What? Final Fantasy and PS3 combined? Wow, this is great news for fans of these two. I know some who are avid Final Fantasy fans. If any one of them is planning to get a PS3 any time soon they’re just in luck! At the Tokyo Game Show, Sony has unveiled the very first 250GB Sony PS3 Slim Bundle bearing the much-loved Final Fantasy design. Frankly, I love the design too, but I’m not much of a gamer. The pink FF artwork on the white exterior is very appealing indeed. The PS3 Final Fantasy XIII Lightning Edition bundle pack will be available on December 17, 2009. However, this edition is only limited to the Japanese market.

If you’ve been dying to have a Sony PlayStation 3 but were turned off by its expensive price tag, listen and read closely. Sony announced the upcoming release of a slimmer version of the PS3. The slim part is not the sweetest part of the news; it’s the price tag that comes with it. The slimmer PS3 console will be available for $299. It’s a very sweet deal if you ask me. The new Sony PS3 $299 version will be on the shelves starting September 1. Its release is actually very well-timed. If you will notice, the holiday season is just around the corner.

The Sony PlayStation 2 has been introduced way back in 2000. And now there is already the PlayStation 3 that’s expected to take its place. But Sony’s hopes for the PS3 has been dashed because it didn’t sell as expected. Maybe now Sony is hoping people will still buy the PS2 game console. On April 1 it announced a significant drop in the PS2’s price – from $129 it is now available for $100. With this kind of price tag, I think even non-gamers might be tempted to buy one.

PlayStation 3 gamers now have a niche of their own with the launch of the PlayStation Home beta. It is PS3 owners’ very own virtual world and social networking site. In this world, they can have freedom in fashioning their own space. They can create avatars and apartments furnished with their own choice of furniture and gadgets. Social interaction is also promoted as gamers can be in touch through VoIP, play mini-games together, attend events, and discover new territories in that virtual world. PlayStation Home is really like another world because it has arcades, bowling alleys, and private homes.

Using the PlayStation Home beta is easy since it contains a built-in tutorial that serves as a guide for navigating through the controls. A help menu is also found in the Menu Pad if there’s anything a user doesn’t understand.

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe announced the coming launch of the latest version of the PlayStation Portable or PSP. The PSP-3000 could be the latest craze among gamers because of the great features it bears. Gamers can have a more enjoyable time using the PSP-3000 due to its enriched LCD screen that provides better image quality. With the built-in microphone, users will find it easy to communicate online, even for in-game chats. Aside from those goodies, Sony will also offer bundles to go with the device like the Go! Communications bundle and lots of games bundles.

If Sony wants to capture more consumers to become interested in their PlayStation3 and in the PSP consoles, do you think launching a new video delivery service will do that? Sony announced last Tuesday that they are launching a new video delivery service that will enable PS3 owners to download movies and TV shows right on their device. PS3 owners can rent or buy movies and TV shows through PlayStation Network. Once downloaded, the content can be transferred to the handheld PSP. Customers can use the same login name they have for the PlayStation Network and once inside they can easily search for the content they want.

Developing game consoles is a risky business. But it is a risk that Sony is willing to take when it came up with the PlayStation. If you think that Sony profits a lot from the PS3 it released for the market you are quite wrong. From the time the PS3 was released to the market, Sony has been experiencing losses. This year, the company’s total loss is already around $3.3 billion. In 2007 its loss amounts to $2.16 and for this year, the deficit is $1.16 billion. These continued losses are attributed to the fact that Sony maintains an expensive production, but sells consoles at much lowered price.

What’s the real problem with Nintendo Wii? There’s a list of things and I’ll start with Longevity … It does not have the longevity to live very long. The technical specs just aren’t there. For one it can only output 720X480 resolution. And since flat screen TVs produce roughly 1900X1200 resolution, you have to stretch that picture three times its size, making for a very blurry and jaggy image.

Remember the people buying the Wii are not real gamers. They are going to buy it like they would buy any nostalgic device. The Wii could have been a Beanie Baby for all we care. It just so happens that the gimmicky gadget of the year is in the video game realm. This really is not a next gen system. The buzz already is the Wii is boring to play. I am not talking about newbie buzz, I am talking about year old owners who are just simply bored out of their minds with the Wii.

How would you feel having the PlayStation controller hanging from your neck? That would be so bulky and weighty, aside from the fact that people would just think you’re weird and already too much of a PlayStation addict that you don’t want to be even separated from the game controller. But if it is this miniature PS2 controller neck pendant hanging from your neck then for sure people will be impressed. What’s so special about it? The fact that it is exactly a replica of the actual game controller and has 8K white gold with 68.34k of black diamonds embellishing the surface makes it amazing.

Sony now has a big reason to be really proud of their PlayStation 3. You know that the PS3 has been getting some bad reviews lately because of the poor sales it’s been making. It’s now almost a year since the PS3 was unleashed but it seems like it’s only now that Sony is getting the kind of sales figure it has been expecting. In just one week Sony was able to sell over 100,000 units of the PS3! That’s already a record because the usual sale per week is around 40,000 units. This definite improve is due to the price cuts made by Sony on the 80GB PS3, which now only costs $499. And then there’s also the new 40GB model that available at $399.

Facts and figures show that the PlayStation 3 is not the best console developed by Sony. Despite the low sales of this console, Sony is still continuously looking for way to improve it. Just last June they touched up some of its features; PS3 now has the AVC high-profile format that video for faster and high quality video streaming. Another good news about the PS3 has been announced. In the very near future the PS3 will be available with the DivX video support! How great is that?! Well, for those who don’t know, DivX is a very recognized video format that is being used in a lot of devices including Windows and Mac.

In order to meet the frenzy of shopping for the coming Christmas holidays Sony has announced its intention to launch a new and lighter version of the 7-year old PlayStation 2 game console. Compared to the original model which weighs 850 grams, this latest model of the PS2 weighs only 750 grams, why? what makes the difference? Sony has integrated the AC-adaptor within the console. Yes, it’s goodbye to the cumbersome AC-adaptor which adds to the bulk of the device.

Sony gives their clients more choices for the PSP. They disclosed their intention launch the new model in the handheld console lineup. By September of this year Sony PSP aficionados can get hold of the new model. This new PSP features a 4.3-inch wide high resolution and is 19% trimmer than the existing PSP. With these features you can expect a really sleek handheld device. Added features include the internal flash drive and the right analog stick nub.

Dying to get your hands on one of Sony’s PS3 but just can’t because of its somewhat stiff price tag? Here’s good news for you…the current 60GB model will be available for only $499! That’s $100 below the original price and that’s just after 7 months in the North American market. This surprising move maybe the company’s way of recouping some of their losses after failing to meet their target sales from the onset. And aside from slashing on the 60BG’s price tag Sony is also releasing a new model come August. The new 80GB PlayStation 3 will be selling for $599 and serving as an appetizer for gamers will be the popular MotorStorm game that was released earlier on this year.