Sony delays PS3 "Home", but no talk of price cuts
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CHIBA, Japan  - Sony Corp said on Thursday it would postpone the launch of the "Home" virtual community service for its PlayStation 3 game console to early next year, the latest setback in its videogame battle with Microsoft Corp and Nintendo Co Ltd.
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Looking to jump-start sales of its PlayStation 3 game system, Sony has cut the price by $100, to $499, and plans to introduce a $599 package with a larger (80-gigabyte vs. 60-GB) hard drive and one game next month.
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Sony Corp. announced Monday a 100-dollar price cut for the PlayStation 3 in North America and plans for a beefed-up version of the console in a bid to catch up with rivals Nintendo and Microsoft.
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When the game console will be available here remains uncertain.
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Gamers in Europe will have to wait a bit longer than expected to get their hands on the PlayStation 3, with Sony announcing that production glitches have pushed back the launch of its next-generation console until March 2007.
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Sony Corp. on Thursday cut the price of its PlayStation 3 game console in the U.S. and announced an even cheaper model that will arrive before the holiday shopping season.
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Sony Corp. said on Thursday it sees no  need to change its target to ship 2 million units of its  PlayStation 3 game console worldwide by the end of December and  6 million by the end of next March.
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Sony Corp.(6758.T) does not expect to  cut the U.S. price of its PSP handheld game system for the rest  of 2006, and the number of available games will nearly double  to about 230 in that time, Sony said on Thursday.
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A widely expected PS3 price cut won't jump-start Sony's sales. What they need is a hit title for gamers.
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In yet another embarrassing delay for Sony, the company is putting off the start of its "Home" virtual world services for the PlayStation 3, initially planned for later this year, until next spring.
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NEW YORK (CNN/Money ) - In recent weeks, analysts and pundits have filled the air with speculation that Sony would be forced to delay its entry in the handheld gaming market.
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Sony Corp. (6758.T) shares fell as much  as 2.6 percent on Thursday, hit by another delay in the launch  of its PlayStation 3 game console, but outperformed sector  peers and the broader market by the end of the day as investors  weigh the likely impact of the delay.
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Sony decides not to cut the price of PlayStation 3 in Europe and instead offers a bundle pack with games.
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Way back on September 11 we reported on rumors that Sony would be releasing a $400 40GB PS3/'Spider-Man 3' Blu-ray bundle for the holidays and the not-so-secret new system has now been officially announced by Sony, with a November 2nd launch date in the N
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Sony Corp.'s  $100 price  cut for the PlayStation 3 is not enough to turn the fortunes of  the game console, which has suffered a slow start, an executive  of game software maker Konami Corp.  said.
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Sony is trying to decide by how much it will cut the price of its PlayStation 3 console as consumers want it reduced, its chief executive said in an interview published Friday.
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TOKYO -- The release of Sony's PlayStation 3 will be delayed in Europe until March because of problems with producing a key component, the executive in charge of the project said yesterday. The much-awaited update to the popular game console will go on sale in November in the United States and Japan as planned, but fewer units will be available ...