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• 2011-06-07

  So, that one was obviously the wrong picture. But that doesn’t mean the other one is much better? If Nintendo thinks people are using the iPad as a gaming device because it is perfect for that job, that’s not what it is. It’s because folks are owning this device anyhow and what’s wrong about playing some cheap games.

• Welcome PlayStation Vita - Sony’s answer to all the smartphones out there which are slowly taking away some of the market share from classic gaming devices.

  With a price tag of $249 for the Wifi and $299 for the 3G version, Sony provides a competitive yet not too cheap and fully featured device, that is for sure still ahead of all the tablets and phones out there when it comes to controls and performance.

  Can’t wait until end of the year when this new product shows up worldwide, at the same time …

• My next monitor

  

  Thinking myself about getting a 3D capable monitor for quite some time, Sony’s new PlayStation 3D 24” screen actually comes right on time for me.

  Not being perceived as a big thing during and after the press conference I guess this is a great enabler for Sony’s 3D move across all product lines. How many people can or will replace their almost brand new flat screen for a new 3D capable TV set? So why not getting a second unit that can do the trick? In my case, this will also replace my computer monitor which I use with my Mac …

  P.S. The thing has 2 HDMI and a component input and comes as a bundle for $499 with a pair glasses and Resistance 3 … 

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  Nintendo must be kidding to actually introduce a controller like this. Too bulky, pricy and ugly if you ask me. The few cases where the touch screen makes real sense and draws the attention from the big screen to the small screen don’t justify such a device.

  P.S. Sony can simply use its new PSVITA as an alternative controller in such cases …

• 2011-06-06

  Welcome Back, PSN

  After the being hacked by some retards pretending doing that for the better of all of us, Sony had to do something in order to pay its customer a little back from what they have been suffering over the last couple of weeks. So the Welcome Back program was born.

  But can you actually complain about something that is free? Well, I think yes, if it doesn’t satisfy the original intention. So what is wrong with the Welcome Back program? Simply put it is to little for those hardcore players out there suffering the most from this data security disaster. 

  Let’s take a look a the package that has been offered on a worldwide basis to those more than 70 million PSN users.

  Two PS3 games from the following list:

  • LittleBigPlanet
  • Infamous
  • Wipeout HD/Fury
  • Ratchet and Clank: Quest for Booty
  • Dead Nation

  We are talking about games that have been out there for a while and for sure are owned by most of the PS3 core gamers. For me the only benefit was to get a downloadable version of LBP and inFamous that I can run directly from my HDD. 

  For those with PSP accounts, you will also be eligible to download two PSP games from the following list:

  • LittleBigPlanet PSP
  • ModNation PSP
  • Pursuit Force
  • Killzone Liberation

  Well, the same here: old games which most of the PSP owners most probably already own. If you own them on UMD, this is your chance to get a downloadable version that eventually can be used with the new NGP aka PSVITA

  - 30 days free PlayStation Plus membership for non PS Plus subscribers

  Actually a nice deal for all PSN members

  - Existing PlayStation Plus subscribers will be given 60 days free subscription.

  I would say that this is the minimum for all Plus subscribers

  - For existing Music Unlimited subscribers, you will be given 30 days free subscription.

  This is actually something I don’t understand. Sony is basically extending your membership by the time the network was down. What is the benefit of that. It should have been 60 days at least.

  All in all, there is nothing wrong with the Welcome Back package at all, but the games they’ve selected and the extended membership especially in the case of Qriocity is just not compelling enough for those folks that paid some good money in the past.

• The NGP sorry, the PSVITA is going to be a killer machine. Just watch this little teaser and you know what you’ve been waiting for since you are trying to play games on the iPhone or the iPad … 

• 2011-06-04

  

  Remember the KoalaPad?

• 2011-05-29

  PSP2 = NGP = PSVITA?

  Right before this years E3 a website called Games Pundit disclosed what seems to be the final name of the NGP aka. PSP2: PSVITA or PlayStation Vita. 

  

  Like with most changes it takes some time to get used to it, but if this is actually true, it is at least more intelligent than just doing the usual 2.0 thing. Given the fact that the PSP has had a tough time during the last month mostly due to the presence of smart phones, it might be as well another good move from Sony to actually start an all new brand and eco system.

  Anyway, whatever the name is, we are of course more interested in the device itself …

• 2011-05-15

  PSN is finally getting back on track …

  Find more details on the official PlayStation blog …

• 2011-05-14

  Amazon Servers Used in Sony Playstation Hack

  I just hope they will catch all of those nerds soon …