From arstechnica.com
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Earlier this week we reported on Sony's pans to take on Xbox Live with a new online gaming service aimed at the PlayStation 3. Now it appears that Sony has even more in store for the PS3, including "DVR capabilities," media center-like functionality, and commercial content tie-ins.

"Right now Sony CEA is focused entirely on PS3... basically on auto-pilot from [Sony's] standpoint. They have big plans for it down the road, but mainly as more of an accessory for the PS3," a source told print-only magazine PSM.

"DVR functionality is going to be a big push for this thing. We don't know exactly how the video is going to get into the system, but it's a top priority for Sony," the source said. Furthermore, they said that "high def movie and TV episode downloads over the online service are a definite, kind of like the iTunes Music Store."
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Read More: gamersreports.com and arstechnica.com.

From joystiq.com:
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GameStop has begun to take pre-orders of PS3 games, with all 32 titles currently listed priced at $59.99 and stamped with a Pre-Release ETA of 10/1/06. No word yet on console pre-orders.

Among the titles offered are a few familiar to 360 owners, including Condemned: Criminal Origins and Peter Jackson's King Kong, but most of the games on GameStop's list are Sony exclusives such as Devil May Cry 4, Metal Gear Solid 4, and Vision Gran Turismo.
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Read More: joystiq.com and gamestop.com

From ps3week.com:
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We had a chance to chat with Josh Robinson, the former Sony 3D artist who shook up the gaming media with a largely negative review of PS3 development.
Today's interview confirms that Robinson lost his job at Sony as a result of the article. He discusses his dismissal from Sony, his new job, the genesis of the PS3 article, and the reactions to the story from around the web.

* PS3Week: When you wrote the article, did you expect your bosses at Sony to react in the way they did?
* Josh Robinson: Absolutely not! I was pretty floored actually. Let me be very clear. I have a great relationship with Sony and their management. In fact I cannot say enough nice things about the CEO and the VP of the company. Both of those guys are great guys and way nicer to us lowly artists than they need to be. It would be really easy for guys in their positions to not remember your name or not say hi in passing. But they make it a point to know you and have a great relationship with everyone. The CEO even tossed a few of us the keys to his HUMMER a couple years ago to take for a spin. He is genuinely a nice guy and I like them both. I didn't want to cause any problems at all by writing the article. I had at least two Sony employees read the article before it was even posted. Even a producer at the company read it. We were all in agreement that I was not breaking NDA with what I was saying. We all thought that I may rub a few people the wrong way, but nothing as severe as getting fired. I thought I was pretty fair about the comments I made. Most of the things I said were pretty standard industry facts that everyone is aware of. None of it is new information. (Regarding better games being released a year after a console is out or my comments on not being able to spend 40 million on every title because that is simply impossible). I really didn't want to offend anyone or belittle their work. So I certainly apologize if I did.
I think that it was more that I was a Sony employee saying less than flattering things. I mean if I had posted similar opinions that were nothing but "sunshine" and "bunnies" I don't think they would be as inclined to fire me on the spot. Then again I don't know what they would have done if the situation were slightly different. So perhaps I am wrong.
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Read More: ps3week.com

From ign.com:
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Based on a recent survey conducted by Japan's top gaming magazine Famitsu, the PlayStation 3, Nintendo DS and Nintendo Revolution are going to be the big stories for the year 2006. The magazine gathered the opinions 113 retailers and 47 game developers on a variety of game related issues. The Online version of Famitsu, Famitsu.com, gathered the opinion of 370 regular gamers.

With PS3 and Revolution ranking so highly, it should come as no surprise that both next generation systems are eagerly anticipated. PS3 was selected as most anticipated next generation system by 56.9% of retailers, 53.7% of developers and 46.3% of gamers. Revolution came in at, respectively, 43.9% and 41.4% amongst developers and retailers, but just narrowly missed the PS3 amongst gamers, 45.8% of whom selected it as their most anticipated system. Xbox 360 got the leftovers, to the tune of just 1.7% of retailers, 2.4% of developers and 7.9% of gamers.
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Read More: ign.com

From joystiq.com:
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According to a scan posted on the PlayStation forums, the March issue of Official PlayStation Magazine reveals Sony's plans to deliver an online gaming experience that not only targets Microsoft's much lauded Live service, but surpasses it. The article reads:

"Cast aside any doubts and start gazing skyward, because that's where Sony is aiming with plans that go far beyond simple leader boards and matchmaking -- or even the PS3, for that matter."
"'It's very real,' one source tells us. 'They (Sony) are dead serious about it. They've declared, and I quote, a 'full-on assault' on the latest version of Xbox Live.'"
"They are committed to matching Xbox Live [on the 360] feature for feature and then some."
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Read More: joystiq.com