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PSP Go Boycotted by Major Dutch Retailer

The PSP Go will be hitting shelves all over the world on October 1st, except at major Dutch retailer Nedgame. They have told Eurogamer that they will not be stocking and selling the PSP Go. But why? Nedgame pointed out there is little incentive for

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PS3 Firmware Update, Papa John’s Button Today

Sony released an optional update to the recently released 3.0 firmware. After the 3.0 update, players began to complain that games such as Uncharted were freezing, requiring a restart. According to Sony this is an optional update “improves system stability during use of some PlayStation

Australian EB Games Says No to PSPgo

The Dutch aren’t the only ones saying “no thanks” to the PSP Go. EB Games in Australia is also politely declining to sell it in their stores. Calls to stores in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra by Kotaku staff revealed that none of the EB Games

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PS3 May Be In Short Supply This Holiday Season

Since the PS3 price drop and the release of the PS3 Slim, Sony has been seeing some spectacular gains in sales. So much in fact, its CEO warns that PS3s could be in short supply this holiday season. “We are up about 300 percent over

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Microsoft Announces 360 Price Drop!

It’s official! Microsoft has now announced a price drop for its Xbox 360. The 120GB Elite model will drop $100 to a $299 price tag (but will no longer ship with an HDMI cable), matching that of rival Sony Playstation 3. The 60GB Pro model

Sony Delays OLED

Sony has decided to delay the release of their second generation organic light emitting diode (OLED) television originally scheduled for release by the end of 2009.  There are no confirmations on a new release date.  The decision to delay stems from Sony’s lack of profitability

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Sony Motion Controller Expected in Spring 2010

Sony announced that its Motion Controller, to be used in conjunction with the PS Eye camera, has been slated for a Spring 2010 release. Sony claims it’s Motion Controller provides 1:1 Tracking and true 3D Pointing. At last week’s Gamescom, Sony executive Kazuo Hirai added

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Ain’t No Coming Back for PS2 Backwards Compatibility

Sony firmly announced that PS2 backwards compatibility would not be coming back. While early models of the PS3 has capability to play some PS2 games, the feature was later axed. In an interview with Ars Technica, John Koller stated “[Backwards compatibility is] not coming back,