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PS3 3.56 Firmware Update Now Live

Sony has released the 3.56 firmware update for the PlayStation 3, which will effectively invalidate homebrew software and combat piracy. Read more here.

US PS Store Update: Bulletstorm Shoots To Kill, Plus Dead Space 2 DLC

Sony’s updated the US PlayStation Store with content gamers will surely find satisfying. You’ve got the Bulletstorm demo up for grabs, Dead Space: Extraction, and a massive 50 percent off of 11 games. Read more here.

Sony: 60 Million Users On PlayStation Network

Sony CEO Howard Stringer has said at CES that the PlayStation Network has 60 million registered users. However, he did not mention how many of those accounts are active. For comparison’s sake, Xbox Live has around 25 million users, half of which are Xbox Live Gold subscribers. via Gamasutra

Sony: PSN Not Yet Profitable, Will Be Soon In Fiscal 2011

We’re guessing it’s really tough to make money on something that’s essential free. Sony boss Kazuo Hirai has said that the PSN is yet to be profitable but he predicts the next fiscal year 2011 to take PSN into the black. According to the report, PSN sales nearly doubled in the closing fiscal year, reaching […]

Sony Released PS3 Firmware 3.55 Update

Sony has just released firmware 3.55 for PS3 and you should be prompted to update the next time you sign into PSN. The 3.55 firmware adds nothing much and is only a “security patch”.

PlayStation Rewards Get Quests

Sony introduced their PlayStation rewards program which is currently in beta and expected to launch in early 2011. The have now announced Quest support. Much like RPG questing, it rewards you for completing objectives such as playing an eligible PlayStation Move game in the “Move It” quest, for watching PlayStation Network’s PULSE in HD on […]

Sony Introducing PlayStation Rewards Program In Early 2011

Hot on the heels of Microsoft’s Xbox Live Rewards program, Sony is about to launch their PlayStation Rewards program in early 2011 (North America only at the moment) with a beta ongoing right now. Doing any of the following activities nets you rewards: == Game titles purchased (no rewards for used games) == Purchases from […]

Sony Announces PlayStation Rewards Program

Sony is preparing to launch a new incentives program called PlayStation Rewards. A closed beta for the offer is currently invite-only — for “highly engaged” PlayStation owners. The program will reward players with a number of PSN bonuses, including “exclusive” avatars, dynamic themes and PlayStation Home content. In addition, Rewards will feature “member-only” sweepstakes, events […]