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Sony: Heavy Rain Selling “Incredibly Well”, No Need For PS4 Yet

Sony Computer Entertainment CEO Jack Tretton seems incredibly pleased with Heavy Rain’s reception with PlayStation 3 owners, saying that the newly released game’s pre-sales were “off the charts”, underscoring that there’s no need yet for a PlayStation 4.


October 20, 2009
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Sony: Playstation Continues To Redefine Entertainment

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.


October 7, 2009
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Sony On Microsoft And Nintendo

In an interview with Forbes, Sony Computer Entertainment of America honcho Jack Tretton was asked what he thinks of the competition. His reply?


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Tretton: What’s Good For Sony Is What’s Good For Gaming

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.”


September 24, 2009
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Tretton: PS3 Shortage Is Possible

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.


July 8, 2009
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Sony: We Could’ve Come Out With PS2.5, But Didn’t

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.


June 13, 2009
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Sony’s Motion Control Might Work On Old Games Too

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!


June 12, 2009
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Sony Boss: “People Don’t Respect Confidentiality In This Industry”

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.


May 21, 2009

Sony’s E3 Promises, One Year Later

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.


February 25, 2009
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Sony: Record Growth and Momentum for Playstation in 09

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.