Sony has announced plans to launch the "PSP Remaster" series, titles originally intended for the PSP but reworked to play on the PS3. As well as boosting the graphics quality to better suit a big-screen gaming experience, Sony will enable cross-platform PSP and PS3 multi-player titles using a new "adhoc party for PlayStation Portable" application on the home console.
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SlashGear Weekly Roundup Video – May 22, 2011
Gaming got some extra attention this week with speculation about the next-gen Nintendo Wii, a unique offer on the Xbox 360, and restoration issues for the PlayStation network. Android’s WiFi security problem gets a fix, and the latest 3.1 Honeycomb update will be heading to the Asus Eee Pad Transformer and the Acer Iconia Tab A500 in June. Amazon is possibly ramping up a family of Android tablets, with the first two codenamed ‘Coyote’ and ‘Hollywood’ to hit the market before end of the year. Apple will be celebrating its 10th retail anniversary with a possible revamp dubbed Apple Store 2.0. The timelines for various smartphones and tablets have been revealed for the major carriers Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile. Continue after the jump for the roundup video and the full recap list.
I Don’t Hate You, I Just Want To Kill You
When the PlayStation Network went down, I did not notice. I own a PlayStation 3, and I do play it regularly. But I never play games online. I can’t. It’s not my favorite style of gameplay, the fast-paced twitch-gaming. I’ll never practice enough to be competitive among the top gamers I seem to always encounter. But mostly, it sucks out too much of my soul and leaves me feeling intense hatred for the human race.
Sony PlayStation Network suffers new hack
Sony’s PlayStation Network woes continue, with the company’s own password reset system – a mandatory step in getting back online after Sony restored PSN services at the weekend – turning out to be a loophole for account theft. Resetting a password required just a PSN account email and the user’s date of birth, Nyleveia spotted: two elements that were among the data stolen in the original hack back in April.
PlayStation Network ‘Welcome Back’ Compensation Detailed
The PlayStation Network is now back up in North America, parts of Europe and the MIddle East, starting this past Saturday when Sony CEO Kazuo Hirai sent out a video message announcing the good news. Now, Sony has gone further to detail their 'Welcome Back' package or 'make good' offer for their PSN members that includes free games, movies, and access to PlayStation Plus.
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PSN password reset surge triggers further downtime
The PlayStation Network may be back online in many regions - North America and locations in Europe and the Middle East got the green light this weekend - but that still doesn't necessarily mean gamers can access the service. According to Sony, the huge number of people resetting their passwords has caused ISPs to throttle the confirmation emails automatically sent out.
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PlayStation Network service spreads: UK, Middle East, more
It's not just North America getting some PlayStation Network and Qriocity service this weekend. Sony has taken to Twitter to confirm that phase one of the restoration is now rolling out in the UK, Ireland and the Middle East, as the company brings the reinforced servers back online.
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It’s Official: Xbox 360 Is the Best Console of This Generation
In the video game industry, there have always been debates among gamers over which company delivered the best hardware on the market. Years ago, that debate raged on between Sega and Nintendo fans. After Sega was knocked out of the market, the attention shifted to Nintendo and Sony.
Nowadays, we have our work cut out for us. We need to decide which console — the Nintendo Wii, Sony PlayStation 3, or Microsoft Xbox 360 — is the best of this generation.
SlashGear Week in Review- Week 20 2011
This week was the big Google conference and tons of news came out of this show, we had a very busy week here at SlashGear; with that let us get to it. Sony promised Monday that the PSN would be fully back and running by May 31. So far, Sony has offered very few details on the outage and what has been done to prevent it from happening again.
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Sony’s Next PSN Challenge: Restoring Reputation
After weeks of downtime, governmental scrutiny and untold user fury, Sony has finally begun to restore PlayStation Network and Qriocity streaming media services. It’s not been an easy journey, either: it wasn’t just server failure that took the PSN offline, but a security breach that saw millions of consumer records snatched out from under Sony’s nose. With only the slightest publicly-released information to go on, systems experts have looked on in horror as Sony took a forced deep-dive through server strata, uncovering the flaws – in its data centers and its ego – that allowed the hack to take place. Still, Sony may find that restoring the PlayStation Network and Qriocity services were the easy part – rebuilding its ailing reputation may be far trickier.
PlayStation Network is back online [Video]
Sony has confirmed that the PlayStation Network is coming back online, with a mandatory system software update (v3.61) for PS3 consoles before they can rejoin the PSN. The phased update has now spread across North American and Europe, though there may be some delay as servers repopulate. Plus, Sony’s Kazuo Hirai has shared a video message about the restoration, which you can see after the cut.
Activision Blizzard Announces Call Of Duty Black Ops For China, Reports High Q1 Earnings
Activision Blizzard announced a new Call of Duty online game today specifically for the Chinese market. The release will be a micro-transaction based online game that is free-to-play but will require small amounts of real money for virtual goods. This will be the first time the company has offered this type of game in Asian markets.
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