PlayStation Universe
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Type of site
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Video gaming |
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| Website | http://www.psu.com |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Launched | 2006 |
| Current status | Active |
PlayStation Universe (PSU.com) is a website providing news and forums for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation Vita platforms.
Launched in October 2006, PSU.com is an online PlayStation magazine primarily known for its exclusive news and reviews for the PlayStation 3 console and PlayStation 4. The site features up to the minute previews, features, interviews as well as a wide variety of multimedia content.
PSU.com is a collaboration between UK entrepreneurs Seb Hayes and Kieran O'Neill. The current site is an amalgamation of two former PlayStation sites (PS3Land.com & PS3Portal.com) which were launched in December 2003.
The site's forum members operate a Folding@home team (ranked #52 as of November 2008). In February 2009, PS3Forums was redirected to PSU.com/forums; placing the forum under the PSU.com brand. As of April 2011, the forums reached the 250,000 member mark.
On 25 July 2007, PSU.com Version 2 was launched.
Version 2 features:
On 30 January 2009, PSU.com Version 3 was launched.
On 19 March 2009, PlayStation Universe added the most complete and up-to-date collection of all PlayStation Trophies on the web, featuring a large community component with user-submitted Trophy guides and difficulty ratings, as well as areas to chat about individual Trophies. The PSU Trophy Portal features over 3,500 Trophies from over 100 Trophy supported PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Network games.
In September 2010, PlayStation Universe was turned over to new management.
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