there by the fall."Tretton gave no further insight into the proposed venture, leaving us to wonder if he was merely referring to SOE's Station Launcher, a forthcoming service that will offer downloads of PSP-formatted movies directly to the handheld device (via PC). Of course, there would be obvious benefits to launching a portable counterpart of PS3's PlayStation Store, complete with PS1 games, demos, and trailers -- and, dare we suggest, full e-Distribution titles. All with just the flick of a WLAN switch. If only...[Via PSP Fanboy]
SGD '07: PSP online store planned for Fall 2007
The Sony Gamers Day event certainly offered a lot of PSP news, and the long since rumor of an online store was finally brought back into the fold. SCEA president Jack Tretton briefly mentioned the possibility of an online store for the PSP, followed by a quick comment that it should have premiered awhile ago. No other details except he hoped "to have it out there by the fall." We know Sony has the upcoming Station Launcher for movie downloads so it was only a matter of time before their libraries opened up wider to incorporate games as well. No official word on if Station Launcher will also offer games, or if the games division will have a new service altogether. Lets just hope the powers that be are heeding Jack's word and diligently working on making this a reality sooner rather than later. We want not just PS1 reiterations, but PS2 classics as well, so get cracking![Via digg]
SGD '07: Stranglehold gallery will grab hold of you
And the embargo has been lifted on Sony's Gamer's Day and the screenshots have been pouring in! Following my previous Stranglehold post, you know of my newfound interest in the shooter-up action title and these newest shots definitely help. Check out the Tequila action in the gallery below! %Gallery-3206%
Lazard says: PS3 won't increase in sales without new lineup, price drop
Lazard's researchers have come up with some new numbers and expected goals for the coming holiday season -- they expect a solid 15% growth in software sales across the board. While we'd love to tell you all about Ubisoft's and Activision's profits and what-have-you, we're going to concentrate on what these Lazard folks said about the PlayStation 3's future. On Sony, Lazard said the upcoming Sony Gamers Day should focus on getting the message across what it is exactly Sony is planning to do. They point out the need to address their online strategy as well as the software lineup for the rest of the year. In addition to that, there is no indication of a pre-holiday sales increase unless, they say, a price cut and/or more robust title lineup is announced. We happen to agree. Let's get it together, Sony, and let people know what it is you're planning to get done by the end of the year. Stop being secretive or vague. Just tell us.
