Remote Play, PlayStation Network, and more.

Posted: April 26th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: , | No Comments »

PlayStation 3 news from around the web:

The New Guts of the PlayStation 3 [PS3] on Gizmodo
# ps3 This is the latest motherboard of the latest PS3 Slim. And thanks to those two silver squares in the middle, it’s less power-hungry and more profitable (err, potentially profitable) than ever…

PS3 Remote Play Soon To Be On Sony VAIO Laptops [Playstation3] on Gizmodo
# playstation3 PS3 firmware updates have been in the headlines recently thanks to the OtherOS uninstall , but there was also that attractive 3D gaming business too . It’s not all bad at…

“Avatar” Breaks Sales Records on Blu-ray and DVD on Mashable!
Avatar wasn’t just a huge success at the box office ; the film is quickly setting records on home video as well. Since its release on April 22, Avatar has managed to move more than 6.7 million DVD and Blu-ray discs in North America alone….


RSX ‘Reality Synthesizer’, BioShock, Final Fantasy XIII, and more.

Posted: April 26th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: , , , , | No Comments »

PlayStation 3 news from around the web:

Sony using new PS3 hardware on bit-tech.net News Feed
Sony has begun using a new set of PS3 hardware, which might even sell at a profit!

Sony PS3 upgraded with cooler 40-nm RSX graphics chip, profits await (updated) on Engadget
It’s a milestone folks: the PS3 hardware is finally ready to generate a profit . The loss-leading console once estimated to cost Sony more than $800 per (losing between $241 and $307 per console sold back in 2006) has likely turned a corner thanks…

PS3 Remote Play to arrive on Sony Vaio notebooks as well on Ubergizmo
The PS3 Remote Play feature will soon see action on Vaio notebooks according to the PlayStation UK site. What does Remote Play do? Well, it basically allows you to access content on your console from virtually anywhere worldwide, but there is a catch…

PS3 GPU gets 40nm redesign on Ubergizmo
The PS3 has gotten more power efficient with a brand new 40nm Cell processor, resulting in a 15% decrease in overall console power consumption when you compare it to the 120GB CECH-2000A PS3 Slim that currently runs on a 65-nm RSX. This more…

PS3 ‘Remote Play’ Also Coming To PCs (VAIO PCs, At Least) [Sony] on Kotaku
# sony Last week’s update to the PlayStation 3 did more than just make Sony’s console 3D game ready, it also added future support for Remote Play content streaming on PCs—specifically Sony’s…

Final Fantasy XIII (PS3 or Xbox 360) + $10 Game Credit $43, GTA: Episodes from Liberty City + $10 Game Credit $28, Bioshock 2 + $10 Game Credit $34 on SlickDeals.net

Project Diva -Dreamy Theater- PS3 Details Announced on Japundit – Published news
Sega announcing Project Diva -Dreamy Theater, this is actually a PSP-to-PS3 add-on for Project Diva.


Remote Play and more.

Posted: April 24th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: | No Comments »

PlayStation 3 news from around the web:

PS3 Firmware 3.30 Adds Remote Play and Bitstream Audio Options on VR-Zone Articles
Sony Playstation UK have announced more on firmware 3.30. Looks like it is not just about stereoscopic gaming and trophy management. More after the jump


Remote Play and more.

Posted: April 24th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: | No Comments »

PlayStation 3 news from around the web:

PS3 firmware 3.30 sneaks in remote play from PC, bitstream audio options on Engadget
Additional trophy sorting and 3D gaming readiness should have been enough to satisfy and PS3 owner after the latest v3.30 system update (hey, at least it didn’t take anything away this time) but there’s a couple other surprises in store. If…


Remote Play, MotorStorm: Pacific Rift, PhysX, and more.

Posted: April 24th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: , , , , , , | No Comments »

PlayStation 3 news from around the web:

PS3 firmware 3.30 sneaks in remote play from PC, bitstream audio options on Engadget HD
Additional trophy sorting and 3D gaming readiness should have been enough to satisfy and PS3 owner after the latest v3.30 system update (hey, at least it didn’t take anything away this time) but there’s a couple other surprises in store. If…

PlayStation 3’s 3D implementation explained, may require upscaling and reduction in detail to work on Engadget HD
It was only a couple of days ago that Sony flicked the switch on 3D compatibility for the PS3 — albeit without retail games that can yet exploit it — so what better time to dig into the nitty gritty details of the company’s implementation of the…

MLB.tv will be even more realistic than MLB: The Show on the PS3 (video) on Engadget HD
Just in case you didn’t have enough ways to watch baseball, MLB.tv is coming to the PlayStation 3. Already on the Roku streamer (if it’s working yet ), Boxee and even the iPad , there’s no word on any PS3 specific features or interface tweaks,…

Engadget HD Podcast 189 – 04.20.2010 on Engadget HD
This week was packed with HD news, from digital delivery and the rental wars to just what’s holding up 3D movies. We still found time to wonder what PlayReady support from Samsung could bring to the table, and why CableCARD devices still cost so…

Hybrid PhysX Mod v1.03 Released on Madshrimps News RSS Feed
This mod will enable hardware PhysX support for NVIDIA GPU, when non-NVIDIA GPU is used as a primary display device. http://www.ngohq.com/graphic-cards/1…d-v1-03-a.html

Modern Warfare 2’s Stimulus Package hitting Steam May 4 on Joystiq
We know PC gamers probably got their hackles up when Modern Warfare 2 ’s first batch of new content, the ” Stimulus Package ,” was given a release date on the PS3, but not their platform of choice. Don’t fret, folks — the game’s Steam listing…

Capcom apologizes for unannounced Final Fight: Double Impact DRM on Joystiq
Capcom has sent over a response to the revelation of Final Fight: Double Impact ’s DRM , which requires that a user be signed into PSN to play it, even in single-player. The publisher apologized to fans — not for the restriction, but for not…

Rock Band Weekly: Busted, Flyleaf, Silverchair on Joystiq
Next week’s Rock Band DLC contains three random singles and no track packs. With that said, Harmonix has already prepared for the backlash against this next update. Developer “HMXHenry” has posted a forum note to all the “Chicken Littles out…


Remote Play, Burnout Paradise, and more.

Posted: February 16th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: , | No Comments »

PlayStation 3 news from around the web:

torne: Sony Japan’s DVR/TV tuner for PS3 gets priced and dated on CrunchGear
Sony Japan has been preparing an ISDB-T tuner peripheral called torne for the PS3 for quite some time now, and today the company announced [JP] both a final price ($110) and a release date (March 18). Unfortunately, the device, which comes with DVR…

Vigil Games Releasing Darksiders Demo on 1UP RSS feed
Darksiders has enjoyed relatively positive word of mouth since its January release, but you could be forgiven for being hesitant to pick up a copy for yourself without a demo. That demo is coming soon though, so even the holdouts won’t have an excuse…

Criterion Offering Special Deal on Burnout Paradise on 1UP RSS feed
If you’re a PlayStation 3 owner who has somehow managed to avoid Burnout Paradise over the course of the past two years, your best opportunity yet has just arrived. For the next month and a half, you’ll be able to have the full game and all of its…


PlayStation Store, Resident Evil, Gran Turismo 5, and more.

Posted: January 14th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

PlayStation 3 news from around the web:

PS3 TV tuner/DVR out in Japan in March on Joystiq
[Andriasang] Sony Japan has just announced the goofiest, but most interesting DVR device since the TiVo. torne (yes, lower case, and pronounced “torn-eh”) is a USB TV tuner that connects to the PS3 and allows users to watch, search, and record…

SouthPeak bringing 3D Dot Game Heroes to Europe on Joystiq
Here’s an announcement for those of you across the pond, uncertain whether you’ll experience the PS3’s retro revival in From Software’s 3D Dot Game Heroes this May. SouthPeak Interactive recently announced the European release of 3DDGH via its Euro…

Final Fantasy VIII tops PSN sales for December on Joystiq
December was a good month for PlayStation Network. According to a statement from SCEA’s Patrick Seybold, December 2009 marked PSN’s single highest revenue month so far, increasing 155% from a year ago. Most likely enamored with gifted systems and PSN…

New Sesame Street games on the way, saysa Warner Bros. on Joystiq
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has inked crayoned a deal with Sesame Workshop to produce a new series of games based on the beloved edutainment property, Sesame Street. According to an AP report, the partnership is designed to capitalize on a…

Rumor: ‘Tecmo Bowl Throwback’ coming to XBLA, PSN [update] on Joystiq
Update: Our source contacted us with some more info, confirming that Tecmo Bowl Throwback is indeed based on the SNES version of Tecmo Super Bowl. A trusted source (the same who provided us with early knowledge of Lucidity and NBA2K10 Draft…

Pachter: Netflix on Wii won’t matter as much as on other consoles on Joystiq
Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter doesn’t think the announcement of Netflix streaming on Wii is that big of a deal in growing the rental service’s customer base. Pachter’s perspective is that “fewer than 20 percent” of the US’s 26 million Wii…

New Assassin’s Creed Next Year, Will Have Multiplayer on Slashdot
Ubisoft has announced that the next stand-alone Assassin’s Creed title will come out next year, and it will be the first in the series to come with an online multiplayer mode. The company also said it will be “shoring up its focus on competitive AAA…

Gran Turismo 5 Delayed on Slashdot
RogueyWon writes “The Times is reporting that Polyphony Digital’s Gran Turismo 5, likely to prove a key title for the PlayStation 3, has been delayed indefinitely, despite an expectation that it would be released relatively early in 2010. The delay…


Final Fantasy VII, Final Fantasy, Gran Turismo, and more.

Posted: December 25th, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: , , , | No Comments »

PlayStation 3 news from around the web:

How To Guides: The Best of 2007 [How To] on Gizmodo
As any diligent weekend reader knows, we don’t just find and explain the news around here, we like to do stuff; hack things; make gadgets better. Here’s the cream of this year’s how to guide crop: Make Your PC and Mac Share Stuff Like Best Friends:…

[video] How To Play ANY PS1 Game on your PSP with Remote Play on Instructables: exploring
This is a demonstration of how to connect a PSP with a PS3 and play PS1 game discs on the PSP wirelessly via remote play. PS3 Firmware 2.1 PSP Firmware 3.80 or 3.90 Play Gran Turismo and Final Fantasy VII on the PSP. Firmware 2.11 on the PS3 By:…

How To Guides: The Best of 2009 [How To] on Gizmodo
As any diligent weekend reader knows, we don’t just find and explain the news around here, we like to do stuff; hack things; make gadgets better. Here’s the cream of this year’s how to guide crop: Make Your PC and Mac Share Stuff Like Best Friends:…

A Week in Tokyo 49 on dannychoo.com – Your portal to Japan
The final installment of the A Week in Tokyo series for this year. Its been a tough but fantastic year with loads of progress in life – but will cover that in the "dannychoo.com in 2009" article later.Starting off today with a photo at…


Remote Play, XrossMediaBar, Madden NFL, and more.

Posted: October 14th, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: , , , | No Comments »

PlayStation 3 news from around the web:

News: New PS3-compatible phone launched on Eurogamer
Aino features virtual controller buttons. Sony Ericsson has launched Aino, a new mobile phone which works with PlayStation 3. As explained on the…

Madden Arcade Coming To XBLA, PSN [Game Announce] on Kotaku
Today EA announces Madden NFL Arcade, a downloadable, pick-up-and-play, 5-on-5 football game for those of us who get dizzy looking at all of those X’s and O’s. I’m one of those Madden players who picks up the game every year, beats the pants off of…

Virtual Fashion: What They’re Wearing In Uncharted 2 [Gaming Glamor] on Kotaku
For too long, video game characters have been permitted to strut through their games without a comment about their fashion sense — or the sense of the game designers who clothed them. No more. We are proud to launch this new era of virtual…


XrossMediaBar, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, PlayStation Store, and more.

Posted: October 13th, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: , , , , | No Comments »

PlayStation 3 news from around the web:

Sony Aino phone launches today with limited PS3 Remote Play capabilities on Joystiq
Let’s get this out of the way at the top: No, Sony’s Aino phone, which touts limited PS3 Remote Play functionality, can’t access any of the PSN or PSP games you may have hoped it would. However, a recent Playstation.Blog post revealed the crosstalk…

Engadget HD Podcast 159 – 10.13.2009 on Engadget HD
Filed under: Podcasts Podcast musical chairs continues, as Richard returns this week Steve steps out, but never fear — unless of course you have an intense physical reaction to discussions on 3D, Blu-ray and analyst predictions. In that case, it…

inFamous 2 Looking To Recast Its Cole? [Electric Boogaloo] on Kotaku
Sucker Punch’s PlayStation 3 exclusive hero/anti-hero hit Infamous—are you ready for this?—may already have a sequel in the works. Hardly shocking, I know, but what might unsettle fans of the possible recasting of super-powered…

Dark Void Preview: Learning To Fall With Style [Preview] on Kotaku
Jet packs? Check. Funny-looking helmet? Check. Nikola Tesla? I’d prefer Alan Arkin, but check. At yesterday’s Tesla Motors event, Capcom provided several forms of Dark Void expression – like developer interviews, a booklet, and a tournament where…

Brutal Legend Review: Testing Its Metal [Review] on Kotaku
Join roadie Eddie Riggs on a magical journey to free a heavy metal fantasy world from the grips of demonic oppression in Brutal Legend. Brutal Legend is the latest game from Double Fine Productions and Tim Schafer, the man behind Full Throttle, Grim…

PS3 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Deals @ Toys R Us on Fatwallet.com Hot Deals
Rating: -1 Posted By: Thalaivar Views: 1049 Replies: 4 Thanks to AJRiddle in the other thread.toys r us is having a buy 2 get 1 free for all video games.Add 3 of Uncharted 2: Among Thieves for PS3 to your cart and apply coupon code 930354 for $10…

Gadget Deals of the Day [Dealzmodo] on Gizmodo
There are awesome entertainment deals today, just in time for the first big storm here in SF. The Roku box has always been intriguing, now is a great time to pick one up. Thanks Kyle for helping with today’s deals. Top Deals: • 13″ Lenovo IdeaPad…

Review: ‘Brütal Legend’ Rocks the Story, Whiffs the Gameplay on Wired Top Stories
Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 game Brütal Legend has one of the best videogame stories ever, but gameplay doesn’t hit that high standard.