Sony Postpones PS3 "Home" Virtual Community
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The online service, in which players can create and own content, will not release until next year.
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CHIBA, Japan  - Sony Corp said on Thursday it would postpone the launch of its "Home" virtual community service for its PlayStation 3 game console to early next year, the latest setback in its video game battle with Microsoft Corp and Nintendo Co Ltd.
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In the wake of virtual  worlds like Second Life and such file-sharing stalwarts as  YouTube and Flickr, Sony Computer Entertainment is using its  PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable to usher in its own  virtual online-connected community.
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Sony Corp. 6758.T shares opened 2.38   percent lower at 4,930 yen on Thursday after it said it would   delay the European launch of its PlayStation 3 (PS3) game   machine to March from November, missing the holiday shopping   season in a key market.
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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 ...
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Sony Corp. is removing a chip from the  European version of its new PlayStation 3 (PS3) game console, a  move that cuts costs but means users cannot play some of their  old games.
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Sony will neither confirm nor deny rumors that it's phasing out 80GB PS3 and ditching backward compatibility.
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CHIBA, Japan  - Sony Corp said on Thursday it would postpone the launch of its "Home" virtual community service for its PlayStation 3 game console to early next year, the latest setback in its video game battle with Microsoft Corp and Nintendo Co Ltd
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Fall Professional Developers Conference cancelled due to timing concerns.
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Sony announced some changes in the PlayStation 3 specification for the Eurasia, Africa and Australia launch set for March 23, including less backwards compatibility than its North American PS3. The change is due to a hardware switch.
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It's goodbye from him, and it's goodbye from me Sony plans to end sales of its 20GB and 60GB PlayStation 3 (PS3) models in Japan, within just two months.â¦
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NEW YORK -- 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. (6758.T) said on Wednesday  that it would delay the launch in Europe of its PlayStation 3  (PS3) video game console by about four months to March of next  year, but stuck by its global shipment target.
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During Wednesday's keynote presentation, Sony's Phil Harrison mentioned that, while the finished version of Home for the PlayStation 3 would be available in fall of this year, there would be a beta of the program that would be made available in April. It looks like Sony's getting a bit of a head start on the process, however, since a new Web site opened up Thursday, advertising the impending release of the beta trial. Currently, it doesn't say much, but what it does say is this:
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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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Also: Sony shows PSP add-ons, lowers PS3 pricing. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.
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Sony will delay the release of its full-year earnings by about three weeks due to stricter U.S. accounting rules, the company said Wednesday.