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The Playstation line of gaming consoles from Sony Computer Entertainment exceeded 6.5 million units. PS Vita sold half million units to consumers since its launch on December 17, 2011 in Japan and December 23, 2011 in Asia. PS Vita launched concurrently with 24 software titles from both 3rd party developers and publishers and SCE Worldwide [...]

  Sony in their Gamescom conference announced to launch a new affordable PSP. This new PlayStation handheld will be restricted to PAL regions and will sport a slightly revamped design. Sony has pegged the PSP at €99 and low price means exclusion of some features, which in this case will be no Wi-Fi. UMD will [...]

  The October launch rumored a few days back for PlayStation Vita has been squashed by Sony. Sony’s Kazuo Hirai has confirmed that the PlayStation Vita’s “end of 2011″ launch will only be applicable for Japan. The new handheld will be launched in Japan this year whereas UK and US will get it next year, [...]

  Sony announced a price cut for its PSP handheld console (PSP-3000) that will make the console one of the cheapest in the market. Starting Feb 27, consumers will be able to buy the console for just $129.99. Needless to say, this move is clearly influenced by the NGP that is expected to reach the [...]

  Here are the full specifications and official images of the new Sony PSP, codenamed NGP (Next Generation Portable). During the unveiling, Sony revealed the new console to have most advanced CPU and it certainly is. The new PSP will come with a processor based on qua-core ARM Cortex-A9 and PowerVR’s SGX543MP4+ GPU. Full Specifications: [...]

  Sony has finally unveiled the PSP successor. Codenamed as NGP (or Next Generation Portable), the PSP2 boasts some interesting specs. On the design front, the new PSP comes with a “Super Oval” design that is claimed to be created for long play sessions and has added the much-needed dual analog sticks as well as [...]

  While we’re hoping to see the first glimpse of PSP2 today at an event in Tokyo, PSP’s cellular sibling has got a detailed preview. The team over at Engadget managed to lay their hands on the PlayStation Phone, which will be marketed under the Xperia brand as Xperia Play. The preview was based on [...]

  We’ll definitely know if Sony is going to reveal PSP2 in couple of days but Nikkei, Japan’s business daily is throwing some more details on the PlayStation Portable successor. According to the daily, the new PSP will have an OLED display as well as 3G support from NTT DOCOMO. 3G data will allow users [...]

  Sony’s plan to unveil the PSP2 at an event in Japan on January 27 could turn out to be true. Bloomberg has published a report that cites their two sources claiming to reveal the updated gaming console on January 27 in Japan whereas the oft-leaked PlayStation Phone in February at the Mobile World Congress. [...]

  Sony is looking to give the first glimpse on its upcoming PSP2 handheld console if the latest report is to be believed. VG247 claims that Sony is holding a “business overview and strategy meeting” in Tokyo on January 27 and “very select press” is invited where they’ll get a look at the PSP2. PSP2 [...]

  Sony executive, Kazuo Hirai recently confirmed that the next-gen PSP or the PSP2 is definitely coming. Talking to New York Times’ Bits Hirai said that they’re in the “successor game since the day PlayStation was released” but to everyone’s dismay did not spill detailed info on the device. He however, spoke about PSP’s controllers [...]

  Sony has announced that they’ll release a new firmware update for their PSP console. The update is a minor one to prepare the console for the launch of Music Unlimited service by Qriocity. The service is a cloud-based music service that will give consumers access to millions of songs and synced on the cloud. [...]

  At the outset of the year’s biggest holiday season, Sony has announced a price cut to its latest handheld gaming console. Starting this month, the PSPgo console in the United States and Japan will sell for $199 and 16,800 yen from $249 and 26,800 yen respectively. For the uninitiated, PSPgo adopts a slider form [...]

  At the Tokyo Game Show, Sony announced new additions to its PS3 and PSP lineups. After painting the 160GB PS3 Slim in Classic White, Sony has also made the top-end SKU of the PS3 available in the same color. The Classic White 320GB PS3 will be available from October 21 in Japan carrying a [...]

  If you’re a God of War fan like me, you wouldn’t want to miss this Entertainment bundle announced by Sony. The God of War: Ghost of Sparta PSP-3000 bundle is up for pre-order on online retailers like Amazon and includes lots of goodies like the uniquely colored Black and Red two-toned PSP-3000 console, the [...]