Official PS3 Discussion Part III...

[Burns11]

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So I want to buy this game but it says it wont work on North American PS3s. Only PAL PS3s. I thought all PS3 games are region free?

http://www.slitherine.com/games/history_gbm_ps3

Guy replied to me and said:

As far as I'm aware it should not work. The issue is if we send it to you and it doesn't work you can't return it as it wont be in the sealed packaging any more

[dickey1331]

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Guy replied to me and said:

Hmmm. From my understanding as long as you have HD it should play PAL games since Europe doesnt use NTSC.

[Burns11]

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Yeah, I think it's really just so they don't have people trying to return opened games.

BTW you are much better off buying the game off amazon.co.uk, it's almost half as much from one of the sellers there.

[dickey1331]

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Yeah, I think it's really just so they don't have people trying to return opened games.

BTW you are much better off buying the game off amazon.co.uk, it's almost half as much from one of the sellers there.

Yeah I ended up going with ebay so if it doesnt work I will get my money back cuz the seller said it works anywhere in the world.

[rspencer86]

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Random idea for a future firmware upgrade:

Give me a third option for my notification settings that shows when I receive a message, but not when anyone on my friends list signs on/off. Right now, notifications are either all on or all off. Kind of annoying when you have a full friends list and those notifications are firing constantly. If I turn them off, then the only way I find out I have a message is when I happen to catch that little envelope icon on the XMB out of the corner of my eye.

Actually, it would be nice if you could set a sound to play when you receive a message as well.

[DJ]

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How is the Instant Queue for Netflix on the PS3? I just signed up for the 1-month free trial and figured I'd try it out. I have decent Internet speed and was curious if the TV shows/movies stream or do you download them first and then watch?

I'd rather download then watch later as I have a feeling with stream I'd see a lot of buffering.

[aukevin]

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Random idea for a future firmware upgrade:

Give me a third option for my notification settings that shows when I receive a message, but not when anyone on my friends list signs on/off. Right now, notifications are either all on or all off. Kind of annoying when you have a full friends list and those notifications are firing constantly. If I turn them off, then the only way I find out I have a message is when I happen to catch that little envelope icon on the XMB out of the corner of my eye.

Actually, it would be nice if you could set a sound to play when you receive a message as well.

I put in a request for that on Sony's suggestion site for PS3 updates. I want to be able to hide log off notifications but still have new message and log on notifications. At the least the new message notification should be separated.

[Chef Matt]

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How is the Instant Queue for Netflix on the PS3? I just signed up for the 1-month free trial and figured I'd try it out. I have decent Internet speed and was curious if the TV shows/movies stream or do you download them first and then watch?

I'd rather download then watch later as I have a feeling with stream I'd see a lot of buffering.

It's great. They do stream though no downloading. But I have subpar internet speed and service and only see the buffering when the movie/show load up which takes 10-15 seconds. Then it plays through fine. And if you stop mid way through you can go back and load it up where you left off.

[rspencer86]

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I put in a request for that on Sony's suggestion site for PS3 updates. I want to be able to hide log off notifications but still have new message and log on notifications. At the least the new message notification should be separated.

Can you post a link to the suggestion site? I've got a bunch of ideas to pass on.

[aukevin]

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Can you post a link to the suggestion site? I've got a bunch of ideas to pass on.

http://share.blog.us.playstation.com/

Who knows if Sony actually cares about your ideas or not, but I figure it doesn't hurt.

[Keirik]

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anyone know if there is a way to create a playlist from video files i watch with my external HD plugged into the usb slot?

[Blzer]

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Here are some of my suggestions for now:

- Video and external memory files appearing in grid matrix form like photos.
- Ability to screengrab from videos and save as images.
- Ability to create sub-folders for all media files.
- Dynamic range audio output control for music.
- Create (not just view) photo slideshows and cue up with certain music on your HDD.
- Same for videos, being able to use your own music (might have some copyright issues there I guess).
- Video playlists.
- Ability to rate media.
- Full XMB access without your music ever cutting out.
- FLAC and MOV file support.
- "Nicknames" for your friends (that way I can put you all in as your OS username instead of your PSN ID)
- More and more friends allowed.
- Better mail sorting/grouping/categorizing (pick your favorite word).
- Automatic background installs to the HDD after download.
- This is a strange request but there's an "Autoplay" feature for discs that you put in, but it affects both when you put it in and when you start up the machine. I want the two options to be separated so I can autoplay when I put the disc in, but not on startup.
- The "What's New" section to feature DLC items from the games I own or have played.
- Multiple network settings presets for us to save on the machine.
- Video/voice chat rooms in XMB (I think this option is somewhere, but I don't actually know where it is lol)
- Cross-game chat
- Choose your own thumbnail image for album folders (instead of just the most recent HDD file).
- Change around/sort files within albums manually (like a custom slot).
- And nothing really to do with firmware, but we need PlayTV here in the U.S. It's about time they release it over here.


I know there's something else I have on the back burner that I'm just not thinking of, but these come to mind for now. And of course, unless Microsoft holds onto the exclusivity license, I would like to be able to play any of my music during any game I'm playing.

[CaptainZombie]

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Here are some of my suggestions for now:

- Video and external memory files appearing in grid matrix form like photos.
- Ability to screengrab from videos and save as images.
- Ability to create sub-folders for all media files.
- Dynamic range audio output control for music.
- Create (not just view) photo slideshows and cue up with certain music on your HDD.
- Same for videos, being able to use your own music (might have some copyright issues there I guess).
- Video playlists.
- Ability to rate media.
- Full XMB access without your music ever cutting out.
- FLAC file support.
- "Nicknames" for your friends (that way I can put you all in as your OS username instead of your PSN ID)
- More and more friends allowed.
- Better mail sorting/grouping/categorizing (pick your favorite word).
- Automatic background installs to the HDD after download.
- This is a strange request but there's an "Autoplay" feature for discs that you put in, but it affects both when you put it in and when you start up the machine. I want the two options to be separated so I can autoplay when I put the disc in, but not on startup.
- The "What's New" section to feature DLC items from the games I own or have played.
- Multiple network settings presets for us to save on the machine.
- Video/voice chat rooms in XMB (I think this option is somewhere, but I don't actually know where it is lol)
- Cross-game chat
- Choose your own thumbnail image for album folders (instead of just the most recent HDD file).
- Change around/sort files within albums manually (like a custom slot).
- And nothing really to do with firmware, but we need PlayTV here in the U.S. It's about time they release it over here.
-Ability to change PSN ID. (added)


I know there's something else I have on the back burner that I'm just not thinking of, but these come to mind for now. And of course, unless Microsoft holds onto the exclusivity license, I would like to be able to play any of my music during any game I'm playing.

I added one more to that list.

[WazzuRC]

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I'm stashing away $50-$75 a month from now until March so that by the time The Show '11 drops, I'll pick up a PS3 and The Show. Any money left over and I'll grab Uncharted 1 and 2.

Can't wait to be a part of the PS3 experience (once again). I really regret selling it last fall, but at the time I was very strapped for cash.

[DJ]

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It's great. They do stream though no downloading. But I have subpar internet speed and service and only see the buffering when the movie/show load up which takes 10-15 seconds. Then it plays through fine. And if you stop mid way through you can go back and load it up where you left off.

Nice. I was stoked to see Hoop Dreams was on the list of available documentaries. I've been wanting to watch that again for a long time, so I'm going to fire it up later today.

Is there a max. limit on what you can have in your Instant Queue?