Here are a few video interviews by Kotaku with Sony's Jack Tretton:
* Jack Tretton On MGS4 Exclusivity
* Jack Tretton On SIXAXIS Rumble
* Jack Tretton On The Future Of PlayStation Network
* Jack Tretton On The Death Of E3
* Jack Tretton On Disappointment With Sony's VOD
* Jack Tretton On Future of UMD
* Jack Tretton On PSP Update

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From joystiq.com:
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From a technological standpoint, PlayStation 3's social MMO Home will differentiate the console from its competitors, but it's not a system seller. Nothing against the title, but its primary purpose is only to supplement and show off the hardware itself. We had a chance to run through the (here rather empty) areas of the game and try out what each offers.

What's missing from our impressions is interaction with other people, which is key to Home's success. From a technological standpoint it looks good, but we're going to have to reserve final judgment until we see what the community can do. Home is still planned for a launch later this year.
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From next-gen.biz:
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Following a day of confusion and conflicting messages, Sony has all but confirmed that the 60Gig $499 PS3 will be phased out, but it won't be going any time soon.

A spokesperson told Next-Gen, "The 60GB PS3 will be available in North America for $499 until supplies of that unit are depleted. We have ample inventory to meet the immediate needs of consumers in this territory for several months to come. We won't be making any further announcements regarding our PS3 model hardware strategy in North America until the 60GB model is exhausted and market conditions are evaluated."
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From kotaku.com:
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Any Australians with fingers crossed and knickers twisted in hope of a PS3 price cut, I'm sorry. Really. You're not getting one. Australia is instead getting the same bundle deal as Europe [2 games and 2 sixasis controllers], and it'll retail for AUD$999, same price as the 60GB is now.
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From 1up.com:
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During our chat with Sony's head of game development, Phil Harrison, earlier today, EGM's Dan Hsu asked about whether Sony had any plans to combat the exclusive downloadable content headed to the Xbox 360. Here's what Harrison said:

"As the head of the [internal Sony] studios, it's hard for me to comment on the third-party relations, so I don't know the details of that -- we deliberately keep those separate -- but we have a great relationship with Rockstar and we're actually working closely with them on a number of initiatives, so I do know some things that are going on, but I'm not able to share those with you now."
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From next-gen.biz:
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SCEA has denied 'inaccurate' reports that its $100 price cut on the 60Gig PS3 is simply a move to clear stock before offering solely the higher priced 80Gig version.

A spokesperson for Sony in the US told Next-Gen, ""As announced this week, SCEA's product offering in North America consists of a 80GB PS3 available in August at $599 and a 60GB PS3 available now for $499. We have will have ample supplies of both models to meet the needs of our consumers for the foreseeable future."
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From gamesindustry.biz:
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Sony Computer Entertainment Europe president David Reeves has told GamesIndustry.biz that PlayStation 3 will be the clear leader in the next-gen console market within the next nine months.

"PlayStation 3, you will see, will be far and away the winner when you look at it by March '08. They really, really will," he predicted.
"It's something that is going to be a slow burner, and suddenly it's like a tsunami; it will just overtake you."

Reeves said he does not agree that Xbox 360 will dominate during the competitive Christmas season, despite recent comments to the contrary from Microsoft's Peter Moore.
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From gamesindustry.biz:
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SCEE president David Reeves has told GamesIndustry.biz that the 60GB PlayStation 3 will no longer be available in the US after stock sells out - which he predicts will occur by the end of the month.

Reeves was speaking at an E3 event to announce the introduction of a new PS3 bundle in Europe. When asked about possible criticisms over whether SCEE should have given consumers the option to pay a lower price, as SCEA has done, he replied, "Well, they're not really are they, because what the US are offering from the 1st of August is a USD 599 version with one game.

"All they're doing is taking their stock in trade that they've got at the moment of the 60GB model, marking the price down and it will all be gone by the end of July."
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From bbc.co.uk:
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Sony is not cutting the price of the PlayStation 3 in Europe, but will offer free games and accessories instead.
There is also no word of plans for an 80GB version of the console in Europe.

In Europe gamers will get a "starter pack" at an unchanged price of £425 for the 60GB machine, with two games and two controllers included.
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From reuters.com:
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Sony Corp. is confident about meeting its goal of selling 11 million PlayStation 3 game consoles this fiscal year as a recent price cut and a slate of new games draw in consumers, a top executive said on Thursday.

"We're very well-poised to get to that number on a worldwide basis," Kaz Hirai, president of Sony Computer Entertainment, told Reuters in an interview. Sony's fiscal year runs through the end of March.
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From next-gen.biz:
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A number of analysts are predicting that sales this side of next year will determine whether Sony has a role to play in the latest console cycle, or if it will finally be forced to relinquish the videogame crown it has held for nigh on a decade.

"Sony needs to light a fire under the [PS3] and get it selling by the end of the year," said Jay Defibaugh, analyst at Credit Suisse, speaking to the Financial Times.
"It is difficult to shift perceptions after the second Christmas [a console is launched]," he added.
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From gamesindustry.biz:
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Speaking to GamesIndustry.biz at an E3 roundtable, SCEA president Jack Tretton addressed the issue of some games looking better on the 360 than they do on the PS3.

"If the games don't look good on the platform, consumers aren't going to buy them. As I said, we can't control what third parties are going to do," explained Tretton. "We can try to evangelize the technology and assist those guys in development and try to convince them that it is in their best interests to take advantage of the technology.

"If we have to drive the message on our platform with the games that do that...whether they are first party or third...those are the games we are going to focus on and those are the games the consumers are going to make their purchase decisions on," he said.

"At some point, what's the point of porting it over to another platform if it is not going to look as good on a platform that is more expensive? Why waste any money in development doing that?"
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From gamasutra.com:
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During a press conference today, Midway announced that Unreal Tournament 3 will allow PC mods created for the game to be playable in the PS3 version, via the PlayStation Network.

Developer Epic Games' Mark Rein told Gamasutra that he thought the service, which represents the first large-scale user created console content of its kind, would "really yield a lot of interesting stuff. People are going to be able to do a lot with this."
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From kotaku.com:
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According to Belgian site PlayerOne, SCEE have announced a...well, not a PS3 price-cut, but some kind of an attempt at a sweetener. The PS3 "Starter Pack", which is going on sale August 1. Seems for €599 you'll be able to get a 60GB PS3, two Sixaxis pads, MotorStorm and Resistance.
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From next-gen.biz:
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Rumble maker Immersion has announced it has entered into a partnership with gaming peripheral manufacturer Katana Game Accessories, which "will begin distributing peripherals for Sony PlayStation products in North America" in September bearing the TouchSense logo.

It has been widely reported that the new TouchSense technology will be utilized to create a new, rumble-enabled, PS3 Sixaxis controller.
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From next-gen.biz:
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Capcom's chief financial officer believes Sony will drop the price of the PlayStation 3 again before the end of the year in a bid to encourage PS2 owners to adopt the new system.

"But, the price has been cut once and it is likely to be cut again towards the end of the year. I expect the (PS3's) installed base to grow gradually."
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From gamesindustry.biz:
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Microsoft's Peter Moore has told GamesIndustry.biz that he doesn't consider Sony's recent PS3 discount a price cut at all - but rather a move to offer added value for the same price.

"Interestingly, I didn't see a price cut, and I must have been reading the wrong thing. It's still USD 499 and USD 599," Moore told GamesIndustry.biz in an interview.

"They've added greater value at the same prices. Which to me is not a price cut. I don't want to be anal, but I read "price cut" and I expected to see USD 399," he continued. "When I hear the words "price cut" I expect to see a price cut."
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From gamesindustry.biz:
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NCsoft Europe CEO Geoff Heath has told GamesIndustry.biz that the games the company plans to release for PlayStation platforms are also likely to be released for PC.

Heath's comments followed the Sony conference announcement that NCsoft has signed a development deal to produce titles for PS3 and PSP. He told GI.biz, "We've got a load of stuff in development, primarily for PC, and we will with Sony select the ones that are applicable to do on PS3.

"Those are the ones we will do for PS3, and they will be exclusive to PS3, but they will also very likely be on PC."
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Just how close does the finished product come to the target render?

From gamesindustry.biz:
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Buzz designer Relentless has told GamesIndustry.biz that it's flattered that Microsoft is copying the game's controller design for the newly announced Scene It? title - but warned that success isn't as easy as modelling a product on the BAFTA-winning franchise.

"They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery so right now we're basking in adulation," said David Amor, creative director of Relentless.
"We knew it would be coming but we were a little surprised at the extent that the design had been inspired by Sony's."
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From the press release:
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Immersion Corporation, a leading developer and licensor of touch feedback technology, today announced that gaming peripheral manufacturers Hori (U.S.A.) and Katana Game Accessories have both entered into patent licenses with Immersion, including rights for advanced vibro-tactile, spinning mass gaming technologies for dedicated portable gaming devices and computer and console video gaming peripherals. Hori develops peripherals and accessories for gaming consoles such as the Sony PlayStation, Microsoft Xbox, and Nintendo products. Katana designs, manufactures, and in September 2007, will begin distributing peripherals for Sony PlayStation products in North America. Under the terms of the license, these products will now bear Immersion's Feel The Game® TouchSense® Technology logo.

"All our products are built with the strictest standard of quality," said Yuuki Mizutani, of Hori (U.S.A.). "Rumble technology is one of the key features that makes playing racing and flight simulator games on Hori controllers easier and more realistic."

"As a company that has just entered the console accessory business, Katana is focused on providing very high-quality products to enhance the Sony PlayStation gaming experience," said Katana President Chris McGlynn. "We consider Immersion's technology a key ingredient and look forward to putting it to work for PlayStation gamers."
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The Sony E3 2007 Press Briefing has now ended.

Our highlights of the press conference:
* Start by talking about a new PSP. The new console is 33 per cent lighter, slimmer, has a more efficient battery and will produce quicker load times will be released in September for 199usd (Daxter, a 1GB Memory Stick and Family Guy UMD). There will also be a Star Wars-themed 'ice silver' PSP.
* PlayStation Network: 2 million members since launch. 950k in North America. 20 million downloads so far.
* Trailer of 'echochrome' by Japan Studio, a puzzle game that has "the least graphics and most gameplay of any title you'll see this week".
* Showing trailers of Wipe-out HD, Pain, WarHawk and SOCOM US Navy Seals Confrontation. Last two will come both on Blu-ray and PSN.
* New demo of PlayStation HOME. Home Square - will replace the current lounge lobby. It's an open air space that looks like a town square. Lots of casual gaming elements.
* You can take pics on your phone and send them straight to your personal home. Home will also be linked with a PC social networking website.
* You can launch any PS3 game from inside Home. Phil is launching multiplayer MotorStorm with his friends directly from Home. You can also quit any game and go straight back to Home.
* Now announcing new 80GB PS3 with Multiplayer Motorstorm for $599 and original 60B to $499 as announced Monday. Sales of the 60GB PS3 have doubled at their top five retailers since price drop.
* PS3 success has contributed greatly to Blu-ray success. 2 to 1 sales margin over HD-DVD. Over 200 Blu-ray disc games due this year.
* NCsoft will be joining the PlayStation camp. They will create online games exclusively for PS3. Based on current intellectual properties and new IPs.
* Ubisoft's Haze exclusive on PS3 in autumn. Trailer shown.
* Sony has signed a multi-stage deal with Midway and Epic. For full optimization of the Unreal engine for PS3 development. Will help developers a lot (about 100 games use this engine).
* Epic's Unreal Tournament 3 is confirmed as a PS3 exclusive this year. Will be possible to bring PC mods to PS3 via PSN.
* Now showing trailers of Call of Duty 4, Assassin's Creed, Kane & Lynch, Resident Evil 5, Burnout Paradise, Madden NFL 08, Harry Potter and order of the Phoenix, The Simpsons Game, Guitar Hero III, Medal of Honor Airborne, Rock Band.
* Now MGS4 from Komani! "only on PlayStation3". Hideo Kojima comes on stage explaining his game (translated in realtime as he speaks Japanese). Metal Gear Solid celebrating its 20th anniversary this July. This MGS4 is the finale, he will not work on any other MGS. The complete story will be revealed. New realtime footage is shown now, really coming from a PS3, no video. Worldwide simultaneous release, exclusive on PS3 ... early 2008 (so they miss the holiday season). Next week in Tokyo Hideo Kojima will play a demo of MGS4 in realtime, they couldn't do it now "due lack of time".
* Phil back on stage to talk about 1st party titles now. Trailers shown of: Ratchet and Clank Future Tools of Destruction, Folklore, Heavenly Sword, NBA 08, LittleBigPlanet, Uncharted: Drake's Fortune. Those were 6 of the 15 games Sony is bringing exclusively to PS3 this year.
* New 1st party game: Infamous.
* About Gran Turismo 5 now. Gran Turismo 5 Prologue (prior to full release of GT5) will come soon, with full online play support! Trailer shown.
* KillZone2 trailer ... "everything you are about to see is realtime"!
* Jack Tretton back on stage to wrap-up. Just summing up briefing ... nothing new to announce. "We look forward to a bright future together. Thank you very much."
* What we didn't get: Pricedrop for EU/Aus/Japan, FF XIII news and a new sixasis with rumble support.

Here's the official press release from Sony:
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Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. (SCEA) held its annual press conference today at the E3 Media & Business Summit, making a series of announcements that demonstrated the strength and innovation of the PlayStation® family of products. Among these announcements was the introduction of a newly updated PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) and an extensive library of soon-to-be released games and services across the entire PlayStation portfolio. The company also unveiled several new exclusive game development agreements with various well-known publishers including NCsoft® Corporation, Midway, Ubisoft, LucasArts and Konami.

The press conference was held in both the physical and virtual worlds whereby company executives presented in person and as their own personalized avatars within the PlayStation®Home environment, transitioning from their virtual-world avatars to reappear live on stage. This format was designed to illustrate the innovative functionality of the innovative experience of PlayStation Home, the PLAYSTATION®Network service designed to serve as a 3D community gathering place for PS3 users from around the world.

Portable Entertainment Just Got Sleeker
The new PSP is a sleeker and more streamlined version of the popular original PSP system. It is 33 percent lighter and 19 percent slimmer than the current version, making the all-in-one mobile entertainment system even more convenient to carry around at less than 1/2-pound in weight and less than 3/4-inch in thickness. The new PSP system will also have a thinner, more efficient battery, 64MB of system memory and video-out capabilities allowing consumers to enjoy their games at 480 x 272 resolution and movies at full standard-definition resolution on any progressive scan TV.
In addition to the "Piano Black" model launching in September in the Core Pack, the new PSP will also be available in two new limited edition colors in North America: A collector's edition "Ice Silver" PSP will be included in the Daxter PSP Entertainment Pack in September; and a limited edition "Ceramic White" PSP, including a Darth Vader™ silk screen on the unit, will be featured in the Star Wars Battlefront® PSP Entertainment Pack launching in October. SCEA plans to make more than 140 new software titles available this fiscal year for PSP, in addition to the other great entertainment content coming on UMD™ (Universal Media Disc).

Games, Games and More Games
Throughout the holiday and this fiscal year, SCEA and its third-party partners plan to release more than 120 PS3 software titles available on Blu-ray Disc™ (BD), SCEA is also working on another 40 games and game packs downloadable via PLAYSTATION Network in North America.
During the press event, the company highlighted several of its 15 exclusive first-party PS3 titles which are sure to excite gamers this holiday season -- each of them taking full advantage of PS3's powerful Cell Broadband Engine™ (Cell/B.E.) including Heavenly Sword™, Ratchet & Clank® Future: Tools of Destruction™ and Uncharted: Drake's Fortune™.
Also showcased were expected second- and third-generation titles including Killzone 2, an earth-shattering futuristic action/combat game, the super-hero adventure InFamous and Grand Turismo 5 Prologue, the latest offering from the best-selling racing game of all time.

Discover New Ways to Play
SCEA also announced new games and services for its PLAYSTATION Network. Included were new features for the innovative and highly-anticipated service PlayStation Home, such as the ability for users to launch games from within PlayStation Home; a newly designed Home Square that replaces the original lobby concept; and four new personal spaces allowing for increased user personalization.
Additionally, several new downloadable games were introduced specifically for PLAYSTATION Network, including a crafty puzzle game, echochrome, which utilizes PS3's SIXAXIS™ wireless controller; an achingly funny action game named PAIN; and the next chapter in the popular Wipeout® racing series, Wipeout HD. Also, demonstrated was a pair of games to be made available through download from PLAYSTATION®Store and on BD: SOCOM: U.S. Navy Seals Confrontation, the next title in line of one of the most popular franchises in PlayStation history; and Warhawk™, a ground-breaking online multi-player air and land combat game.

PlayStation 2 Momentum Continues
The popular PlayStation®2 was also center stage as the company highlighted some of the more than 160 games headed to the platform this year in North America, including social game franchises, such as Buzz!™ and SingStar™, both of which are already million-sellers in Europe and will make a huge impact on PlayStation 2 this year here in the US.
"Today's announcements lay the groundwork for what we are confident will be accelerated momentum for the PlayStation brand throughout the holidays and this fiscal year," said Jack Tretton, President and CEO, SCEA. "At the heart of each of these announcements is our desire to empower consumers with the technology, gameplay and entertainment capabilities that they have come to expect and desire from PlayStation. We truly believe that these new products, services and software will help us take our platforms to the next level."

New PS3 Model, Pricing
Today's press conference announcements follow Sunday's news of a new PS3 80GB model coming to North America and new pricing for the current 60GB model.
Beginning in August, the new 80GB PS3 will be available for a suggested retail price of $599 and will be sold with the popular online-enabled racing game MotorStorm™. With the expanded hard disk drive (HDD), consumers will be able to download even more games and entertainment content from PLAYSTATION Network. Additionally, new pricing was announced for the current 60GB PS3 model. Effective immediately, consumers in North America can purchase the model for $499, $100 less than the original price.
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From gamesindustry.biz:
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John Yamamoto, president and CEO of Square Enix's European and North American subsidiaries, has warned that gamers may still think PS3 is too expensive despite the recently announced price cut.

"I think USD 500 for PS3 is still a bit expensive for most gamers. Most of them think that price is still high."

When asked if he believes a European price cut is necessary Yamamoto replied, "Yes, because they started at USD 600 and EUR 600 - so maybe it would be better to come down to EUR 500."
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From kotaku.com:
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I just got back from Sony's private Killzone 2 party. It was held at a little sushi place on Ocean Avenue called Sushi Roku. The good news is that Killzone 2 was playable, the bad news is that the only ones allowed to play it were the developers.

After what we thought was a short trailer, the game dropped straight into actual, live gameplay. And I do mean live, the game was actually being played by one of the developers as we watched.

The developer proceeded to play through an entire level of the game as we looked on in stunned silence. There was a lot to take in during the lengthy gameplay session. First, the game appears to not feature a HUD, in fact the only time I saw anything on the screen that was hud like was when the developer fired or switched weapons.

The game's look was the most stunning thing about it. Much like Resistance Fall of Man, it wasn't anyone thing that really stood out (though the lighting effects were just plain stunning) but rather the combination of everything you were seeing. There was so much detail, so much activity that it was hard for you to take it all in as it happened. Instead the game's intense action and detailed graphics helped to create what the developers called a violent theater of war.

The little things I did notice about the game included destructible environments, enemies that not only reacted to being shot, but to where they were shot, impressive weather, fire, and lightning effects and a world that was abuzz with activity.
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From biz.gamedaily.com:
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The PS3 has had something of a rocky start in the face of strong competition. While the price has been cut $100 on the 60 GB PS3, Kazumi Kitaue of Konami doubts it will have much impact. His comments also raise serious questions as to whether or not Metal Gear Solid 4, as yet only officially announced for the PS3, will remain exclusive to the system.

"I wonder if Sony can win back user support by the price cut of just $100," commented Kitaue to Reuters. "I don't expect a substantial impact ... With $500, you can buy a personal computer."

"Since Metal Gear Solid was born for the PlayStation, we would like to keep it a PlayStation game," said Kitaue. "But we might have to take some steps."
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From gamesindustry.biz:
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Bookmakers Paddy Power are taking bets on how much Sony is likely to cut the price of the PlayStation 3 in Europe.

The company is offering odds of 11/8 that Sony will reduce the price between GBP 376 and GBP 400 ahead of an expected announcement this Thursday.
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From next-gen.biz:
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Sony is set to announce its intentions to unleash its long anticipated PS3 movie and TV download service at E3, according to a recent report.

Newsweek reports that while Sony execs will formally announce the company's intentions to unleash the service during its E3 press conference, few specific details will be revealed until closer to launch time.
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From gamesindustry.biz:
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Best Buy has told GamesIndustry.biz that the company thinks the recently-announced price drop will increase interest in the PS3.

"We think the price move is great and will help drive increased interest, particularly in light of the dual functionality as a BluRay player," said Best Buy's Brian Lucas. "It becomes a viable, cost effective option for people interested in next generation DVD."
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From kotaku.com:
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Sony's PS3 price-cut has been good news for the company. Super, really, considering the negativity they've been drowning in for the past six months. But not everyone's happy with the news. Nintendo's George Harrison isn't happy. In fact, he's positively indifferent:

"A $100 price drop won't make a difference. Can Sony afford a $200 price drop? I don't think so."
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From gamesindustry.biz:
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Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has contacted GamesIndustry.biz to state that the company will be making a major announcement regarding the PlayStation 3 this Thursday at the E3 Media and Business Summit.

Although unwilling to be drawn on specifics, a spokesperson did confirm that the announcement will be related to SCEA's price cut of the PS3 in North America, and the introduction of a new 80GB model.
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From gamesindustry.biz:
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Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has contacted GamesIndustry.biz to state that the company will be making a major announcement regarding the PlayStation 3 this Thursday at the E3 Media and Business Summit.

Although unwilling to be drawn on specifics, a spokesperson did confirm that the announcement will be related to SCEA's price cut of the PS3 in North America, and the introduction of a new 80GB model.
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From gamesindustry.biz:
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Former Sony Europe boss Chris Deering has backed his old company, telling GamesIndustry.biz that now is a good time to let new management breathe fresh life back into the company.

"I'm optimistic about PlayStation. Of course there was the changing of the guard with Ken [Kutaragi] retiring and Kaz [Hirai] moving," said Deering in an exclusive interview published today.
"There's a resource of very experienced management in PlayStation which perhaps up to now hasn't been fully tapped, and deserves to move into executive status and to strut their stuff.
"I think it's appropriate that there's a new energy, new faces and an approach that's contemporary," he said.
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From gamingbits.com:
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"The current 60 GB model utilizes a hardware and solution for backwards compatibility, namely the Emotion Engine chip. The new 80 GB PS3 will use a software solution for backwards compatibility, similar to that currently found in the PAL model," said Kimberly Otzman, SCEA Corporate Communications Representative.

So the 80 GB PS3 release will be the first NTSC PS3 to use a software engine for PS2 backwards compatibility. Will this mean PS3 80 GB owners will have to download updates to play their PS2 games on the PS3, as Microsoft has done with its Xbox 360 Backwards compatibility list?
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From kotv.com:
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Sony Corp. announced a revised PlayStation 3 console Monday with a bigger hard drive for storing downloaded content such as video games and high-definition movies.

The new $599 PS3 increases the system's storage capacity from 60 to 80 gigabytes and also includes a retail copy of the online racing title ``MotorStorm,'' a company spokesman said.

Starting Monday, the current 60 gigabyte model will cost $499 a $100 price drop.

The larger capacity machine won't be available in the United States and Canada until August.
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