Tag Archives: patrick seybold
Fri, Mar 09, 2012 | 06:33 GMT
Sony: US Vita launch met with “overwhelming enthusiasm”
In a press statement issued in the wake of the February NPD report, Sony has described the Vita launch as generating “exceptional” sales.
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Posted in: America, Sony, Vita
Tags: patrick seybold
Mon, Jan 30, 2012 | 05:21 GMT
US PlayStation Network boss exits Sony
Sony has confirmed to VentureBeat that Susan Panico, former US head of the PlayStation Network, has left Sony. Patrick Seybold confirmed the departure and wished Panico the best, but gave no indication of her reasons for departure or identity of her replacement. The executive was probably best known to PSN members for her regular contributions to the PlayStation Blog, but behind the scenes, helped steer the PSN to its current membership of over 77 million globally.
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Posted in: America, Jobs, PSN, Sony
Tags: patrick seybold, susan panico
Thu, Jul 14, 2011 | 23:28 BST
InFamous 2 takes home top spot in June NPD
Anticipating today’s scheduled release of NPD’s June US sales data, Sony has highlighted the strong performance of PlayStation 3 exclusives.
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Posted in: PS3, Sony, Trade
Tags: inFamous 2, npd, patrick seybold, sucker punch
Sat, Jul 09, 2011 | 16:53 BST
Sony extends AllClear ID Plus Identity Theft Protection offer in US through July 31
SCEA’s Patrick Seybold has posted over on the US PS Blog that Sony has extended its AllClear ID Plus Identity Theft Protection offer in the US through July 31.
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Posted in: PSN, Sony
Tags: AllClear ID Plus, Identity Theft Protection program, patrick seybold, psn hacking
Wed, May 04, 2011 | 22:15 BST
“Anonymous” file found on server, Sony tells Congress
Sony has issued a response to a US Congress subcommittee following the PSN hacker hearing held earlier today, revealing it found a file on its server saying, “We are legion”.
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Posted in: PSN, Sony
Tags: Anonymous, patrick seybold, psn breach, we are legion
Mon, May 02, 2011 | 20:09 BST
Sony: “No truth” in credit card list sale, passwords were hashed
Sony has sought to dispel talk of over 2 million credit card numbers being offered for sale online, and has clarified how user passwords were stored on PSN before the service was hacked last month.
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Posted in: PS3, PSN, Sony
Tags: patrick seybold, PSN outage
Fri, Apr 29, 2011 | 05:10 BST
Trophies, cloud saves, and data unaffected by PSNgate
Sony’s latest question and answer on the PlayStation Network outage reassures lingering fears about trophies and saves, and hinted at the possibility of compensation for the downtime.
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Posted in: Home, PS3, PSN, PSP, PSPgo, PlayStation Plus, PlayStation Store, Sony
Tags: patrick seybold, PSN outage
Thu, Apr 28, 2011 | 09:12 BST
PSN reboot will require password change, credit card data was encrypted
The latest update on Sony’s attempts to shore up the PlayStation Network makes mention of a mandatory password change when service resumes.
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Posted in: Home, PS3, PSN, PSP, PlayStation Plus, PlayStation Store, Sony
Tags: patrick seybold, PSN outage
Tue, Apr 26, 2011 | 08:25 BST
PSN down for six days, Sony warns of “time intensive” fix
Sony has finally updated the public on the ongoing PSN outage, as the service has now been offline for six days.
Spoiler: it’s bad news.
Sat, Apr 23, 2011 | 07:59 BST
Red-faced Sony confirms PSN shut down over hacking
Sony has finally confirmed the inevitable: this week’s extended PSN outage was due to an “external intrusion”.
Wed, Nov 17, 2010 | 14:39 GMT
Sony: PS3 “the only platform” with growth in software over September of nearly 50%
Sony has responded to last night’s NPD figures, and has said it is seeing strong movement at retail for both hardware and software.
Wed, Jun 09, 2010 | 07:44 BST
PSN undergoing major maintenance today
SCEA’s warned that much of PSN’s features are going to be offline today, with down-time spanning from 8.00am PST (4.00pm BST) until approximately 8.30pm PST (4.30am BST tomorrow).
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Posted in: PS3, PSN, Sony
Tags: patrick seybold
Thu, Apr 29, 2010 | 17:37 BST
Sony: Bungie/Activision deal is “great news for all gamers”
Sony’s said in a statement that today’s announcement of Bungie’s new ten-year deal to have its new IP published by Activision on various platforms as “great news for gamers”.
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Posted in: Action, Activision Blizzard, Hot, PS3, Shooter, Sony
Tags: bungie, patrick seybold, scea
Fri, Apr 16, 2010 | 00:56 BST
NPD March 2010: “Consumer demand remains incredibly high” for PS3 despite shortages, says Seybold
SCEA’s senior director of corporate communications Patrick Seybold has said that despite recent shortages for PS3 in the US, demand for the console “remains incredibly high”.
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Posted in: Hot, PS3, Sony, hardware
Tags: final fantasy XIII, god of war III, patrick seybold, scea
Tue, Mar 09, 2010 | 23:45 GMT
Seybold: PSMC to be pushed with an “aggressive approach”
Head of comms at SCEA, Patrick Seybold, has told VG247 US editor Stephany Nunneley that the PlayStation Motion Controller will be “promoted” at release with an “aggressive approach”.
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Posted in: GDC 2010, Hot, PS3, Sony
Tags: patrick seybold, PlayStation Arc, scea
Tue, Mar 09, 2010 | 07:01 GMT
SCEA: PS3 facing US shortages, situation to last “a bit longer”
US PS3 stocks are having trouble meeting demand, SCEA comms boss Patrick Seybold has confirmed to VG247 US ed Stephany Nunneley, following SCE UK admitting a similar situation in February.
Mon, Mar 08, 2010 | 14:39 GMT
SCEA: 2010 will be one of PS3′s “best years ever”
SCEA comms boss Patrick Seybold, speaking ahead of GDC this week, has told VG247 US ed Stephany Nunneley that, while PS3 games hit their “stride” in 2009, this year is going to be the best yet.
Sat, Feb 13, 2010 | 17:26 GMT
SCEA: There may be a PS3 retail shortage in the coming months
SCEA senior director of corporate communications, Patrick Seybold, has revealed that there may be PS3 shortage at retail in the next few months.
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Posted in: America, Hot, PS3, Retail, Sony, Trade, hardware
Tags: npd january 2010, patrick seybold
Thu, Feb 04, 2010 | 06:17 GMT
SCEA: Arc is a “code name” for PlayStation Motion Controller
SCEA’s comms boss Patrick Seybold has said PlayStation Arc is a “rumored code name” for the upcoming motion controller.
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Posted in: Hot, PS3, Sony
Tags: patrick seybold, PlayStation Arc, PlayStation Motion Controller, scea
Thu, Jan 14, 2010 | 09:47 GMT
Best December for PS3 since launch, says SCEA
PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Network saw their best December since US launch in November ’06, SCEA has said.
Xbox One opinions from developers vary on Kinect 2, TV centric focus