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Tuesday, October 20, 2009
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Sony: Playstation Continues To Redefine Entertainment

1:30PM Brian Crecente | Riding high on tonight’s news that the Playstation 3 was the top selling home console in September according to NPD, the head of Sony Computer Entertainment of America says they’ve only just begun. More »
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Wednesday, October 7, 2009
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Sony On Microsoft And Nintendo

8:00PM Brian Ashcraft | In an interview with Forbes, Sony Computer Entertainment of America honcho Jack Tretton was asked what he thinks of the competition. His reply? More »
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Tretton: What’s Good For Sony Is What’s Good For Gaming

1:40PM Owen Good | File this also under “What they say when we’re not listening.” Speaking to Forbes, the SCEA chief Jack Tretton answers a few softballs about the PS3 Slim, then says, “the environment where PlayStation wins is best for this industry.” More »
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Thursday, September 24, 2009
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Tretton: PS3 Shortage Is Possible

8:20AM Owen Good | Jack Tretton, the Sony Computer Entertainment America boss told Reuters today that if PlayStation 3 sales continue at their present rate, retailers could see a shortage of the consoles later this year. More »
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Wednesday, July 8, 2009
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Sony: We Could’ve Come Out With PS2.5, But Didn’t

10:00PM Brian Ashcraft | There’s been a lot made recently about the PS3’s price point. Some say it’s too expensive, some want a price cut. But for Sony exec Jack Tretton, those folks are not thinking long term. More »
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Saturday, June 13, 2009
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Sony’s Motion Control Might Work On Old Games Too

12:30PM Luke Plunkett | Sony’s new PS3 motion controller – whatever it’s called and whatever it ends up looking like – won’t just be for new games. It might be for old games too! More »
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Friday, June 12, 2009
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Sony Boss: “People Don’t Respect Confidentiality In This Industry”

10:30PM Luke Plunkett | Sony’s E3 keynote was good, but not great. Why? Because the three biggest reveals – for a motion controller, a new PSP and a new Team Ico game – had all been leaked weeks earlier. More »
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Thursday, May 21, 2009
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Sony’s E3 Promises, One Year Later

8:00AM Stephen Totilo | Not many great things are remembered from the 2008 E3 press conference, but, we’ve learned, when Jack Tretton promises something, you can take it to the bank. More »
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Wednesday, February 25, 2009
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Sony: Record Growth and Momentum for Playstation in 09

8:00AM Brian Crecente | Sony Computer Entertainment remains confident in their approach and strategy for “another record year of growth and momentum” for the PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 3, SCEA CEO and president Jack Tretton said. More »
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Thursday, October 2, 2008
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During Economic Troubles, Sony Optimistic

2:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Hear that? That’s the sound of the U.S. economy getting flushed down the toilet. But Sony exec Jack Tretton is not worried and points out that PS3 sales are up 100 percent over last year. He does note that he sales could dip, but that the console is on target to his 10 million units by March 2009. About those upcoming depression woes, Tretton states: I think people are going to question every dollar that they spend, but they are going to look for value in return. The entertainment value…with PLAYSTATION 3 compares very favourably to other entertainment choices. Yeah, it just cost more. Sony says PlayStation 3 sales better than expected [Reuters] More »
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