All hardcore gamers would agree what a Sony Playstation 3 would be without the popular arcade fighting game such as Tekken. Since the inaugural launch of the Playstation 3 last November, only a handful of games have been known. Sure there will always be the usual sports, role playing and famous PS games, but the inclusion of Tekken 5 will certainly gather more curious and avid followers of the Tekken series to get a copy of the game now.

Tekken 5 is available in Asian countries such as Hong Kong and Japan at present for roughly $16.00. However, Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection is not yet compatible with the US version of the PS3 console. But it would only be time before one would be compatible and available to most avid Namco arcade gamers.

The modes are still the same as the other series, single player, two player versus mode and the ghost mode which allows players to study other moves with the usual characters known in the Tekken series such as the Armor King and Dagunov. The game’s final boss is Jinpachi, who can be eventually used as a character player once the arcade mode has been finished. Jinpachi cannot however be customized like the other characters in the game but is a good character selection on versus mode.

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So Sony has launched another contraption for its avid gaming followers and it really does cost a lot! While the Playstation series has been obviously something that most people are getting attached to, the cost of purchasing one may need to be looked at again. The suggest retail price for owning a Playstation 3 at the moment stands between $500.00 to $600.00 in the market and for sure, only a few can afford to shell out some cash just to buy this new gaming console launched by Sony for its seventh generation era video game console last November 11, 2006.

The price may be outrageous but the need to analyze its feasibility may be studied. For one, the games available for use with this new Playstation are only a handful. Perhaps the only possible thing that potential buyers would aim for is the distinction of owning the new device ahead of others. But isn’t this the same belief when the Playstation 2 was also launched some years back? One thing that should also be taken into consideration is the fact that people would wait for the price to drop before finally getting their own Playstation 3 device. As it stands, its current price will not attract purchases, considering that most consumers today would rather invest their hard earned money on the more important necessities of life today!

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Sony’s foray into the portable gaming world proved to be a success with the sleek black design of the PSP. Even if there was a limitation when it came to games and movies due to the UMD format used, there was no lack of hardcore Sony enthusiasts who couldn’t wait to get hold of the PSP. Indeed, the PSP has proven to be what I’d like to call the ultimate multimedia machine.

More than being a portable console for games, you could actually watch movies on the go – with awesome graphics I might add. Furthermore, you can listen to your favorite songs wherever you go. The PSP can also serve as an e-book reader and a picture viewer. You can even connect to the Internet through WiFi! So what more can you ask for?

Apparently, Sony saw a market for something totally different – appearance wise. Black is beautiful but for others, white is more appealing. Perhaps that is why they released the white PSP. I have to admit, it has a class of its own. Originally set up in Amsterdam, Sony’s billboard ad for the white PSP has irked a large number of people. It seems that the ad has some racist elements in it. It didn’t take long for the news to spread and as a result, organizations initiated a loud protest over the ad.

Sony has reiterated over and over again that the ad does not mean to degrade any race or color. As a spokesman said, the ad has “no other message or purpose” – aside from promoting the white PSP that is. Still, the ad has been pulled out to avoid anymore controversy.

So what do you think?

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When Sony revealed the details about its new Sixaxis PlayStation 3 controllers one of the first concerns that were raised by many people was its lifespan. This concern was brought about by Sony’s announcement that the controllers will have built in lithium ion batteries and these are inaccessible to users. In other words the batteries are not replaceable. Of course, the immediate question became – what would happen to the controllers when the batteries are already dead? The prospect of disposable controllers was not a good idea because of the high price of replacement or extra controllers.Consumers and gamers can now breathe a collective sigh of relief because Sony is planning on setting up a service where wireless PS3 controllers can be replaced if the lithium batteries have already degraded and could not carry a charge anymore. The company has not yet given the exact details on the service as well as the cost for changing the controllers.

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As part of its participation in the Gamers’ Day event being held in San Francisco, Sony finally revealed the first accessories that will be made available for the PlayStation 3. The first batch of add ons for the console, which will be launched in the US on November 17, will be relatively modest and would consist of only four devices.The first accessory announced is the PS3 HDMI cable, an accessory that will be needed to get the vaunted 1080p resolution in high definition televisions. The cable was removed from the basic PS3 package much to the consternation of many gamers. The cable will be selling for $49.99, which is so much higher than the price of HDMI cables available in audio/video stores.

Another accessory is the PS3 Memory Card Adapter that will retail $14.99. The adaptor is not needed for saving PS3 games but it is required for loading saved games from PS2 and PlayStation memory cards.

The PS3′s Sixaxis controller will also be selling for $49.99 each. It has a built in Bluetooth wireless connectivity to the PS3 and can support up to seven controllers at once.

The most significant part of the announcement though is that Sony is planning to bundle a single Blu-ray movie with each PS3 for a limited time, much like what it did with PSP when it was released in 2005.

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During the 2006 Tokyo Game Show, Sony announced to the public that it was going to bring down the price of the lower end model of the PlayStation 3 in Japan. The price drop will make the 20gb version of the console cost around 49,980 yen (about $429) when it goes on sale in November 11 in Japan.

With the recent announcement, various analysts in North America, where the same model of the PS3 will cost $499, were initially skeptical of the move and many saw it as a sign of weakness on the part of the company as well as a questionable business decision.

But the likelihood is that the price drop is just a sign of things to come. The Nihon Keizai Shimbun cited a study made by Enterbrain, Inc. (the publisher of Famitsu) that it is expecting more price reductions as well as a more expanded software catalog for the PS3 by the end of the 2007 holiday season.

Because of this, Enterbrain predicts that the PS3 will outsell its biggest rival in the Japanese market, the Nintendo Wii by the end of next year.

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As if Sony does not have enough problems what with the recall of batteries it has manufactured for some of the top laptop computer companies in the market, yesterday, Sony’s stocks fell by 2.75 per cent on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. This downturn was a result of the release of analyst downgrades that have sent traders tripping over one another to unload their excess Sony stock. According to one of the reports, which was issued by Macquarie Equities, one of the concerns expressed by many who were able to play with one of the 200 or so PlayStation 3s on demo and the floor of the 2006 Tokyo Game Show is that the units allegedly operated erratically and that it had to be reset repeatedly.Macquarie Equities’ report said that the reason for the malfunction was unknown the general suspicion as that the PlayStation 3 was actually overheating as a result of it being in enclosed units as well as the high temperatures in the venue. The report stated that with the problem occurring at such a close date to the actual launch and thus, fulltime production, this is clearly bad news for Sony.

Sony though has issued its own statement regarding the matter saying, that “despite the report from Macquarie Securities implying that they had heard of reports of PS3s needing to be rebooted at TGS, SCEI are not aware of any instances of this occurring at TGS, nor have we received any reports from third parties to such effect.”

Sony is very adamant that its units are not prone to overheating. Is this a company trying to contain a potentially bad situation? Or is it really just defending a unit that for all intents and purposes is really working well? We now have technically a month to finally find out!

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