Sony Bringing Skype to the PSP

Skype, a program that allows you to talk to people for free via the internet, is headed for the PSP, Sony has revealed. Although Sony hasn't given it the whole press-release treatment, the revelation comes from an easily miss-able mention on their official site for the upcoming CES show.

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Sony boasts PlayStation holiday sales numbers

Sony's got plenty to be proud of: 1.2m PS3 consoles sold since Black Friday; 1.4m PSP systems (unsurprising to anyone who had difficulty tracking one down this holiday); and 1.3m PS2 systems. That's a total of 3.9m PlayStation consoles sold in less than two months and, with the recent Blu-ray news, we suspect PS3 sales may trend upwards.

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Echochrome hits both PSN & PSP on March 19th

Echochrome will see a simultaneous release on the PSP and PS3 (via a Playstation Network download) on March 19th. Previously, only the PSP version had a confirmed date, but reports now indicate that the two will indeed be released on the same day.

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PS3 production costs cut by half

It is being reported that due to removable of various components from the PS3's innards, coupled with smaller chip size, Sony has been able to cut the production cost of the PS3 by half since last year. Each console can now be produced at $400 a unit, rather than the $800 it was costing for each PS3 around November 2006.

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Metal Gear Solid 4 at Bug Testing Phase: No Further Delays

Today we bring you the exciting news that Kojima doesn’t want to disappoint his fans any longer - there will be no further delay for MGS4, as confirmed in the Kojima Report Podcast. Bug testing phase is imminent.

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MGS4 Contains Metal Gear Online Starter Pack: DLC to Follow

From an interview at CES 2008, where Kojima’s Playstation 3 offering is being demoed to a lucky few, comes the confirmed news that Metal Gear Online will be included with the purchase of the single player game, MGS4. It is, however, an online starter pack.

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Everything About Blu-ray-to-PSP Movie Transfer

When we heard about Blu-ray-to-PSP movie transfers getting all official we got pretty excited, even though the announcement was a little skimpy on the details: How big are the files? How long will it take to download a movie? How odious is the DRM? Most importantly, when? Well, we've got 'em all right here.

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Over 70 Weapons in MGS4: New English Demo Footage

Kojima revealed at TGS that there would be over 70 weapons in Metal Gear Solid 4, and what’s more they would be customisable. With CES going on right now, we are getting new footage of some of these weapons. Watching these five new videos from the MGS4 English demo, it’s almost safe to say that Kojima has done it again.

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Kaz Gunning For Profitable PS3 By Next Year

PlayStation boss Kaz Hirai has had just about enough of the PS3 posting a loss. He's sick of it! So sick that he's hoping to have the console turning a profit soonish. And by soonish, he means during the next financial year.

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Sony Bringing Blu-ray to PSP

Sony is planning select Blu-ray title that will include a version of the film encoded for the PSP.

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