The guys over at cngba.com got pictures of an opened PS3 SIXAXIS controller.

From ps3.ign.com:
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Sony's second quarter financial briefing, held on the 25th in Tokyo, was full of bad news for stockholders, but had some good news for gamers. Japan's Mainichi Interactive reports that Sony Chief Financial Officer Nobuyuki Oneda said of the firm's target to ship six million systems worldwide by the end of the fiscal year (March 31, 2007), "We don't believe this is a difficult target."
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From ps3.ign.com:
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The latest issue of Famitsu PS2 has a short Q&A session with Hori, maker of some of the finest officially-licensed PlayStation 2 peripherals. The biggest bit from the interview concerns a piece of technology that's missing from Sony's new Sixaxis controller: rumble.

Asked if Hori was considering a peripheral to give PS3 players the gift of shake, the representative stated, "We have some ideas. However, we'd need cooperation from software makers."
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From next-gen.biz:
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Last night marked the first airing of the newest component of Sony's PS3 marketing campaign, shown during Game 4 of the World Series.
The 15 second segment depicts a traditional baby doll emoting fear and awe as explosions reflect in its eyes. The segment ends with the doll in tears, sitting on the other side of the bare room it and the PlayStation 3 inhabit.

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Sony has revealed that the remote media viewer functionality will not work with copyright media -- for example, DVDs and Blu-ray discs. If you want to view disc-based media, you'll have to do it through your television.
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From ps3.ign.com:
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Sony is clearly intent on making the PS3 the all-in-one hub for your home entertainment. A new list of media formats supported by the system right out of the box includes a variety of hard and digital formats, and should satisfy the needs of just about everyone.

* Hard Media: BD-ROM, BD-R, BD-RE, DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, Super Audio CD
* VIDEO: MPEG-1, MPEG-2 (PS,TS), H.264/MEPG-4 AVC, MPEG-4 SP
* MUSIC: ATRAC (.oma .msa .aa3), AAC (.3gp .mp4), MP3 (.mp3), WAV (.wav)
* IMAGES: JPEG, GIF, PNG, TIFF, BMP
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From gamepro.com:
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When it comes to the PlayStation 3, it can be difficult to keep things in perspective: details get lost in the shuffle. Have no fear, though, because GamePro is to the rescue with a handy cheat sheet of little-known facts and new information about Sony's Cadillac of a console. Can you dig it?

* Touch-sensitive power and eject buttons are a nice touch -- literally.
* 15,000 kiosks across the nation by the end of November.
* The PS3 is not just a cheap Blu-ray player
* Not all games will be 1080p.
* The Sixaxis controller doesn't feel too light.
* Speaking of which, the Sixaxis motion sensing takes some getting used to.
* The PSP will connect via Wi-Fi to the PS3's hard drive.
* The Sixaxis gets roughly 30 hours of battery life...
* There's no "lag" on the wireless Sixaxis controller, either.
* The Sixaxis's wireless range tops out at over 65 feet (20 meters).
* A new controller will set you back 50 beans.
* Your PlayStation 2 save game files can be transferred to the PS3
* The Blu-ray disc drive is slot loading, and it works like a dream.
* One LED on the PS3 seems dedicated to tracking hard drive activity.
* The first 500,000 PS3s will be packaged with a free Blu-Ray feature film.
* There's still a hard "power-off" switch on the back of the system, just like the PS2.
* The PS3 is very, very shiny.
* As a whole, the PS3 itself looks incredibly sexy.
* The PS3 is super quiet.
* You can plug in a USB keyboard and surf the 'Net
* The power supply is integrated directly into the system.
* Re-download all your merch to someone else's PS3
* First-party games are priced at $59.99...
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From gamesindustry.biz:
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Marketing manager Pascal Clarysse, who has since left Lik-Sang, said in a statement to GamesIndustry.biz that the retailer "spent over a year to vigorously contest the UK court's jurisdiction", despite Sony's claim earlier this week that the retailer made no representations.

He also disputes Sony's claim that employees who allegedly purchased import PlayStation Portable consoles from Lik-Sang as early as December 2004 were doing so for "investigatory purposes", as Sony argued on Tuesday.
"Oddly enough, all investigatory orders that were revealed by Sony to the High Court in London and to the High Court in Hong Kong started much later than the purchases placed by [Sony employees]," Clarysse says.

"Further to this, Sony Europe's own Legal and Business Affairs Manager signed a witness statement in the High Court of London that says that Sony Europe 'became aware' of parallel imported PSP consoles in the UK and in the rest of Europe only in March 2005, and the same witness statement presents a trainee solicitor from Sony's lawyers as the one placing such investigatory orders during May 2005."
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From gamasutra.com:
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The company's group net profit for the quarter was ¥1.7 billion ($14.3m), down from ¥28.5 billion ($240.2m) at the same time last year. The company lost ¥51 billion ($429.9m) alone on the recall of 9.6 million batteries. The recall prevented the company from enjoying any benefit from a 8 percent rise in sales to ¥1.85 trillion ($15.59bn).

The company's games division reported a ¥43.5 billion ($366.6m) loss, from a ¥8.2 million ($69,000) profit in 2005, thanks to research and development, manufacturing and marketing costs related to the launch of the PlayStation 3. Sales and operating revenue were down by 20.5 percent to ¥170.3 billion ($1.43bn).

A decrease in hardware sales worldwide was attributed to a drop in price for the PlayStation 2 and PSP. Software sales also decreased overall, although individual PSP sales were up on the previous year. Combined profit from the PS2 and PSP business was described as "relatively unchanged".

Worldwide hardware shipments during the quarter were put at 5.02 million for the PlayStation 2 (up 0.01 million) and 3.89 for the PSP (up 0.14 million).
Software shipments for the PlayStation 2 were 47 million units (down 3 million) and for the PSP 12.9 million units (up 3.9 million).
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From gamesindustry.biz:
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Speaking to GamesIndustry.biz's Rob Fahey, when asked if he [Phil Harrison] had any regrets in light of criticism regarding the controller's design, Harrison replied, "Not at all."
"I think that the next generation interfaces that can be created built on sixaxis motion sensitivity give tremendous gameplay benefits that far outweigh a reactive vibration function," he continued.

Harrison was then asked why Sony didn't simply include both features - as Immersion, which makes rumble and force feedback technology, has claimed this would be perfectly feasible.
"I think the caveat to that statement always has to be based on the fact that when we make a pad, we're making maybe 150, 200 million of them," Harrison explained.
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From ps3.ign.com:
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Sony has at long last gone about detailing its network plans for the PlayStation 3. The company announced today the online content that will be available via the new PlayStation Store at the system's 11/11 Japanese launch and beyond.

Sony plans to make available the following new, downloadable PlayStation 3 games in 2006: Blast Factor, flOw, Lemmings, Kazuo, Puzzle and Mainichi Issho.
All the above content comes from Sony Computer Entertainment Japan, and all will have free demos available for download. Mainichi Issho is the exception, as the full title will be available for free download. Sony hasn't announced pricing for the full versions of the other games. Blast Factor and Mainichi Issho will be available on 11/11, with the other titles to folllow by the end of 2006

Sony will also be making PlayStation 3 demos available via the PlayStation store. So far, it has announced just one, a demo of Ridge Racer 7. This trial version of the Bandai Namco Games launch title will be available on 11/11.

Downloadable original generation PlayStation games will be available starting late November. Included are some mega hits that should be familiar to any PlayStation gamer.
These games will initially be playable only on the PlayStation Portable. Sony plans on adding 10 titles per month to the service. Pricing was not announced today.

The PlayStation Store will also, as previously announced, stock downloadable items. Sony plans on making PS3 and PSP items available for download following the release of games. Specifics were not announced.

Finally, Sony gave out a couple of new details on the community features that the PS3 will offer out of the box. Once you've logged into the PlayStation Network section of the Cross Media Bar, you'll be able to send text messages with attachments to the people in your friend list. You'll also be able to engage in voice and audio chat by accessing the Cross Media Bar's AV Chat option.
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From next-gen.biz:
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Sony will be showcasing PlayStation 3 in New Orleans this weekend as part of the Voodoo Music Experience rock show.

The two-day concert, which features such bands as The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Duran Duran, The Wu-Tang Clan and the Kings of Leon, will also herald the debut of the new PlayStation Experience truck, which will allow show-goers to engage the latest PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable titles. The Voodoo Music Experience represents the beginning of the new truck's national tour.
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From smh.com.au:
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PLAYSTATION 3 might be late to the ball, but Sony will spend $3 million this Christmas in Australia promoting PS2 as the ultimate party animal.

Sony has sold more than 2.1 million PS2 consoles in Australia to establish a household penetration of 27 per cent.

Despite the focus on new consoles such as the Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Wii, retailers including Electronics Boutique expect PS2 to continue to dominate sales this Christmas, as this is the first festive season the evergreen system has been priced for less than $200.

Sony hopes to sell another 200,000 PS2 consoles before the end of the year and promises to keep producing new games for the machine long after PS3's arrival in March.
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From joystiq.com:
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Sony will let users make purchases with a regular credit card. If without one, gamers will be able to buy a PlayStation Store card in retail to use like a gift certificate.

Parents will be able to use a credit card to allocate their kids (or spouse) an allowance. Downloaded -- and retail-bought -- games will also be branded with an ESRB rating; parents will be able to use this evaluation to block kids from buying or playing certain content.
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Ebay acution rules for PS3 and Wii:
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Sony PlayStation 3 and Nintendo Wii Pre-Sales. These highly-anticipated video game consoles will be in extremely short supply during their initial launch. During the launch of the similarly-released Microsoft Xbox 360, we saw a high number of well-intentioned sellers unable to meet their pre-sale obligations to buyers due to restricted supply, as well as an increase in fraudulent listings for these items. To prevent similar problems with these latest releases, the following restrictions have been placed on pre-sales for the PS3 and the Wii:

* Only one of each console can be listed per eBay account prior to the launch of the console (PS3 is expected to be available on 11/17/06, Wii on 11/19/06).
* The seller must only accept payment through PayPal, and have at least 50 feedback with a 98% or greater positive rating so that they qualify for PayPal Buyer Protection.
* The pre-sale item must be listed in the 3, 5, 7 or 10-day formats, and cannot use Buy It Now.
* The listing must include a photo of your pre-order receipt in the description.
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Here are 3 new PlayStation 3 commercials, the 1st one is explaining the blu-ray advantages, the 2nd one is explaing the Cell CPU and the 3rd is trying to explain how realistic the games will look like. Njoy ...

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"Lik-Sang did not contest this case (i.e. they did not turn up and therefore incurred no legal costs). We have been awarded substantial costs against Lik-Sang which have not been paid," the statement claims.

"We would therefore strongly deny that our actions have had anything to do with this website closing (we assume the legal entity is still trading), and would suggest that this release is sour grapes on behalf of Lik-Sang which is aimed to belittle Sony Computer Entertainment and the British judicial system that found against them."
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Hong Kong, October 24th of 2006 - Lik-Sang.com, the popular gaming retailer from Hong Kong, has today announced that it is forced to close down due to multiple legal actions brought against it by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Limited and Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Sony claimed that Lik-Sang infringed its trade marks, copyright and registered design rights by selling Sony PSP consoles from Asia to European customers, and have recently obtained a judgment in the High Court of London (England) rendering Lik-Sang's sales of PSP consoles unlawful.

As of today, Lik-Sang.com will not be in the position to accept any new orders and will cancel and refund all existing orders that have already been placed. Furthermore, Lik-Sang is working closely with banks and PayPal to refund any store credits held by the company, and the customer support department is taking care of any open transactions such as pending RMAs or repairs and shipping related matters. The staff of Lik-Sang will make sure that nobody will get hurt in the crossfire of this ordeal.

A Sony spokesperson declined to comment directly on the lawsuit against Lik-Sang, but recently went on to tell Gamesindustry.biz that "ultimately, we're trying to protect consumers from being sold hardware that does not conform to strict EU or UK consumer safety standards, due to voltage supply differences et cetera; is not - in PS3's case - backwards compatible with either PS1 or PS2 software; will not play European Blu-Ray movies or DVDs; and will not be covered by warranty".

Lik Sang strongly disagrees with Sony's opinion that their customers need this kind of protection and pointed out that PSP consoles shipped from Lik-Sang contained genuine Sony 100V-240V AC Adapters that carry CE and other safety marks and are compatible world wide. All PSP consoles were in conformity with all EU and UK consumer safety regulations.

Furthermore, Sony have failed to disclose to the London High Court that not only the world wide gaming community in more than 100 countries relied on Lik-Sang for their gaming needs, but also Sony Europe's very own top directors repeatedly got their Sony PSP hard or software imports in nicely packed Lik-Sang parcels with free Lik-Sang Mugs or Lik-Sang Badge Holders, starting just two days after Japan's official release, as early as 14th of December 2004 (more than nine months earlier than the legal action). The list of PSP related Sony Europe orders reads like the who's who of the videogames industry, and includes Ray Maguire (Managing Director, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd), Alan Duncan (UK Marketing Director, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd), Chris Sorrell (Creative Director, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd), Rob Parkin (Development Director, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Limited), just to name a few.

"Today is Sony Europe victory about PSP, tomorrow is Sony Europe's ongoing pressure about PlayStation 3. With this precedent set, next week could already be the stage for complaints from Sony America about the same thing, or from other console manufacturers about other consoles to other regions, or even from any publisher about any specific software title to any country they don't see fit. It's the beginning of the end... of the World as we know it", stated Pascal Clarysse, formerly known as the Marketing Manager of Lik-Sang.com.

"Blame it on Sony. That's the latest dark spot in their shameful track record as gaming industry leader. The Empire finally 'won', few dominating retailers from the UK probably will rejoice the news, but everybody else in the gaming world lost something today."
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Official Website: http://www.lik-sang.com

From kotaku.com:
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On launch you will be able to play or view any of the media stored on your Playstation 3 via an ad-hoc WiFi connection. At some other time, not yet determined, Sony plans to extend that to allow you to view and play media from anywhere in the world where there is a WiFi connection.

LocationFree TV is not supported and there are no plans right now to ever support it. (Boooo, Hissss).

PS3 gameplay through your PSP will not be supported at launch, but in the near future you will be able to play the PSOne games you download to your PS3 on your PSP.

Alternative uses for the PSP in Playstation 3 games are not yet supported (Like using the PSP as a wing mirror in Formula 1), but they will be down the line.
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From ps3fanboy.com:
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1. PS3's will go on sale on eBay for over $3000.
2. Retail employees are going to be very popular people after November 17th.
3. Hardware horror stories will be rampant.
4. flOw isn't going to be the PS3's Geometry Wars (but I think Blast Factor will come close!)
5. Resistance: Fall of Man is going to do well but not as well as Call of Duty 2 did for the 360 launch.
6. Crab monster jokes will populate nearly every single Genji II review (so true... so true).
7. People won't really miss the rumble as much as they think they will.
8. The motion sensing component of the controller is going to go over better than expected but it won't go over as well as the Wii.
9. Sony's new online service is going to be better than people expect but still fall short of XBox Live. People will forgive this as it is free.
10. Sony has one last surprise left up its sleeves related to their online service and it may be access to the vast Sony music and video library (probably).
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From next-gen.biz:
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International Development Group's Q3 report on the future of the game industry has been released, and Next-Gen has some exclusive highlights and stats.

From gamesindustry.biz:
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Eidos executive Ian Livingstone has told GamesIndustry.biz that Sony's decision to delay PS3 in Europe was "strange" - and that it will test the loyalty of consumers.

Speaking in an exclusive interview Livingstone said, "I think it was a strange decision, given that Europe has been the most successful market for PS1 and PS2. The decision is certainly going to test the resolve of their faithful consumers hitherto loyal to the brand.

"Coming third to market with the most expensive console can't be a place they want to be," he added.
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