Well it’s not for maintenance, and Sony doesn’t know why their
network is down for PlayStation gamers in the United States, Canada and
Australia. While Sony’s blog did state it was down for maintenance for
60 minutes, it wasn’t said when it started or anything and with Sony’s
twitter account saying they are looking into the issue as to why many
users can not connect the PlayStation network so it’s clear that Sony
did not plan this, or did not plan this very well.
There are rumors going around the the PSN is down due to an internal
clock issue. I can’t really see this being an issue though. Maybe
because it’s lovely February going into March a few days early, but it’s
still February so I would think if that was the reason we’d see this
issue a few hours later.
Another rumor is that it’s due to a wide spread virus. Wide spread? I
doubt t... Read more »
Microsoft and Google are stepping up their war of words. This time it's
Microsoft's turn: It says Google is pointing fingers rather than
addressing the European Commission's investigation into the search
giant.
Earlier this week, the European Commission acknowledged that it
had begun looking into three antitrust complaints filed against Google.
In response, Google has defended its search policies but has also blamed Microsoft for triggering the investigation,
because Microsoft owns one of the companies that complained and is
linked to another.
"Google is telling reporters that antitrust concerns about search
are not real because some of the complaints come from one of its last
remaining search competitors," Dave Heiner, vice president... Read more »
Apple
Set to Release New Console, Will Rely Solely On Third Parties For
Software Says Pachter
by Ernice Gilbert gamesthirst.com
There’s been a lot of speculation concerning Apple and what some
believe will be it’s inevitable entrance into the gaming industry. But
still many analysts have doubts, arguing that the company already has
three gaming devices: the iPhone, iPod Touch and now the iPad.
But there’s one analyst who believes that Steve Jobs and the gang
will make a full play, introducing a standalone console, adding one more
machine to compete with Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo’s systems.
Sony's senior director of corporate communications Patrick Seybold issued a statement after last night's NPD numbers for January,
explaining that the company's flagship console may be a bit difficult
to find at retail over the next few months. "We're working very hard
with our retail partners to meet consumer interest, but the demand is
tremendously high for the PS3 and we expect tight inventory in the
coming months," Seybold notes in the statement.
As this is the first we've heard about any sort of PlayStation 3
hardware shortages, we followed up with Seybold to make sure he wasn't
only warning about future supply issues, but also explaining January's
sales of the console. He told us: "Yes. The strong demand carrying
through the holidays was evident and earl... Read more »
