!EVERYTHING! PS3

[Redlum08]

Anybody PS3 brick after downloading the newest firmware and playing COD4? There are lots of posts at afterdawn about this.

yea i've heard of that happening...
so far mine is good...

Here's what happening with me...
I can't load any multiplayer games at all...Spliscreen and Online...
When i load a splitscreen map, the loading screen freezes and incidentally the PS3..
Has to manually turn it off...

I tracked this down to my router...because I unplugged the network cable and then splitscreen games loaded with no problem...
Weird....

So I'll be resetting router etc...and playing around to find a fix when I got time...

Thank God I held off buying COD 4 for PS3.....It seems there are PS3 woes after all....Let me know when there is a resolution then I'll pick it up.

[TheApprentice]

no it works fine...with other PS3's....
As can be seen with other members here... my D-link acting up with the game :|



But yea, hold off on the game...no sense rebuying a game..unless you love it that much....

[zenmaster]

im getting a ps3 with COD4 next month. Only wanted COD4 cuz of the replay value. Dunno if I'll want to risk updating and going online now

[TheApprentice]

Woiii!

I gotz me Rock Band!!!

 

[shivadee]

Okay so sorry folks but i just bought UT3 collectors for PC
I debated on the PS3 kb/mouse vs the PC. But Ive read on PS3 forums they lock out allot of kb/mouse users in matches since the PS3 version alows you to choose what format you play in

So sorry folks

*WOHOOOOOOOOOO UT!!!!!!!!* ahem...um....ya

[TaC_uP]

Got UT3 for PS3? Here's something to enjoy.

http://utforums.epicgames.com/showthread.php?t=595600

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=225401

http://utforums.epicgames.com/showthread.php?t=596221

[ProtoJoe]

anyone know where I cant get GH3 for ps3 in trinidad? i really dont wannt go through the hastle of ordering it

[TheApprentice]

anyone know where I cant get GH3 for ps3 in trinidad? i really dont wannt go through the hastle of ordering it

Well I got rock band locally....
Cost around 1800, after you tabulate all them shipping and taxes... (BOX HUGE)

Basically the same I would have paid if i ordered so bought it in store...
Real Pc's Gulf City...

[TheApprentice]

Las Vegas (NV) - Users will soon be able to access PS3 console settings, send instant messages, and scroll through other system options while in the middle of a game.

The console's main menu, known as the XMB (Cross Media Bar), handles the entire navigation of the PS3, including access to music, video, games, and online options.  The latter of that list is the most significant part of this future update.

As it stands now, to send a basic message to another PS3 user while playing a game, you need to exit the game and access the "friends" feature from the XMB.  Some games do allow you to send an invite for other users to join you, but it forces you into a game room and you have no way of communicating after that.  Adding the in-game XMB functionality would be crucial to chatting with people without needing to find a save point, quit the game, and then access the messaging feature.

We spoke to a couple different Sony reps who weren't sure about the news, which has been reported by various sources, but eventually tracked down a guy who confirmed it.  We couldn't get any specific details as to when this new feature would be added, but the rep did say it should be part of a firmware update some time this year.

http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/35548/98/


The revelation you've been wanting Redlum?
I know I've been dying for this 

[TheApprentice]

Free Radical's drug-friendly FPS Haze has been delayed yet again. Now it's been pushed back for a vague release within the 2008 fiscal year, meaning sometime between April 2008 and March 2009, for any and all platforms. Yes, that's quite a wide range, but the news came out in a financial report, not a press release packaged neatly for gamers to devour.

http://kotaku.com/348090/haze-delayed-again

Sigh....total suckage....

[greyfox]

this game is gonna be delayed so much that it won't live up to the hype at all.  I see Haze going the same way as the first Killzone.

Now COD4 on the other hand, I'm still playing that and i got it the same week it came out.  If anything the next big game online will be R6V2.

[LimitGTX]

DMC4 Demo is out on the japan PSN store and is in full english if anyone can't wait, it should be on the english PSN store sometime later today tho, but its pretty fun and there is no option for *Easy Mode* like in DMC3 Special Edition, Reguardless demo was a lot of fun even tho the boss was a bit to easy  :/

[TheApprentice]

While the PS3 may have been late out of the gate, David Reeves, President/CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, claims that the console is quickly gaining momentum in the European market. And while we have no specific numbers to report, Reeves has plenty of smack to talk all the same:

We don't often mention the competition, but I will give you some interesting data: In terms of installed base in some of our major markets, such as France, Spain, Germany and Italy - plus some distributor territories in smaller markets like Switzerland - our current cumulative installed base is now higher than Xbox 360.

As for the UK...

It has not yet reached that in the UK. But the team here expect to overtake the installed base of Xbox 360 across all PAL territories in late summer. It's also worth mentioning that last week we outsold Xbox 360 in PAL territories by a ratio of three to one.

http://kotaku.com/348500/sony-pal-ps3-to-beat-360-by-summer

[Qloxx]

Even though I am a Sony fan, I cares not about their user base worldwide. I find that the main fact that I have one should be good enough and now I want the games.
LoL just kidding but seriously this year is gonna be a great year for ps3 owners. 

[TheApprentice]

Hey, everyone. It’s time again for the PLAYSTATION Store weekly update. To see the content list for PLAYSTATION Store for PC, scroll down the post.


      
Downloadable Games

PixelJunk Monsters ($7.99 for a limited time)
Inspired by the popular and addictive “tower defense” game genre, PixelJunk Monsters is a fun and intuitive game featuring a uniquely attractive art style. Defend your homebase against threatening monsters by building towers and casting lightning storms across the forest. Download the game today!
File size: 59.3 MB
ESRB Rated E
Add-on Game Content

Folklore Create-a-Creature Winner Add-On (free)
Enjoy this free Folklore add-on which features Quasarilli, the winning design of PlayStation Underground’s Folklore Create-a-Creature contest! Quasarilli is wind and earth Folk that summons the power of tornadoes and earthquakes to defeat its foes.
Download him today!
File size: 27.2 MB

Rock Band
Build your Rock Band library by purchasing “Wonderwall,” “Live Forever,” and “Don’t Look Back in Anger” by Oasis. Oasis Pack 1 includes all three songs. For song credits, visit www.RockBand.com.
“Wonderwall” - Oasis ($1.99)
“Live Forever” - Oasis ($1.99)
“Don’t Look Back in Anger” – Oasis ($1.99)
Oasis Pack 1 ($5.49)

File sizes: 32.1 MB - 33.5 MB (singles), 97.6 MB (Track Pack).

Need for Speed ProStreet Extender Pack Premium Car Bundle #1 ($5.99)
This bundle includes the following cars, only available through the PlayStation Store: Aston Martin DBR9, Porsche Carrera GT, Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera, Porsche 911 GT3 RS, Lancia Delta Integrale Evo, Dodge Challenger Concept.
File size: 100 KB

Need for Speed ProStreet Extender Pack Premium Car Bundle #2 ($5.99)
This bundle includes the following cars, only available through the PlayStation Store: Koeniggsigg CCX, Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG, Aston Martin DB9, Audi R8, Porsche 911 GT3, Honda S2000.
File size: 100 KB

Stranglehold
Be sure to download the correct Map Pack for your version of Stranglehold (regular or Collector’s Edition).

Stranglehold Map Pack ($14.99)
Available now, the downloadable map pack for the acclaimed John Woo directed 3rd person action adventure title Stranglehold. This expansion pack will add even more action and excitement to Stranglehold the experience. The Stranglehold Map Pack features:
• 10 additional multiplayer maps including Kowloon Market, Wong’s Estate Grounds and the Rooftops of Chicago.
• 21 all-new multiplayer character skins.
File size: 445 MB

Stranglehold CE Map Pack ($14.99)
Available now, the map pack for the acclaimed John Woo directed 3rd person action adventure title Stranglehold Collector’s Edition. This expansion pack will add even more action to Stranglehold the experience. The Stranglehold Collector’s Edition Map Pack features:
• 10 additional multiplayer maps including Kowloon Market, Wong’s Estate Grounds and the Rooftops of Chicago.
• 21 all-new multiplayer character skins.
File size: 445 MB
Demos

Devil May Cry 4 Demo (free)
Is his power that of a demon, or of a god? New main character Nero and his demonic devil bringer add speed and style to the Devil May Cry series! This is true next-generation entertainment!
File size: 639 MB
ESRB Rated M

The Club Demo (free)
Enter The Club as one of the eight gladiators in this underground blood-sport and compete both in single player and multiplayer in the Prison Cells arena.
File size: 1.70 GB
ESRB Rated M
PS one Classics for PS3 / PSP

Jet Moto 2 ($5.99)
Intense futuristic all-terrain racing across 10 brutal tracks in extreme environments, with all new obstacles like corkscrews, waterfalls, and volcanoes. Choose one of 10 unique riders and hang on tight!
File size: 115 MB
ESRB Rated E
Game Videos

Tony Hawk’s Proving Ground – Stevie’s Skater Story (free)
File size: 23 MB (HD)
Movie and Blu-ray Disc Trailers

Step Up 2: The Streets Trailer (free)
STEP UP 2 THE STREETS is the follow-up to the smash hit “Step Up,” and is in theaters on Valentines Day, Thursday, February 14.
File size: 135 MB (HD), 179 MB (1080)

Dragon Wars Trailer (free)
Meet Buraki, the vicious, 200-meter long Imoogi serpent from ancient Korea. His army includes giant lizards with missile launchers, flying dragons, soldiers bred for evil and mega-intelligent dinosaurs. Together, they will destroy Los Angeles and possibly the world unless reincarnated warriors Ethan and Sarah can outrun them and resurrect the Good Imoogi, Buraki’s ancient nemesis.
File size: 77 MB (HD), 102 MB (1080)
PS3 Themes

PixelJunk Monsters Theme (free)
Customize your PS3 system with a cool PixelJunk Monsters theme. This theme allows you to change up the look of your background and XMB icons. Download today!
File size: 2.84 MB

Lemmings Theme (free)
Customize your PS3 system with a cool Lemmings theme. This theme allows you to change up the look of your background and XMB icons. Download today!
File size: 4.14 MB


Here is this week’s content release for the PLAYSTATION Store for PC. To download these games to your PSP, navigate to http://store.playstation.com. There you’ll find descriptions of the content and directions on how to get started. For more on the PLAYSTATION Store for PC click here.

PS one Classics
Jet Moto 2 ($5.99)

Game Videos (free)
Soul Calibur IV Trailer
Lost Planet Promotional Movie
Brothers in Arms: Hell’s Highway Trailer
Dynasty Warriors 6 Trailer
Borderlands Trailer

[greyfox]

I was dling the demo from the Japanese store for DMC4 because I thought they said we weren't getting one till Feb 1st, guess they changed their mind.  Also gonna try The Club, don't have high hopes for it though but i'll give it a chance.

[TheApprentice]

An anonymous Best Buy employee has sent us a scan of an internal letter, which notifies employees that the 80GB system is being discontinued. "The 80GB version of the PS3 is going closeout and won't be replaced at this time," it reads. "It will come off the planogram on Jan. 28. The 60GB version should already be gone from stores. Only the 40GB version of PS3 will be sold in Best Buy stores at this time."

The 40GB model currently costs $399, and is the cheapest PS3 available. However, it does have a few limitations: it lacks memory card readers, features only two USB ports, and most importantly, loses backwards compatability, as noted in the memo. "This means that there currently isn't a version that is PS2 compatible," it notes.

There have been very shady rumors suggesting Sony is planning on introducing a cheaper $299 version of its console (although that has been repeatedly denied by Sony). Earlier in the week, we also discovered an FCC filing for a white model PS3. Whatever's going on, it appears that Sony's making moves for a big change. Stay tuned.

http://www.ps3fanboy.com/2008/01/24/best-buy-discontinuing-80gb-ps3/

[shivadee]

THis rumor is confirmed. Called best buy this morning and found out about it. A friend was interested in buying one and the 80's here are done, no 60's.

[TheApprentice]

^yea...

I wonder what Sony is doing.....

Another SKU!??!

The white is definitely launching in the US soon but as the 40gb model..

Probably a suped up "elite" ps3 is coming?

[shivadee]

i believe its a toned DOWN CPU. Remember SONY doesnt own the chip company anymore. And the PS3 is still costing a loss to make even after tech advancement.