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Via PlayStation Blog

Experian Consumer Research recently found that the Xbox 360 appeals the most to gamers who are 35-44, the PS3 appeals to an older demographic of 45 and up. The study also finds that younger people 18-24 prefer the Nintendo Wii. No wonder the video game industry is hitting record figures every quarter, the window of “gamers” is getting bigger and bigger every generation.

VIa The Earth Times

PlayStation Blog quotes:

“A new PLAYSTATION 3 firmware update (v2.36) will be launching soon, improving system stability when playing select PlayStation format software titles. We’re also happy to officially report that the 2.40 system software update for PS3 will include “XMB” access in-game. The update will also include “trophies,” an exciting new feature that we’ll be providing more details on soon, as well as some other new enhancements. We’ve talked about some of this on the blog previously and know that many of you can’t wait to get your hands on these features. You can expect us to share all of the official details shortly.”

UPDATE: Firmware update v2.36 has been released.

Via PlayStaion Blog

The DualShock 3 is here!!! Now you can have rumble with your motion-sensing, it replaces the current SIXAXIS which is now discontinued. It will cost $54.99 and Sony has released a list of the games the will get patches to support the new rumble feature.

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It will include the hot God of War themed PSP, God of War: Chains of Olympus, a downloadable copy of Syphon Filter: Combat Ops, and Superbad on UMD. It will be available in May for $199.

Via PSPFanboy

March 24 2007 marked the PSP three year anniversary, it has had it’s ups and downs throughout it’s life and to help you give you a look at the PSP history PSPFanboy has put together a nice little timeline.
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Portable Copy lets users create standard-definition versions of Blu-ray movies and transfers them to the PSP. This is huge since UMDs have not really been rocking the on-the-go movie watching arena, this means you could take your 4.3 inch screen PSP and be able to watch the movies you have at home anywhere you go.

Check back here for any developments.

Via PC World

This game is weird and genius at the same time, you can download the demo for your PSP here.

Video via Neatorama

Link via PSP Fanboy

This cradle will be available in Japan on April 24. You will be able to charge your PSP while outputting video into your TV and control it with the include remote control. Prices are:

• ¥6500 (USD$62) with cradle, AV cable and remote
• ¥4800 (USD$46) with cradle only

Via Kotaku

WTF?!?! This color is hideous. Good thing this is gonna be a Japan only release and that only 60,000 units will be made, the upside is that you get a TV out cable in this bundle for ¥23,800 ($230). But i would just spend the extra 29 bucks for the cable and get yourself a hot red God of War PSP.

Via Engadget

“Nintendo sold 331,627 units of the Wii in the four weeks to February 24, compared with 89,131 units of the PS3, Enterbrain said on Thursday.The Wii’s lead on the PS3 appears to be widening: In January, Nintendo’s game console outsold Sony’s by almost 3-to-1.

Nintendo’s own “Super Smash Bros. Brawl” for the Wii became the best-selling software for the month in Japan, with 1.33 million units sold, followed by the “Wii Fit” home fitness game, which sold 309,311 units in the four weeks, Enterbrain said.

The Wii has been leading the three-way game console battle with the PS3 and Microsoft Corp’s (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) Xbox 360 as its strategy of offering easy-to-play and innovative games to expand the overall game population has proved a big success.

Microsoft, whose videogame business is struggling in Japan, home to both Sony and Nintendo, sold 14,079 Xbox 360 units.”

Via Reuters