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Christmas 2011 Playstation 3 Buying Guide

It was only a few years ago that the Sony PlayStation 3 launched with a price tag of up to $600. Nowadays you can grab the console for just around $250 and we are going to tell you why it should be a consideration for you this holiday season. The introduction of the new slimline PS3 which is smaller, quieter and more power efficient has really turned heads in the last year or so. Don’t forget that the system isn’t just a top notch gaming console, it’s also able to play high definition Blu-Ray discs. That’s right – the best...

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Playstation Move Controller Attachments

Now deep down inside we all know that the PlayStation Movie controller is a glorified Wii Remote Plus. Just because it has a glowing ping pong ball on the top doesn’t really make that much difference. What most people don’t realise is that the Wii Sensor Bar does pretty much exactly the same job as the glowing ball, just in reverse. When the Wii launched with Wii Sports it didn’t take long for accessory makers to start producing all sorts of attachments for the Wii Remote. First we had the most obvious things such as Tennis Rackets, Guns and Baseball...

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Top 5 PS3 games for Christmas 2010

After nearly four years in the wilderness the PlayStation 3 has finally become a serious contender in the gaming realm. A disastrous start saw the PS3 fall way behind the Wii and Xbox 360 and for the most part can be blamed on its initial $700 price point. Now with a redesign that focused on cost saving and reliability, sales have sky rocketed and now reaffirms the place of Sony’s console in living rooms around the world. Finally the Sony PlayStation 3 is an affordable device that is not only a top gaming system but a highly competent BluRay and...

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PlayStation Move Starter Pack from Amazon

We’re cautiously excited about PlayStation Move, it’s clear that Nintendo made some correct moves when developing the Wii but they did cheap out on inaccurate and low quality tech. After four years of studying the success (and anti-climax) of Wii; Sony went to their drawing board with the goal of improving motion control and bringing it to their core PlayStation 3 audience. Whether Sony will convince Sony PS3 owners to buy into motion control is anyone’s guess. What we do know is that they’re trying very hard with good looking previews at E3 and a low cost Playstation Move Starter...

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PS3 Christmas party games 2008

In our Xbox 360 Christmas games guide last week I went through some casual party games to keep you and your family amused at Christmas time if you own an Xbox 360. Now it’s time to see what Sony’s massive machine has to offer to make Christmas a bit more bearable if you’re bored of Bond films and sprouts. The most obvious place to start is Sony’s karaoke game SingStar which they’ve migrated over to the PS3. The latest additions are SingStar Volume 3 and the SingStar ABBA add-ons with loads of new tracks to sing along to with those...