The Playstation 3 is IDENTITY THEFT

A thread for us to heal.

The 'The Playstation 3 is a game system' thread will be one of the worst reconciliation threads ever made.

http://totalplaystation.com/ps3/Inferno-Pool/reviews/8387

widely alleged to own hardcore; I'll report back once the dude running my gameshare group picks it up

its not a GAME SYSTEM it only does like just EVERYTHING

But it says "The Game is Just the Start" on the adverts. I seen it.

yeah like what s1ocki said

ya

can we change the title to "the playstation 3 will be the system that was made"

IT WAS THE BEST CONSOLES OF ALL TIMES IT WAS THE *BLURST* CONSOLE OF ALL TIMES!!?!?!?

so it took nathan: drake to make this happen?

it is a dope: game tho by all accounts

u dont even have a ps3 yet

zwnged

"ZONGED" ??

How can I get £260 in one day? As in today.

broke britain itt

http://www.cashconverters.co.uk/financial-services-from-cash-converters/11/overview

i just got a ps3. i am updating the system. the only game i have is uncharted 2. i am excited.

congrats, prepare mind 2 be blown

i downloaded wipeout hd, which is pretty fun so far.

The Fury expansion pack for Wipeout HD is essential as well. It doubles the content and adds in some fun new modes.

The Playstation 3 is a game system selling for £199 in Sainsbury's (only the 120GB though).

just got a notice from netflix that i'm getting the netflix disc for streaming on ps3 on thursday, exciting. anyone else got this yet? does it work ok?

A dude I know got one and said it works fine.

The netflix disc works great. Can even stream some stuff in HD. I'm using it to rewatch Red Dwarf.

Mine arrives on Thursday!

i just played uncharted 2 online in death match mode. this is the first time i have ever played video games online vs. other people. i was pretty bad at it, but i like that you're working in teams so your team can still win even if you're awful.

it's fun

we should play co-op sometime

i think i added you as a friend. i have two friends now.

i'm assuming that the online mode for uncharted 2 is less "intense" than shit like modern warfare or whatever? i muted everyone so if people were calling me a fag i'm none the wiser.

here are games that i would like to get, based on stuff i've read:

bioshock
mlb '09 (worried i might get frustrated with this but still looks fun)
skate
orange box

bioshock and orange box are the dopeness; have played neither on ps3

ya they're both awesome and both easy to find cheap now

same with skate probs

basically co-op is the only way i'm going to play online from now on

mlb '09 (worried i might get frustrated with this but still looks fun)

Yeah, I'd suggested renting it if you can.

mlb 09 is pretty awesome - just time intensive - something I had a little of this summer, but definitely not now - orange box is fun - I'll play team fortress 2 on that if you get that - the GTA games are fun. when buddies stop by to play something, they tend to like the cheap scares of dead space (which is now cheap in price) and the fun of street fighter 4 and little big planet - if you get those used, you won't be disappointed. I have a feeling once some of my friends spend some time with uncharted, borderlands and batman, they won't want to play LBP anymore. for a good racer, I'd suggest Grid - the 2k games basketball and ea hockey games are dope too, esp. with a crowd either local or online

Wipeout HD is everything I've ever wanted in a racing game.

i traded in my ds and games and got skate and orange box for cheap and i still have a bunch of credit left over. i like uncharted 2 and FPS games but they can be kind of stressful, i wanted something like skate where you can just cruise around and relax.

Flower.

It writes the book on "cruise around and relax" gameplay.

its the only videogame my girlfriend will remain in the room when its on.

Its PSN though

Free roam in Burnout Paradise & doing all the collecting stuff is good and relaxing gameplay.

Some people find Pixel Junk Eden very relaxing (and the music is great).

Hot Shots Golf is pretty stress free

WipeoutHD is not stress free but I find it relaxing, weirdly.

portal is relatively relaxing.

Everyday Shooter is another good one.

Has anyone played Trine?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YI1fLFEc-A4

kind of waiting for the inevitable $5 steam sale on that one

trine is... ok. played it once, never felt the urge to go back.

Trine is pretty good, but I haven't gotten to the last level (which is widely alleged to be a bucket of nutsacks) yet. I gameshared it tho, so it was only ~6 bucks.

<3 The Show and Skate even if the learning curve on both is damn near vertical. Demon's Souls is simultaneously palpably essential and emphatically not for everyone (this is part of what makes it great); make sure you at least give it a rent. Valkyiria Chronicles is both a mindfuckingly gigantic ton of fun and be purty. the PSN will send you to the poorhouse; start off with Warhawk, Crash Commando, Wipeout HD, Critter Crunch, Inferno Pool, Pixeljunk Monsters (motherfuk Eden, this is The One), Flower, Shatter, Uno, and probably some others. also biggest protip ever: spend $5 and get a set of those trigger clips for your controller.

if you're looking for racing games, I would go for Motorstorm: Pacific Rift before anything else, even Wipeout HD or Burnout Paradise (both of which I love dearly); it occupies the precise midpoint between the former's unchecked HD arcade craziness and the latter's sprawling openness, and then tops both of them with some of the best uses of vehicle classes in gaming history. I think it's cheap now too.

ha i don't think i've played a racing game since the days of the C64, the idea just isn't very interesting to me. maybe i'll try wipeout though since everyone loves it

played around with skate a little bit yesterday, the controls are confusing at first but it seems like it'll be awesome once they get more intuitive

Where the hell do you get those trigger clips? On Ebay everyone selling them is either in the UK or Australia. Am I just searching wrong?

http://www.amazon.com/PS3-Dual-Triggers-Playstation-3/dp/B001IAOEXU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1258052286&sr=8-1

they have 'em at Gamestop too

is it absurd to want to buy another ps3 (slim) for the bedroom? was going to buy a blu-ray player but why not be able to play ps3 from my bed while my roommate is hogging the other console?

might as well get one for your bathroom while you're at it

now that's just silly

a BR player is $150 and it doesn't play ps3 games.

a blender is $50 and doesn't play dvds.

they don't make a ps3 with a blender in it do they?

2010

You could plug in a USB Blender alarm clock:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG3ouBZtNUs

sounds like a good compromise tbh

A System Update is required just to look at photos in a grid instead of a list?? ffs!

how else would you "update" your "system" to perform that function

magic

s1ocki otm.

i think the point is, why not just wait until they change something more substantial to release an update.

They made me update in order to look at the Store.

http://www.donnie-darko.de/forum/img/TheyMadeMeDoIt.jpg

There was some other (useless) stuff in the update too besides the photo thing, they added facebook integration (I think you can link your accounts in account management, but please don't), and they changed the way your friend's list displays (instead of everybody being listed in grey boxes, just the one you highligh is now, anyway, I think that's how it's different). You can also change the color of your profile. WOOP!

in EU we now have the video on demand service as well. no explanation on how the rental service works though.

you have it for a week but only 24 hours from when you first press play.

no 5.1 support for the HD downloads.

RIP gamesharing

;_;

at least u have crossworld puzzle video games 2 console u

MAG beta codes here (first come first serve, but I just got one 30 seconds ago)...
http://psnbeta.us.playstation.com/MAG/BetaVoucher.php

Are the new PS3 slims any quieter than the original? I'm going to be in the market to buy a blu-ray system (to watch the one blu-ray film I own) and kind of like the PS3, although not enough to have bought one. I think I'd buy Wipeout HD and Flow on the online store. Totally worth it, right?

I can't compare them to the original, but mine is basically silent.

i have an original, and it's quiet as anything

old ones are power hungry tho, new ones much more efficient.

new/old (watts)
Standby 0.36/1.22
Idling 75.19/171.35
Blu-ray movie 80.90/172.79
Game / idling 95.35/203.84
Game / playing 96.24/206.90
YouTube 85.08/181.28

Mine's usually nearly silent apart from my Watchmen Blu Ray, which buzzes and hums like hell for the first few minutes for some reason.

how often do you watch the watchmen

somebody's got to do it

you watches the watchmen

RIP gamesharing

― The Enemy (jamescobo), Tuesday, November 24, 2009 11:24 PM (3 days ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

;_;

― The Enemy (jamescobo), Tuesday, November 24, 2009 11:30 PM (3 days ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

IT'S A THANKSGIVING MIRACLE

also yeesh, time has not been kind to GoW1. boring combat + jarringly shitty cutscenes + hilariously stereotypical mid-century "mature games" indulgences =/= a good time.

it's the videogame equivalent of a really good remaster of Silverchair's first album

"hilariously stereotypical mid-century "mature games" indulgences"

what on earth does this mean? mid- WHICH century?

http://www.sfbg.com/blogs/pixel_vision/images/ouija.jpg

gratuitous CGI b3wbage, for one thing.

like I imagine a bunch of Sony executives yelling THIS GAME NEEDS THIRTY PERCENT MORE TITTIES. it feels like a very Poochie-esque move on the developers part.

poochie sure did love titties he was famous 4 it

now we live in the century of goty sudoku ds games what a world

every time you bash the majestic and unassailable Big Word Puzzle Book I resolve to send in another socko ballot w/ it at #1

lol ive already registered a bunch to make sure atelier rorona makes t10

petition to bandai for the release of big digimon world puzzle book, sign up below
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coz

so i bought a slim 120GB for the bedroom :/

(i still don't have any time to finish video games)

now i have to carry a new ps3 home through bed-stuy

^^^^ gentrification @ work

also i guess i missed the part of the thread where u explained why u need 2 ps3s did u sell your old one?

i'm guessing media center

got a 23" HDTV (samsung 1080p) for my bedroom and wanted a blu-ray player ($150). figured for the price of a new ps3 slim ($299) it was worth it to be able to play video games as well from my bed

giving other ps3 to roommate, he uses it more then i do anyway

cutty I kno a cool guy who needs a ps3

good lookin out cozen

not for nothing cutty but the difference between reg dvds and blurays on a 23" screen is.. well there prob will be no diff really.

but then again, maybe you have a library of stuff on blu you wanna watch in bed!

watching blu movies in bed, eating protein gels

energy gels are carbs not protein

i think that was euphemism

lol

btw s1ocks i can tell the difference between 480p and 1080p on a 23" samsung

maybe your jewish eyes ain't too good

jewish eyes are made for squinting

and that's just what they'll do

and one of these days these eyes are gonna

jew all over you?

or tell you you can't see the difference bet 480p and 1080p

u people are weird

anti-semite

The Playstation 3 is a game system...

...sitting on my tv unit! Thanks Santa!

So far I have two blu-ray films and Assassin's Creed. I have learned how to walk and push people gently aside. So excited!

Yes but have you played the game yet

So, I bought one of these suckers. I downloaded the Wipeout HD + Rage pack, played the intro of MGS4, watched Blade Runner on blu-ray, and am running something called "PS3 Media Server" on my laptop to stream video to it. A little choppy on higher quality HD content, so I might have to figure out how to copy video to the PS3 or make my network connection a little better. Netflix streaming disc is on its way.

Now I just feel like I need a better television and receiver, sadly.

yeah, it's all part of the upgrade avalanche

forks when did u start playing videogames? do we have a what's ur videogame/console history thread?

ha, i think we do!

FALLOUT - It's Dangerous To Go Alone: Introduce Yourself

still can't believe how many people wrote in that thread, then went on to NOT PLAY THE GAME

coff

Hey, I like that thread! Too bad about its shameful circumstances

still can't believe how many people wrote in that thread, then went on to NOT PLAY THE GAME

― Nhex, Sunday, December 27, 2009 7:10 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

seemed like too much homework

^this

Also starting with a turn-based game was never going to win me over. Letting a rat chew my leg because I've already had a go at kicking it just seems wrong to my FPS mind.

sigh

one day you'll be old and senile like me and turn-based gameplay will be all you can cope with, sonny

I'm usually not an RPG guy, but for some as yet unknown reason, White Knight Chronicles is looking pretty good to me. Anybody else thinking about picking it up?

http://www.giantbomb.com/white-knight-chronicles-previewapocalypse/17-1894/

Modnation Racers beta in EU today for first 100,000 downloaders. had a quick play around, seems to be just 4 time trial stages? one stage keeps resetting with a "Wrong Way" message even though i'm in the middle of the road going the right way, another has eye bleeding framerate problems. oh and everything has incredibly loooooooooong loading times. yeh its a beta, but not exactly encouraging.

white knight chronicles got some wildly varying reviews on original release. i guess they are supposed to have tweaked it for the int'l release? i dunno. i am drawn to it but i am definitely waiting for a reliable opinion to sway me either way.

ok - what about MAG? I enjoyed the little I played during the beta, definitely considering picking it up next week - anybody else? Not quite sure I'm ready to move on from MW2

question re: Eliminator mode in Wipeout HD Fury: has anyone tried just running the whole race in reverse? Will it let you? I initially thought it didn't but, over the weekend, I noticed that I was actually able to drive the wrong way down the track and wondered if anyone else used that as an attack strat

http://thezerogameproject.com/readme

that renders your ps3 useless for anything but an emu device tho, right?

nope - setting up OtherOS partitions off 10 gigs for Linux and leaves the rest for PS3. you'll have to format your hard drive to set it up, though you can just back up/restore the contents first. oh and apparently this software is set to automatically boot when you load OtherOS so you don't have to go digging out a USB keyboard to enter shell commands and such.

the downside is that if the rumors are true and Sony's about to patch out OtherOS in a future firmware update (it's the cornerstone of the Geohot hack after all) all of your work will be for nothing.

anyone psyched for resonance of fate?

where is your ps3. will you buy mw2 for it? :/

didn't get paid just yet; won't be buying MW2 for it tho ;_;

sigh

I might be being dumb here but... you can't play psp games on ps3 can you? : /

not regular psp games, but you can play most of the downloadable psp-mini games on a ps3.

just sold my ps3

they weren't putting out enough katamari games for me to keep it anymore

katamari travesty

Excitebike + Trials HD = Joe Danger... looks promising and fun (definitely coming to PSN based on icons in the trailer, but maybe other systems too?)
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/exclusive-debut-joe-danger/62340

yeah, can't wait for this one. looks like it's going to be a full disc release, too.

wishing you all well in your time of need

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aimPRKfqKGw

clock blocked boomer

APOCALYPS3

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_sGYULzoQCgA/SSDsn3_r2iI/AAAAAAAABuk/4ENpasc87U4/s400/1998+millennium+bug+cover+paleofuture.jpg

http://i28.tinypic.com/symgrc.jpg

Official statement from Sony:

"As you may be aware, some customers have been unable to connect to the PlayStation Network today. This problem affects the models other than the new slim PS3.

"We believe we have identified that this problem is being caused by a bug in the clock functionality incorporated in the system.

"Errors include:
The date of the PS3 system may be re-set to Jan 1, 2000.When the user tries to sign in to the PlayStation Network, the following message appears on the screen; "An error has occurred. You have been signed out of PlayStation Network (8001050F)".
When the user tries to launch a game, the following error message appears on the screen and the trophy data may disappear; "Failed to install trophies. Please exit your game."
When the user tries to set the time and date of the system via the Internet, the following message appears on the screen; "The current date and time could not be obtained. (8001050F)"
Users are not able to play back certain rental video downloaded from the PlayStation Store before the expiration date.
"We hope to resolve this problem within the next 24 hours. In the meantime, if you have a model other than the new slim PS3, we advise that you do not use your PS3 system, as doing so may result in errors in some functionality, such as recording obtained trophies, and not being able to restore certain data.

"As mentioned above, please be advised that the new slim PS3 is not affected with this error. We are doing our best to resolve the issue and do apologize for any inconvenience caused."

this honestly fucked up my day, how hard is it not to have shit like this happen? & shit was happening late last night too. granted i'm not a video game programmer extraordinaire but it's been 12+ hours!

I got these two:

When the user tries to sign in to the PlayStation Network, the following message appears on the screen; "An error has occurred. You have been signed out of PlayStation Network (8001050F)".
When the user tries to launch a game, the following error message appears on the screen and the trophy data may disappear; "Failed to install trophies. Please exit your game."

i only get the first one, thank god

I can't go online and can't play games offline. Lucky me.

stupid goddamn leap year interfering with my Arkham Asylum-ing :(

thankfully I have roughly eleventy billion Wii/DS/GBA games to keep me occupied in the meantime

can a mod pls change the thread title

"The Playstation 3 was a game system"

The Playstation 3 is a blu-ray player.

heard PS3 is a game system again
http://www.nccg.org/nccm/rapture2.jpg

lol it was only people with old chubby ps3s anyway

Seems they've fixed it by...waiting for it to fix itself. GENIUS

I don't care what they did but I was able to play a damn game tonight, so - Yay!

BACK IN BUSINESS

finally ppl can safely return to their orange-juice-shaking simulations

MOD ABUSE!!!!!

all I can say is thank god this happened while I was out of town. imagine???

status update: fuck clients

is there any way to opt out of trophies?

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/joe-danger-heading-to-ps3-first

OK I'm in PSN name is 'blunt smoking anus destroyer'

"failed to install trophies"

“We are still developing Bumpy Trot 2,” an Irem rep confirmed to them. “We are now trying to release it in Japan as soon as we can.” When further questioned as to whether there were plans for a western release, Irem responded that no plans for a release outside of Japan had been decided upon yet. Keep your eyes on the game’s website, just in case…although, it hasn’t been updated in ages.

Tracer, don't you normally get that message when the online connection has failed?

i don't have a PS3. i am just lolling at the idea of "installing trophies" or failing to - though my general incomprehension of the entire concept of trophies is well documented in this bailiwick

i released bumpy trot in Canada the other day after I had that corn burrito

the PS3 wasn't designed with trophies in mind, and it can only collect them together when you aren't playing any.

i released bumpy trot in Canada the other day after I had that corn burrito

BRAVO!

Sony Press Conference on live at the moment http://www.ustream.tv/playstation

no takes on move and its movelware?

My take... obviously the games they showed didn't look very compelling (except for maybe the ping pong game). I imagine more interesting games will be revealed further down the line. The devices themselves looked okay, but the cost seems prohibitive. Having to buy a camera, two of the main controllers (possibly four) and at least one of the sub controllers (possibly two)... and that looks like more money than a stand alone ps3!?! You're going to need a few REALLY impressive game experiences to get me even interested - not just some casual shovelware and Wii HD clones (I assume there will be PES with Wii controls and Grand Slam Tennis, which would at least be a start). I've also heard, like Wii motion plus, the controls tend to get out of sync. If that's true, definite pass.

I do have a growing feeling both Move and Natal are going to basically flop.

Its a bunch of lemmings running off a cliff.

They need to integrate twitter and 3D to make it truly cutting edge.

wots 3 has been panned pretty roundly in the UK press

:/

castle crashers ps3 where r u

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0puP8nrIU8

PS3gate update OK so I finally GOT PAID but I can't bring myself to pull the trigger on one of these sumbitches; for some reason I thought the price had got more reasonable but they're still pretty pricey here guh

It's still a lot of money alright, especially when you start adding in extra controllers and an HDMI cable and no doubt there will always be another price drop. Even though I've got a 360 and a ps3 (and a Wii), at times I do really feel like it's overkill. Honestly, if it wasn't for my hopeless love for Wipeout HD I would probably trade in my ps3 as either HD console has more good games than one person can play.

i think it comes with HDMI?

not with cables. but you can switch back and forth with your 360 if you can handle that.

or you can go to monoprice.com and get a HDMI cable for like five bucks

yall shd just b rich yuppie lawyers live cutty then ud cld have a ps3 in every room of the house

the mind reels at the very idea of playing Noby Noby Boy while pinching a loaf

i'm fairly sure ps3 comes with HDMI cables!!!

Cutty - you're wrong, it never has - just a plain a/v cable... http://us.playstation.com/ps3/systems/120gb.html . Anyhow, as cobo says, you can get an extra cable pretty cheap these days, but those little extra costs do add up + you're probably going to want to buy some games too. None of the consoles are exactly cheap (except for a ps2).

seriously who uses a plain a/v cable for their ps3?! so retarded

I am a rich yuppie lawyer and I'm still baulking

guess u slhd b a better lawyer. also lol hdmi cables cost me like $7 thats like a pence

or a haeuro

just buy the fricken thing coze

I am a poor yuppie law student and i have like every system on the market

just buy the fricken thing coze

― shite new answers (cutty), Thursday, 18 March 2010 18:55 Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

whytf isn't demon's souls out in europe either while we're at it

ya rly

Didn't it just get announced for European release in summer (June?)?

PS3 is region-free so you could always just import it

czn if u buy a ps3 by sunday i will send u my demons souls (no lying)

czn u cld be playing valkyria chronicles right now think about it

i could be playing wipeout hd right now. thinkin baout it. have been for what seems like an eternity.

btw one of my "friends" scored 5 (five) (!!!) ps3s from a quiz and is insisting on selling them all full price.

ledge - what is your ps3 tag (or are you already on my list)? I need more people on my Wipeout leaderboards - some people who actually play the game and don't stink. I'm jefflev13 on ps3 btw

sorry i meant could be... if i had a ps3 :/ splashing out the megabucks for one game seems a bit ehhhh, and i don't know how much else i would play on it.

I paid $600 :(

jeff are we friends?

yes!

Jeff_Lepine

ledge u shd get a wii
http://kotaku.com/5496595/wipeout-the-game-set-to-disappoint-fans-of-futuristic-racing-this-summer

holding out for the bob monkhouse franchise tbh

with Fat Boys soundtrack

OK I'm in!

will post up my PSN just as soon as I have this bitch running

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

one of us one of us

considering you wont buy any multiplayer games for the PS3, does it matter? :/

cozen - what games have you picked to start? or are going to pick up / download?

also PS3 names

UNCHARTED 2, which if I'm not mistaken is a mp game so suck it cuttmeister

anyway I... am... COZENY

just remembered my monitor doesn't do 1080P which is no big issue on xbox where 1080i and 720P both look great but on PS3 720P looks all blurry : /

I want to pick up valkyria chronicles, demon's souls, resonance of fate, yakuza 3, way of the samurai 3, and wipeout HD... but one thing at a time. console came with UC2 so I'll focus on tht first

lol uncharted 2 multiplayer

OH MAN SWITCHED OVER TO HDMI

MY EYES

WHAT BEAUTY

It shouldn't look blurry @ 720p - you must have a setting wrong (should look about the same as the 360, about). I'm sure Uncharted only runs at 720p anyway - you must have a setting wrong (look in system settings under resolution or scaling or whatever) or the cable setting wrong (or a crap cable?).

xpost

one thing at a time

this is not the way of the gamer

yeah, really!

I was running it over component; I thought component handled HD (720p) but I was obv wrong. switching it over to HDMI and it is look great now, very sharp

what games did u get???

just uncharted 2 right now

ooh i'm playing that right now ... its fun!

http://bulk2.destructoid.com/ul/149259-living.jpg

http://www.messageboardchampion.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/finalfantasy7c.jpg

Ok I just realised - ps3 = online singstar! I'm so there.

join.... us....... ... ... um ... .... me.... and... mcutty

online singstar? that sounds... significantly less fun than in the same room

yeah i was thinking more about the song downloading, i don't think i'd make any significant dent in the online rankings.

oh, right! yeah that makes a lot of sense, totally forgot singstar had DLC

how come we don't do ILx game sharing?

i think there is a huge disparity with regard to the amount of time it takes for any one of us to finish a game

pretty sure he means splitting up the costs of games/add-on packs via a shared PSN account, which is completely doable

http://www.ps3news.com/forums/ps3-online-news/tutorial-psn-game-sharing-instructions-89518.html

I would get in on it if I weren't already in another share group which pretty much gets everything

it's a shame they removed PS2 BC, I've been playing MGS1 on the PS3 and with the smoothing on it actually looks OK on my monitor. playing the PS2 on my monitor it looks like trash and SD tv is just ew to me now

also yeah jc is right, game sharing seems like a rad idea but potentially fiddly

still to crack my bluray virginity ;_;

recommending Star Trek or that Discovery miniseries Earth

was thinking wall-e or moon

Planet Earth (Attenborough version) is definitely great bluray viewing.

the blu-ray of 4 all mankind is the real thing

blade runner blu ray pd nice

pkd nice?

this is so not a selling point for me btw. my dvd collection could fit on half of a small shelf, not gonna start shelling out for blu-ray.

http://www.nt2099.com/J-ENT/blu-ray/playtime-a.jpg

even dvds look GREAT on the PS3, much better than on my supposedly upscaling DVD player

my brother-in-law bought a ps3 bcuz he wanted a blu-ray player to play some neil young boxset & ps3 was the cheapest player

I think that was true for the longest time but I afaik equivalent quality BD players are relatively cheap now

netflix blu-ray has been a real enjoyable thing; it's like four bucks a month more and movies look GOOD

a better argument. if only we had netflix ;_;

in the uk that is

will trade you five years of netflix for five years health care until they get our shit together

throw in some dentistry we have a deal

think my health will suffer if i spend the next five years in watching movies, so no dice.

I think we'll be expected to add a tip and the whole deal will fall apart

http://www.nt2099.com/J-ENT/blu-ray/playtime-a.jpg

aaaarrrrrgh

will... crumbling

yeah that Playtime blu-ray is more or less the greatest thing ever.

holding out for
http://beatskate.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/le-samourai.jpg

that wld be nice. one of the v few dvds ive held on to

the criterion wages of fear blu ray is ~insane~ btw coz. also days of heaven (!!!!) was just released on blu as well

http://share.blog.us.playstation.com/

nice to see cross game voice chat, PS2 software emulation BC and auto-sync trophies being voted up

cross game voice chat

pfft, I buy games to enhance my misanthropy, not escape from it

PS2 software emulation BC

*adjusts monocle, harrumphs into flute of champagne*

auto-sync trophies

can't argue with this, it's ridiculous that it doesn't sync already.

is there an option to vote for automatic downloading of system updates? by far the worst thing about the PS3 experience is going to play a game only to have to wait for 45 minutes while a system update slooooooooooooowly crawls its way onto your HD.

PS4

the 360's killer app isn't mass effect 2 or whatever. its killer app is cross game voice chat imho

gonna have to side with the cobo on that one... big assumption that you "have friends" that "want to speak to you" and are using the same game console at the same time as you

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__tNulTNKU0A/SUGFh7v_YaI/AAAAAAAABJg/YIYoKkt_yfI/s400/misanthrope.jpg
l-r: cobo, nhex

pls vote this up thx
http://share.blog.us.playstation.com/ideas/2010/03/17/team-ico-collection/

is everyday shooter worth five bucks?

For me definitely, I think it's great. Pretty basic arena shooter, nice music, different chaining mechanic for each level. I find it a very relaxing game - though it's pretty tough... I've yet to 1CC it, but the points you earn turn to credits to unlock later levels for free play or more starting ships or different effects... it is sort of the indie rock shooter, so not to everybody's taste, I guess. Here's one of my favorite levels...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6m-BbVKuEOQ

Yeah, Everyday Shooter is a really good 5-10 minute game, and you can zone out with it for a pretty long time.

vote up my sly cooper collection idea bitches :)
http://share.blog.us.playstation.com/ideas/2010/03/26/sly-cooper-collection/

Done!

how the hell is everyday shooter $5 in the US when it's £6.29 ($9.40) in europe. the PSN store in general seems very expensive. £11.99 for fat princess? pfft

I guess m$ fun bucks have conditioned me to think dlc games are cheaper than they actually are

also why does the uh 'framerate' slow down on the XMB sometimes when you bring it up in-game smh

Cozen - normally Everyday Shooter is $9.99 in the US, I think - there's a half off sale this week in N.A. Each region of Sony PSN runs independently, so you will see different prices, sales and releases, and release dates across regions. It's a bit of a drag, in particular in regards to PS1 releases, where Japan has an incredible library for download and the rest of the regions have 1/4th the selection.

Fat Princess is a pretty full game that really could have been released on disc (just like Wipeout HD, which I guess eventually did come out on disc in Europe, but not in the US)), so that price doesn't seem totally out of line (though I wouldn't recommend the game at this point, due to its lag problems and lack of depth in the way the game is played, and no doubt miniscule (non-existant?) player base).

I'd imagine the framerate slows down when you bring up the XMB because it's pulling stuff down from the web when you do (like loading in your friends list and all those mini-adverts that are in the what's new section and all that) so taxing the processor somewhat - keep in mind, something like in game xmb all got added to the ps3 OS long after the ps3 had been on market, so it's sort of like a patchwork design and not fully integrated from the get-go. Hardly a big deal though, c'mon.

look jeff no point being reasonable when I'm riding my waaahmbalamps

wow the japanese psn is crazy for PS1 classics

what's the reasoning behind not releasing the pal/ntsc versions of some of these games on the other stores? can't be a rights thing surely

yeh its ridiculous how few ps1 games get released outside of Japan, there's only been 3 in the last 6 months in the EU.

I know it looks like I'm grousing but there is lots to love about my new PS3... however that being said does anyone else have problems transferring all but the smallest of files over their network? renders the great PS3 media streaming options a bit moot at the mo

i've never had a problem streaming anything. my friend was getting really choppy streams for any kind of video from his pc but he had an ancient processor and when he finally grudgingly upgraded it the problem disappeared. don't know if that could be part of the problem you're experiencing?

i had trouble streaming via wireless, has been perfect since i wired directly. probably more to do with my router than the ps3 tho.
i looked up the ps1 classics numbers btw, in the last 6 months japan got 40, us 31, eu 3. wtf sonyeu.

japan has some amazing, hard-to-find costly-on-ebay titles too : /

ffs why can't i get the bbc iplayer to play the live programs, like it does when i browse thru it normally on my pc? this is shit, motd isn't available!

can't you go to bbc.com on the PS3's browser and get at it from there?

nah, it automatically goes into 'ps3' mode

I'm watching it right now on my PS3! :)

gah! how d you do it?

ah got it

WAHHH

"bbc two england is unavailable at this time"

WTF i'm in UK!

hmm, that's odd

yeah, just navigated to bbc.com/sport and then clicked the watch motd2 live link and it worked just as it does normally. it was a bit slow but that's just cos I'm on wireless and haven't sorted out my PS3's wireless sloth : /

i haven't updated my ps3, i'll try that first..

(by which time motd will have ended)

yeah, it's finished now :)

i watched it on my laptop in the end, which of course slowed down the ps3 update download.

btw, anyone else suffered any blu ray freezing? my mate has, they freeze just after about 30 mins in.

no, but there is a default setting on the ps3 which keeps many blu-ray discs from even loading properly. i forget which setting it is tho :/

i had trouble streaming via wireless, has been perfect since i wired directly. probably more to do with my router than the ps3 tho.
i looked up the ps1 classics numbers btw, in the last 6 months japan got 40, us 31, eu 3. wtf sonyeu.

why not just set up an American PSN account? hell get 4 other Britishes to form a PS1 gamesharing group and buy shit from the American PSN for 1/5th of the cost.

in the last 6 months japan got 40, us 31, eu 3. wtf sonyeu

US may have been getting a lot of ps1 releases, but they've almost all been worthless shit. Though it's not exactly like I'm dying for ps1 classics. Off the top of my head about all I can think of that I would like to get over here is Einhander (it's out in Japan) and the Mega Man Legends games.

AND BUSHIDO BLADE

PS3 is great, no fronting, but there are a no. of additions that could make it better (besides the big three: cross-game chat, PS2 BC, auto-synced trophies):
- custom soundtracks for all games
- parties
- voice messaging
- universal cross-game invites
- smaller updates (starting up UC2 for the first time was eye opening and that's not even the half of it if what I hear about other titles is true)
- demos for all PSN content (this is o_O to me but I can kinda half-understand it what with PSN being free etc)
- ability to browse the store filtered by retail or PSN content
- ability to purchase content on my PC for queuing up / download on PS3 (this is maybe a bit niche but I do this all the time on the 360, saves me having to negotiated the janky ass XBLA marketplace)

put back otheros while you're at it, sony

(psyche whotf cares)

AND BUSHIDO BLADE

^^^^^

wait wait wait I CAN GET BUSHIDO BLADE NOW?

fuck the PC imo

only on the japanese store :(

that is not right ;_;

well, you can also buy the Bushido Blade disc for around $6 on amazon.com

I thought the newer PS3s didn't play PS1 games

All ps3s can play ps1 discs too (just not ps2)

if only we had a japanese ilxor who'd gameshare it w/us

someone gameshare me grandia and suikoden while we're at it :P

waht, I have had bushido blade sitting around and never even tried.

yeah, PS1 games actually look OK too on the PS3 as long as you turn smoothing on

I've been playing through MGS1 recently and it's held up surprisingly well

I had no idea ps1 games worked on ps3.

yah me neither

it only does everything! (except PS2)

<3 my PS3 btw

in-built browser w/flash support is rad for watching TV/motd in bed

my olde PS3 did die :( in 3.5 years i made use of the PS2 BC with only 2 games, which is the same amount of PS1 games i have played in the same time. there have been enough good new titles that i simply haven't had the time, so i am not as sad about losing the BC as i thought i would be. i am more excited about that fact that the new model is so much smaller and so quiet that i didn't even realize the old one was noisy.

you can probably ebay your old busted ps3 for decent $$$; people still be covetin' that BC

wow, ps1 huh? i have to go pull out my binder o' ps1 stuff.

- ability to browse the store filtered by retail or PSN content

^^^you get this on the US PSN store so why not on the EU?!

It's amazing how poorly designed and organized the PSN store is.

they should rework and unify the design across all regions; it's a bit silly that the EU, US, japanese, and hong kong stores are all different

yeah the psn store is a complete joke, real shame they didn't put more thought into this area. i know it's a free service compared to 360 but come on.

i think i only actually have one ps1 game that i'd consider bother loading up, Abe odyssey and i know even that will still crash in the same place every time. oh maybe res evil 3 as well.

hmm... I've always felt the US psn store was fine & can't remember ever having a problem with it. Everything is broken into categories and alphabetized, with new stuff put into the new section - I don't know what more they could do. It's basically the same as the 360 online store.

US PSN > EU PSN

some of the crybabies above are in the US though

damn gotta check if digimon world is up on psn huh

Abe odyssey and i know even that will still crash in the same place every time

that one beehive? there's a bug in the game that makes it crash there sometimes.

it's at some point where i have to do a huge jump sitting on top of that creature, i think it's just my disk

I also had no idea PS1 games were playable. Now tempted to get a PS3 just so I can play bishi bashi special, which would be RIDICULOUS.

Ok, got one. Bearing in mind I've had a 360 for ages (so have already played anything non-exclusive and worthwhile), I need a shopping list. Here's what I've picked up so far (or am borrowing this week):

Wipeout HD
Noby Noby Boy
Flower
God of War 3
Uncharted 2
Demon Souls

Anything else that should be on here?

might be worth reading up on:
valkyria chronicles
yakuza 3
resonance of fate
god of war collection (out on friday)
3D dot game heroes (out beginning may)

Yeah, GOW collection might be a good call. Those others are b-list at best for me.

Also, PS1 games I need to find the discs for (they're probably hidden away in ledge's flat somewhere):

Vibribbon
Bishi Bashi Special
Incredible Crisis

...er, that's probably it really.

Yakuza 3 is £17.99 in Zavvi's Mega Monday sale. I'm p tempted but I've got loads of games I haven't completed

http://www.zavvi.com/offers/mega-monday/games.list

3D dot heroes £24 pre-order off that list.

I'm buying it basically as a thank you to From software for Demon's souls.

and it will bring the retro lolz...

don't forget the APRIL2 code for another £2 off!

£22.95 = a steal for a new game that's been getting good reviews.

JimD - that's a big list that will keep you bust for a while, but if you're looking for more I wouldn't ignore Little Big Planet (GOTY Edition), which is only around £15 these days. Everybody's Golf is a fun, cartoony golf game - very solid. PixelJunk Eden & Monsters also usually get recommended. Superstardust is a pretty awesome twin stick shooter.

Oh totally forgot LBP, yep, will grab.

Superstardust <> Everyday shooter?

I tried some random Katamari demo and it was really terrible...? Like, "why the hell do people like this series"-terrible?

The Show, if you like baseball.

Hi Dere only the two PS2 katamari games were any good, the rest were lazy followups made after the guy who had designed the original games had quit. and now i've got 'lonely rolling star' in my head.

atelier rorona: alchemist of arland, if u like magic & the human spirit

the first stage in the katamari forever demo is horrible. the one in the xbox 360 demo was ok.

Superstardust <> Everyday shooter?

I rate them somewhat equally, though SuperStardust probably gives one more bang for their buck, as it's visually a ps3 showpiece, features more modes and variety (though you have to pay extra for some of the extra modes) and has longer gameplay (sometimes almost too long though). That said, I rate both a star less than Geometry Wars and its sequels.

Yeah, I still feel like I've got unfinished business with GWRE2, so maybe it's best not to dilute that impulse.

Think my blu-ray lens might just be dirty, any cleaning tips? Is attacking it with the hoover a good idea or a REALLY BAD ONE?

some people say not to use the brushes and some people say to.. I know you will get stung for a blu ray specific cleaner.... Is it reading the discs or just stuttering?

it shows the disc on the, er, xmb, but says (after some whirring) 'unable to play disc' or somesuch, when you try to play it.

have you got a big telly? you won't tell the difference anyway otherwise so maybe not worth the bother

i've got 32 inches and it's big enough for me thank you very much.

Think my blu-ray lens might just be dirty, any cleaning tips? Is attacking it with the hoover a good idea or a REALLY BAD ONE?

Are you still under warranty? Because if you crack open the case and the problem is more serious than a little dust, your warranty will be voided. Maybe better just to contact Sony or wherever you picked up the ps3 if it's still covered. If you're out of warranty you could try cracking that thing open and using a precision / valve duster (a can of which you can buy for around the price of a sandwich).

July 16th the ps3 is finally getting a version of the excellent and extremely long running Konami produced, big head baseball game, Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball (2010)

http://www.famitsu.com/game/coming/1234563_1407.html
http://www.operationsports.com/forums/baseball-other/411975-japan-power-pro-2010-announced-ps3-psp.html

old version...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YN7XbHKRPT8

older version...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rG9nM4r684

do not use a hoover on it

I speak from experience... borked my og fat PS2 by opening it up and hoovering it

: /

way of the samurai III: y/n?

Oooh Jeff. TBH that whets my appetite more than The Show...

xpost

Y Y Y Y Y

Tracer - me too! The great thing about the Powerful Pro series is that the game is very deep, and very much feels like baseball, but at the same time, it's very fast and arcadey fun. Games usually take about twenty minutes (as opposed to over an hour in a more "sim" title). Of course, the bummer is, unless you can read Japanese, there's a lot you're going to miss out on. I also happen to really enjoy the different atmosphere of Japanese baseball, so getting a peek into that world is another plus.

how are you liking ur ps3 ledge

(and jimd)

Of course, the bummer is, unless you can read Japanese, there's a lot you're going to miss out on.

Ohhhhh shit.

xp well so far i've only played wipeout (which is AWES). need to get some more games, fix that blu-ray.

i like the fact that it's whisper-quiet compared to the xbox.

get yourself a cheap copy of the planet earth blu rays

you will be :O throughout

one time last year while I was in between jobs I took a fuckton of Robitussin and watched the Planet Earth BDs (well, at least the first one - I was too incapacitated to get up and switch over the discs)

:O would have been an understatement; it was like watching reality ripped open right in front of me

Totally didn't expect this to be the case, but the PS3 is working much better as a kids' console than the 360 has. Little Big Planet, Noby Noby Boy, Flower and even Wipeout are all big hits with the littlun. Still not in love with it myself, there are plenty of little annoyances (like not being able to have different profiles signed in on different controllers), but I felt this way about the 360 for the first 3 months.

LittleBigPlanet 2 trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fs0T5l24JL0

floaty jumps still suck

Yeah, if they didn't retune the platforming - which sucked - I have no interest. Still a pretty game to look at; hope it's fun to play this time.

floaty jumping wasn't great, but the moving in & out of the screen was beyond frustrating at times

That too! Shameful play made me glad I rented the first one instead of buying it.

Pretty much disagree with you dudes - I had a blast with the included levels, playing them solo and with friends. I do vaguely agree that moving through the 3 planes could sometimes be a bit tricky, but overall, if anything, the game was too easy until the last couple of levels, and a bit on the short side. Where I personally would find fault with LBP1 is that the create & share aspects of the game didn't really draw me in - too complicated to do myself, too much shit by other people to wade through in a horrible menu system. The fact that that's the area they seem to be emphasizing for version 2 makes me less interested. Also, it doesn't exactly feel like the game needs another sequel already (maybe next gen).

My problem wasn't with the difficulty, but the imprecision of the controls. I liked watching other people play it though - an absolute beauty of a game.

I'm kind of with Jeff, I'm only just playing it now and it's fine and fun, if no mario. And yeah, v pretty.

every now & then i pick it back up cos its so pretty & well made - i'll be running through a level against the clock & have to move a block or something & then the 3 planes controls start acting up and ... back on the shelf the game goes.

apparently it at least has m&kb support this time out

apparently it at least has m&kb support this time out

That's interesting - also move support, right (though at this point I don't see myself plunking down the cash for that)?

Sure the jump is floaty, but it goes with the style of the game perfectly. It's also absolutely precise. I don't know, I didn't have a problem with it at all. But then again, the best non-Mario platform game of all time, N/N+ has an even more floaty jump.

I think on some level it didn't have enough of a story or mythos or something to make me want to play more than just one or two levels and then move on to something else, and unlike most platformers I didn't feel like there was an incentive to improve at it. It was more like walking through a funhouse or something. Actually, that Super Mario Brothers game from last year with all the bounciness issues felt like a superior example of the same sort of gameplay.

anyone else experienced any blacking out / screen flickering with their PS3? I'm connected via HDMI (and have tried several cables) and running at 1080p. only seemed to be happening on the dashboard, my PS3 was on for a while downloading demos so maybe it was a heat issue

not good either way

there's this thread w/similar reports from 2009
http://boardsus.playstation.com/t5/PlayStation-3-General/PS3-Slim-quot-blacks-out-quot-every-once-in-a-while/td-p/43865748/page/2

just random black outs? I've noticed when going over hdmi now and then it will go black / then full of static for less than half a second (also makes a static popping sound), but I've only seen it happen when switching between a game and the dashboard, or going from the dashboard to a game. I believe it has something to do with the hdmi handshake - has been happening for three years to me, so no biggie. But maybe you're descibing something else?

I've had what you described before since I've had it, I just figured that was the machine's idiosyncrasies

today I was getting random black outs or flickering staticky screens (no popping sound though); and even an audio drop out in-game

switching tv inputs to antenna back to HDMI seems to sort it

hmm; I hope these come w/a manufacturer's warranty

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QufTxeWGoVw

o hi

EU only

And you gotta pay per movie?

EU more like PU!!!

Either pay-per-video weekly rentals or an all-you-can-watch subscription service. There’ll also be some free videos to try out the service, too.

In theory Mubi is pretty cool. They've been around for a couple of years (orginally called the Auteurs and closely tied to Criterion in the US). Besides the name change they've recently cut their price structure about in half (but offer less free movies than they used to)... and do have a decent selection of rare arty films that often aren't available elsewhere, not on dvd and not from netflix - stuff like the Phillip Garrel films. Selection apparently varies by region though. At least in the US, even after a couple of years the selection isn't huge. It's quality though. I never liked the pay per film structure - especially when the prices were $5 or $6 per film, but if they roll out an inexpensive subscription option, that's something I would consider.

Holy crap - their site is getting slammed right now - so slow! http://mubi.com/

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is the ps3 thing gonna be like an "app"?

if you get all the trophies for a game but not the DLC trophies, do you still get the platinum?

or is the platinum all trophies for the game regardless of whether they are original or DLC?

Guys I am 30 years old and I am sort of interested in getting a PS3 but fear that I am "tool old" for this stuff. Keep in mind I played MLB 08 for an hr last night. I wouldn't call myself a HC game player and don't really go for the final fantasy RPG or etc. I'm kind of interested in playing against friends online (perhaps YOU?!!?). I don't really BELIEVE in blu-ray, though the idea od netflix streaming looking better on my big TV than thru a laptop is exciting to me. Is it hard to set up?

It's super easy.

Plug it in, have its wifi card detect yr wireless network, DONE.

sub question: where's the cheapest place to go to get one? Are thee places where you get better deals if you wink at the workers in a special way? do pplaces even take PS2 for trade in?

Guys I am 30 years old and I am sort of interested in getting a PS3 but fear that I am "tool old" for this stuff. Keep in mind I played MLB 08 for an hr last night. I wouldn't call myself a HC game player and don't really go for the final fantasy RPG or etc. I'm kind of interested in playing against friends online (perhaps YOU?!!?). I don't really BELIEVE in blu-ray, though the idea od netflix streaming looking better on my big TV than thru a laptop is exciting to me. Is it hard to set up?

― Astronaut Mike Dexter (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Thursday, May 20, 2010 9:34 AM (4 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

You sound like me, except I already have a PS3. It is very easy to set up. You can trade in a PS2 but I have no idea how much they'll give you for it.

have you SEEN a blu ray?

they're incredible imo

yeah not expecting more than 20.00 tbh, but 20.00 is 6% off a 300.00 purchase y'know.

I've seen blu-ray and find it offputting for non-documentary stuff

I've only watch like one or two movies on blu-ray because I'm too cheap to spring for the extra blu-ray fee on netflix.

yeah I get that

xp

another bonus is it's super easy to set up streaming from a pc/mac to your PS3

I've seen blu-ray and find it offputting for non-documentary stuff

― Astronaut Mike Dexter (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Thursday, May 20, 2010 10:41 AM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark

good restorations of old films look SOOOOOOOOOOO good on the blu

OK, any thoughts in a refurbishes sys. vs. nib?

no

no thoughts or...?

I have no thoughts on that issue.

no thoughts

another bonus is it's super easy to set up streaming from a pc/mac to your PS3

Any easy guides for this? I've tried, but failed...

PC to PS3:

1. download and install TVersity
2. open ports on your firewall

ta-da

I could do it on my PC but haven't been able to since buying a Mac.

mac to PS3

1. download PS3 media server
2. run it
3. turn on PS3

ta-da

this the software I use; setup was as easy as running the program and having the PS3 automatically find my mac. I'm doing it over a wireless network so ymmv

http://code.google.com/p/ps3mediaserver/

i use medialink for mac.

I imagine medialink is good (I used to use connect360 on the xbox) but PS3 media server has the added bonus that it costs $free.99

Cheers both, shall try later.

this is all v useful info. I think I will get a nib ps3 but I will have to wait until one of my v large paychecks comes in

and trade in the ps2 and stuff to get monies to get games w

forgot to mention also tht PS3 media server will also re-encode files on the fly which handily gets round the fact that the PS3 doesn't play nice w/mkv

i got a ps3. I got rdr. it's makingme nauseous :p

how so?

dunno. doom induced motion sickness i guess

So in love with PS3 Media Server. Console worth owning for this alone.

the only thing I don't like about PS3M is it can't handle subs; other than that it is so good, I agree

ico & sotc in HD on PS3 rumours ratcheting up now we're circling E3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_haQSSO9G58

gah my ps3ms ended up a stuttering fuck up after about 2 weeks of use.

Oh. I'm still in week one. O_O

i'm told it might have been the file types i was playing, but i can't check now as it's all gone gone

Some of my game disks aren't being recognised, I think my bluray might be dying :(

it was so hot here last night my ps3's fan was going like crazy

it was insanely loud

sounded like...

AN XBOX

Would really like Beyond Good and Evil 2 to actually exist....

Any recommendations for more cool/weird games/experiences like Flower?

trash panic

Any recommendations for more cool/weird games/experiences like Flower?

― The Clegg Effect (Tracer Hand), Friday, May 28, 2010 9:17 AM (1 hour ago) Bookmark

pixeljunk eden is pretty cool

wau

http://snagwiremedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/pixeljunk-eden-review.jpg

ya tbh

thx imo

trying to think of what else i've downloaded from the store. a lot of stuff. pixeljunk monsters is a really fun (and super hard, they had to add an easy mode in an upgrade) tower defense game. pixelunk shooter was a bit meh.

everyday shooter is cool, if you are into the video game equivalent of an indie rock 7".

is it kinda like Rez? it's weird, i thought Rez was going to be one of my favorite games ever, but it left me completely cold. part of the problem might have been that it got REALLY hard.

not at all, more like an indie version of geometry wars

it's fun but kinda slow going; i'm not really built for those kind of space wars games i guess

i just found the MLB.TV app...!!!!!!!

holy cannoli!

ok maybe i'm not gonna sell it back now after all

ha! I thought that was US only, for some reason

I'd love something like that on PS3 for football

hay guys, I also have fight night 4 and nhl '10 if anyone wants to sport

cozen i have read that justin.tv works on the PS3 browser..

i've used a similar site

anyone picking up joe danger?

I thought Joe Danger looked quite good, but the fact that it has no online multiplayer is a tremendous turn-off. Even wiiware excite bike has the online.

snooker pack for hustle kings is out today; think I'll finally plunge on that and pick up joe danger too

http://www.hellogames.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/3nd.jpg

Racer X comes Threend!

picked up hustle kings, along with the snooker pack. sadly I'm not convinced after a couple of hours of play.

first, they could have written some proper snooker AI to go along with the DLC so that the computer doesn't play stupid 5 cushion trick shots. also the physics are OK but they seem a little off to me - they certainly don't seem as good or as smooth as I remember virtua pool 3's being. it doesn't really feel like your cue is actually hitting the cue ball either and the cushions are a bit unresponsive. the framerate was struggling a bit on wider shots when I was playing snooker too, which was pretty disappointing - but it seemed stable when playing pool.

it looks nice and it is still fun despite the small niggles; and as I say I've only played a little

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKdmnLjKZwg

Demon's Souls $30 on Amazon right now. buy it.

lol @ 3nd

Joe Danger got a 9.5 on IGN

http://uk.ps3.ign.com/articles/109/1094988p1.html

is dead nation out today too?

Some of my game disks aren't being recognised, I think my bluray might be dying :(

― this skit is ba-na-nas (onimo), Wednesday, 26 May 2010 21:39 Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

My PS3 is not currently a game system. Does anyone know how all this warranty stuff works - do I have to pay or postage to get something fixed when it didn't last 6 months?

PS3 is covered for 1 year, you shouldn't have to pay for anything. call the customer support (0844 736 0595 in UK)

cheers z I'll do that tonight once I find the receipt

the next Motorstorm game is going to OWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWN

JC R U PSYCHED FOR DEAN NATION?

DEAD*

DEAD NATION

not particularly, should I be? I got Zombie Apocalypse in a gameshare and played it for about 20 minutes before moving on.

Was browsing the online store and noticed the MLB app is free this weekend so I tried it out (very tiny download by the way). I found it pretty impressive. Not only can you watch all live games (exscept for your local blacked out broadcasts), but you have the choice of watching the home or the away feeds - and you can also watch live or start from the beginning of the game. You can also watch any game from the entire season in the archives, including your local games & you can fast forward or jump to any inning. It's all pretty slick and seemed to work very smoothly... just a ten second or so pause to get the stream rolling. The only real negative was picture quality - although it says the games are "HD," about all that means is that they're in the widescreen aspect ratio - actual picture quality is a not horrible, but it's a notch below cable SD - maybe equivalent to a two bar stream from Netflix. Anyhow, pretty cool technology worth checking out for free at least - I hope eventually similiar services are available for some other sports (I feel like there's already more baseball than I care to watch / have time to watch on regular TV... still it's vaguely tempting as I love the watch when you want type service). Maybe in another year or two the streaming quality will improve (no reason it's not Netflix HD quality that I can figure).

Some of my game disks aren't being recognised, I think my bluray might be dying :(
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My ps3 is starting to hate my netflix disc, what up with that.

the streaming disc I mean

matt - is maybe your disc scratched up? it's harder to scratch up a blu-ray than a regular DVD, but still possible. you could try cleaning it or will netflix send you a new disc? Does everything else still play fine in your machine?

everybody's golf is great

I agree - one of my favorite ps3 games (also was just playing the first psp version today during a half time)

Downloaded y first rental movie from PS store last night. Three gripes:

* Went for 'play while downloading', started getting buffering messages 1/3 of the way in even though 2/3 had downloaded. Does it try and buffer to twice as far as you've got? Cause that would be fucking stupid.
* Dropped back into the xmb to see what was up, from there there's NO WAY BACK to watch the film until it's fully downloaded.
* Download manager should be renamed download viewer since you can't pause, stop, or do anything to your downloads.

What film was it/how much did you pay?

Zombieland/£3.50

paid (but still ad-supported, grrrrr) version of Hulu coming to PS3 next month - anyone know if you'll need a separate $10/month account for each device or if one subscription covers all your digital gewgaws?

I saw earlier today that apparently you also have to subscribe to PSN+ for the Hulu thing
http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/64549

whatttt

so you have to pay two services, and it's still ad-supported.

ya, that's really gonna save them from people downloading shows from bittorrent sites.

not surprised that they locked it into the premium services (like Netflix did with Xbox Live) but the fact that it's still ad-supported did surprise me

why do I have spend 45 minutes downloading a system update that will "allow me to share photos and videos with my friends" before I can play RDR online?

so you can share photos and videos with your friends duh

why do I have spend 45 minutes downloading a system update that will "allow me to share photos and videos with my friends" before I can play RDR online?

This ^. There are only so many hours in the day Sony!

the ongoing routine that sony makes good hardware and microsoft makes good software continues

microsoft makes good software?!

well, never mind.

The mandatory update also includes some video editing crap and all the necessary widgets for Move support, so there's that too.

I'm kind of surprised to find myslef coming around to the idea of Move. It's not a terribly inspiring idea, but "high precision Wiimote" isn't a bad thing, really. And there look to be a few decent titles at launch (Dead Space Extraction, Echochrome 2, Killzone 3 if that's your thing- kind of curious about FPS controls since I never really got used to playing them with a pad) and the potential for quick & dirty HD updates of the good third-party Wii games (No More Heroes, Madworld, Resident Evil 4, etc). And while everyone's raving about Child of Eden looking awesome with Kinect, possibly being the one title so far that justifies its existence, etc, I have the sneaking suspicion that performing the exact same actions while clutching a couple of Sony robodildos will be more or less indistinguishable.

Definitely not paying anywhere near full launch price, though, I'm not that easy of a mark. And the promo video they released for Heavy Rain with Move controls is spectacularly awful at advertising both the game and the control system. Yes, your girlfriend will be enchanted by creepy scenes of threatened sexual violence as she watches you punch at your TV! FUN FOR WHOLE FAMILY

For some types of games, Wii controls are great, especially with Motion+ (except that it gets out of sync sometimes), being able to do the same types of games, but in HD could be pretty nice. Like, I love Tiger Woods on Wii, especially chip shots and putting (drives kind of wear me out), but the crappy Wii graphics for the title take it down a notch... would love to have the same gameplay controls, but in beautiful HD - that one game could almost be worth the price of admission on Move for me.

Now I've heard some rumors, that like Motion+, the PS Move also goes out of sync and has to be re-synced fairly often - kind of a drag if true. The ergonomics of the Wii remote also isn't the best and the Move does look like it could be a slightly more comfortable / natural device to use.

But the main problems for me with Move remain the price, and so far, lack of compelling games (if, as I expect, the adoption rate remains low, we probably won't see a lot of games coming out designed specifically to take advantage of the controls, so it'll end up as a tacked on option at best, which is very bad). In regards to shooters, aiming and pointing at the screen with a remote is definitely better than using a joystick - however moving your character and viewpoint with the nunchuck (PS Sub-contoller?) plus the remote isn't as good as two analogue sticks, so it kind of evens out.

I'm sure there will be a reasonable selection of Move games (during the first year of its release) but I would bet that they're going to be driving sales at first by patching in support for older games rather than releasing new software so that the Move looks like a value-add to preexisting PS3 diehards instead of a whole new set of gewgaws you "have" to buy.

PSN+ *NOT* required for Hulu Plus after all (at least not once they've rolled the service out fully):

http://ps3.ign.com/articles/110/1103974p1.html

two things:

1. lolololololol, looks like PSN+ is shitting the bed if Hulu's running scared from exclusivity already
2. looks like I'll be signing up for H+ after all! $120/year for all the TV entertainment you can stomach is a hell of good deal.

(also I'll ax again - does anyone know whether you can use the same H+ account on multiple devices, or would I have to get separate accounts for my iPhone and my PS3?)

Hopefully they'll follow Netflix's lead and allow multiple devices, they'd be crazy not to.

On a side note, I just got an email from Joystiq telling me I've won a copy of Modnation Racers from a drawing I forgot I'd entered. The demo was fairly impressive, hopefully the full game will be worth my hard-earned $0.00.

$20 a month for stuff that's already free? hmm.

well i've been meaning to get wipeout, so...

PSN+ is $50/year, not $20/month; Hulu+ is $10/month (and totally worth it if, like me, you decided to shear $80/month off your Time Warner bill by getting rid of cable and don't own a set of rabbit ears [though with The Football starting up again in a couple of months I should probably get on that last one])

Here's why I opted in on PS+:

* the "only play while you're a member" codicil that almost frightened me off looks a lot less annoying when you're paying for a fifteen month membership; I don't think I've returned to a year old game in forever.
* following my 30gig xbox hd filling up, i bought the 120 gig PS3 and it's mostly empty and it chafes my chaps that I'm not getting to utilize it.
* i was gonna buy wipeout sooner or later anyway so that defrays the cost somewhat.
* I'm a real magpie with games and like the idea of having a selection of monthly things to choose from; if they give me an hour a pop of funtime and/or nostalgia, it's worth it.
* i REALLY REALLY needed the instadownload and instainstall option; I fucking hate constantly finding new things and waiting twenty minutes while the goddamn PS3 has to defragment or whatever the hell it is that it does.

I'm just waiting until they add cloud storage for saves

why

bc when I gave my hard drive an upgrayedd last year I lost all my saves and was A Very Sad Jamescobo

that's avoidable u know just back it up

u can copy them to a thumb drive, which would be like, a one-time payment of $5 instead of $10/mo

I did a full backup to a thumb drive before making the switch and then when I plugged it back in to restore everything it said the file was corrupt.

also cloud saves would let you go over to other ppls houses and load up your saves on their PS3s without having to bring over the aforementioned thumb drive

also thumbdrives ain't baller