Tag Archive for 'ps3'
If you guys are anything like me, you’re pretty damn excited about Rock Band 2. Details on the game are still fairly scarce (and will likely remain so until E3), however, we do have an idea of when we’ll see the game on store shelves. Let’s just say that Xbox 360 owners will be a [...]
We all know by now that the 2.40 update for the PS3 is going to contain the highly-anticipated XMB feature. However, sending messages without exiting your game can’t be the only big thing included, right? Hit the jump for a rundown of features that will be accessible without leaving your game.
This is no ordinary Bluetooth headset; while it will likely work with your cellphone or laptop, the PS3 branding should give away the fact that’s it’s been Sony sanctioned. Actually, this is the headset that will accompany the Blu-ray version of SOCOM Confrontation for the console, with a couple of gaming-specific features that differentiate it [...]
Who would’ve thought it - quietly, without telling anybody, Sony shifted production of the PS3’s Cell processor to a new, 65nm process last holiday. According to Sony Computer Entertainment CEO Kaz Hirai, the move was made in an attempt to reduce the cost of making the console, and that will continue as the PS3’s graphics [...]
There have been rumors floating around that Sony may attempt to enter the video download market by adding such a feature to the PS3. The company’s president confirmed this at a recent strategy meeting, citing non-game content and services as two of the key drivers for console sales.
When it comes to software updates for the PS3, it seems that only one thing matters these days. Sure, it’s nice to know that you’re getting “improved system stability when playing select PlayStation format software titles,” however, we all know you’re really just waiting for in-game XMB. Well Sony has officially confirmed that it will [...]
Iomega has announced a number of new storage-based products, ranging from simple external hard-drives to media converters and DVR accessories. Most interesting are the Screenplay HD and the Media Xporter Drive. The former, shown here, is a hard-drive and media player, that hooks up to a HDTV and surround sound system (via HDMI) to play [...]
If you’ve ever gone in search of an Xbox Live points card, you probably haven’t had much difficulty finding one, as they are in stores everywhere. Now alternatively if you go to look for a PSN card, you’re going to be searching for some time. However, it seems that one chain has finally gotten the [...]
There’s just something about fighting games that begs you to play them at an arcade. Perhaps its all of the quarters you spent as a child on Street Fighter, but it always seems more fun to mash those oversized buttons and use the joystick, rather than a boring old console controller. Well if you’re looking [...]
Not exactly a computer you can pick up at your local Circuit City, but we’ll make an exception for something that can break the petaflop barrier. IBM’s Roadrunner can fathom in excess of 1.026 quadrillion calculations per second, which makes it twice as fast as the company’s previous machine, Blue Gene/L, that topped out at [...]
