Sony has rolled out new PlayStation Store content, starting with a sale on a slew of D3 Publisher's PSP titles, Qore Ep. 21, Fret Nice, demos for Battlefield: Bad Company 2, Aliens vs. Predator, Fret Nice, Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce, Tank Battles, DLCs for White Knight Chronicles, Dragon Ball: Raging Blast, MX vs ATV Reflex, song packs for Guitar Hero 5, Rock Band; and the usual game/movie trailers, PS3 themes, downloadable PSP games (After Burner: Black Falcon, Armored Core: Silent Line).

Sony has rolled out new PlayStation Store content, starting with Command & Conquer Red Alert 3 Commander’s Challenge ($9.99), Zombie Apocalypse ($9.99), demos for Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2, Zombie Apocalypse, Lost Planet 2 Co-Op Campaign, Wolfenstein, Punisher: No Mercy, Half-Minute Hero (PSP), NBA 10 The Inside. There are also DLCs for Batman Arkham Asylum Map Pack (free), Fallout 3: Broken Steel, Madden NFL 10 AFL Legacy Pack, Midnight Club LA Police Car Pack, song packs for Guitar Hero, Rock Band (Unplugged); and the usual game/movie trailers, PS3 themes and downloadable PSP games (Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition, Manhunt 2, Valhalla Knights, and Midnight Club L.A. Remix)

Sony has rolled out new PlayStation Store content, starting with Buzz Jr. Robo Jam ($4.99), Battlefield: 1943 ($14.99), demos for Ghostbusters and Battlefield: 1943, DLCs for MotorStorm Pacific Rift, Cross Edge, Dynasty Warriors 6 Empires, Midnight Club Los Angeles, Skate 2, song packs for Guitar Hero World Tour and Rock Band, as well as the usual game/movie trailers, PS3 themes and downloadable PSP games (Spec Ops: Stealth Patrol and XS Junior League Soccer).

Sony has rolled out new PlayStation Store content, starting with Wheel of Fortune ($14.99), DLCs for LittleBigPlanet, High Velocity Bowling, PAIN, Call of Duty: World at War Map Pack 1 ($9.99), Midnight Club: Los Angeles, NCAA Basketball 09 Bracket Pack (free), Street Fighter IV, Trivial Pursuit, Unreal Tournament 3 Titan Pack (free), FIFA 09 Ultimate Team (free), song packs for Guitar Hero World Tour, Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol Encore 2, and Rock Band, a demo for Red Alert 3: Ultimate Edition, and the usual game/movie trailers and PS3 themes.

After a false start yesterday, Sony has rolled out Life with PlayStation, a new lifestyle service that offers users a new visual and interactive way to use their PS3 to access news and information from around the world.

Sony has rolled out new PlayStation Store content starting with issue #3 of its Qore magazine, addon/DLC for NASCAR 09 (2.49) and Snakeball ($1.99), GH III Interscope track pack ($6.25), System of A Down ($1.99) and Cruefest #2 ($2.99) tracks for Rock Band. More importantly the Home Theme that will allow you to join the beta, and the usual trailers, themes, and wallpapers.

Sony has rolled out new PlayStation Store content starting with a demo for NARUTO: Ultimate Ninja Storm, 8bit Games' elephant herding puzzle game Elefunk (free demo/$4.99 for the full game), or fans of the PSOne classic Rayman can get the full game ($5.99) for the PS3/PSP. There are of course also the usual game/movie trailers, E3 trailers, PS3 themes and wallpapers.

DivX announced that its video technology will be integrated into Sony's PS3, allowing it to play video files encoded with the popular video codec.

An early Circuit City mailing reveals that the $599 price tag for the PS3 might drop by no less than $100 starting July 15, according to the sales paper. Added to the earlier promotion of 5 free Blue-Ray movies with the purchase of any compatible player, it makes the PS3 very attractive at $499. The ad, however, did not reveal if this was a temporary promotion or if it is exclusive to Circuit City stores. Maybe Sony's E3 briefing will shed more details on the matter ...

Sony Computer Entertainment Korea's website has confirmation of earlier rumors that the PS3 might be getting a bigger harddrive. An FCC filing back in March revealed that Sony was working on an 80GB version, including some tweaks to the Bluetooth feature. SCEK's website has the new version going on sale next month, June 16, for an estimated price of $ 557 / EUR 412. While the North American offices are still closed, Sony Europe said there are no release plans other than Korea.

A new version of Gran Turismo HD Concept will be available on the Playstation Store Thursday, adding worldwide rankings via the Playstation Network, as well as force feedback support, an Armored Core 4 demo and various trailers ...

In an interview with CNET, Sony's CEO made a statement that, if true, indicates the European PS3 launch might be facing a delay after all. Originally scheduled for March, Howard Stringer commented "We have got the European launch in April, which is very important to us." Unless this is merely a miscommunication Europe will have to wait yet another month extra.

UPDATE:Sony Europe President David Reeves confirmed again that the PS3 is still on for a March release, Stringer's statement was a mishap.

Research and Markets' latest survey "The Transforming Global Video Games Market: The Emergence of Next Generation Gaming," predicts that sony PS3 will win the console war in the long term with an install base of around 75 million globally by 2010.

A Time article looking back at phenomena that captivated the media during 2006, but in the long run turned out to be less than huge, calls the PS3 a bust. Listed among disappointing box office movie Snakes on a Plane, O.J. Simpson's "If I Did it .." scandalous book, the underwhelming Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip TV series, and less than stellar Olympic performance of Bode Miller, is Sony's next-gen PS3 console, refered to as "How to blow a huge lead." Critized for being too expensive, too difficult to develop for, not enough launch day units, and bad initial portfolio.

The PlayStation Network (PSN) allows every PS3 user to experience the built-in broadband connectivity capabilities assuring immediate access to the PSN with free services including network gaming, access to the PlayStation Store, web browsing, friend chat, and more.

SCEA announced the launch of its next generation PlayStation 3 entertainment system, for sale ($499-$599) throughout North America. In addition to the PS3 hardware, a software line up of more than 20 first- and third-party titles will be available at retailers nationwide.

While Sony promised that all PSOne and PS2 games would be backward compatible, it also unveiled that even your old savegames will be useable on the PS3. To use saved data on a PS2 memory card, you must copy the data onto a virtual memory card within the hard disk,which will require a PS2/PSone memory card adaptor to copy the data to your PS3. A memory card adaptor is designed to edit, up/download game saves to and from EMS flash card or smart media card. Details on the adaptor, as to price or manufactorer, were however not provided

Asustek Computer announced it will deliver PS3 game consoles to Sony this month as the Japanese firm gets ready to step up productions to meet demand for the 2006 holiday season. The first shipment is for 4 million units, with a target of 200,000 units per month thereafter. Hon Hai Precision Industry Co will pitch in shortly and will soon begin making PS3 units for Sony as well.

Not quite sure what to make of this, but in an interview with PSM, SCEA president Kaz Hirai made a rather surprising statement about the game prices for its upcoming PS3 console. "I think it would be a bit of a stretch to think that we could suddenly turn around and say, 'PS3 games now $99.99.' I don't think the consumers expect the software pricing to suddenly be double. So, if it becomes a bit higher than 59 bucks, don't ding me, but, again, as I said, I don't expect it to be 100 bucks."

Sony Computer Entertainment is looking for people interested in testing PS3 software, "This position entails checking the functionality of software for the PS3, PS2, and PSP, compiling reports, and evaluating content." Requirements are pretty light, between the age of 20-30, ability to work for a year starting July 18, not be a student, and obviously love games. No experience is required and pay ranges from $8 to $12/hour. Interested parties must submit their résumé to SCEJ by July 3.

With the launch of new consoles comes the inevitable discussion of backwards compatibility, and it seems Sony is running into a few issues. Initially announced as made possible through a software emulator, it seems engineers will not be able to complete the tool in time, and thus Sony opted to simple include PS2 hardware inside each PS3, at least until the emu is finished. The report also reveals update patches through online service, plans for bigger hds, upgraded network features, and that the flash memory will be used for its OS. There is also speculation on Sony's next-gen console price, set at 73,000 yen, but that is to be taken with a grain of salt.

According to ABI Research, Sony's console pricing strategy is fraught with risk, and may ultimately jeopardize its market leadership position. Sony is placing a serious bet that its inclusion of a Blu-ray drive in the PlayStation 3 will entice consumers to pay a premium price for the new console, despite lower cost alternatives from both Nintendo and Microsoft.

The Sony pre-E3 briefing just concluded, and the big news out of the event is that Sony's next-gen console will launch in Japan on November 11 and in North America, Europe and Australia on November 17. Each unit will ship with a hard drive included, although there will be two versions: a PS3 with a 20gb hd will set you back $499, while the 60gb version will cost $599. Its redesigned Dual Shock controller is wireless, Bluetooth-enabled and uses motion sensors, similar to the Wii conroller.

In an interview with radio program Générations Europe 1, Sony Europe's Vice President Georges Fornay seems to have indicated a possible price range for Sony's next-gen console. As the answer to a question about the $500 price tag, Fornay replied that the PS3 would be in that price range, but switched over to Euros (500€ is approximately $620 USD). Sony Europe's VP said that the PS3 would be an expensive gaming machine, but relatively cheap considering the blu-ray technology included, which costs 1,000€. Later that day, Fornay retracted his on-air statement, saying he never announced a launch price.

AGEIA Technologies today announced that the latest version of AGEIA PhysX SDK version 2.4 will become available to registered PlayStation 3 game content developers on March 31, 2006.