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Sony Cuts PS2 And PSP Price

Nick Broughall — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:01:27 +0000

Apparently price cuts are the new black for Sony. Following the PS3 Slim’s announcement and $200 price cut, the Japanese giant has apparently also dropped the price of the PS2 and the PSP.

Neither are as substantial a cut as the PS3, with the PSP now having an RRP of $279.95 (down $20) and the PS2 going for $159.95 RRP, a cut of $40.

Seriously – if anyone’s still whinging about backwards compatibility, just go out and buy a PS2 already… it’s certainly cheap enough.

[Kotaku]

Nexilux Guitar Hero Instrument Is Like Assembling A Sniper Rifle

Sean Fallon — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 18:20:00 +0000

Sometime early next month, Nexilux is planning to release this mini retractable guitar that works on the PS2, PS3 and the Wii for both Guitar Hero and Rock Band games. Plus, putting it together makes you feel cool. [Nexilux]

PS2 Compatbility Never Returning To The PlayStation 3

Mark Wilson — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:10:00 +0000

Sony pretty much implied that backward compatibility was dead when they released the PS3 Slim (without PS2 support), but just in case, Sony’s John Koller put a few nails in that coffin during two recent interviews.

Koller said, “It’s not coming back, so let me put that on the table,” before later adding “won’t be returning” to Ars.

Then, to Kotaku, Koller flipped the whole table metaphor around (but said the same thing) with the assertion that “backwards compatibility is off the table.”

Some eyewitnesses claimed that Koller then stood from his chair, squatted to the floor and teabagged the first generation of PS3s that included hardware backward compatibility. Then, with an equal amount of ceremony, he teabagged the second generation of PS3s the included software emulated backward compatibility.

Sony’s stance is that PS2-compatibility is simply no longer a relevant draw to PS3 buyers. And while that’s an easy enough point to scoff at, I will admit, I don’t know the last time I loaded a PS2 disc in my PS3. [Ars and Kotaku]

Use Sony’s DualShock On The Wii, Then Giggle Like A Super Villain

Mark Wilson — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:56:35 +0000

Why buy Nintendo’s fancy Wii Classic Controller or humiliatingly turn the Wiimote sideways when your old PS/PS2 controllers are perfectly fine? Import this DualShock to Wii adaptor for just under $US20 and no one will even notice. [Gametech via Kotaku]

PS2 Casemod Lives Inside Jack Thompson’s Video Game Violence Book

Jack Loftus — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 20:00:00 +0000

For gamers well-versed in the antics of former attorney Jack Thompson, this PS2 casemod found over at Kotaku has to be all sorts of Schadenfreude. [Kotaku]

Vista Service Pack 2 Available for Download

John Herrman — Tue, 26 May 2009 11:34:44 +0000

Windows Vista SP2 is finally available for download, in all its apologetic, bug-fixing, compatibility-boosting glory. Windows Update should do the trick, but standalone downloads are hosted right here, and release notes are over here. [Neowin]

‘Casetation’ Mod Is Defeated By Me Putting PS2 In Bag, Attaching It to Bigger TV

Jack Loftus — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 15:00:00 +0000

Recently, I defeated my arch nemesis, the $US250 briefcase-bound Casetation 2. It took a $US99 PS2 (super power: price cuts), duffel bag, and connecting to any TV, because they’re everywhere. $US151 left over. Flawless Victory.

Seriously. Why? [Casetation 2 at Flickr - Thanks (?), Akshay]

The PlayStation 2 Drops to $US100 for April Fools

Mark Wilson — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 12:03:39 +0000

Oh Sony, you fooled the internet! Everyone thought (and still hopes) that you were going to announce something big and important today. Instead, the PS2 will officially drop to $US100 starting tomorrow. [PlayStation Blog]

Sony: We’re Not Cutting PS3 Prices Tomorrow

John Mahoney — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 21:21:55 +0000

In response to rumours today that the PS3’s price could get dropped (along with the PS2’s, down to $US99), Sony officially confirmed to Joystiq that they’re not budging on the PS3 pricetag:

“As we have stated previously, we do not have plans for a PS3 price drop, and any rumours to that effect are false and are the result of speculation,” the statement from SCEA public relations manager Al De Leon reads. “SCEA remains focused on the long-term momentum of PS3. With the industry’s best software lineup this year, combined with our most aggressive marketing campaign to date, we remain confident in our approach and the value we’re delivering with PS3.”

Note that there is no denial of a PS2 price drop.

[Joystiq]

PS2 Dropping to $US99 Tomorrow?

Mark Wilson — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:34:19 +0000

There have been plenty of murmurs regarding a PS2 price drop as part of Sony announcements tomorrow, and now Kotaku looks to have confirmed it with some Kmart SKU data. But Sony, we said we wanted a PSTHREEEEE price drop, not two. [Kotaku]