MetaFilter posts tagged with Sony and Games

"It's a Secret to Everybody"

empath — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 19:26:00 -0800

"It's a secret to everybody" -- an unbelievably comprehensive blog post about the etymologies of the names of famous (and not-so-famous) video game characters.

The Playstation 3

lemonfridge — Mon, 16 May 2005 17:14:47 -0800

The Playstation3... Theres a few images out, and so far its all looking official. Full specs here, and Engadget has coverage.

Two screen handheld

MintSauce — Wed, 21 Jan 2004 03:58:47 -0800

Nintendo announces two screen handheld console. More details expected at May's Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3). It's due for release at Christmas, around the same time as Sony's PSP.

AsiaInsider — Sun, 24 Mar 2002 04:47:47 -0800

Future Development for Sony and the PSX2 and PSX3. Now that the Game Developers Conference is over what do you think of the plans for the PSX3? It may even have an IBM architecture underneath.

Sal Amander — Wed, 19 Dec 2001 11:44:12 -0800

Say goodbye to Bleem. If you don't know, Bleem made emulator software that allowed you to play Playstation games on another console system or your PC. Their 'farewell' is kind of funny in a sad way.

plinth — Fri, 14 Apr 2000 06:46:56 -0800

Hard drives in PlayStations! "Japanese consumer electronics giant Sony (NYSE: SNE) will reportedly include a hard drive and modem in the U.S. version of its second-generation PlayStation gaming product set for a fall release."

Slashdot reported that linux would be the development platform, but my question is how soon to expect a linux port to a Playstation?