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Sales of Sony’s PlayStation Vita have dropped off significantly since its launch in Japan, a sign the company may have to make some changes to assure the console’s success. After selling more than 300,000 units in its first two days of release, the Sony moved just over 70,000 Vitas in the week ending December 25. [...]
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PlayStation Vita Faces Tough Road Ahead
December 20th, 2011 
admin Sony’s PlayStation Vita debuted to strong sales in Japan, but faces challenges from Nintendo’s 3DS, smartphones and the emergence of mobile gaming. Sony’s new portable game console sold 321,400 units in its first two days of release, on par with its predecessor, the PlayStation Portable, and roughly 50,000 behind the Nintendo 3DS, which launched earlier [...]
Sony PlayStation Vita Takes on Smartphone Gaming
December 16th, 2011 admin Sony plans to release the PlayStation Vita, its portable gaming system, in Japan tomorrow, vying for a piece of the mobile gaming market dominated by smartphone apps. The Vita features 5-inch OLED touch screen, an ARM Cortex-A9 quad-core processor, and a rear touch panel to add more functionality to game play. The device will go [...]
PlayStation Vita to Play PS3 Games
November 29th, 2011 admin The PlayStation Vita will be able to play all PlayStation 3 games remotely, as Sony looks to more tightly integrate its gaming consoles to stay competitive. The Vita’s Remote Play Feature will let users to play PS3 games on their Vita as long as they’re on their home network’s Wi-Fi connection. The feature will support [...]
Sony to Bring PlayStation Games to Android
October 22nd, 2011 admin Sony is looking to expand its gaming services on more portable devices, as the popularity of video games on smartphones continues to grow. The video game unit at Sony is reportedly in talks to bring the PlayStation Suite, a mobile app for Android tablets and smartphones, to even more devices. PlayStation Suite is currently only [...]
AT&T to Sell PlayStation Phone, With 4G
September 9th, 2011 admin AT&T plans to sell the Sony Xperia Play 4G, a smartphone capable of playing PlayStation Portable games, on September 18 for $50 with a two-year contract. The Play 4G runs Android 2.3 and features a 1-gigahertz processor, 4-inch touch screen and 5-megapixel camera. AT&T’s model has 4G capabilities, and includes a charging and multimedia dock. [...]
Sony PlayStation Vita Delayed to 2012
August 6th, 2011 admin Sony’s PlayStation Vita, its next gaming device, will be pushed back to 2012, missing the crucial holiday season and underscoring the handset maker’s attempts at turning around its struggling business. The Japanese electronics giant said the Vita will be released in Japan later this year, but consumers in the U.S. and Europe will have to [...]
Sony to Sell PlayStation Vita in October in U.K.
August 3rd, 2011 admin Sony’s PlayStation Vita may hit U.K. shelves in October, as excitement builds despite smartphones’ increasing popularity over traditional handheld gaming devices. The device will include a 5-inch multi-touch OLED screen and dual joysticks, along with front and rear touchpads and cameras. The Vita is set to replace its predecessor, the PlayStation Portable, offering better graphics [...]
Sony PlayStation Vita to Take on Smartphones
June 10th, 2011 admin Sony recently unveiled its latest portable gaming device, the PlayStation Vita, underscoring its hope and belief that handheld gaming devices can sell well even with the popularity of smartphones as a mobile gaming platform. The Tokyo-based company believes there is still a market for dedicated handheld gaming devices, and its PlayStation Vita will be a [...]
Congress Wants Answers From Sony on PlayStation Breach
May 3rd, 2011 admin A congressional subcommittee sent a letter to Sony asking for details about last week’s massive PlayStation Network user data theft, as the House considers legislation to help prevent future breaches. The letter asks how the breach occurred, what information was stolen, whether all users or just a subset were affected, whether Sony knows who is [...]
