In their effort to make a single ID for each Sony services, the company has today announced to users, via email, that the PlayStation Network will be renamed the Sony Entertainment Network. The change is purely cosmetic, with your account details remaining the same, and the new name will come to PS3 and PS Vita via firmware update, but not PSP.
Update: PlayStation Network is back online
Update: 6:56AM: The PlayStation Network is back online.
PSN update: If you encountered issues logging in today, try logging in now. Apologies for the inconvenience!
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Original story: This is not a drill. The PlayStation Network, which was sporadically going offline and online last night, is now completely down.
Just like last time, Sony is expecting the gaming network to be back in two hours. But remember, last time they said a few days it turned into a month.
Gamescom 2011: Budget PSP coming for $139.95, sans Wi-Fi
Just in case the first four PSP SKU’s didn’t meet your needs, Sony has announced a new, budget PSP model that is exclusive to Europe, Australia and New Zealand.
The PSP E1000 is fully compatible with every PSP game and will be coming for a tasty $139.95. But the budget price comes with it’s disadvantages. The biggest change with this SKU is the lack of a Wi-Fi connection. This means that the PlayStation Network, PlayStation Store and Ad-Hoc gaming will be 100% gone in this model. We’re guessing you will still be able to use the Media Go! PC software to transfer games to the new PSP and it fully supports UMD’s. But it’s still a little disappointing that Sony removed Wi-Fi to decrease the price.
Sony PS Vita to launch in Europe/USA in 2012, Japan this year
The head of Sony Computer Entertainment, Kazuo Hirari has revealed pricing details and availability of the PlayStation Vita, its upcoming successor to the PSP. However, while Japan will get it before the end of the year, the rest of us will have to wait till next year before we get it.
E3 2011: The Next Generation Portable is now the PlayStation Vita
Sony has finally decided what to call it’s PSP successor, the NGP (or as many call it, the PSP2) and that name is PlayStation Vita. The name of the console comes from the Latin word “Vita” which means “Life”. Yes, we don’t get it either.
PlayStation Network is back online in Australia
It’s been almost 4 weeks since we’ve been able to connect to the PlayStation Network. In that time Will and Kate have gotten married, Osama Bin Laden was killed, Karl Stephanovic won a Logie (how, we don’t know) and Terence enjoyed Eurovision.
Sony PSN still down, may be down indefinitely
Sony’s PlayStation Network remains down for a fifth day, and there are now reports that Sony is keeping the network offline indefinitely until as it plans to rebuild the entire system to ensure the integrity of the network.
PlayStation Network still down for “maintenance” [updated 9:30am]
[This story will continue to be updated as news comes to hand.]
On Thursday we reported that the PlayStation Network had been down for the entire afternoon.
12 hours later, the PSN was still down and a post on the EU PlayStation.Blog revealed that it may be “a full day or two before we’re able to get the service completely back up and running.”
PlayStation Network is down in Australia, Worldwide
The PlayStation Network is currently down worldwide, with many users (including myself) unable to sign in or having a flaky connection.
The PlayStation.Blog US has simply posted:
We’re aware certain functions of PlayStation Network are down. We will report back here as soon as we can with more information.
RIP: PSP Go!
Sony’s digital-only PSP, the PSP Go!, has today “completed” it’s production and shipment in Japan. Sony will still offer repairs, support and firmware updates for the PSP Go, but the console will soon be unavailable to buy.
The Making of Crash Bandicoot
The original Crash Bandicoot series (1, 2, 3 and Team Racing) were some my favourite PlayStation games. And whether or not you feel the same way about the colourful marsupial, Andy Gavin, co-founder of Naughty Dog, has written an in-depth look at how the popular 3D platformer came to be.
Upcoming Games for the new Playstation portable console + Android phones
At Sony’s Playstation conference, Sony has revealed new games coming for their new console, the codename ‘Next Generation Portable’ or NGP for short. The games revealed at the conference range from action to shooters genres.
Introducing the PSP 2 [update]
It’s finally happened. At a PlayStation conference in Tokyo, Sony announced a new portable system that will succeed the PlayStation Portable. The PSP2, codenamed by Sony as the “New Generation Portable” or the NGP, features some exciting new upgrades from the PSP.
PlayStation Suite announced
Gaming on the Android OS just became a whole lot more exciting, with Sony announcing the PlayStation Suite.
The new framework will bring the PlayStation Store to Android 2.3 devices, and will launch with a PSone emulator in-built. There is also a promise for Android-native games soon.
PSP2 Rumour: 3G, OLED screen [Update]
The new PSP, expected to be announced this week, has had some big rumours flying around.
Today’s is from Nihon Keizai Shimbun, a Japanese newspaper, which is saying that the new gaming system will have 3G connectivity, provided by NTT DoCoMo in Japan.