Monday, July 30, 2007 - Posts

Monday, July 30, 2007 9:42 PM

Sony facing another PS3 suit

Sony has already been slapped with patent suits over the construction of its PlayStation 3 Blu-ray discs and the system's digital security technology. Now the electronics giant is being taken to court over the parallel processing Cell chip that powers its latest console.

In its suit, Parallel Processing Corporation of Newport Beach, California, cites a patent for "synchronized parallel processing with shared memory" that was approved on October 8, 1991. The patent was originally assigned to International Parallel Machines of New Bedford, Massachusetts, while Parallel Processing Corporation describes itself as its "exclusive licensee."

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Brendan Sinclair
July 30, 3007

Source: GameSpot
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Monday, July 30, 2007 9:41 PM

Off topic: Microsoft won't confirm price cut rumors

Microsoft won't comment upon online images reportedly showing upcoming newspaper advertisements from retailers Wal-Mart and Toys R Us.

These advertisements list the retail price of the premium model Xbox 360 as USD $349, which represents a USD $50 drop from the current price. No elite or core model pricing was shown.

Historically, most recent consoles have had a price drop by this point in their lifecycle. Earlier this month it was reported that Microsoft had developed a smaller chipset for the Xbox 360 which would allow them to cut production costs.

Even so, Microsoft is not commenting on the latest price drop rumors and has made no official announcement.

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Mark Androvich
July 30, 3007

Source: GamesIndustry.biz
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Monday, July 30, 2007 9:40 PM

PlayStation Sponsors Lollapalooza

Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) today announced that it is sponsoring Lollapalooza. This marks the second consecutive time that SCEA has sponsored the "lifestyle concert tour." Those interested can check out the latest PS2, PS3 and PSP titles starting with Lollapalooza's first stop in Grant Park, Chicago on August 3.

Among the games on display will be Lair and Heavenly Sword for PS3 and Buzz! The Mega Quiz and SingStar Amped for PS2. There will also be a Kidzapalooza area with PaRappa The Rapper and Buzz! Jr.: Jungle Party. In addition, Sony will have a competitive "Mindfield" area, with both SingStar Amped and Buzz! The Mega Quiz competitions.

David Radd
July 30, 2007

Source: GameDaily BIZ
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Monday, July 30, 2007 9:27 PM

Loco Roco sequels planned for PSP as well as PS3

From Joystiq:
Last December, Sony's Phil Harrison said they'd "bring LocoRoco back in a couple of new ways with some new friends in the future." Then, at the PlayStation Premier event in Tokyo this month, they showed off Buu Buu Cocoreccho! by LocoRoco, a sequel that is "LocoRoco, but it's not ... a peculiar extra chapter." So that takes care of PS3, and we have our suspicions about a mobile version, but what about the most obvious platform of all, the PSP? We had a chance to speak with Loco Roco's director Tsutomu Kouno at the Develop conference and, when asked if there will be a Loco Roco 2 for the PSP, he responded, "Yes, there will. I'm thinking about a sequel for the PSP right now. I got a lot of feedback from players that they bought a PSP just to play Loco Roco so I feel like I have to make a sequel for them.

Christopher Grant
July 30, 3007
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