Official PS3 Discussion Part III...

[RockyTop1]

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Uncharted is an awesome game. Highly recommend it to anyone that hasn't tried it out yet.

[Pared]

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BC via software emulation makes sense. They added PS1 emulation to the PSP later on in its life-cycle.

[ChaseB]

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Nathan Drake = WAYYYYY bigger murderer than Indy.

I thought Uncharted was a bit overrated but still a very good cookie cutter game that fits the mold of being a solid franchise moving forward.

Oh, and I always thought the cut-scenes were a little underrated -- really well done, especially since I really don't like cut-scenes most of the time.

[nxt]

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The rumors seem to continue with the PS3.

All PS3s to be able to play PS2 games come October?

http://n4g.com/ps3/News-152943.aspx

I wish I may, I wish I might, grant this wish....

[bkfount]

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BC via software emulation makes sense. They added PS1 emulation to the PSP later on in its life-cycle.

I don't see them doing it at this point though. No BC on the 40 gig model gets them money from people willing to pay for the feature. MS spent money and effort doing the same type of software emulation for the 360, and got nothing really in return for it. Stuff like that helps out used games sales. Only recently have they decided to stick xbox originals on XBL for download.

However, to Sony's credit, they are dedicating a long time developing stuff like Home to go along with the free PSN, so maybe I"m wrong.

[Pared]

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I don't agree at all. Hell, if they're willing to sell some old PS1 games via download to play on the PSP, what stops them from incorporating this and selling PS2 games via download to play on all those BC-capable PS3's all of a sudden.

It's only speculation but it would be a huge boost for the entire PS3 system line. Can you imagine the good faith of those who bought a 40GB and couldn't previously play PS2 games? On top of that, it will give those gamers on the fence more of a reason to "upgrade" instead of stay with the PS2. They entry point to next-gen gaming with "extras" will just raise the appeal to potential customers.

I'm skeptical they can pull it off but Sony is obviously starting to put out some top notch extras into their system. Better late than never, that's for sure.

[Altimus]

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2.40 now delayed till July?

The biggest rumor surrounding the upcoming firmware update 2.40 for the PlayStation 3 has been obvious to all: it just might arrive with the long-awaited in-game XMB and Trophy support. But nobody seemed to question its release, which should be scheduled for this month.


However, that has been brought into question now, as TheSixthAxis says 2.40 won't make it for June. They cite sources in the NeoGAF forums, where a variety of forum posts have led us all to believe that this anticipated update won't hit until July. They talk about "technical issues (that) need to be ironed out," and one supposed insider source said the following-


"Well put it like this, the version I touched needed to be fixed, it's possible that it could come out by end of (the) month but who's to say how fast the Sony ninjas are? I only had one gripe but there are still tweaks that need to be done."
Unfortunately, nobody confirms the in-game XMB or Trophies, but they do say it's simply not ready yet. We have no idea if this is true - none of this info can be considered official - but if it is, it's somewhat disappointing. We were hoping to see 2.40 unveiled in time for Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots this month, but now it seems that won't happen. We'll let you know if Sony decides to issue something concrete on the subject.

http://www.psxextreme.com/ps3-news/3198.html

[rspencer86]

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2.40 now delayed till July?



http://www.psxextreme.com/ps3-news/3198.html

Is it possible for Sony to release anything on schedule? Sheesh. I've got to stop getting my hopes up on XMB, Home, etc. It's like a perpetual disappointment.

[Altimus]

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Is it possible for Sony to release anything on schedule? Sheesh. I've got to stop getting my hopes up on XMB, Home, etc. It's like a perpetual disappointment.

Well Sony can't be blamed since they never said they were going to announce it in June. All they said was summer and if it does come July, than that is still summer.

We don't know this "delay" is even real. The other stuff was confirmed by developers, this is just random talk it seems by members over at NeoGaf which hasn't been confirmed yet. We'll see.

[rspencer86]

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Well Sony can't be blamed since they never said they were going to announce it in June. All they said was summer and if it does come July, than that is still summer.

We don't know this "delay" is even real. The other stuff was confirmed by developers, this is just random talk it seems by members over at NeoGaf which hasn't been confirmed yet. We'll see.

True, but it's not like Sony has a great track record when it comes to delays to make me think otherwise.

[backbreaker]

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Much cleaner in game XMB posted on 6/6/08 on the new debug kits that should be released for us sometime at the end of the month or early July.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hv-wEdM7yyI

[Altimus]

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Much cleaner in game XMB posted on 6/6/08 on the new debug kits that should be released for us sometime at the end of the month or early July.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hv-wEdM7yyI

Looks legit. I wish he went over to the friends part of the XMB when he was in-game but oh well. Looks like the SDKs have been up and running for some time. We should see this between next week to July.

One thing I noticed though is the trophy collection said "user." I wonder if that is the default because it is the SDK or will it use the PSN for trophies or the user name you create on the PS3.

backbreaker, do you know how Sony will store trophy data since you're a beta tester at Home? Hopefully they save it on their servers as well as saving it on the HDD.

[backbreaker]

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Looks legit. I wish he went over to the friends part of the XMB when he was in-game but oh well. Looks like the SDKs have been up and running for some time. We should see this between next week to July.

One thing I noticed though is the trophy collection said "user." I wonder if that is the default because it is the SDK or will it use the PSN for trophies or the user name you create on the PS3.

backbreaker, do you know how Sony will store trophy data since you're a beta tester at Home? Hopefully they save it on their servers as well as saving it on the HDD.

I want them to go over to friends list as well, maybe its under embargo since they let them leak only the in game xmb.

Home Trophies have their own venue and I wouldn't be surprised in order to display them, that you just might have to pay a nominal fee of or about 2 to 4 dollars, but trophies can not be seen in home unless you are online(its not static) so it may be free. If you have seen videos of home you will notice places like theatre or game room thats how you will go to the "hall of fame" room

Paying for a "trophy room" will be just like playing for a bigger house in home. I can see a fee scale based on the amount of trophies you want to display. You have 200 trophies and a 200 trophy room cost 5 bucks or you can buy a 10 trophy room house for 99 cents and chose to display the trophies you want on display on rotation.

[Altimus]

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I want them to go over to friends list as well, maybe its under embargo since they let them leak only the in game xmb.

Home Trophies have their own venue and I wouldn't be surprised in order to display them, that you just might have to pay a nominal fee of or about 2 to 4 dollars, but trophies can not be seen in home unless you are online(its not static) so it may be free. If you have seen videos of home you will notice places like theatre or game room thats how you will go to the "hall of fame" room

Yeah, I'm hoping for the ability to compare as well. I know they mentioned you can compare in Home but hopefully sometime they put the ability to compare in the XMB as well.

Either way should be a fun summer once this 2.40 firmware hits.

[rspencer86]

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Yeah, I'm hoping for the ability to compare as well. I know they mentioned you can compare in Home but hopefully sometime they put the ability to compare in the XMB as well.

Either way should be a fun summer once this 2.40 firmware hits.

Yeah, I'm ready to play online a lot more when this hits. Right now it's just too hard to get together with people on your friends list when you want to play.