European PS3 won't carry chip for PS2
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The PlayStation 3 going on sale in Europe next month will play only some of the games for its predecessor video game machine &#151; a move designed to cut costs and speed up production.
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Sony Corp.  said on Friday it will eliminate a key microchip from the European version of its PlayStation 3 (PS3) game console, reducing production costs as well as its compatibility with PS2 games.
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Blog: What did Sony mean when they said there was no PS3 price cut?
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It&#39;ll cost about the same as the regular-sized PS 2 in the US and Europe. The smaller PlayStation 2 has all regular PlayStation 2 functions such as playing CDs and DVDs.
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NVidia will supply the graphics chip for the successor to the PlayStation 2 games console being developed by Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
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Keep filling your piggy-bank If youâre hoping to bag a cut-price PS3 then Sony has some bad news in store. Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) has stated that rumours of a $299 (Â£150/â¬210) PS3 are nothing more than wishful thinking.â¦
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Severe shortages of Sony's slim line PlayStation 2 mean many UK retailers are refusing to sell the console on its own.
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TOKYO -- The European version of Sony's PlayStation 3 will run only some of the games designed for the previous generation of the video game machine _ a move designed to cut costs and speed up production.
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Sony Corp.  will cut back on  future chip spending and may not produce advanced "cell"  microchips used in its PlayStation 3 (PS3) game gear in-house  as it seeks better returns on its investments, a senior  executive said on Tuesday.
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Japanese electronics maker Sony Corp. could miss its end-March target for the European launch of its new handheld game machine PlayStation Portable (PSP), a company source told Reuters on Friday.
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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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Leipzig Game Convention in Germany, the stage for price-slash revelations. Sony has announced that it&#39;s slashing the cost of PS2 in the UK and Europe to 104.99 GBP.
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The chip that will power the PlayStation 3 is said to be up to 10 times faster than current processors.
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$100 off the 60GB model too Sony has left its US-based PlayStation 3 fans drooling after announcing that it will release an 80GB version of the console this August. But non-US gamers were left playing the waiting game as the company also announced that the majority of new PS3 games and a $100 (Â£50) price cut for its 60GB version will initially only be available in the US.â¦
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Sony Corp. said on Friday it will eliminate a key microchip from the European version of its PlayStation 3 (PS3) game console, reducing production costs as well as its compatibility with PS2 games.
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Higher clock speeds or a smaller power drain, Sony? It's no great surprise, perhaps, but Cell Broadband Engine chip co-developer IBM will produce a 45nm version of the processor, paving the way for smaller, cooler-running PlayStation 3 consoles.â¦
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Sony Corp.  said on Friday it  will eliminate a key microchip from the European version of its  PlayStation 3 (PS3) game console, reducing production costs as  well as its compatibility with PS2 games.