De acordo com o site GameTV, a Sony divulgou que o PlayStation 3 chegará oficialmente ao Brasil em 2010, com o valor sugerido de 2.500 reais.

O modelo a ser vendido em terras tupiniquins será o PlayStation Slim, e será lançado no primeiro semestre do ano, e – diferente do que havia sido informado anteriormente – o aparelho não será fabricado em território nacional, mas, sim, importado dos países vizinhos.

Outro ponto levantado foi o portátil PSP que chegará ao Brasil no formato 3000 e não o Go – que foi lançado mais recentemente. O preço dos títulos para o portátil ainda serão confirmados. Os jogos do PlayStation 3 serão vendidos pelo valor de 249 reais.

Nas palavras da GameTv: “Entramos em contato com a assessoria da Sony para o Brasil, que não confirmou as informações. A representante disse que a empresa trabalha atualmente apenas com o console PlayStation 2, mais os seus jogos e os do PS3. PlayStation 3 e PSP virão ao Brasil 'numa segunda fase', e os detalhes concretos desse lançamento ainda serão revelados oficialmente”.

Sempre bom observar que as lojas de magazine, que já vendem o console em território nacional, cobram uma média de 1.500 reais pelo aparelho.

The return of Cody and Guy to Street Fighter isn't the only Final Fight news this week. Capcom has announced Final Fight Double Impact for Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network, featuring not just the arcade version of the Metro City brawler, but Magic Sword as well!

Final Fight Double Impact, as the collection is titled, will feature optional graphical filters and a visual mode that makes the games appear as if they're being played on an arcade machine. Most importantly, both games will have drop-in online co-op. Capcom hasn't priced the collection yet, but there's no way the company will charge more than we've already put into Magic Sword machines over the years.

Sega is bringing the Shining series to the arcades with the upcoming release of Shining Force Cross, a four-player action role-playing game that, if it stays only in arcades, will likely stay in Japan.

And you know, based on the debut trailer of the game, I might be perfectly fine with that. Shining Force Cross, even though it has GIANT HAMMERS, looks like a Shining-branded take on Phantasy Star Online at best, a prettier Gauntlet Legends at worst. It may do well in Japanese game centers, though, as it looks like a serious time and money investment.

We'll just hold out hope for a domestic release of Shining Force Feather for the Nintendo DS and further hope that it's good.

The newest addition to Sega's long-running RPG franchise Shining Force, Shining Force Cross, has been announced in Japan today. The arcade-based title is an online Action RPG. In addition to a single player story mode, arcade fans across Japan will also be able to join forces (in parties of up to four characters) and embark on a joint adventure. Game data will be saved on IC cards.

Shining Force Cross is developed by the team behind the popular arcade title Quest of D (also an online Action RPG). At the end of each stage, a giant boss will await the player(s). Depending on the equipped weapon, a character's attacks will vary.

Shining Force Cross is currently scheduled to undergo location testing at three locations in downtown Tokyo (Akihabara, Ikebukuro, Shinjuku) from May 2nd to 4th. Sega is aiming for a winter 2009 launch of the commercial release.