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40GB PS3 With Smaller 65nm Cell Chip

Those of you who own the new, trimmed-down PS3 console, should find this news interesting. Word has it that the 40GB models, which hit US stores this Friday, are fitted with a leaner 65nm Cell chip, as well as a smaller heat pipe that, supposedly, reduces the console’s power consumption by 32.5% - i.e. […]

PS3 2.0 firmware any day now

The much-talked about PS3 2.0 firmware could be with us within days, following new 2.0-compatible features being added to PSP. Newly-released PSP 3.72 firmware contains new Remote Play features which require the associated PS3 to be running on firmware version 2.0 - which has been hyped to high heaven within PS3 internet communities.

Codeshop: Making the Most of Cell

With programmers finding it difficult to take full advantage of PS3, tools company Codeplay hopes its new parallelism system will ease the pain.
In many respects, PlayStation 3 is an anachronism. The pinnacle of Sony Computer Entertainment’s decade-old philosophy that focuses on proprietary chip design to gain performance and long-term production efficiencies, it’s been […]

Blu-ray Gets Picture In Picture & PS3 Getting Firmware Update

20th Century Fox in January will release the first Blu-ray movie with picture-in-picture interactivity.
That’s according to an article by Video Business.

Top 4 Reasons Piracy Hasn’t Hit The PS3

Phgamer: “In Asia’s gaming culture, piracy has been common place for every major game console since the NES. In the mid 90’s a device called the UFO, allowed ROM games stored on floppy disks to be played on the SNES via a disk-drive like device that sat on top of the SNES. The 32-bit […]

PS3 Outsells Xbox 360 2:1 in EU

Vgchartz has just released their European hardware sales for the month, and the sales are definitely nothing short of interesting. PlayStation 3 fans of the console will find closure in the fact that the PlayStation 3 console has outsold the 360 nearly by a 2:1 margin.

Blu-ray Backers Launch New Promotional Campaign ” I do Blu”

Consumer electronics manufacturers and studios that back the Blu-ray Disc format have kicked off a new educational effort with the tagline “I do Blu.”

PS3 Games of November

November is the biggest month of the year for gaming as such writing this piece has taken far longer than any of my other pieces. We here at PS3informer have created a list of standout titles this month and rate how good we expect the title is going to be based on preview builds […]

$2,000 Yellow PS3 Is 2X Faster Than Normal PS3

An auction is currently up on eBay for a Sony PS3 console which is being sold to users as being two times faster than the original PS3 console.
This is a very interesting and unique PS3 console to say the least and one which has garnered quite a bit of attention up on eBay. […]

No downloadable content for EA’s skate

EA is the biggest third party software developer in the world, and, as they say, the rich get richer. The newest and most rapidly growing form of producing gaming revenue is downloadable content. That’s why we were surprised to hear that there would be no downloadable content released for EA’s Tony Hawk competitor, skate. […]

PlayStation 3 losses now over $1 billion

Article detailing the losses of PS3
“Almost a year ago, I commented: “Still, the expectation that Sony will lose $1 billion on the PS3 in the first year may turn out to be low.” And as BusinessWeek has now pointed out, “Sony’s gaming division has just lost $848 million — double the figure from […]

PS3 Exclusive GripShift Coming to Xbox Live Arcade?

“According to a new ESRB ratings update, Sidhe Interactive is bringing its Stunt Car Racer-esque game to Xbox Live Arcade.”

How to stream to the PS3 using Windows Media Player

At the below link, you will find a way to stream media from your computer to the PS3. This feature allows you to save space on the included hard drive so you can download more games and demos. It is a great tutorial and well worth the look.

Can Sony take on the 360 and the HD DVD at once?

Is the PS3 pushing Blu-ray or is Blu-ray pushing the PS3? Right now, neowin.net’s Emil Protalinski would say that Sony’s PlayStation 3 is pushing Blu-ray. Back in March, in response to a question on whether putting Blu-ray in the PS3 was a sound decision, Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios President Phil Harrison was quoted […]

Sony profits up despite PS3 losses

Sony’s return to financial health gathered pace today as the electronics giant reported a jump in earnings in the last quarter fuelled by demand for digital cameras and flat-screen TVs.
But its optimism was tempered by losses in its gaming division caused by price cuts designed to boost sales of its struggling game console, the […]


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