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Right where do I start.
ok.
Not all these questions were answered by Phil himself nor are they written in stone.

PS3 is well into production for thr UK launch.

The price is not set yet but £329-£349 20 Gig and £379-£399 have been mooted. (nothing is confirmed yet or if we'll even see the 20 Gig at launch)

A firmware update is being worked on to let us muti task while downloading and chat while multi tasking.

We will be able to buy music and video very soon from the store.

The Store. (I liked this bit) So people don't get bogged down with loads of stuff in the store that they don't want, each game will have it's own store that supports DL Content.
So in other words, you pop in F1 or Warhawk and click on the store and the store opens up like normal but full of Warhawk, F1, Singstar etc stuff to choose from. This is a great idea. Yeah it's been shoen before but now it's more clear how it will work.

A "gift" will be included with the Euro PS3. (this is "Top Secret Agent" and the time is 007. ) If it comes out in time. Something else if not. But a gift of some sort is on the cards.

ALL the developers are finishing off there games for a target 1st Q March launch.

Motorstorm WILL be the star at launch, you can take that to the bank. We played new stuff on it, new tracks, and the mud, wow.

Sleeping arcade game giant??? Calling All Cars. What a laugh. Like Micro Machines crossed with Twisted Metal. Online modes included.

I-Pods will conect direct. We saw a demo of this.

They also showed us new stuff for the music and films but they are nice little touches that we'll let you mess about with when you get your PS3's.

F1 will have the option to use the PSP as a wing mirror.(it went very quiet after E3)

Phil was asked what he thought was the best game outside of the Sony Playstation world. He looked at the floor for a few seconds and then said.................Nintendogs. (my bro will be made up with that. )

He also confirmed that the GTHD Download that goes Live in the store on Christmas Eve (nice touch) will be 100% FREE and we will have free updates over 12 months until GT5 comes out.

When I think of other stuff I'll post up.

I will point out again that NOTHING, unless we saw it, is written in stone.

Pre Order Motorstorm now.

Oh and RFOM will be sorted very soon for all us HK PS3 owners. (online)

Thanks Again lads.

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Sony's Phil Harrison hints at future PS3 Firmware Features

Big Phil of Sony recently hinted at some new PS3 firmware features in the pipeline. New XMB options are on the menu with Tivo like features being prepared for next year.

According to the attendee, XMB multi-tasking (to what extent, however, is unknown -- can we browse the Internet while downloading a demo?), new XMB display options (a fix for the scaling issues?), new animations for audio playback, new photo album options, PlayStation Store auto-resume and a PSP Remote Access option to access PS3 content via any Internet connection are all on the table.

Sony also plans to incorporate Tivo-like features into the machine sometime in the late summer/early fall of next year.

There were also hints about the impending European launch, which may occur on March 3rd, 2007, if the attendee interpreted Harrison's suggestions correctly. Additionally, gamers shouldn't expect to see many (if any) 20GB models available overseas, a decision we'd speculate is due to the desire to take advantage of a slow production line by maximizing profits.

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