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As DVD playback made the PlayStation 2 more than just a game machine, hefty multi-media features make the Sony PlayStation 3 an even more versatile home entertainment machine. Features such as video chat, Internet access, digital photo viewing, and digital audio and video will likely make it the central component of your media set-up. Still, it is first and foremost a game console--a powerful one at that.
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Even though Sony's PlayStation 2 is still impossible to find, 2,500 extra PlayStation 2 consoles were “snuck” into the United Kingdom. Solectron, the world's largest electronic goods contract manufacturer, may soon be making the consoles as well.
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January 30, 2007 - Everyone and their DS-playing mom knew this already, but Sony has at last admitted to not making its worldwide shipment targets for the PlayStation 3 in 2006. As part of its third quarter financial report covering 10/2006 to 12/2006, the company announced today that worldwide shipments in 2006 for the new hardware capped off at 1.84 million units, short of the promised 2 million.
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Sony has incorporated DVD-ROM technology into the PlayStation 2 so that the system can run significantly larger game programs. A single DVD can hold more than 15 times the amount of information as a CD-ROM. SCE says that the storage potential that DVD-ROMs offer will be more fully utilized later in the system's life... and that CD-ROMs are appropriate for most current applications. The PlayStation 2's DVD drive additionally has the capability to play DVD movies, audio CDs and CD-ROM formatted discs.
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EDMONTON, Alberta, Dec. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- SplitFish GameWare Inc today announced GameStop is the first to receive the EdgeFX Controller for the Sony Playstation 2. The EdgeFX controller is expected in their retail stores next week.
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Among the most highly sought after games during the year were Sony Computer Entertainment America's first party software titles, with unit sales of its PlayStation 2 catalog realizing a 30 percent increase over last year. With an outstanding performance in 2003, in large part due to the expansion of successful franchises and the introduction of exceptional new content, Sony Computer Entertainment America launches into the new year having earned its role as one of the premier publishers in the industry.
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