Sony unveiled today at E3 a new 24-inch 240Hz 3D high-definition screen made specifically for the PlayStation 3, along with 3D active-shutter glasses that don't only work with Sony's own TV's, but they're also capable of handling displays from third-parties.
The next-generation PlayStation Portable, known as the PlayStation Vita, was announced at this year's E3 conference on Monday. The new handheld includes new features such as a 5-inch OLED touch screen display and analog sticks that work as controllers.
Sony is still reeling from its many, many hacker-related problems over the last few weeks. It was only yesterday that Sony finally managed to bring its PSN Store back online across the globe and then, as if the universe was trying to really kick them when they just thought things were getting better, the Music arm of Sony found itself on the wrong end of a fresh hacking attempt. But surely all their hard work behind the scenes have made PSN and Qriocity hack-proof, right? Wrong, according to one industry expert.
Remember the Welcome Back package Sony promised us by way of saying thank you for sticking by the beleaguered platform during the PSN downtime of the last few weeks? Now that the company has finally managed to bring its PSN Store back online, they've also announced just how this package works and more importantly, your free content can be downloaded right now if you can cope with the many error codes currently being thrown up by the service while it attempts to deal with a few million people hitting it at once.
As promised earlier this week, all PlayStation Network services are being restored today in Europe, America and most of Asia. On Tuesday, we reported that Sony intended to bring back the service by the end of the week. Today, Sony is confirming it once again in a press release.
If you're a PlayStation Network customer, you may be happy to know you'll likely have your services back really soon: later this week according to Sony.
An interesting little tidbit coming out of Microsoft today, with news that the Redmond outfit has offered a job to a young Irish boy who came to their attention though a Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 phishing scam.
Not content with fighting what appears to be their own personal war against online hackers, Sony has today released details of a new official wireless headset and microphone combination that they believe takes gaming to a new aural high.
After weeks of turmoil, PlayStation fans can finally rejoice, or at least just a bit, now that Sony's CFO hinted at a next-generation PlayStation console. While we still don't have any further details, at least we know they're working on it, right?
PlayStation Network users have been having a hard time lately, with successive hacks, followed by a long downtime which continues to this day. At least they will now be able to tell whether the service is down or not thanks to a simple iPhone App.
