PlayStation

Sony Under Pressure To Reduce The Price Of The PlayStation Vita?

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The PlayStation Vita won’t be heading to our shores in 2011, with the first batch being releases in Japan only, but in the wake of Nintendo’s 3DS price drop, many Japanese analysts are claiming that Sony should follow suit, reports Bloomberg


May 9, 2011
PlayStation

Sony Ponders Reward Offer As It Insists PSN’s Security Was Up-to-Date

Sony is weighing whether to offer a reward for information on the hackers behind the massive PlayStation Network outage, now in its 18th day, CNET reports. Its potential amount was not mentioned.


May 2, 2011
PlayStation

Sony Considers Reimbursing Credit Card Replacement Costs In Light Of Data Breach

In this morning’s news conference, Sony Computer Entertainment head Kazuo Hirai said the company would consider covering costs associated with reissuing credit cards to PlayStation Network subscribers who feel their accounts have been compromised by the massive data breach of April 20.


May 1, 2011
PlayStation

What Do You Want To Hear From Sony?

Early in the morning on the U.S. east coast, Kazuo Hirai will address the devastating outage of and loss of customer data from the PlayStation Network. Hirai’s participation itself sends a message. To investors, he is Sony’s second-in-command. To gamers, he’s one of PlayStation’s principal figures, if not its face for the past five years.


PlayStation

Kaz Hirai To Address PSN Breach In News Conference Tomorrow

Kazuo Hirai, Sony Corp.’s second-in-command, in line to become its CEO, will brief the media on the catastrophic security breach in the PlayStation Network. The news conference will be held at 1 a.m. EDT (2 p.m. in Japan). Hirai will discuss Sony’s investigation of the breach, its information management system, and the schedule for bringing PSN back online, Sony said in a news release today.


December 23, 2010
PlayStation

The PSP2 Is No PlayStation Phone

Should you save up for the rumoured PlayStation Phone or the equally rumoured PSP2? Sony Computer Entertainment boss Kazuo Hirai manages to calm potential consumer confusion without actually confirming anything.