Posted on November 19th, 2009 by Ed
You can tell a lot about a company by the parties they throw. Sony clearly know parties, as demonstrated by the following checklist: cool venue, free food, free booze, celebrity DJ, hands-on tech, and the obligatory glamorous people. Did I have a good time? Yes. But more importantly, is the Playstation Video Store any good? [...]
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Filed under: Europe News, Main, Playstation Store, Software Updates, Xmb
Posted on November 12th, 2009 by csreynolds
Going by a rumour-turned-real post on ScrawlFX, it appears some new (and, unfortunately, essentially useless) alterations are soon to be made to the PlayStation 3’s XMB in the next firmware update.
For example, you’ll be able to manage your Facebook profile through your PlayStation Network account. You’ll be able to change the colour of your gamercard [...]
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Filed under: Facebook, Firmware Updates, Playstation Network, Social Networking, Xmb
Posted on October 26th, 2009 by csreynolds
The PlayStation 3 has always been about more than just gaming; the functionalities, applications and services offered by Sony’s console accurately reflect this ideology, and the future is looking very bright indeed…
We are pleased to inform you that media streaming service Netflix is coming to PS3. As announced yesterday by Netflix’s VP of Corporate Communications Steve Swasey, the company has partnered with [...]
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Filed under: Blu Ray News, Firmware Updates, Playstation Network, Sony news, Stream Media, Xmb, ps3 firmware
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 13th, 2009 by csreynolds
We sincerely hope Sony keeps tabs on its own website, as we’ve come across an absolute gem of a thread just recently…
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Filed under: Firmware Updates, Playstation Network, Playstation Store, Xmb, Youtube Channel, ps3 firmware, screenshots
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 7th, 2009 by csreynolds
Today is my birthday. At the ripe old age of 25, I feel no different to how I felt after turning 24, but like most birthdays this morning I’ve been overwhelmed with text messages, emails, cards and presents as a way of congratulating me on surviving this far in life. Only kidding.
So I’m wondering what news [...]
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Filed under: Firmware Updates, Main, Software Updates, Sony news, Xmb, ps3 firmware
Posted on September 1st, 2009 by csreynolds
It’s official (well, according to PlayStation LifeStyle, anyway):
Firmware version 3.0 for PS3 is now live. This new update has significantly refreshed and improved our console’s XMB to provide a range of new functions and applications, making navigation through menus a more efficient, pleasurable experience. Who’d have thought it?
After the break, we have a comprehensive breakdown [...]
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Filed under: Firmware Updates, Main, Playstation Network, Playstation Store, Release Dates, Xmb, ps3 firmware
Posted on August 20th, 2009 by csreynolds
As reported by Media Week, SCEE has announced plans to launch a PlayStation Network video delivery service this November for PS3 and PSP users in France, Germany, Spain and the UK, with other territories to follow in 2010.
We suspect this initiative might have been inspired by BSkyB and Microsoft’s plans to release Sky Player, which is due to hit the [...]
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Filed under: Europe News, Playstation Network, Playstation Store, Sony news, Xmb
Posted on July 7th, 2009 by Gamoc
Sony (or, more specifically, Eric Lempel of Sony America) have told CVG that there will be no NXE-type overhaul of the XMB in the future. His main reason is that the XMB is an Emmy Award winning interface – people like it.
The man makes sense, we like the XMB, too. See the quotes after the [...]
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