official PS3 thread x.2
04-22-08 | 06:33 AM
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Originally Posted by matrixrok9
I just went to Fry's today and Black Hawk Down, which was part of the b1g1 deal and $19.99 about 6 months ago is now $22.99. The pricing for the Blu Ray movies is getting more ridiculous. You'd think it'd be cheaper since more people are buying it but I guess there's no competition so why not raise the prices.
04-22-08 | 06:49 AM
#752
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Originally Posted by Gromit
Netflix is going to charge extra for Blu-ray rentals later this year. Yay for competition!
04-22-08 | 07:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Suprmallet
Blah. I don't use Microsoft's VOD service on the 360, and I won't be using Sony's.
04-22-08 | 08:18 AM
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Originally Posted by matrixrok9
Don't worry I also bought the 40gb with SM 3 on Saturday. I looked at it this way:
Am I a big fan of the MGS series? NO
Will I need more than 40gb? Probably not
Is the rumble controller better than the current one? YES
Is it worth the extra $100 for MGS 4, the rumble pak and extra 40 gb and wait two months? NO
Even though I don't have games, I'm enjoying my Blu Rays. I bought about 6 titles when they had buy one get one offers at Fry's and Best Buy and they were only $19.99.
I just went to Fry's today and Black Hawk Down, which was part of the b1g1 deal and $19.99 about 6 months ago is now $22.99. The pricing for the Blu Ray movies is getting more ridiculous. You'd think it'd be cheaper since more people are buying it but I guess there's no competition so why not raise the prices.
Am I a big fan of the MGS series? NO
Will I need more than 40gb? Probably not
Is the rumble controller better than the current one? YES
Is it worth the extra $100 for MGS 4, the rumble pak and extra 40 gb and wait two months? NO
Even though I don't have games, I'm enjoying my Blu Rays. I bought about 6 titles when they had buy one get one offers at Fry's and Best Buy and they were only $19.99.
I just went to Fry's today and Black Hawk Down, which was part of the b1g1 deal and $19.99 about 6 months ago is now $22.99. The pricing for the Blu Ray movies is getting more ridiculous. You'd think it'd be cheaper since more people are buying it but I guess there's no competition so why not raise the prices.
04-22-08 | 01:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Edison
The 80GB was discontinued in January of this year. There is a new 80GB Metal Gear bundle coming out, but no firm US date/price has been announced. When the MGS bundle was first 'hinted' at they said it would be just a straight 80GB unit so it would include backwards compatibility via software, but lately I've heard it will be based on the 40GB hardware, with a larger drive so no backwards compatibility with PS2 titles at all.
The 40GB lost 2 USB ports, and the memory card readers as well.
The 40GB lost 2 USB ports, and the memory card readers as well.
http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/...52921665371946
04-22-08 | 03:59 PM
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I would say wait. Even if you don't like MGS, it's going to be huge, so you have a better chance of ebaying that for more money than Motostorm.
Also, once you have the new controller, if you play any games like Resistance, Warhawk, Ratchet and Clank, PixelJunk Monsters, Uncharted, and so on, you'll like the heavier and more responsive controller. (Those are the games that I play and enjoy the new controller with.)
I assume the BC is just the same, but I still say wait.
I would say wait. Even if you don't like MGS, it's going to be huge, so you have a better chance of ebaying that for more money than Motostorm.
Also, once you have the new controller, if you play any games like Resistance, Warhawk, Ratchet and Clank, PixelJunk Monsters, Uncharted, and so on, you'll like the heavier and more responsive controller. (Those are the games that I play and enjoy the new controller with.)
I assume the BC is just the same, but I still say wait.
04-22-08 | 05:34 PM
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Originally Posted by TLwizard
bmello
I would say wait. Even if you don't like MGS, it's going to be huge, so you have a better chance of ebaying that for more money than Motostorm.
Also, once you have the new controller, if you play any games like Resistance, Warhawk, Ratchet and Clank, PixelJunk Monsters, Uncharted, and so on, you'll like the heavier and more responsive controller. (Those are the games that I play and enjoy the new controller with.)
I assume the BC is just the same, but I still say wait.
I would say wait. Even if you don't like MGS, it's going to be huge, so you have a better chance of ebaying that for more money than Motostorm.
Also, once you have the new controller, if you play any games like Resistance, Warhawk, Ratchet and Clank, PixelJunk Monsters, Uncharted, and so on, you'll like the heavier and more responsive controller. (Those are the games that I play and enjoy the new controller with.)
I assume the BC is just the same, but I still say wait.
If you're going spend $500, just wait for the MGS bundle. Better deal than Motorstorm.
04-22-08 | 05:59 PM
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File this under "I expected as much, but dammit!"
Sony to delay "Home" online service for PS3 again
Tue Apr 22, 2008 9:42am EDT
TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp's game unit said on Tuesday it was delaying the launch of its "Home" 3D virtual online community service for the PlayStation 3 game console to autumn of this year, the second such delay.
Sony last year postponed the launch of the "Home" service, which is aimed at giving users a place to interact with other PS3 users, to early this year from last autumn.
As in the "Second Life" virtual world, Home users create online characters or avatars. They can chat with other visitors, play games and customize their own rooms located in the virtual world.
Sony, locked in a three-way battle with Microsoft Corp and Nintendo Co Ltd in the global game industry, said it was delaying the launch to improve product quality, the same reason it cited for the first delay.
"We understand that we are asking PS3 and prospective PS3 users to wait a bit longer," Sony Computer Entertainment Chief Executive Kazuo Hirai said in a statement.
"But we have come to the conclusion that we need more time to refine the service to ensure a more focused gaming entertainment experience than what it is today."
Offering an innovative online service is important for the PS3, which has been running behind Nintendo's Wii and Microsoft's Xbox 360 in total unit sales.
The original PlayStation and PlayStation 2 sold more than 100 million units each worldwide, helping Sony dominate the game industry for a decade from the mid-1990s.
But its latest machine has had a slow start due to high prices and scarcity of strong game titles at the launch.
"I don't get the impression that 'Home' is something drastically new. There may be something hidden that is amazing, but I can't spot it at the moment," Okasan Securities senior analyst Masashi Morita said.
"This delay won't be a problem if it helps them offer something epoch-making, something totally different from the rest," he said.
Shares in Sony closed down 2.8 percent at 4,510 yen, underperforming the Tokyo stock market's electrical machinery index, which fell 2.2 percent
Sony to delay "Home" online service for PS3 again
Tue Apr 22, 2008 9:42am EDT
TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp's game unit said on Tuesday it was delaying the launch of its "Home" 3D virtual online community service for the PlayStation 3 game console to autumn of this year, the second such delay.
Sony last year postponed the launch of the "Home" service, which is aimed at giving users a place to interact with other PS3 users, to early this year from last autumn.
As in the "Second Life" virtual world, Home users create online characters or avatars. They can chat with other visitors, play games and customize their own rooms located in the virtual world.
Sony, locked in a three-way battle with Microsoft Corp and Nintendo Co Ltd in the global game industry, said it was delaying the launch to improve product quality, the same reason it cited for the first delay.
"We understand that we are asking PS3 and prospective PS3 users to wait a bit longer," Sony Computer Entertainment Chief Executive Kazuo Hirai said in a statement.
"But we have come to the conclusion that we need more time to refine the service to ensure a more focused gaming entertainment experience than what it is today."
Offering an innovative online service is important for the PS3, which has been running behind Nintendo's Wii and Microsoft's Xbox 360 in total unit sales.
The original PlayStation and PlayStation 2 sold more than 100 million units each worldwide, helping Sony dominate the game industry for a decade from the mid-1990s.
But its latest machine has had a slow start due to high prices and scarcity of strong game titles at the launch.
"I don't get the impression that 'Home' is something drastically new. There may be something hidden that is amazing, but I can't spot it at the moment," Okasan Securities senior analyst Masashi Morita said.
"This delay won't be a problem if it helps them offer something epoch-making, something totally different from the rest," he said.
Shares in Sony closed down 2.8 percent at 4,510 yen, underperforming the Tokyo stock market's electrical machinery index, which fell 2.2 percent
04-22-08 | 08:35 PM
#761
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Meh. I don't see what all the excitement over Home is all about. 
I'm more interested in news about actual games but then I'm just an old fogey who doesn't care for MMORPG's.
I'm more interested in news about actual games but then I'm just an old fogey who doesn't care for MMORPG's.
04-23-08 | 08:07 AM
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I don't have enough time in the day for my real life let alone a "second life". Just give us good games dammit.
04-23-08 | 04:29 PM
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Originally Posted by RocShemp
Meh. I don't see what all the excitement over Home is all about. I'm more interested in news about actual games but then I'm just an old fogey who doesn't care for MMORPG's.
I'm more interested in news about actual games but then I'm just an old fogey who doesn't care for MMORPG's.
04-23-08 | 07:11 PM
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Originally Posted by darkside
I just want in game XMB. They add that and I'm all set for PS3 updates.
04-23-08 | 07:41 PM
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Originally Posted by darkside
I just want in game XMB. They add that and I'm all set for PS3 updates.
04-23-08 | 11:30 PM
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Well, HOME includes the achievements version from Sony, so it's kinda important. We all know how many games Microsoft has sold just because they had, easy, achievements.
04-24-08 | 06:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Suprmallet
Do those games really sell, though? I can see someone renting a game just for the achievements, but buying them?
04-24-08 | 06:31 AM
#770
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Originally Posted by PixyJunket
It's not even an MMORPG, it's a graphical chat room.
04-24-08 | 07:49 AM
#771
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Originally Posted by RocShemp
That makes it even less interesting. Or is this just some really pretty lobby for setting up online matches in games like COD4?
04-25-08 | 12:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Michael Corvin
That's exactly what it is.
Head's up : Just bought a Playstation Eye at Target on clearance for $19.98. I never had that much interest in it at $40 and the card game wasn't appealing to me, but at that price, I'll give it a go.
Are there any games or applications for it in the PSN Store worth picking up?
04-25-08 | 05:59 AM
#773
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Originally Posted by Michael Corvin
That's exactly what it is.
04-25-08 | 06:16 AM
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Originally Posted by RocShemp
Yeah, that's definitely not my cup of tea. So, will we still be able to set up online matches in games like COD4 without setting up an account with Home? Also, the in-game XMB will be an independant feature from Home, right?
04-25-08 | 10:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Decker
well, mostly, yeah. Still, having a huge virtual trophy room in your virtual pad seems ,to me, a lot more interesting than just having an obscenely high gamerscore (no offense, Flay).
Head's up : Just bought a Playstation Eye at Target on clearance for $19.98. I never had that much interest in it at $40 and the card game wasn't appealing to me, but at that price, I'll give it a go.
Are there any games or applications for it in the PSN Store worth picking up?
Head's up : Just bought a Playstation Eye at Target on clearance for $19.98. I never had that much interest in it at $40 and the card game wasn't appealing to me, but at that price, I'll give it a go.
Are there any games or applications for it in the PSN Store worth picking up?
There are about three different interactive arts you can buy for the Eye ($2 each). Get the Aquarium or the Japanese art (Toki sometthing something).
It was on clearance already? for $20?
