Nintendo announced it’s beautiful new 3DS (that I cannot wait to try at PAX!), and Sony doesn’t like it. Surprise, surprise. The 3DS promises to have a 3D screen that doesn’t require any special glasses.

Sony is claiming that they researched this “naked eye” 3D technology in the past, and didn’t find it to be flawless. Kazuo Hirai, the head of SCA said “Based on internally conducted research, naked-eye 3D for portables does not have high precision, and at present there are limitations”.

Instead of being a friendly competitor and appreciating Nintendo’s advancement as an opportunity to grow the portable gaming industry, Sony’s going to be a whiny baby about it.

Sounds like someone’s jealous…

What are your thoughts? Do you think Sony has a point? Do you think the 3DS will work as they say it will?

(For those who want a slightly less biased article on this, you can find one here. Thanks to @FreakingWesley for the find!)

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This video from the Engaget Show really makes me do a double take on the type of fun we could have with PS3’s Move. As previously thought, the PS3 Move controller just looks like a fancy Wii-mote with a colorful ball on the top. Now getting a real and genuine look at it from this Engaget video, I’m really starting to get excited! The controller displayed on the TV is transformed by the user into fun objects such as a sword or a mallet and used for gameplay. It reminds me of  animated meets live-action movies, kind of like a ‘Who Framed Rodger Rabbit,’ only staring yourself!

What would YOU transform your remote into?
I think I’d want King Triton’s Trident from Kingdom Hearts and use it to defeat my foes! Or use it as a fork to feed a monster friend! :o)

[Engaget] [Joystiq]

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Little Big Planet 2 has officially been confirmed by Sony! Also revealed to us is that the game will support PS3’s new motion tracking device ‘Move.’

Hmm.. sounds a bit unnecessary and slightly ‘Wii wannabe-ish’ to me. What do YOU think about “movin” with Little Big Planet 2?

[Tweakers.net] [Eurogamer]

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If you’ve ever wanted to feel even more like a lonely, awkward loser while watching a movie by yourself, here’s your chance!

Put on a pair of Sony’s TDG-BR100 and TDG-BR50 active shutter glasses! These are Sony’s 3-D capable eye wear that will cost you about $133 each. Yes, thats right.. each. Wow.

Would you pay that much to watch 3-D in your home? (This is not including the price for the 3-D capable DVD player or TV you might have to purchase) I know I’d just break them or lose them like I do with all my sunglasses! I say ‘NO GO!’

Source: [Gizmodo]

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For some reason these make me want candy.

Playstation’s new motion controller device ‘Move’ has officially been announced for late 2010! Playstation has released a trailer so we can see what we’ll look like whilst playing..

..Cooool dude. Who is going to want to play like that in front of their friends/girlfriends/boyfriends/? What I really want to know is how the HECK did they TRANSFORM that girl INTO THREE PEOPLE! If they can do that… then I don’t even want to know what kinds of trouble people will get into. JK I know thats not really how it is… or is it?! (QUIT TEASING US!)

Here is a video of actual gameplay provided by PlayscopeTrailers.

What do you think of the new ‘Move?’

[Blog.Playstation][Joystiq]

Work It! Playstation ‘Move’ Will Make Us Look Like Idiots is a post from: That Girl is a Geek!

Wow Sony. This is a big whoops!
Remain in the dark no longer! Your questions are answered.

A glitch in the Playstation 3 systems caused a serious uproar yesterday when users found that they could not connect to the Playstation Network or for some, even play their PS3 at all. The glitch also raped certain users of their player data and game achievements which devastated players with all their hard earned trophies. Sony has not released any information on the number of data loss casualties, as they are kicking themselves in the butt right now for having their market just finally pick up.

Sony has confirmed that the error was caused by a Y2K-like glitch in which the older models viewed 2010 as a leap year. Owners of the newer Slim models appear to be unaffected by this catastrophe while older system consumers remain scared and torn from the incident.

Thanks to Joystiq, be not confused any longer! Your questions are answered:

Q. Is it safe to turn on my PS3 now?
A. Right now, it appears the answer is “yes.” The PlayStation Network is online and fully functional for owners of the PS3 Phat system, and games appear to be running problem-free. Sony has yet to issue an official “you can use your PS3″ statement, however.

Q. Do I have to download a firmware update?
A. Nope. The problem should just fix itself automatically, whether you’re online or not.

Q. My Trophy data for [insert game here] is gone! (I know, I know — that’s not a question, but still!)
A. If you lost any Trophy data over the past 24 hours, there may be a way to salvage it. Launch the game for which you’re trying to restore Trophies and it should automatically recreate a Trophy data set on your PS3’s memory, which you can then sync with the PSN server (just by opening up your Trophy list in the XMB). Our Heavy Rain Trophies had vanished, but this trick brought them back from the ether.

Q. The time and date on my PS3 are wrong. How do I fix this?
A.Under Settings in the XMB, then under the Time/Date settings, you should be able to set your console to automatically sync the time and date via the internet.

*A moment of silence for all the PS3 users that were robbed of their hard earned gaming careers, I hope you are able to restore your achievements & may the force be with you..*

Source: [Playstation.Blog] [Joystiq]

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