Days like this, skeptics usually stay home and fanboys go out and throw a party. Were just glad Sony has found yet another way to add value to the PS3 and continue to make it the best damn Blu-ray Player out there. The best part is, its all coming this month adding interactive capabilities to the PS3 for Blu-ray flicks that allow for downloadble wallpapers, ringtones and whatever else might be loaded on to them. But thats not all. Hit the magic button for full details.
“This impressive vehicle lineup and the additional features that cater to North American racing fans are great compliments to Gran Turismo 5 Prologue’s stunning 1080p graphics and revolutionary online features,” said Scott A. Steinberg, vice president, product marketing, SCEA. “Fans are sure to be pleased with the first Gran Turismo product for sale on PLAYSTATION 3.”
Like I said, it has my M3 and im sold but if your not, Hit the jump for all details.
So we wont say who but in the past few days, numerous gaming websites have reported that Haze is PS3 exclusive and that there is no plans for other console; Xbox 360, Wii. Now, I dont know if we here have access to the 4D capabilities of the PS3 or if John Connor has visited us and told us but didnt we know this 5 months ago? Its even said in all the developer videos on PlayStation Network (psn).
As always, hit the magic button for some PS3 EXCLUSIVE! Haze pictures.
Some games take sometime before they hit the magical million mark like Uncharted but by no means does that mean that its a bad game. Some games just go under the radar and never hit the million mark (or not yet atleast like Heavenly Sword). So sometimes, its hard for developers to start the party because they need those sales but this is not the case for Polyphony. Gran Turismo 5 Prologue is not even out yet and in PAL territories alone, the game has already reached the 1 million mark for pre-orders before its March 28th release. Best part, this is just a glance at the massive Gran Turismo 5 thats to be released sometime in 2009.
It seems for February, Sony has gone and beaten the 360 for the second month in sales and this comes after every single PS3 model is more expensive then the 360. Is Sony finally doing a better job showing the value of the PS3? We hope so but I still believe they have a long ways to go. It also seems like the little guy, also known as the PSP pushed out 875,969 units, helping push $511 million in sales across the brand, more than Microsoft and Nintendo. The official release goes like this from the CEO Jack Tretton.
“Consumers are recognizing the tremendous value of PS3 and we believe that Blu-ray becoming the high-def format of choice was the tipping point for many consumers. With monster titles like Gran Turismo 5 Prologue and Grand Theft Auto IV launching in April and Metal Gear Solid 4 in June, we’re demonstrating this is the year for PS3.”
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It seems like the PSN is off to a good start, now there is plenty of room for improvement but that will be a later piece from us so here is some numbers. Do as you wish with them. In the US, 2.8 million registered users and that happens to be half of the PS3 users here with a 100,000 new users being added a week. From those 2.8 million users, surprise! 92% are male and 79% are between the ages of 18-34. With just a little over a year old, there is 46 Million downloads. From those, Flow is the highest selling PSN title in the US with Tekken 5 for UK. So there you have it. Numbers.
If your looking to save a few bucks and I know I always am (until I get filthy rich….come on Oceans Gang) Amazon has a great offer. Pre-order the DualShock 3 for $50 and its free shipping (2 Day shipping for Prime Members of course). But remember, if your already filthy rich or too poor to own one, this offer does not apply.
[Amazon]
Yes ladies and gentlemen. It really took that long for Sony to actually make their own PS3 Bluetooth headset. (Granted they offered them in the Warhawk retail package) but seriously. Now, dont get me wrong, one of the best things about the PS3 is that any Bluetooth piece work with it and I think thats one of the magics of the PS3. But because the system is so open, I feel like not enough people know how to take advantage of it and the casuals who just stroll into a store, dont know they can just grab a bluetooth piece and feel like they have to look under the gaming section. So its nice to see Sony stepping in the void cause im tired of talking to myself in Resistance!
Details:
– Provides High-fidelity audio input to PS3
– Supports “voice command” in certain PS3 games
– Easy pairing through USB connection with PS3
– Comes with docking station for easy charging
– Compatible with cellphones
PS: I think im obligated to state somewhere in this article that this is a “rumor”.
Remember that Rumor Mill we were talking about before? Either somebody forgot to turn it off and threw in Photoshop in the middle of it, or this is going to be the new look for the Playstation Store. A quick look at it will reveal that alot of the original content from the current Playstation Store are there, including Featured Items, Games Videos and Search tab but all this of course, with a twist of a fresh paint job. Other details seem to be that one can just simply scroll of the icon of the wanted content, and have it reveal the information without having to take you into another page like the Store currently does.
So before you start running to your PS3 to check this out, remember that this is just a “rumored leak” and for all we know, can just be another PhotoShop fantasy. Although, Sony does always work in advance with content providers so a leak is not out of the question.
So Heavenly Sword? Epic. Heavenly Sword. Beautiful. Heavenly Sword Sales. Top 10. Epic. There. But that dosent seem to be stopping the guys who brought you Heavenly Sword. During a recent Focus group:
They initially asked for video game background, then they had a follow-up phone call asking which games I had played or owned, focusing heavily on Heavenly Sword. There were 3 surveys done on Monday, groups of 6 for the first 2, 4 for the last group (my group). Predominantly males, asking about our impressions on Prince of Persia, God of War, Ninja Gaiden and, of course, Heavenly Sword. Some questions were asked about why Heavenly Sword didn’t sell so well, what our impressions were on the gameplay, how the cutscenes were done, combat mechanics.
Later the source goes on:
At the end of the night they gave us a few pieces of paper and asked our takes on the ideas (probably already set in stone). The following are the sheets that they asked our opinions on:
1. Heavenly sword 2 will take place 10 years after the events in heavenly sword 1
2. The main character will be a male with martial arts background
3. The main character will be Kai, but she will be a more mature woman.
4. The game will require you to master different martial arts styles before retrieving the heavenly sword
5. The game will, instead of button mashing, have controls that utilize an analog stick to go through weapons.
6. The game will have downloadable weapons, characters, and enemies to customize your experience.
7. The game will be more interactive with the environment
8. The game will have you on a storyline with replayable missions, as opposed to an open world.
D3 Publisher has come out and said “Meh” to PlayStation 3 users. What difference stands between the two you ask? We say that the 360 features Quick, Custom and Ranked matches. The PS3? Only can you search or create games. Why? Its not like the PS3 cant handle “ranked matches” so were going to file this under “lack of skills/Confidence/talent” or them just being purely lazy. Its one thing to say we didnt add achievements because there is no achievements, but when Devs remove random features, it not only hurts them, but it says to PS3 owners, your $60 isnt worth the same as 360 owners. What do you think D3?
It seems as if the AirForces own flight simulators are not enough as the AirForce has just put in an order of 300 PlayStation 3 for some Ace Combat 6 action, now to just master the SIXAXIS. Or so the pilots wish. The actual 300 orders of the 40GB PS3’s seem to wanna be used for Cell “assessment”.
“The processors in the Sony PlayStation 3 are the only brand on the market that utilizes the specific cell processor characteristics needed for this program at an acceptable cost.”
[Via Gov]
So whats in a number? Money and pride in this case and thats what Sony of Europe has just done. The PlayStation 3 has hit the 1 million mark faster then the PlayStation or PlayStation 2. Now of course, this is no time to rest as the PS3 will always have an upward battle against lowered price consoles so we home and it seems that Sony is not letting its guard down.
“Our momentum will continue with the introduction of in-game communication in the summer, firmware update 2.4 and the strongest line-up of games through our third party partners and our own studios. I’d personally like to thank our trade and business partners for helping us on the start of the PS3 journey.”
[Via MCVUK]
Anybody remember that little game that wasnt so little called Warhawk? The Devs sure do and they have some love to give back to the community in April when they release a free Expansion to help you shoot, blow and defend against the Eucadian. Sorry but its all about the Chernovan!
We just released an expansion on Warhawk in September, and we’ll release another one in April.
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I guess Sony is really taking the whole “Cells are small” idea into heart as they have just been able to shrink the heart of the PS3 again. What this means is that with the new 45nm processor, the PS3 is able to achieve 40% drop in power consumption and who dosent love a cooler running system. Also, a cooler running system will not only help failiure rate but will also help with lower cost in cooling the PS3 and that means, hopefully price saving to hit the consumer at some point….Maybe Christmas 2008?
[Via psxextreme]
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