So I bought the PS3 slim today and was hoping to be able to transfer over my saved games from my now defunct fat PS3 (that I transferred over to my small personal hard drive) to my new slim.

It worked, as my saved games for things like Madden, GTA etc tranferred over fine. So I go to fire up the slim, load up my Madden franchise from the saved files off my fat PS3, and it says that the game data was saved by another user and can't be loaded.

I'm guessing this is the case when you try to continue one saved game from one PS3 to another new PS3?

Is there any way around it? My first thought was to save to a memory card, as I remember back in the Nintendo 64, Dreamcast, PS2 days, a memory card with saves on it could be removed, taken to anyone else's system, loaded up, and played. Haven't used a memory card in years (don't know if they're really still around, actually), but am wondering if that could be a fix?

I'm especially trying to figure out how people get around this when your system breaks, you send it to Sony, and they ship you out a refurbished one. If the system doesn't recognize your saved games from your first PS3, are you always just SOL when you either buy a new system or receive a new one after your first broke down?

I'm pretty sure I've played games while it downloaded in the background as well.

PacMan, is you user name on the new machine the same as on the old one? I'm sure it probably is but that's the only advice I can offer.

Why call them? The Costco return policy is clearly stated on their website. It doesn't matter what a random store employee thinks it might be.

You should be able to network the two PS3s and transfer all the save data that way. Those saves should hopefully then work.

Agreed. PacMan, if your old PS3 will still turn on, just do the system transfer utility. It will transfer everything from your old PS3 to the new one, including locked saves and even other accounts, if you have any. Make sure to disable your old PS3 in the PSN account settings.

Well the first Costco employee he spoke to was right. Costco has no lifetime warranty on anything, it's a satisfaction guarantee on a product. It's very strictly spoken (by the corporate office) that employees do not refer to the return policy as a lifetime warranty.

I've already pointed out in this very thread that it's not a warranty. That has nothing to do with my post though. There's no reason to call Costco about their policies when they're readily available in writing with just a few clicks.

I've seen people return spoiled milk to Costco, they take anything.

Well when I played last night, it was during a demo and it didnt progress at all.

On the topic of Costco, I was there tonight and saw some very cool "After glow" controllers for the PS3. It was a 2 pack for $40 and they were see-thru, and light up in either blue or green. I almost bought them and I noticed they were laid out like an XBox controller! Triggers were like XB and They had the D bad down were the stick is and the stick where the DPad is! I may have to get them if theyre covered by that "lifetime" guarantee.

I wonder what their policy is on caskets? I think I might put something fun in my Will with that in mind.

the USB hub I've been using with my PS3 slim is starting to flake out and I stumbled upon this http://www.nyko.com/products/product...Media+Hub+Slim

Looks like this could be perfect since it integrates so well with the PS3. I already have the Nyko blu wave remote (I bought it since I have nice learning IR remote and basically just use it for the IR sensor) and I'm wondering if I might be able to get away with using just this (with it's built in IR sensor) without having to plug the little IR dongle into the PS3 to use with my remote (which again I learned the buttons from the Nyko bluwave). Even if it won't work without the dongle it seems like the most elegant solution for adding more USB ports to the slim.

Netflix on PS3 goes disc-free, gets 1080i streaming and 5.1 surround sound

Rejoice, PS3 owners, your Netflix streaming experience just got vastly better than anything else on the market. Starting October 18 Netflix on the PS3 will no longer require a disc, and it'll stream some content with 1080i resolution and / or 5.1-channel surround audio, while everyone else will be stuck with a max of 720p stereo for the time being. Oh, and you'll get subtitles on some content as well. Netflix is partnering with Dolby on the audio side, and the surround format will be Dolby Digital Plus, which is the same codec used by the VUDU HDX streaming service -- we're guessing it'll require a tiny bit more bandwidth but the results should sound pretty great. Netflix says 5.1 will come to other platforms "over time," so we'll see how long that takes -- and given that the PS3 is now disc-free and the company's eschewed the SRS surround features baked into its Silverlight-based platform, we're guessing Microsoft's exclusivity period has now completely run its course. Video and PR after the break.

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Hopefully that functionality was included with one of the previous firmwares and it'll just be "flipped on".

I'm excited to throw that disc away.

You can always use it for a coaster.

I've actually been considering getting Netflix (never subscribed before) mainly so I can stream TV shows, so this is good timing for me. I'd rather use my PS3 for this than 360.

The $9 a month deal is all I need, right?

Or it's just an app that you download from PSN. I kinda hope they do it that way instead of adding yet another icon that some people won't use.

Yep. You might search around and see what they have before you commit. Might compare it to Hulu+ or something.

Cool! Maybe I'll resubscribe to Netflix for a while to see how much it gets used now.

Anyone know how much bandwidth it would take up watching 1080i streaming (with 5.1) movies or shows? Comcast caps at 250 gigs a month.

You dont have to have PSN+ for the Netflix do you? otherwise I will stick with the disc.

I wouldn't think so since you don't need it for the present version with the disc, it would be SUPER lame is they required PSN+ for it.

Playstation Blog

"A quick update, we have received a new version of the application from Netflix and we’re happy to report that the PlayStation 3 app will support 1080p."

Q: I thought I read that this disc-less netflix was only coming to Plus subscribers. From the article, it doesn’t mention that. Is it for everyone who has a PS3? And is it free?

A: It’s for everyone.

Wow, 1080p? I wonder what kind of connection that requires... anyone know?

the press release this morning said 1080i, not p.

* Movies and TV shows from Netflix will be accessible from PS3’s XMB menu under a new Netflix icon under the Video category. To access Netflix, PS3 owners will need to sign-in with their PlayStation®Network account.
* Support for Dolby Digital Plus 5.1-channel surround sound will enable users to experience premium-quality audio.
* A new user interface, including the recently added search functionality, will deliver a much richer and faster browsing experience, making it easier to find the specific titles you’re looking for or to discover new content.
* Some movies and TV shows will be viewable in 1080i resolution, offering an enhanced visual experience as more consumers adopt HDTVs.
* The amount of time to start playback will be improved.
* An increasing number of movies and TV shows will be viewable with subtitles or alternate audio tracks.