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News about Sony’s heavily rumored console redesign just won’t go away.

A listing has been found on the German Amazon shop for “PlayStation 3 Konsole slim.” There are no other details on the listing — no date, no picture, no price, and even the platform is listed as “platform independent.” The listing is so new and so devoid of info that nobody has even posted any user reviews of this nonexistent product.

With all the stuff we’ve heard about the supposed Slim, we have no doubt that it is, or will be, a real product — but this Amazon listing does little to convince. We will, however, keep checking Amazon for more info about the Slim, whenever we log back in to see if Starcraft: Ghost is back in stock.

[Via Engadget; thanks, Marius!]

Mysterious PlayStation 3 Slim listing appears on Amazon.de originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 01 Aug 2009 01:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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“There are no plans to release a PSP port of Shadow of Destiny in North America at this time.” — Konami, July 7th, 2009

After hurtling forward in temporal space for just over three weeks, it seems we’ve arrived at a point when Konami does indeed have plans to release its quirky time-travel caper. At this time, the Entertainment Software Ratings Board lists a “Teen” rating specifically for the PSP version of Shadow Of Destiny, as well as a cautionary note describing the numerous ways in which protagonist Eike gets bumped off. Remember, you’re solving your own murder mystery in this one!

With the death of adventure gaming having been revealed to be entirely exaggerated, it comes as little surprise to see even Konami digging through its backlog for a few classic walk-and-talkers. Not that we’re complaining.

[Via Siliconera]

ESRB rates Shadow of Destiny PSP port originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 01 Aug 2009 00:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Toro Station, a semi-interactive newscast running on PlayStation 3s in Japan, is about to hit its landmark 1,000th episode, and Sony has decided to submit the milestone to the Guinness Book of World of Records for most consecutive days of game content distribution. The Japanese-only content is available as Mainichi Issyo (Everyday Together), an application that houses various content including minigames and the long-running news program.

Toro Station stars two cats who humorously deliver news and recommendations to viewers while appearing extremely adorable in the process. Having been available since the day of the PS3 launch in Japan, the content has seen more than 700,000 downloads across the PS3 and PSP, according to Sony. Fake cats and world records? Oh Japan, we love you.

Sony eyes world record for ‘Toro Station’ newscast originally appeared on Joystiq Playstation on Fri, 31 Jul 2009 23:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Doctor Richard Marks, known among gamers as the PhD behind the EyeToy, discussed the evolution of the Playstation motion controller technology — revealed by Sony during E3 2009 — with PC World. Marks said that experience with the EyeToy, along with other data, showed Sony that, while gamers did have fun experiences with the physical movement of the original peripheral, they still desired the precision and complete control in a fast, effective way. Upon this realization, Sony opted to leave the concept of control-free gaming behind and advanced to the dual-wand prototype showcased at E3 2009. “We designed our new control system to accomplish all of this. We believe the path we have chosen is an ideal combination of both spatial and action/button input,” Marks told PC World.

When prodded about comments made by Shigeru Miyamoto, who said he was “flattered” by Sony and Microsoft’s motion-control direction, Marks respectfully agreed that — while the EyeToy predates Nintendo’s new console — the Ninendo Wii was an important advancement that “broadened the gaming market and enabled new experiences.” As for camera-only control, Marks says the tech can work but it’s difficult to resonate with players who get more gratification out of using a tactile device. Attempts to uncover release details or the price-point of PlayStation’s yet-to-be officially named motion controllers proved futile, but Marks promises the device to hit stores by Spring 2010.

Doc Marks discusses evolution of the PlayStation motion controller originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 31 Jul 2009 23:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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