PlayStation 3

Three Reasons You Will Buy a PlayStation3 Slim

Kit Eaton — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 10:16:12 -0400

To no one's surprise, Sony pulled the wrappers off its skinnied-down PlayStation 3 games console yesterday, the PS3 Slim. It's been long expected, and comes with a much-needed price cut. But will you buy it? Here's three reasons you will.

PS3 Slim "Confirmed"--It's Real, Coming to GamesCon, Supposedly

Kit Eaton — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 10:40:56 -0400

We've heard rumors for a while, but now Web site Pocket Lint is saying it's got the reliable honest-to-goodness real word on the matter: Sony's revamped skinny PlayStation 3--the PS3 Slim--is real, and it'll be announced next week.

Sony's Jack Tretton Talks PlayStation 3 and the 10-Year Console Cycle

Kevin Ohannessian — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:47:41 -0400

How do you measure the effectiveness of a game, beyond the monetary value alone?

Sony's PSP Go Rumored for E3, Slim PS3 Due for Fall

Kit Eaton — Thu, 28 May 2009 09:43:27 -0400

Seriously fueling the rumors we reported earlier, new information has popped up online saying that Sony will demo a revised PlayStation Portable (PSP) at the annual E3 gaming expo. A slimmed-down PS3--which is the more exciting announcement--will follow later.

Microsoft's Black Friday and the Success of Xbox 360

Kevin Ohannessian — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:29:24 -0500

Microsoft announced today that on Black Friday its Xbox 360 game console outsold Sony's PlayStation 3 at a 3 to 1 ratio. That record weekend of sales puts the 360 over 25 million systems sold worldwide, surpassing the sales of the original Xbox -- and in only three years.

Why Grand Theft Auto IV Rocks

Quibian Salazar-Moreno — Thu, 29 May 2008 21:35:05 -0400

Its first day in stores, on April 29, Grand Theft Auto IV, the epic video game from Rockstar Games, took in $310 million in sales. That accounts for around 3.6 million copies of the game sold, according to the game company. Grand Theft Auto IV went on to sell 6 million copies the first week on shelves, totaling $500 million in worldwide sales and smashing the $300 million first week sales record set last September by Microsoft’s Halo 3. The hype and anticipation of Grand Theft Auto IV has been unmatched since it was announced in 2006 and it is reflected in the game’s sales.