PS3 gains 1080p PVR services: record TV shows, watch on PS3/PSP

PlayTV will allow users to watch, pause and record live TV. PlayTV can also record individual shows, or entire series to the PS3 hard drive. The videos can then be watched from the PS3, or can be transferred to the PSP to watch on the go.

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Crytek using the PS3 to create 'secret technologies'

Crytek, the team behind the upcoming Crysis, is heavily invested in console development. In fact, it appears that Crytek is especially invested in Sony's next-gen platform. "Our PS3 development is going deeper than many people assume right now," studio boss Cevat Yerli told GI.biz.

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Sony announces high-definition DVR for the PlayStation 3 in Europe

Sony announces its newest attack on your living room: PlayTV, a high definition DVR that allows control and playback using a PSP. The catch? It is only going to be available in Europe.

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Sony wants The Agency to be free to play

At this week's Leipzig Games Convention, the president of SOE indicated that Sony was looking at making their upcoming MMO a free play title, meaning there would be no subscription fee. Instead, SOE would fund the title via micro-transactions and a 'velvet-rope policy' where certain area are only available if people pay for access.

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Game Review In Brief: Folklore

Check out Folklore, Sony's latest attempt to provide a game that lives up to the promise of the Playstation 3. The graphics are stunning, of course, but for once the gameplay looks like it might be enjoyable. Part action, part rpg, this game sort of reminds me of an MMO ( World of Warcraft , EverQuest 2 , etc.) without actually being multiplayer

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PS3 sales may outdo Xbox 360, says analysts

According to Lazard’s Colin Sebastian, PS3’s recent price cut and Microsoft’s recuperation from console failure may very well propel the sales of Sony’s next-gen console above and beyond Microsoft’s Xbox 360. We have seen the huge difference the US 100 price cut has done to the PS3: Amazon PS3 sales went up by 2800 ,

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New James Bond game on the way

Activision, who within the last year or so acquired the right to the James Bond video game franchise, announced at Leipzig 07 that a new James Bond 007 title was being planned for next-generation consoles.

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