November 2006 Archives
Kaz Hirai replaces Kutaragi as President of SCEI
Charles Starrett • November 30 2006 • comments
In a day of managerial shakeups at Sony Computer Entertainment, so-called "father of the PlayStation" Ken Kutaragi is being replaced by current SCEA head Kaz Hirai as President...Read more
PS3 firmware v1.1.1 now available
Charles Starrett • November 28 2006 • comments
Sony has released the latest firmware for North American PlayStation 3 systems. The firmware, v1.1.1, adds an Account Management System Icon to the Friends list in the XMB....Read more
Second PS3 shipment arriving for Black Friday
Charles Starrett • November 22 2006 • comments
Dave Karraker of SCEA has confirmed that the second shipment of Sony's new PlayStation 3 console has landed in the US and should be available in stores by...Read more
New York Times: PS3 'isn't that great'
Charles Starrett • November 20 2006 • comments
NYT writer Seth Schiesel spent more than 30 hours with the PlayStation 3, and wasn't overly impressed. Complaints include the lack of a centralized online buddy system, poor...Read more
PS3 launch: long lines, small supply
Charles Starrett • November 17 2006 • comments
Long lines were met with short supplies during last night's Midnight launch of the PlayStation 3. Several crowds, anticipating the launch, broke into mild violence and one caused...Read more
Lines form as PlayStation 3 goes on sale
Paul Sinclair • November 16 2006 • comments
As you no doubt by now know, the PS3 goes on sale tonight at midnight. Unsurprisingly, die-hard gamers are lined up in large numbers across America to get...Read more
iSuppli: Each 60GB PS3 costs Sony $840
Charles Starrett • November 16 2006 • comments
After dissecting both the 20GB and 60GB models of the PlayStation 3, market firm iSuppli has made estimates on how much both PS3 models cost Sony to make....Read more
PS3 having trouble with some PSOne, PS2 titles
Charles Starrett • November 15 2006 • comments
Sony's newly released PlayStation 3 is having troubles with backward compatibility on around 200 PSOne and PlayStation 2 titles, including some in the vastly popular Gran Turismo and...Read more
Japanese PS3 units appearing in New York
Charles Starrett • November 15 2006 • comments
Reports are starting to hit the internet that grey market retailers in NYC's Chinatown area are starting to receive relatively large stocks of Japanese PS3 units, just days...Read more
GameStop not getting enough PS3s for pre-orders
Paul Sinclair • November 14 2006 • comments
GameStop has confirmed that it will not be receiving enough PS3 consoles to fill pre-orders it took last month from customers. "We are beginning to notify our customers...Read more
Report: Sony sold 88,400 PS3s in first 2 days
Paul Sinclair • November 13 2006 • comments
Sony sold 88,400 PlayStation 3 consoles in the first two days after the launch in Japan, according to video game magazine publisher Enterbrain. "Sony sold 88,400 units combined...Read more
PlayStation 3 goes on sale in Japan
Paul Sinclair • November 10 2006 • comments
The PS3 went on sale in limited numbers in Japan on Friday. "Hardcore gamers are expected to flock to stores in Japan on Friday as the much-anticipated PlayStation...Read more
Sonic the Hedgehog delayed for PS3
Charles Starrett • November 9 2006 • comments
Sega has announced that Sonic the Hedgehog for PS3 will miss its launch-day release target, and will instead ship sometime "Holiday 2006." Sega claims the reason for the...Read more
Atari founder Bushnell on PS3
Charles Starrett • November 8 2006 • comments
Nolan Bushnell, founder of Atari, recently spoke about his views of the PlayStation 3 with Red Herring. He unfortunately isn't very kind to Sony on the subject of...Read more
Kaz Hirai talks about PS3 shortages
Charles Starrett • November 7 2006 • comments
In a recent interview following the 2007 Sony Expo, SCEA president Kaz Hirai spoke about the expected shortages of the PS3, and reiterated their launch targets of 400,000...Read more
Sony's Harrison: We 'overreached' with PS3
Charles Starrett • November 6 2006 • comments
In an interview with Eurogamer, Sony's Phil Harrison claimed that Sony "overreached" when it decided to add the Blu-Ray drive to the PlayStation 3. "We have overreached in...Read more
Full Auto 2: Battlelines
Charles Starrett • November 2 2006 • comments
Full Auto 2: Battlelines revs-up its engines as the next generation of high-speed combat racing. The game is the sequel to the award-winning Full Auto, and this new...Read more
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