A site called popped up on the inter webs today, and what a lot of people are thinking is you way to get into the R2 Beta, I my self signed up so we will see what happens.
Update: I was sent an email from the site that states———————————————————————–
T – E – L – E – C – O – R – R – E – S – P – O – N – D – E – N – C – E
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THANK YOU FOR ENLISTING WITH THE WAR DEPARTMENT -STOP- YOU ARE WELL ON YOUR WAY TO AN EXCITING CAREER IN MILITARY OPERATIONS -STOP-
Via: Get A War Job
In little over a day, PS3 fans will be able to join in the addictive fun of achievements and trophies. Our favorite site for achievement tracking, Xbox360Achievements.org, has just opened a sister site, PS3Trophies.org. This will help trophy addicts keep track of their goals and share tips with like-minded fans.
Obviously, the site is still in its infancy, but already we see incredible potential for the PS3 trophies community.
Via: Ps3Fanboy
After a year and a half of waiting, Playstation Nation has finally received what they asked (or rather, begged) for. Just last night, Sony rep Eric Lempell premiered the Playstation 3’s in-game XMB system along with their answer to Xbox 360’s “achievements”, the PS3 trophy system. Jubilant PS3 owners can now listen to their favorite tracks during those marathon CoD4 sessions, message their friends without leaving Snake in the cold, connect Bluetooth headsets in-game and even enter a different game – all without quitting back to the XMB. True, 360 owners have had the privilege of using these exact features for the past two and a half years, but with an ever expanding market for Blu-Ray, a wealth of excellent titles for ’08 and Playstation Home on the way, Sony’s now burgeoning online service can now compete directly with Microsoft’s.
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Storefront: PSN
Both PSN and Xbox Live allow you to download arcade games, download demos, additional content for games, trailers and wallpapers for your menu. Both offer roughly the same amount of demos each Wednesday and Thursday, but the library of downloadable games is strikingly different. While both services have experienced great success in allowing new developers to flex their creative muscle, the arcade game offering of Xbox Live slightly trumps that of the PSN. Not to be outdone, Sony has managed to tap their Playstation One library while also allowing for larger games such as Warhawk and Gran Turismo 5: Prologue to be downloaded directly from their network. With games such as SOCOM: Confrontation and WipeOut HD looming near, Sony’s downloadable lineup is looking strong.It’s also worth noting that each service provides a wealth of wallpapers, themes and gamerpics, but you’ll have to shell out a few bucks for them on XBL – not so on the Playstation Network. In keeping with Sony’s community mentality, gamers are free to create, share and download their own custom themes for the XMB. Both stores are remarkably easy to access and navigate, and though the Live interface is for the most part aesthetically pleasing, advertisements might prove an eyesore for some. Finally, Xbox Live allows users to download Movies and TV shows, a feature to be released for the PS3 later this summer.
Speed & Downtime: Xbox Live
While download speeds have improved significantly since the launch of the Playstation 3, they have not yet reached the excellent speeds of Xbox Live. On average, a single demo download will take at most a few minutes while PSN downloads upwards of twenty minutes to a half hour depending on size. Both systems allow for background downloading, slightly easing the pain of waiting for a game/demo/trailer. Still, until Sony can further improve the download speeds from the Playstation Store, we give the nod to Xbox Live.Firmware Updates: PSN
This is undoubtedly one of the true shining spots for Sony’s PS3; their dedication to improving the system’s hardware since its inception has been nothing short of stellar. While the updates have come quite frequently, the amount of features added to the console greatly outweighs the firmware’s download times. The list includes, but is not limited to, upscaling PSOne and PS2 games and DVD’s, remote play, background downloading, a new storefront, Folding@home, wallpapers, video chat, and now in-game XMB and trophies – An extremely impressive amount of features to be implemented in only a year and a half. While Sony provides these updates only a rolling basis, Microsoft issues a few large updates per year.
EDGE: PSNAchievements vs. Trophies: TIE
Sony has taken achievement whoring to a whole new level with the recent addition of the trophy system, which allows gamers to track their accomplishments within the Playstation 3’s XMB. Not only will you be able to earn varying levels of 2-D trophies (3-D trophies will be implemented in Home), but the leveling system adds an RPG feel to the system, something welcome to a great majority of the gaming community. All is not perfect yet, however, as gamers who have purchased and completed games in the past must complete them once more after firmware 2.4 is implemented. Will Sony’s new addition push more gamers to buy multiplatform releases on the PS3? Well, those who have dedicated years to their Xbox Live gamerscore won’t exactly leap to the PS3, as the Xbox Live achievement system has long been, and still remains the leader in competitive gaming. However, in time, more and more gamers will purchase games for the PS3 for the sole purpose of earning trophies to increase their gamerscore, an incentive Sony has not been able to offer until now.
Sorry Microsoft, $50 a year just won’t fly.
Overall: PSN
This will be the hot topic of debate amongst Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 gamers over the coming months and years. With Sony offering all the same features of the Microsoft’s Xbox Live, why should gamers be required to pay $50 per year? It might not seem like a whole lot initially; however, gamers looking to game online for five to six years will end up paying $250 to $300 dollars, the price of the 360 console itself. We love XBL, but with Sony’s recent additions to the PSN, we think it’s time Microsoft halved the cost of entry. Until then, Sony offering their service for free makes Microsoft look like Scrooge McDuck.
On the Playstation.Blog there’s a post that had this quote in it that said:
“because I know what you’re going to ask about, and because we don’t traffic in rumors and/or speculation, I invite you to come back to the Blog tonight (just shy of midnight Pacific). We’ve got a video to show you.”
So could it be a Video Of the Long a waited In-Game XMB and all is glory? Well have to wait and see.
[update] yesterday Jeff Rubenstein Commented on the Playstation.blog: “For the record, I’m the one who produces the videos like we did with Grace and the PSN Store redesign. That “very well known source” of rumors out is either ill-informed or just flat-out guesses.
Don’t trust anyone who hides behind a screen name.
Planning 2 videos, 5 or so mins each. One for XMB features and one for Trophies. None of the previous videos has been a short as 90 seconds, just as long as it takes to show off the features and not make you sit through a lot of fluff.”
So I guess that answers the question, In-Game and Trophies Videos tonight
So after a 1year and 8 mouths we will finally get the feature we have been waiting for, THANK YOU SONY!
Now if the list below is true we will get every feature we need and want, but the one thing that is missing is In-Game Chat, & Cross Game Invite, so if these two features are left out, these are the two features we need to bitch about next.
Now what will Microsoft & Fanboys have to say about this? The Playstation Network almost has Xbox Live feature for feature and the PSN is a free service compared to XBL. Will “Home” be the feature to take PSN pass XBL? Only time will tell.
Via: Next-Gen
The full feature list is as follows:
• Friend category
• View, send, receive messages
• Manage downloads
• Set the vibration feature of the controller
• Sign in to PlayStation Network
• Register friends
• Manage Bluetooth devices
• Terminate the game
• Music category
• Use the system BGM
• Work the system BGM operation panel
• Settings category
• Assign controllers
• View profiles
• Game category
• Set audio devices
• Use the voice changer
• Play custom soundtracks in-game
Now as always SONY refused to comment on the feature list.
But I want to know what you guys think. Do you like the list? Also what do you feel is missing?PS3 firmware update 2.4, is due to launch in mid-July to coincide with the E3 Media and Business Summit.
So word around the net is that Sony will be showing GOW 3 at this years E3. While this would not shock me since most of use know the game is coming out next year, I am looking forward to this. God Of War was always a great looking game, but can you picture it in HD at 60FPS? OMG.
From the looks of things not only will the PS3 lock down 2008, but so far 2009 is not look to bad.
What do you guys think?
Via: totallyps3
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You see that chart right there? That’s the predicted outcome of the console war this generation, courtesy of CNET. Aside from the hate in your heart caused by those black bars cruising past those lovely blue ones around the year 2012, what else do you see? A terrible future for that Xbox 360? According to CNET, it will be.
What do you all think about this prediction? Do you think the Wii’s popularity will grab at such a high level for the next 4 years (it does have a lot going for it though)? Do you see the demand dying down a bit soon? Also, what are all those people of the future buying PS3s for? I myself actually see this being true. Games like Tekken 6, Gran Turismo 5, God of War 3, Final Fantasy 13, Killzone 2 and many more will definitely grab the attention of the hardcore gamers later on. But for now, this is just a prediction, a prediction that is worth taking notice.
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