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The Sony Xperia Z3 lands at Verzion Wireless later this month
The highly anticipated Sony Xperia Z3 smartphone is coming to Verizon Wireless, Sony announced earlier today. Verizon’s variant of the device goes by the name of Xperia Z3v and features a slightly different design as well as wireless charging. The Xperia Z3v doesn’t have metal sides like the regular model does, but instead opts for soft plastic with an aluminum band along each side. Apart from that, there are no major design changes and that’s a good thing too as the Sony Xperia Z3 looks beautiful as it is. There are also very few hardware differences between the two models, with the only notable one being that the Xperia Z3v sports a larger 3,200 mAh battery. By comparison, the Xperia Z3 features a 3,100 mAh battery pack.
The rest of the specs are pretty much the same and the operating system is still Sony’s modified version of Android 4.4.4 KitKat. Hardware-wise, we’re looking at a powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset with quad-core Krait 400 CPU clocked at 2.5 GHz and 3 GB of RAM. The Sony Xperia Z3v also comes equipped with an impressive 20.7 MP primary camera, 16 GB/32 GB internal storage memory options and a 5.2-inch display complete with 1080 x 1920 resolution, 424 pixel density and Triluminos technology.
Also worth mentioning is that just like the Sony Xperia Z3, the Xperia Z3v is IP68 certified and features a microSD card slot that allows for up to 128 GB of additional storage memory.However, unlike the regular model, the Xperia Z3v will only be available in black and white colors. The device will arrive at Verizon on October 23rd and will be available on contract for the price of $199.99.
Want more classic Metal Gear Solid remakes on PS5? You’ll need to speak Konami’s language—dollar bills—to express your desire.
“Regarding remakes of previous games in the series other than Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, we will listen to player demand and consider accordingly,” a Konami official told IGN.
Konami explained that “we chose Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater because it depicts the birth of Big Boss (Naked Snake), which is the starting point of the Metal Gear series.” Fans wishing it would last forever contributed.
Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, yes? Maybe you’ll buy another disc to show Konami you’ll pay again?
The Romanian Competition Council is investigating Sony for abusing its console gaming market dominance. How exactly? The RCC says Sony sells video games exclusively through the PlayStation Store and blocks competing distributors from accessing activation codes.
“These practices would have reduced the purchasing options for PlayStation-compatible video games, leading to higher prices for video games on this type of console,” the RCC’s press release (in Romanian) states on ResetEra. These practices discourage Romanian studios from making PlayStation-compatible games.
The RCC is serious, too, having inspected Sony’s European headquarters to find out what happened. The press release states that “1.3 million console video game users” and “127 video game development studios” would be affected by Sony’s anti-competitive practices.
We’re not lawyers, but we believe digital game codes can’t be bought from other retailers, preventing price competition. Sony allowed the practice until a few years ago, so it’s interesting that it’s back.
After the COVID-19 supply collapse, Sony CEO Jim Ryan is optimistic about PS5 sales. The Sony executive anticipates the PS5, the best-selling console for months, will sell 108 million units.
That’s difficult stuff considering Sony needs to sell 70 million more PS5s. Since supply has increased, consoles are selling like hotcakes in major countries, suggesting the firm is above 40 million.
Ryan stated in a recent games business briefing webcast and Q&A (thanks, TweakTown):
“The 70 million, I think, is the existing PlayStation 4 user base, and while we would hope to convert a large number of those people, we will definitely target and definitely be successful in bringing large numbers of gamers who did not own a PlayStation 4, and in many instances, who have never owned a PlayStation at all.”
Mr. Ryan’s numbers—should we focus on the 108 part?
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