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It’s seems to be that time again when the PlayStation Portable phone rumours are hitting the interwebs. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Sony is currently working on a smartphone that can “download and play Playstation games.”

I might be tempted to buy a PSP Smart phone. Might, being the key word. But let’s see where these rumours lead.

The Wall Street Journal is an English-language international daily newspaper published by Dow Jones & Company, a division of News Corporation, in New York City, with Asian and European editions.

The Journal has the largest circulation of any newspaper in the United States. According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations, it has a circulation of 2.1 million copies (including 400,000 online paid subscriptions) as of October 2009[2] compared to USA Today’s 1.9 million. Its main rival in the business newspaper sector is the London-based Financial Times, which also publishes several international editions. Taken from Wikipedia

The “Uncharted 2 PlayStation Heroes Skin Pack” rounds up a cast of characters from PlayStation 3 game exclusives for some fun in the game’s multiplayer mode.

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves is getting some new downloadable content next week. Game developer Naughty Dog is bringing seven new multiplayer skins from other PS3 games, including Killzone 2 (Sev, Helghast Soldier), Resistance 2 (Nathan Hale, Chimera) and Infamous (Good Cole, Evil Cole, Zeke).

One month after the original PS3 slim was released, Sony are releasing a second slim model. This time round, the console packs more than twice as much storage with a 250GB hard drive instead of the 120GB. Bad news for anyone who’s already purchased the new PS3 slim though.
The 250GB model will be released on October 1st for £285 in the UK, making it only £35 more for the increased hard drive space.

The gaming event of the year has arrived and all the major players have revealed some juicy games and accessories. The event saw many announcements from Sony, although it wasn’t what everyone was hoping for. There was no word on a price cut for the PS3, which is a disappointment to many. There was also a rumour of a PS3 slim, but there was no mention of another PS3 model coming.

Here’s what Sony showed for the Playstation 3.

PS3 Motion Controller announced and demonstrated. Coming in Spring 2010.

Agent announced for PLAYSTATION 3 from Rockstar Games. PS3 exclusive.

Assassin’s Creed 2 gameplay demo shown and PS3 to PSP interoperability confirmed.

Final Fantasy XIV Online announced. Online MMO game coming in 2010.

Gran Turismo 5 shown.

Trico (The Last Guardian) trailer shown.

ModNation Racers coming in 2010.

God of War 3 first minutes of gameplay shown. 20 minute playable demo at E3. The release date of God of War III was announced for March 2010.

With the following announced for the PSP.

PSP Go officially announced. Includes 16GB storage, WiFi, Bluetooth. No UMD slot. Available at $249.99 on October 1, 2009.

Media Go announced for PC (media management solution for PSP).

PSP Toolkit reduced 80% to encourage new development on the PSP.

All PSP titles going forward will be released as UMD and digital download.

Gran Turismo for PSP shown. Runs at 60 FPS. Uses Ad Hoc mode to race with up to 4 players. Trading and sharing of cars with other players.

Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker announced. Takes place 10 years after MGS 3, in the 1970s. Coming in 2010.

Resident Evil for PSP announced.

Final Fantasy VII announced for PSP (PSone classic). Available today on PlayStation Store.

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The Sony PSP 3000 is Sony’s newest advancement in mobile gaming. The 3000 is certainly an upgrade from previous PSP models. Right away you notice that the screen looks sharper and brighter. At times in older models, when you went into a dark area in the game it became hard to see and navigate your way around the game. The sony PSP 3000 also features Skype, and built in microphone to further advance the PSP in online gaming. The PSP also has a great game lineup with many of your favorite titles from the original playstation as well as new titles. Many of these titles also offer graphics that are superb to titles available for the Nintendo DS.

While the 3000 is definitely a step in the right direction, that does not mean that the system is perfect. During graphic intense moments while gaming, the system often displays scan lines and even has some lag while it computes what’s going on. The screen also has problems of its own. If you are able to actually remove all of the fingerprints the screen seems to attract, you then have to worry about the glare. I don’t think anyone is sure why Sony isn’t using glare resistant screens with their PSP’s, as it has been one of the biggest complaints throughout their production.

In conclusion, if you own a PSP already, it’s probably worth considering whether you really need to upgrade before buying. The PSP Brite is a step above what you have now but, not a lot really. If you are considering buying a PSP, the 3000 is the best model currently available. The PSP 3000 is a step in the right direction, but the system is still far from perfect, it’s getting there though.

Gamerstyle have posted on their front page telling us of the news that Sony are currently recalling LittleBigPlanet globally as there is a licensing issue with the game – it apparently has a background track that contains two expressions from the Qur’an.

LBP was due out on October 24th and is now delayed until further notice.

In a quote directly from GamerStyle:

Videogaming247 have posted up Sony’s response to the situation:

During the review process prior to the release of LittleBigPlanet, it has been brought to our attention that one of the background music tracks licensed from a record label for use in the game contains two expressions that can be found in the Qur’an. We have taken immediate action to rectify this and we sincerely apologise for any offence that this may have caused.

We’ll confirm the new launch date shortly.

The cell processor in the PS3 will be upgrading to 45nm in 2009, but, ‘impress’ have posted news stating that this is the chip the Playstation 4, hopefully due for release in 2010, will use too.

Reasons for using the same cell processor? To cut down on production costs it would seem, if the news is correct. It will be a technologically advanced processor, certainly advanced enough to be ahead of Microsoft and Nintendo in this area, so it shouldn’t be too much of a worry for anyone looking to the future of the Playstation brand.

Plenty of time for this news to be proven true or false of course but, its always good to read a little news to remind us that the PS4 is coming our way!

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Another week, another PSN update and this time round, it’s an exciting update!

Notably, Sony have added WipEout HD, a two-player, adrenaline filled ride which is a must for any speed fan out there. Burnout Paradise is also debuting this week. Both WipEout HD and Burnout Paradise are top ranking games so Sony should have a huge grin on it’s corporate face right now with such a superb update for the PSN! There is also the usual collection of demos, trailers and themes along with some new Rock Band tracks, available for download.
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