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Best Buy's Best 2013 Christmas Tech Deals
Friday, December 20, 2013 - 1:31pm | 619Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) is pulling out all the stops to get customers to shop in its stores and on its website. The retailer launched a four-day Nick of Time sale on Monday, encouraging shoppers to drop by everyday for the latest deals. Starting tomorrow (Friday, December 20), Best Buy stores...
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China's Video Game Approval Could Be Worth Billions To Sony, Microsoft And Nintendo
Friday, September 27, 2013 - 12:24pm | 765In January, China Daily USA reported that China might lift its ban on the sale of video games. "We are reviewing the policy and have conducted some surveys and held discussions with other ministries on the possibility of opening up the game console market," an unnamed source from the Ministry of...
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Sony Unveils PlayStation Vita TV To Take On Apple TV, Chromecast (AAPL, GOOG, SNE)
Monday, September 9, 2013 - 12:36pm | 769It may not involve the cord-cutting service that some expected, but Sony (NYSE: SNE) has unveiled a new device for games and streaming video: PlayStation Vita TV. Named after Sony's latest handheld game system, PlayStation Vita TV is designed to play PSP (PlayStation Portable) and PS Vita games on...
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Sony Admits PS Vita is Currently a Failure
Friday, February 8, 2013 - 1:24pm | 440Sony's (NYSE: SNE) latest handheld game machine sold less than seven million units during its first 12 months at retail. That is less than 10 percent of the 75 million PlayStation Portable units that Sony has sold since 2005. In order for PS Vita's sales to catch up to PSP, Sony would have to sell...
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Will PlayStation 4 Unveiling Offset Sony's Losses?
Thursday, February 7, 2013 - 11:29am | 654Last week Sony (NYSE: SNE) announced that it planned to hold an event on Wednesday, February 20 to discuss the future of the PlayStation business. There has been a lot of speculation regarding what the "future" might involve, but many are hoping that Sony will provide the first concrete details...
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Sony to Unveil Wii U Killer at E3 2012?
Friday, June 1, 2012 - 9:57am | 1015Sony has said that it won't unveil PlayStation 4 at E3. But that doesn't mean it isn't ready to compete against Nintendo's next console, Wii U. In fact, the company has technically already built a Wii U competitor in the form of a home console, PlayStation 3, and a portable gaming device, PS Vita...