Posted on November 17th, 2009 by csreynolds
When it comes to buying a games console, reliability is one factor that heavily influences a purchase. Well, if you’ve been thinking about buying a PlayStation 3, read on.
CNET UK, home to product reviews, technology news, gadget blogs and so on, conducted a games console reliability survey back in October, to which 1,128 UK-based console owners [...]
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Filed under: Console news, PS3 Problems
Posted on October 5th, 2009 by Devil08
For anyone who is looking to buy a PS3; look no further. Toys R Us has the 120GB console for $300. Using 930354 to get 10% off and then 931073 to get a good 20% off gives a price of just $230.
That’s cheaper than a PSP Go! I think we know which one we’d be [...]
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Filed under: Console news, Deal of the Day, Playstation 3 Slim
Posted on September 25th, 2009 by Lord_Turkey
MCV have confirmed what the upcoming release dates & configuration for the 250GB Slim PS3 Bundles are;
October 1st is when we can expect the bundles to hit stores with either any two PS3 platinum releases or Sucker Punch’s ‘Infamous’.
October 16th will see the release of the ‘Uncharted 2; Among Theives’ bundle that I’d previously covered.
Other [...]
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Filed under: Console news, Europe News, Playstation 3 Slim, Release Dates
Posted on September 17th, 2009 by Lord_Turkey
A bundle of news for your eyeballs today.
Eurogamer has a lot of evidence about the upcoming 250GB PS3 slim. According to two UK retailers a ‘definite’ October release is slated along with three possible bundles and a provincial price of £299.99. What are these bundles? Well, none other then Assasins Creed 2, Grand Turismo [...]
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Filed under: Assassin's Creed 2, Console news, Europe News, Gran Turismo, Playstation 3 Slim, Rumors, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Posted on September 15th, 2009 by csreynolds
Firmware 3.01 is live, and optional. To install, or not to install?
At present, is it not known whether all grievances regarding Firmware 3.0 have been addressed in this discretionary new patch, but we are hopeful that system stability has now been restored to the PS3. If in-game freezing and controller malfunction issues have been resolved, [...]
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Filed under: Console news, Firmware Updates, PS3 Problems, Patches, Software Updates, Xmb, ps3 firmware
Posted on September 7th, 2009 by csreynolds
Are you tired of ear-piercing headset feedback during online play? Can’t stand echoing microphones any longer? There is a solution, as discovered by GOONL!NE.
Buried deep within Firmware 3.0‘s plethora of menus is a magical little feature called the Echo Canceller. Scroll over to the Settings section, locate the Accessory Settings menu and click Audio Device [...]
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Filed under: Console news, Firmware Updates, Software Updates, Xmb, ps3 firmware
Posted on September 4th, 2009 by csreynolds
It turns out that SCEE’s latest pan-European marketing campaign ‘PS3 Start’, the first major campaign since the ‘This is Living’ advertisements that accompanied the PS3’s European launch in 2007, cost a staggering £82m to fund.
This is a lot of money, but Sony has much to shout about at the moment, such as the newly released PS3 [...]
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Filed under: Console news, Playstation 3 Slim, Playstation Network, Sales
Posted on September 3rd, 2009 by csreynolds
Since its release earlier this week, Firmware 3.0 has become the new Marmite: some of us love it, some of us hate it.
The newest sore point, as noted on the official PlayStation 3 forum, relates to controller connectivity. Various models of Sony’s Sixth Axis wireless control pad – most notably the Ceramic White DualShock 3 [...]
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Filed under: Console news, DualShock 3, Firmware Updates, PS3 Problems, ps3 firmware
Posted on August 19th, 2009 by csreynolds
John Koller, Sony’s Director of Hardware Marketing, has been kind enough to address a number of frequently-asked questions that have passed gamers’ lips of late (concentrating on the approaching PS3 Slim, unsurprisingly) in an interview with Ars Technica.
We’ll leave you to have a read for yourselves, rather than detail Koller’s words in full here. However, [...]
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Filed under: Backwards Compatibility, Console news, Playstation 3 Slim, Sony news
Posted on August 13th, 2009 by csreynolds
Pocket-Lint has reported that Kazuo Hirai, Head of Sony’s Console Division, will disclose information (and hopefully dispel rumours) about the PS3 Slim during next week’s GamesCom conference in Cologne, Germany.
As per our previous post UK Retailers Preparing for PS3 Slim 2009 Release?, we were intrigued by WHSmith’s eagerness to shift PS3s at the reduced price of [...]
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Filed under: Console news, GamesCom, Kaz Hirai, Release Dates, Rumors, Sony news, screenshots
Posted on August 10th, 2009 by csreynolds
Remember the days of ‘chipped’ Playstations that could play imported and pirated games? No? Can you not recall those do-it-yourself kits you could buy on the internet, or those companies that once offered professional services in that vein?
Well, one student from California it seems has been suffering from such nostalgia. 27 year old Matthew Crippen [...]
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Filed under: Console news, Games
Posted on July 29th, 2009 by csreynolds
If any of you out there are looking to purchase a PS3 this summer, we advise you to strike while the iron’s very, very hot.
As originally reported by GhostStorm, WHSmith is currently selling the console at the unbelievable price of £200. GhostStorm has since made contact to investigate the reasons behind this surprising business move [...]
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Filed under: Console news, Release Dates, Rumors, Sales
Posted on June 22nd, 2009 by ClearConscious
According to a job listing posted on June 5, 2009, Media Molecule, the developers of LittleBigPlant are working on a “ground-breaking, AAA, PS3 title for Sony Computer Entertainment”.
Could this possibly be the rumored role-playing game? Or perhaps LittleBigPlanet 2? Have any ideas what it may be? We will keep you posted on any new developments. [...]
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Filed under: Console news, Games, Main
Posted on December 9th, 2008 by Captain
It’s been officially announced that the Street Fighter Sackboy costumes will be available to download this Thursday.
See my post last week for details and photos on the new costumes, they look great!
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Filed under: Console news, Game Download, L, LittleBigPlanet, S
Posted on December 1st, 2008 by Captain
Little Big Planet should be applauded for this constant stream of new outfits – even though a 27 year old man’s glee at playing dress up with small dolls should certanly be called into question…
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Filed under: Commercials, Console news, L, LittleBigPlanet, Playstation Network, S
