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PS3 and Bravia sales boost quarterly Sony profits above expectations
Earlier this summer, Sony closed another fiscal year of being within the red, but it surely\'s starting the 2010/11 ledger with its quill dipped firmly inside the black inkwell. For the quarter ending June 30, the Japanese megacorp clocked up ¥25.7 billion ($293 million) in pure, unadulterated profit off the back of a ¥67 billion ...
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Yahoo Widget Engine on Sony BRAVIA LCD TVs
Yahoo! just announced the expanded availability of the Yahoo! Widget Engine on Sony’s Internet-connected BRAVIA LCD TVs, where this new inclusion will offer consumers easy on-demand access to thousands of content sources, movies, TV shows, and Internet content right from the comfort of their living room itself. For sports fans, they can always check out the latest videos on Showtime, not to mention the updated scores on USA Today. Fancy purchasing a gift for a loved one without leaving the home? Shop on eBay instead, or you can always stay in touch with your friends over Twitter and Facebook if you want to while watching TV. BRAVIA Internet Widgets powered by Yahoo! can now be enjoyed by over a 100 countries located across North America, Europe, Latin America and Asia. Could this be a good excuse to present to your other half when it comes to purchasing a brand new TV? [Press Release]
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Your first 3D PS3 games launch tomorrow, including Wipeout HD
OK, Wipeout HD is a fine, fine game, but how will it look in 3D? Probably disappointing, if only because it’s going to have to be run in a rubbish resolution in order for the PS3 to create the stereoscopic image. Kvetching aside, Sony will release four stereoscopic 3D games for the PS3 tomorrow: Wipeout HD, Super Stardust, PAIN, and Motor Storm Pacific Rift. You will, of course, need a 3D TV to appreciate the extra dimensionality.
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Sony 3DTVs go on pre-sale at Sony Style stores immediately, ‘Cloudy’ hits Blu-ray 3D June 22
After getting price and release date information in the UK, Japan and even Canada, Sony has finally seen fit to announce US details for the latest and greatest additions to the BRAVIA LCD lineup. Additionally, the software update to turn on Blu-ray 3D playback and DLNA streaming in its latest players (the out of the box 3D ready BDP-S770 ships next month) is going out today, provided you can find a disc to slip in them — which you can’t until Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs arrives at retail June 22. Just like the other launches, buyers of the new TVs can expect a copy of that movie, Deep Sea, and vouchers for 3D games on the PlayStation Network (once it comes back up.) Oh, and how much will you be spending on the new televisions? Check after the break for all the details, but MSRPs (expect much lower prices in reality, as revealed by JR.com) range from $2,100 for the KDL-40HX800 to $5,000 for a 60-inch BR-60LX900. No word yet on when you’ll be able to pick up these displays at any other retailers, but if Sony is your preferred brand for 3D, you’ll need to run by a Sony Style store to have a chance of sticking one on the wall in time for the 2010 World Cup.
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PlayStation 3′s first 3D title updates coming June 10th to Japan
Good news / bad news, folks. First with the smiles: PlayStation 3‘s first 3D-enabling updates are due out on June 10th for downloadable titles Super Stardust HD, WipEout HD, and Pain. The first two games get the added dimension for gratis, but Pain lovers (who should be accustomed by now to its abundant premium add-ons) will need to fork over ¥300 (approximately $3.28) for the benefit. The other stickler is that these updates are so far only announced for Japan — and by merit of a Bravia promotion, Europe as well. So what’s a North American gamer with a penchant for wearing special glasses to do? Keep waiting, true believers.
PlayStation 3′s first 3D title updates coming June 10th to Japan originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 31 May 2010 18:13:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Google unveils new Sony TV
Google unleashed details concerning a new Sony TV at the Google I/O conference earlier this morning with the rather unimaginative name of Sony Internet TV. This is touted to be the most advanced TV ever by the Japanese company, where it is able to detect incoming missiles from 500 miles away and alert the nearest SAM site to take definitive action in case our enemies want to rain our homeland with bombs. We jest – the Sony Internet TV will be based on the current monolithic design that is influenced Sony BRAVIA NX800 as seen, and will more or less be available in 46? and 52? screen sizes. Google Search has been integrated into the device, alongside Google TV which is based on the Android 2.1 operating system, sporting Google Chrome as a Web browser of choice and a full version of Flash 10.1. You can read up in further detail concerning our live Google TV coverage here.
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Sony posts another huge annual loss, but PS3 sales are up
digg_url = ‘http://digg.com/playstation/Sony_posts_another_huge_annual_loss_but_PS3_sales_are_up’; Sony just posted its yearly results today, and while a ¥40.8 billion ($439 million) loss is never a good thing, it’s at least a marked improvement from last year’s staggering $1 billion drop into the red, which was the company’s first loss in 14 years. LCD TVs and cameras were Sony’s big electronics sellers, while PS3 sales went up to 13 million from 10.1 million last year — and hey, Sony’s console actually became profitable at the end of the year as production costs have gone down. Now for the bad news: PSP sales were down to 9.9m from 14.4 last year, with game sales dropping to 44.4m from 50.3m units, while PS2 hardware went down to 7.2m from 7.7m units and PS2 software fell sharply from 83.5m units to 35.7m units. That’s not completely unexpected, as the PS2 can’t last forever and the PSP is getting long in the tooth, but it means that Sony faces some serious pressure to hit its target of 15m PS3s sold this year to pick up the slack and help it hit its goal of posting a ¥50 billion ($541 million) profit next year. Let’s hope that Move controller lives up to the hype, right? Sony’s also counting on 3D to help it get there, and wonder of wonders, it also expects Sony Ericsson to hit profitability, so that X10 mini pro had better be a big improvement over the Xperia X10. We’ll see if Sir Howard can keep all these various ships going in the right direction while still keeping the rest of Sony’s diverse operations (like its profitable life insurance business) in line — it should be an interesting year.
Sony posts another huge annual loss, but PS3 sales are up originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 13 May 2010 17:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Sony magically adds third dimension to new soundbars, 5.1 sound system
The 3.1 channel HT-CT350 and HT-CT150 soundbars a) don’t require special glasses to use and b) look fairly flat to us, but — along with the 1,000 watt HT-SF470 5.1 surround system — but the magic is in their HDMI repeaters (three inputs, one output) capable of 3D and standby passthrough just like Sony’s latest higher end equipment. The 400 watt HT-CT350 steps it up by shipping with a mounting bracket that affixes it to bottom of select 40-inch (and up) 2010 BRAVIA HDTVs, while the 340 watt HT-CT150 attaches to select 32-inch sets. You’ll also find LPCM support via HDMI and BRAVIA Sync compatibility, and if you’re drinking the Kool-Aid, you can find the 40-inch CT350 on sale next month for $400, the 32-inch CT150 retailing for around $300 and the 5.1 SF470 hitting shops in June for $550.
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Sony unveils 3D capable sound bars and a home theater system
Earlier today Sony announced the release of three new home audio products: the HT-CT350 and HT-CT150 3.1 sound bars, as well as the HT-SF470 5.1 surround sound system. All the new models feature 3D pass-through and standby pass-through for audio and video devices connected via HDMI. As with many Sony products, these new systems are designed to integrate with Sony’s BRAVIA televisions and Blu-ray players.
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3D Playstation 3 games and Blu-ray titles to come with select Bravia 3D TVs
Sony’s huge 3D TV offering is launching this summer. TVs, Blu-ray players, 3D glasses, 3D PS3 games, everything will hit the market this June. The wide range of products really feels like a more complete solution than what’s currently available from Samsung or Panasonic. But Sony knows something or two about consumers and demos of four PS3 3D games are going to be “available as a free collection to purchasers of Bravia 3D TVs” along with a 3D Blu-ray of Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs. Nice.
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Sony UK’s 3DTV launch includes a few free games to get early adopters started
As the GMT turns, Sony’s divisions are revealing their 3D plans for the rest of the year and the latest is its UK branch. The HX803 3D-ready model is first out the door in June, with LX903 and HX903 models arriving shortly afterward packing specs identical to their US cousins, with the addition of Freeview HD tuners and PAL-friendly refresh rates. Since the HX803 doesn’t come with any of those 100-hour battery rated glasses , viewers getting ready for the 2010 World Cup will likely opt for one of the 3D accessory packs with two pairs included plus the necessary IR emitter. No word on prices for any of these yet, but PS3 owners who buy a new TV within the launch “limited period” can expect to vouchers with download codes for 3D-upgraded versions of four PSN games: PAIN (3 episodes), WipEout HD (full game), Motorstorm Pacific Rift (single level demo) and Super Stardust HD (full game). Movie heads get Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and Deep Sea Blu-ray 3D discs bundled with unspecified “selected products,” with the former going on sale by itself June 14. Check out all the details in the press release below or just refresh the Sony UK store until that preorder button shows up and we find out just how many pounds are needed to bring one home.
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Sony and FIFA release more details on World Cup 2010 3D broadcast
Sony and FIFA have just released a list of World Cup 2010 games that’ll be broadcast in 3D, with ESPN taking care of the US audience, Sogecable for Spain, and more partners to come (including eight matches for selected 3D cinemas around the world). Out of all ten stadiums, only five of these — Soccer City and Ellis Park in Johannesburg, Durban, Cape Town and Port Elizabeth — are chosen for the 3D broadcast, which sadly leaves out Rustenberg and its England-USA match that most of us here anticipate. Each venue will have seven 3D-camera positions with three above the pitch and four on pitch level, and don’t forget the two “3D Outside Broadcast” trucks that’ll be busy shuffling between stadiums to process the footage for us all. If you end up totally loving the 3D experience, a Blu-ray 3D compilation disc will be available within 2010. This souvenir should go nicely with the updated PS3 by then — we were told by Sony that its console’s expecting its 3D upgrade around the same time as the launch of its 3D TVs, which just so happens to be around E3 as well. Boy, June sure going to be a fun one this year.
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