Ever since Sony relaunched the PS3 last year around the release of the slimmed down 120GB PS3, the momentum behind the PS3 has been unstoppable. So much so, Sony has been having trouble keeping their big black behemoth on retailer shelves. Major game publishers such as EA are taking notice.
Posts Tagged ‘Blu-Ray’
Top EA Exec: PS3 is “On Fire”
Saturday, June 26th, 2010What’s New on Blu – Week of 06/15/10
Tuesday, June 15th, 2010Last weeks Blu-Ray releases left something to be desired. There wasn’t really anything spectacular and there really wasn’t that many choices. This week’s release brings a little more quality and quantity, however it still isn’t much to brag about.
Blu-Ray Releases – Week of 06/08/10
Tuesday, June 8th, 2010Since the PlayStation 3 only does everything, including playing Blu-Ray movies, Blu-Ray has become a large part of the PlayStation LifeStyle. For all you HD movie fans out there, we’ve brought back our weekly Blu-Ray release feature, where we hope to inform the masses of what Blu-Ray movies are due out this week.
New PS3 Firmware Targeted For June
Wednesday, May 19th, 2010It was roughly 6 months ago when Sony vaguely announced that they would be bringing 3D compatibility to the PlayStation 3 — sans Blu-ray support — via a firmware update scheduled for sometime this summer. What they forgot to mention was which of the three summer months it would be available. Well, according to a [...]
Blu-Ray Titled Most Enticing Feature For Future PS3 Owners
Wednesday, May 19th, 2010Three weeks prior to the release of God of War III, the Nielsen Company, a firm dedicated to marketing and media research, recently held a consumer survey, asking future PlayStation 3 owners what features motivated them the most to make their purchase. The results of the survey were definitely interesting.
God Of War III Uses Monstrous Amount of Blu-Ray Space
Monday, February 22nd, 2010Rapidly approaching its release date, God Of War III has recently gone gold. Since the PlayStation 2 series, the hack-and-slash series has pushed the console hardware to the max. The folks at Sony Santa Monica have shared a bit of info on how massive Kratos’ epic quest on the PlayStation 3′s Blu-Ray disc.
Zombieland Blu-Ray Entices you with PS3 Bonus
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010When Sony decided to future proof the PlayStation 3 with Blu-Ray, it was a costly expense at first, but is now starting to show it’s worth. The size of the disc and the content that can be crammed onto it is unparalleled. When District 9 hit late last year, it came equipped with a demo of the God of War III E3 2009 demo for those to enjoy. Zombieland, another fantastic movie from 2009, continues this trend with a free bonus for anyone who buys the Blu-Ray Edition.
Sony Working on New Disc Format, Possibly For PS4
Monday, January 11th, 2010In a recent interview with Play3, Sony’s Senior VP of Product Development, Shuhei Yoshida said that the PlayStation 4 will use optical storage discs like Blu-Ray for blockbuster games. This was surprising considering Sony’s digital push with UMD-less PSPgo, and the trend the gaming industry has shown toward digital distribution. So if the PS4 is [...]
Qriocity, Sony’s Newest Service Uses PSN ID to Sign into Other Sony Electronics
Monday, January 11th, 2010A few weeks ago, a trademark filed by Sony was uncovered. Dubbed Qriocity, the title alone piqued our “curiosity”. Originally we speculated it may have been a Qore-like service for the PSP. However, it seems as though Qriocity is Sony’s first attempt at bringing PlayStation Network ID services to other Sony products including network enabled [...]
Sony Upping Blu-Ray Capacity Soon
Friday, January 8th, 2010Sony, in conjunction with Panasonic, have announced that Blu-Ray discs are about to get a bit larger in capacity.
This Is It: The King of Pop Teams Up With the King of Consoles
Wednesday, January 6th, 2010Who doesn’t love PS3 bundles? Especially in Japan, bundles typically sell much better than standalone consoles. Perfect examples of this would be the recent Final Fantasy XIII ‘Lightning’ white and pink PS3 bundled with a copy of FFXIII, the Metal Gear Solid 4 gun-metal PS3 bundle, or even the Yakuza 3 white PS3 bundle. This [...]
God of War Collection Visuals a Colossal Improvement
Saturday, November 7th, 2009The epic hack-and-slasher series God of War is receiving its first collection in less than two weeks, and more information is finally starting to trickle in. The God of War Collection was announced as a composition of both God of War 1 and 2 from the PlayStation 2 platform compiled on a Blu-Ray disk with [...]
Halo Has a Date With the PS3
Friday, November 6th, 2009This coming February, Halo fans around the world will be able to get their hands on “Halo Legends,” a series of animated shorts involving their favorite Chief. But the only console that will be able to play the release in its highest quality will be PlayStation 3 owners.
Netflix Streams To PS3 Despite Microsoft’s Exclusivity Deal
Wednesday, October 28th, 2009As many heard the other day Netflix will finally be streaming to the PS3 gaming console. What many didn’t hear is that streaming Netflix to the PS3 wont be done through an application on the XMB menu system, but instead will be using BD Live through a special Blu-Ray Disc to stream content. The interesting [...]
Gran Turismo 5 May Span Three Discs
Wednesday, October 21st, 2009Gran Turismo 5 isn’t due out until this coming Spring. But the potential casing for the final product may have already been spotted in the video below. The surprising part is that Gran Turismo 5 might be comprised of multiple Blu-Ray discs.
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