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alleyinsider.com - 12/12/2008

Sony's PS3 A Sinking Ship: Sales Plummet (SNE)

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Sony's (SNE) PS3 is dying on the shelves. Alone among the three major videogame consoles, sales of the PS3 are down about 19% from November 2007, according to the latest stats from the NPD Group. Sony was only able to sell 378,000 PS3s this November, compared to 466,000 last year. And the ...

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sonyinsider.com - 12/12/2008

Sony’s First Touchscreen Walkman Revealed

— sonyinsider.com — Sony is set to debut a new 16 and 32GB drag and drop Walkman during CES 2009,... according to trusted inside sources. This will be the most advanced music, video and photo Walkman music player ever released by Sony to date. While it was revealed before ... (more) Sony’s First Touchscreen Walkman Revealed

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obsessable.com - 12/12/2008

PlayStation Home Beta first impressions

— obsessable.com — Sony finally released the long-awaited PlayStation Home virtual world for the PS3 yesterday, and this morning we... at Obsessable were finally able to get past all the multiple errors that Sony suffered during the first day and actually give the service a whirl. (more) PlayStation Home Beta first impressions

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alleyinsider.com - 12/14/2008

Sony's PS3 Virtual World "Home" Plagued By Sex Fiends (Video) (SNE)

— alleyinsider.com — Back in October, when Sony (SNE) changed the "Terms of Use" for the PS3 to allow the... company to eavesdrop on and censor its users, we applauded the move . Why? Because we know the truth about virtual worlds: Horny dweebs will always find a way to ... (more) Sony's PS3 Virtual World "Home" Plagued By Sex Fiends ...

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Around the Web 12.12.08: Google Street View gets a view, Apple App Store gets a new look and court documents go free
L.A. Times Tech Blog — ... -- Carniegie Mellon University artists Ben Kingsley and Robin Hewlett work with Google to create Street View with a twist. Streetwithaview -- Sony's PlayStation 3 sales dropped 19% in November. AlleyInsider -- Apple rennovates App Store to show wider offering. AppleInsider -- Intel and Ericsson collaborate on ways to remotely lock down stolen or missing laptops. Slashdot -- AT&T reintroduces ability to activate ...

Flame on: PS3 a 'sinking ship' (PSP, too)
Joystiq — ... How about this for a lead sentence: "Sony's PS3 is dying on the shelves." Silicon Alley Insider has spun NPD's November report into a death sentence for PlayStation 3 and its little buddy, pointing to an 18 percent drop in November sales of the console from 2007 to 2008 as proof that PS3 is "flopping." (Comparatively, Xbox 360 sales recorded a modest percentage gain and Wii sales more than doubled.) The cause? It's a three-way tie, according to the analysis: The cost: PS3 is the most expensive console. Period. The Blu-rays: Americans ...

Home opens its doors for the PS3
Betanews — ... , BetaNews December 12, 2008, 6:15 PM Sony's PlayStation 3 sales dropped 19% in November, but with the public availability of Home , the console has increased in value. Silicon Alley Insider 's Eric Krangel posted an op-ed today calling the PlayStation 3 a "sinking ship." Krangel cited the console's high price tag, the observation that "no one seems to care about hi-def DVDs," and a lack of must-have titles as three reasons that the PS3's sales dropped 19% year-over-year. According to Krangel, Sony's only option to remain a competitor in this economy is to deeply cut ...

Gaming Roundup: Sales Up (But What About Sony?); Hearst's Casual Upgrade; Muslim Virtual World
paidContent — ... ) PS3s in November, down about 19 percent from 466,000 last year. Like its competitors, Sony's sales were up sequentially, but SAI floats the idea that the year-over-year decline is indicative of the more deep-seated problems the PS3 faces in the console wars. ...