Sony is certainly in competition with Microsoft to bring up its next generation gaming console to the market. When the PlayStation 3 was released five years ago, it was sold out in almost every store, and as of June 31, 2011 there were more than 51 million units sold.     The competition gets tougher and intense in the video game market, and Sony is preparing itself for the release of PlayStation 4 or PS4. In fact, while the PlayStation 4 is currently getting its treatment, PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 6 are in the early stages of planning and conceptualization at Sony’s R&D labs. The world eagerly waits for the next generation PlayStation 4 sported with hi-tech gaming features

U.S. consumers won’t get to buy it until February, but Sony starts selling a new handheld video game console, the PlayStation Vita (pronounced “vee-tah”, not “vy-tah”) from 17th December 15, 2011 in Japan. After much rumors and speculation, the company finally launched the new PS, which was formerly code named NGP (Next Generation Portable) with some brilliant specs and features.   The Sony PlayStation Vita video game which was formerly unveiled at Sony’s E3 2011 press conference aims to provide the most comprehensive portable gaming experience around.   The PS Vita video game will also support social networking apps like the PS4, such as Facebook, Skype, Twitter, and foursquare, which will be available for download for free from

It is being reported from Foster City of California that adding to the now nearly two-week-long downing of its PlayStation Network online game service and Qriocity media streaming services, Sony (NYSE: SNE) has now additionally taken down the Facebook games and massively multiplayer titles operated by its Sony Online Entertainment unit. Sony Company has reportedly mentioned in a note on the company’s official website that “We have had to take the SOE service down temporarily. In the course of our investigation into the intrusion into our systems we have discovered an issue that warrants enough concern for us to take the service down effective immediately.” Sony said a malicious intrusion into its network two weeks