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June 27th, 2009, 14:17 Posted By: wraggster
The PlayStation 3 has kept access to Hulu even without PlayOn or other workaround while others were blocked -- with the exception of its own remote friendly desktop software -- thanks to its browser's Flash support, but this morning multiple users have reported the above message indicating "Unfortunately, this video is not available on your platform. We apologize for any inconvenience." Some odd glitch related to the recent 2.80 firmware update or other temporary problem, or is this the latest platform to get the Boxee treatment when trying to bring streaming video to TV screens? We've reached out to Hulu for an explanation but so far, haven't heard a response. Interestingly, the Hulu TOS was just updated as of June 26, and although we haven't found any PS3-specific passages, changing a browser's user-string to match the console reveals it is definitely being specifically blocked.
http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/27/p...ailable-on-yo/
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June 27th, 2009, 11:15 Posted By: wraggster
PopCap temple puzzler Zuma leads the PAL PSN update this week, and features glitzy 1080p visuals, bonus items, Trophies and remote PSP play. Zuma costs 7 Queenpounds.
Sony has also cut the price of Super Stardust HD for its first anniversary. The recommended dual-stick shooter now costs GBP 1.59.
Final Fantasy VII is still available for PSP owners, and joined by Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Free Running. You'll need to shell out 16 pounds for the latter pair.
There's not a lot else of note, although a free Solstice druid costume for LittleBigPlanet is worth grabbing.
PS3 Games
Zuma - GBP 6.99 / EUR 7.99
Super Stardust HD - GBP 1.59 / EUR 1.99
PS3 Content
MotorStorm Pacific Rift: Wombat Livery - Free
LittleBigPlanet: Solstice Costume - Free
LittleBigPlanet: Jon Burgerman Original Sticker Kit - GBP 1.59 / EUR 1.99
Battlefield 1943: Wallpaper 1 & 2, Theme - Free
High Velocity Bowling: '60s Surf Ball Pack, Tiki Polynesian Ball Pack - GBP 0.79 / EUR 0.99 each
Rock Band: Maroon 5 Pack ("Little of Your Time", "Makes Me Wonder", "Wake Up Call") - GBP 2.49 / EUR 3.99 (GBP 0.99 / EUR 1.49)
Rock Band: Warped Tour 2009 Pack ("I Didn't Say I Was Powerful, I Said I Was a Wizard" by Chiodos, "Downfall of Us All" by A Day to Remember, "Reinventing Your Exit" by Underoath, "21st Century (Digital Boy)" by Bad Religion and "The Flood" by Escape the Fate) - GBP 5.25 / EUR 6.59 (GBP 0.99 / EUR 1.49 each)
Guitar Hero World Tour: Phish Track Pack ("Chalk Dust Torture", "Down With Disease", "Sample in a Jar") - GBP 4.39 / 5.49 (GBP 1.59 / EUR 1.99)
PSP Games
Final Fantasy VII - GBP 7.99 / EUR 9.99
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - GBP 15.99 / EUR 19.99
Free Running: GBP 15.99 / EUR 19.99
PSP Content
Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce Additional Quests 2 - Free
Rock Band Unplugged: "Afterlife" by Avenged Sevenfold, "Dr. Feelgood" by Mötley Crüe, "Constant Motion" by Dream Theater, "Sex Type Thing" by Stone Temple Pilots - GBP 0.99 / EUR 1.49 each
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June 27th, 2009, 11:15 Posted By: wraggster
PopCap temple puzzler Zuma leads the PAL PSN update this week, and features glitzy 1080p visuals, bonus items, Trophies and remote PSP play. Zuma costs 7 Queenpounds.
Sony has also cut the price of Super Stardust HD for its first anniversary. The recommended dual-stick shooter now costs GBP 1.59.
Final Fantasy VII is still available for PSP owners, and joined by Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Free Running. You'll need to shell out 16 pounds for the latter pair.
There's not a lot else of note, although a free Solstice druid costume for LittleBigPlanet is worth grabbing.
PS3 Games
Zuma - GBP 6.99 / EUR 7.99
Super Stardust HD - GBP 1.59 / EUR 1.99
PS3 Content
MotorStorm Pacific Rift: Wombat Livery - Free
LittleBigPlanet: Solstice Costume - Free
LittleBigPlanet: Jon Burgerman Original Sticker Kit - GBP 1.59 / EUR 1.99
Battlefield 1943: Wallpaper 1 & 2, Theme - Free
High Velocity Bowling: '60s Surf Ball Pack, Tiki Polynesian Ball Pack - GBP 0.79 / EUR 0.99 each
Rock Band: Maroon 5 Pack ("Little of Your Time", "Makes Me Wonder", "Wake Up Call") - GBP 2.49 / EUR 3.99 (GBP 0.99 / EUR 1.49)
Rock Band: Warped Tour 2009 Pack ("I Didn't Say I Was Powerful, I Said I Was a Wizard" by Chiodos, "Downfall of Us All" by A Day to Remember, "Reinventing Your Exit" by Underoath, "21st Century (Digital Boy)" by Bad Religion and "The Flood" by Escape the Fate) - GBP 5.25 / EUR 6.59 (GBP 0.99 / EUR 1.49 each)
Guitar Hero World Tour: Phish Track Pack ("Chalk Dust Torture", "Down With Disease", "Sample in a Jar") - GBP 4.39 / 5.49 (GBP 1.59 / EUR 1.99)
PSP Games
Final Fantasy VII - GBP 7.99 / EUR 9.99
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - GBP 15.99 / EUR 19.99
Free Running: GBP 15.99 / EUR 19.99
PSP Content
Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce Additional Quests 2 - Free
Rock Band Unplugged: "Afterlife" by Avenged Sevenfold, "Dr. Feelgood" by Mötley Crüe, "Constant Motion" by Dream Theater, "Sex Type Thing" by Stone Temple Pilots - GBP 0.99 / EUR 1.49 each
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June 27th, 2009, 11:10 Posted By: wraggster
SCE boss hints at upgraded service that will integrate other Sony devices
Sony Computer Entertainment CEO Kaz Hirai has revealed a new and enhanced version of PlayStation Network should be launched by next spring.
The upgraded service will build on the established PSN system but will be more open and broader in scale, Fortune reports. Hirai suggested the upgraded service will integrate with other Sony devices, including phones, cameras and televisions.
“It’s now a matter of what all the services need to look like for each device, and coming out with a rollout plan,” he said. “It’s like city planning here, and we can start small. We don’t need to build New York City overnight.”
The goal is to make it easier for consumers to manage media, transfer images from a camera to TV, and display, edit, share and store videos. It was also hinted that Sony’s loyal customers will be rewarded with discounts and premium services.
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/34861/Hira...in-Spring-2010
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June 27th, 2009, 11:09 Posted By: wraggster
Sony's director of the PlayStation Home online community Peter Edward has detailed the success of the service with several statistics on its users.
Over 7 million PS3 owners have registered to use Home, 3 million of which are based in Europe, reports GamaSutra. 6 million virtual items have been purchased on the service, on which subscribers visit for sessions averaging 56 minutes in length.
80 per cent of Home users fall into the male, 18-35-year-old demographic; less than the 90 per cent Sony was expecting.
Sony has pointed to the success of much of Home's content as proof that the virtual world offers publishers and manufacturers of numerous products a wealth of oppotunity. Red Bull's free-to-play Air Race game has attracted 2.5 million visits, while the promotion for the Watchmen movie enjoyed 812,544 unique views, totalling 9.3 million viewed minutes of an exclusive video.
"For Sony, revenue isn't the main driver for Home. We're in this for the longterm," said Edward. "Home is the starting point for PlayStation 3 online, and that's something that gamers are going to expect as more games support Game Launch from within Home."
Edward also spoke of the merits of Home as a lobby for online PS3 games: "Players can set up their teams, choose the map and talk tactics before jumping into the game. This will become an essential component for all PS3 games."
http://www.casualgaming.biz/news/288...lion-residents
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June 26th, 2009, 23:19 Posted By: wraggster
According to one of Ars Technica's reliable sources, the Xbox 360 lineup will see a marked shift this fall. And the PS3 Slim is still on its way.
This September, the Xbox 360 Pro (60GB, $299) will be replaced by the Elite (120GB, $399). So in one sense, the Xbox will see a price cut. In another, the 360 doesn't necessarily sound like it's getting any cheaper with some lower entry level price.
Also of note, Ars reaffirmed their claim that a PS3 Slim would arrive this fall along with price drops "on the hardware that's out now." Even with these rumors standing as they are, Sony cuts the price of the PS3, it's hard to imagine Microsoft not offering a true price cut as well.
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/article...cts-early-2010
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June 26th, 2009, 23:18 Posted By: wraggster
Sony is to launch an online service based on the PlayStation Network across multiple hardware products.
The service, which could launch as early as spring next year, will be Sony's attempt to link web-based content to the home TV.
"TV is where we have to win," said head of strategy for Sony's entertainment business Robert Wiesenthal, speaking to CNNmoney. "We can no longer afford to only offer great TVs. Otherwise, we set the stage for someone to become the Google of the TV."
According to the report, the service will make sharing and manipulating content between devices such as TV, camera, and video easier to manage, with premium services and discounts offered to loyal customers.
Partly overseen by Kaz Hirai, newly appointed president of Networked Products and Services, spring could see a soft launch for such a service, with the company keen to take its time perfecting the offering.
"It’s now a matter of what all the services need to look like for each device, and coming up with a roll-out plan," said Hirai. "It’s like city planning here, and we can start small. We don’t need to build New York City overnight."
Howard Stringer, CEO of Sony, also hinted that acquisitions wouldn't be out of the question if it was to accelerate the planned service.
Sony's PlayStation Network offers game and movie downloads, as well as access to the PSN Store for sales, VidZone for free music video streaming, Life with PlayStation for news and weather access and Home, the online virtual world.
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/article...cts-early-2010
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June 26th, 2009, 23:10 Posted By: wraggster
According to a rumor by VG247, the upcoming PS3 firmware 3.0 has been described as a "huge overhaul." And while it should bring some convenient improvements, absolutely nothing about it sounds worthy of our excitement.
The features, as reported by VG247:
• Player reputations ("he's a good guy" so I know to play with him)
• Grief reporting ("she hit me!" screengrabs sent to Sony)
• Background patch downloading (no longer stare at status bars, nice!)
• Simultaneous HDMI and digital audio output (handy)
But what about these updates isn't just playing catch-up? The best feature, background downloading, is something that should have been around years ago. The last time Jason Chen and I tried to play PS3, there were no less than 5 patches that needed to download and install. We eventually gave up.
VG247 promises that we'll see more in firmware 3.0. I hope that's the case.
http://gizmodo.com/5302964/ps3-firmw...h-being-leaked
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June 26th, 2009, 23:05 Posted By: wraggster
Alright, so this one isn't exactly a shocker, but it is a little bit of honesty that's not often found when it comes to talking about the prices of new gadgets. Speaking with MCV, SCEE President Andrew House denied that R&D costs and retailer mark-ups were the reason behind the PSPgo's high price tag, saying instead that, "when you introduce a new piece of hardware you have the opportunity to say there is a certain premium that is associated with it, and we took that into account." So, in other words, Sony is charging $249 for the PSPgo because it can. Surprised? Now, about that price cut..
http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/25/s...ed-with-pspgo/
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June 26th, 2009, 23:03 Posted By: Shrygue
via Computer and Video Games
Independent retailers in UK have expressed a disinterest in PSP Go following the E3 announcement, over concerns of the console's price tag and its download-only software system.
Don McCabe, Joint MD of retailer Chips, told Edge-Online: "From my point of view I've got to think, 'Do I want to stock this?' Right now I can't see any justification for stocking it."
He added: "Certainly I'm not getting the response from consumers. Normally when a new piece of kit is launched or announced I'll get a multitude of people saying 'As soon as that comes out I want one of those.' [Potential] first adopters are on the phone within seconds of it being announced and you've got your pre-orders. I don't have a single pre-order for PSP Go at the moment."
Chris Harwood, a director at another retailer, Grainger Games, said: "We haven't got any [PSP Go pre-orders] at all. I think we'll have to stock it just for the customers that want it. For something like a new console we have to give the customer the option."
More over on Edge.
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June 26th, 2009, 23:00 Posted By: Shrygue
via Computer and Video Games
Sony's snuck out some Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time renders, showing weapons, baddies and the main men (or erm, robot and rat things... whatever they are) themselves.
The second retail PS3 entry will, according to the official blurb, conclude the events that began in Ratchet & Clank: Tools of Destruction and downloadable Quest for Booty.
"Expect all the laughs and witty banter of a Ratchet and Clank title, as you enjoy all-new space gameplay that gives players the opportunity to engage in space battles, explore the surrounding star system, and discover hidden items and collectables," says Insomniac.
Image renders here
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June 26th, 2009, 22:53 Posted By: Shrygue
via Eurogamer
The Hollywood Reporter brings news that Columbia Pictures is working on a film adaptation of PS3 action adventure Uncharted: Drake's Fortune.
Kyle Ward is to write the script. He's already adapted Kane & Lynch for Lionsgate, which Bruce Willis is slated to star in, and is working on a sequel to Fox's Hitman film.
Among the producers are former Marvel Entertainment bosses Avi and Ari Arad, whose production company announced it would adapt Capcom's Lost Planet at E3 last year. Game-to-film adaptations are a profitable niche right now, it seems.
Uncharted's Indiana Jones-style treasure-hunting derring-do and roguish lead Nathan Drake ought to work well on the big screen. In the meantime, developer Naughty Dog is prepping Uncharted 2 for release this year, and very impressive it looks to. More at the Uncharted 2 gamepage.
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June 26th, 2009, 01:34 Posted By: wraggster
KOEI, recognized worldwide as the premier brand of strategy and action games, today released new add-on missions for DYNASTY WARRIORS: Strikeforce. The new missions are available exclusively on PlayStation Network.
Each month a new Quest Pack will be available. This month's Quest Pack includes all of the previously released add-on content plus five new missions:
Yellow Turban Fortress X - Return to the Yellow Turbans' fortress to finish the fight! (Difficulty: 4)
Submerged Castle - Face the mighty Lu Bu and gain rare materials! (Difficulty: 4)
Battle of Bo Wan Po X - Return to Bo Wan Po to finish the fight! (Difficulty: 5)
Chi Bi vs Zhou Yu - Return to Chi Bi to finish the fight against Zhou Yu! (Difficulty: 7)
For the latest updates, follow @KOEIcorp on twitter and visit the official minisite at www.koei.com/strikeforce
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June 26th, 2009, 01:32 Posted By: wraggster
News via pspita
The coder Matchung revise the code of CXMB 5.50GEN Beta GENyUS and shall give a correct version, which was also solved the bug that did not allow the display of the list of themes on the memory stick.
More to follow.
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June 25th, 2009, 22:52 Posted By: wraggster
Michael Pachter retracted one of the most correct statements he's ever made: the PSP Go is a "rip off" for consumers. The PSP Go takes away the expensive-to-manufacture UMD drive and replaces it with cheap flash memory -- and yet it still costs more than the current PSP-3000. Fun fact: You can buy a standard PSP and 16GB Memory Stick Duo Pro right now for less than a PSP Go.
Sure, the new form factor looks nice, but Sony should have no manufacturing costs to pass down to the consumer. MCV asked SCEE's Andrew House if R&D or retailer markups were the reason behind PSP Go's high price. "Those aren't the factors," House admitted. "When you introduce a new piece of hardware you have the opportunity to say there is a certain premium that is associated with it, and we took that into account."
Essentially, House is admitting you can charge more for technology when it's new. It's unsurprising, but it certainly leaves a bad taste knowing Sony can easily charge less for the PSP Go. Perhaps Sony will follow the iPhone's footsteps and suddenly drop the price of the PSP weeks after early adopters pay their "premium" price.
http://www.joystiq.com/2009/06/25/sc...opter-premium/
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June 25th, 2009, 22:48 Posted By: wraggster
Bethesda has told Eurogamer that "finishing touches" are being made to Operation: Anchorage on PS3, but offered no firm release date for the Fallout 3 content. We had been prepared for a late June launch.
Speaking exclusively to Eurogamer, chief spokesperson Pete Hines said getting the DLC (which has already been released on PC and Xbox 360) to work on PS3 takes quite a lot of effort, actually.
"Yes, quite a bit actually," he said. "It's a different platform with a different way of doing things and it requires special attention and plenty of testing before it's released."
"We are trying to put the finishing touches on it now, but as I said above it's a different task than DLC on another platform, and so there are things we have to finish doing and testing before it's done on PS3."
Testing being the operative word; Operation: Anchorage, The Pitt and Broken Steel all arrived on Xbox 360 amid technical problems. Point Lookout, on the other hand, arrived this week without incident.
The fith and final piece of Fallout 3 downloadable content will be Mothership Zeta, which is pencilled for late July.
"Haven't set a final date yet," said Hines, "[but] should have one before too long."
"What's in store? Alien abduction done really, really well. What more do you need to know?"
Bethesda reckons the other Fallout 3 add-ons will follow Operation: Anchorage in intervals of around a month to six weeks. They will cost a similar amount to the PC and Xbox 360 versions, which charge 800 Microsoft Points (GBP 6.80 / EUR 9.60).
You can buy a combined pack of Operation: Anchorage and The Pitt in shops for 15 quid, too. A Broken Steel and Point Lookout bundle will follow in August.
Or you can wait until October for the Game of the Year Edition, which contains all five add-ons plus the original Fallout 3 game. This will cost GBP 40.
By then, however, fans with all extra content plus the original game will have spent GBP 74. Is it fair to expect dedicated fans to spend so much?
"I think, given all of the content and gameplay, it's a good match of dollars to your hard-earned money. I can point to plenty of games that don't give you nearly as many hours of gameplay, or fun, for GBP 34," said Hines.
And, for what it's worth, Hines agrees that playing Broken Steel first makes most sense.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/ps...is-nearly-done
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June 25th, 2009, 22:45 Posted By: wraggster
As PlayStation Portable morphs into the all-digital PSP Go system, many consumers might be wondering just how much space they will need to set aside for each future downloadable title. Sony representative Al de Leon spoke to Joystiq recently at an event in NYC about the storage issue, saying most titles will average around "600-800MB in size." This means, de Leon further added, that the PSP Go's 16GB capacity -- without any additional memory unit -- could hold up to an "average of 17-18 games." Considering the Go can handle an extra 16GB of M2 storage, the number of games could easily be doubled.
Although 700MB is the point we should be expecting most games to gravitate towards, there will still be other titles that will be far below this mark or even way above it. Smaller scale titles like Patapon 2 (which is less than 400MB) for example, could take as little as half the average footprint. Others, like the recently released PSOne classic Final Fantasy VII (takes up 1.3GB), could be nearly double this number.
http://www.joystiq.com/2009/06/25/so...-around-700mb/
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June 25th, 2009, 22:43 Posted By: wraggster
Square Enix boss Yoichi Wada has cast further doubt on the MIA PS3 version of The Last Remnant.
He told shareholders that although The Last Remnant was announced as a multiplatform title, Square Enix has to think about profitability. That's according to Andrisang's summary of the meeting (spotted by Kotaku).
The Last Remnant only picked up average scores on Xbox 360 last November and on PC in March, which means developing a PS3 version to appear months down the line may not be worth the investment.
We've asked Square Enix for comment.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/th...-fades-further
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