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Posts from the ‘Playstation 3’ Category

10
Nov

LOVEFiLM – Now on the PS3

Today is the release of LOVEFiLM on the PS3.  Pretty good news, this and mubi gives quite a wide range of media – as well as the PS3 Video store for anything I decide to purchase (although I prefer a disc).

Hit by a block at the registration step, when being told my password is too long. Was accepted with the normal browser signup though, so not all bad.

First time trying to play a movie the app just crashed, second time it was fine.

The searching is a little annoying as it updates the titles every time I select a letter.  This causes the app to freeze slightly.  Also seems to be missing a lot of titles in the streaming catalogue but that will change over time.

Something else, nothing streamed in HD.  I don’t know if this is permanent, temporary, an account option, only the movies I selected, estimated that my internet isn’t fast enough? I’ll look into that later.  The streaming of what’s there does start almost instantly and does include pause & seeking functions, however, not via the blu-ray remote controls standard buttons. This is something I would expect to change in an update in the fairly near future.

£9.99 is a pretty good price assuming I continue to make use of it.  Luckily my Unlimited internet (subject to fair use) actually seems to be unlimited, will know over time.

22
Oct

Another month – another post

I really had intended on getting out more than 1 post per month, but clearly I can’t manage that.

Left 4 Dead 2 now native on OS X.  Finally, 5 months after the initial Steam OS X release we get Left 4 Dead 2 along with some new maps…sorry campaigns.  I actually thought I would have been more excited, but I’ve only managed 1 1/2 hours … if that.

The Mac Steam store really hasn’t been that active for the previous couple of months either – oh well.

I’m sure there were several PSN+ releases I actually wanted but game-wise my PS3’s have been a little redundant.

That pretty much covers everything for the last month of my life…depressing huh.  Actually it’s not quite check my other blog, a few boring, techie things this month.

The thumbnail image is unrelated, just a snap from my holiday.

3
Aug

PS3 3.41 Update

Nothing greatly interesting here. I heard there was a bug in this release when replacing HDD’s when using this version, which has since been updated but no version number increase.

The two changes I can see are;

  • the beginnings of “You may like” which is going to suggest ways you can spend more money, based on the money you have spent so far.
  • Incremental firmware updates, so you don’t need to download the full thing (about 160mb for 3.41) every time.  I imagine this will only apply for some updates, an update for 4.0 would be the full thing…but who am I to say.
11
Jul

PlayStation Plus

Announced at E3, PlayStation Plus is a new subscription service  to the PlayStation Network.

At release, I subscribed a year, costing me £39.99, the same as an Xbox Live Gold subscription for the year (from Microsoft directly).  So, what did this get me (me personally, which I now own and have downloaded, not everything it offered)?

Free Games (usual price in brackets)

  • Little Big Planet (£19.99?)
  • WipEout HD – PS3 (£13.99)
  • Destruction Derby – PS one (£3.99)
  • Fieldrunners – minis (£3.99)
  • Age of Zombies – minis (£3.99)

Game Packs

  • Killzone 2 Game pack (£4.79)

Other stuff

  • An orange icon next to my name

What would I have purchased even without the subscription?, well just WipEout HD.  I would not have got the minis or PS one content att all, if I didn’t own a PSP though.  I really don’t like looking at those graphics, stretched to 1080p on my 42″ television.

So far there have been no additions to this since release, however I do recall reading somewhere, this would not be a weekly thing like the rest of the games on the PlayStation store, but this would be a monthly update. Looking at what I’ve got so far it a bit meh.

Although the collection has been slim so far, I am still on the fence as to whether or not there will be a renewal, obviously being 1 year away things are likely to change.

Under the Account Management -> Transaction Management -> Services List, it seems to suggest that both WipEout and Little Big Planet expire at the end of the year, when my PS+ sub expires..really hope this is not the case.

What else?

Automatic updates. I find it strange this is a paid feature, but that’s not the point here.  I downloaded WipEout HD and upon opening it told me there was an update.  Instead of doing it then I decided to leave the update and turn off the console.  2 days later I come back and it asked me to download this update.  I would have thought, during this 48 hour period, the auto-update might have done something.

17
Jun

E3 – Filled with wow…

This years E3 really does seem to be the best to date. Lots of stuff all round, much more than I am even going to mention in this post.  These are just the things that are my personal favourites.

Sony

  • 3D gaming with a demo of the upcoming exclusive, Killzone 3, expected February 2011.
  • Move (even though I feel it is a bit gimmicky)
  • LittleBigPlanet 2
  • PlayStation Plus
  • Portal 2, properly done for the PS3 & the trailer looks to have much more physics details

Microsoft

  • Kinect – previously Natal.  Lots on this as well, including some titles.
  • Gears of War 3
  • 360 Slim, built-in wifi & disc-scratching technology

Nintendo

  • 3DS – 3D gaming without glasses
  • The return of many classic nintendo characters

A wide range of games (non console exclusive) were also there

  • Call of Duty: Black Ops
  • Mortal Kombat
  • Sonic
  • Dead Space 2
  • F.E.A.R 3
  • Medal of Honor
  • Quantum Theory
  • Crysis 2
  • Silent Hill 8

I think, in time, I might add a bit more on some of these individually along with screenshots etc.

5
May

Sony don’t want to take my money :(

It’s disappointing that it seems sony’s PlayStation 3 store can’t handle the demand of this weeks store updates.  Here I am trying to buy the MW2 Stimulus package and being presented with an unhelpful “An error has occurred (80023103)”.

I, maybe, almost grabbed a free code thanks to GameTrailers on twitter/Facebook.  The codes seem to have gone in under 5 seconds, I even plugged in a keyboard, never mind.

Lets hope this problem gets sorted soon, I really want to spend money on things that seem a little over-priced (old packs were £7.99, new is £10.99), and knowing my luck will decide I don’t want to use.

Update: After closing on 3 hours of trying, its downloading, although there are 7 versions to choose from, each different depending on your Disc ID.