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[Sadler]

The Rumble feature is was an advancement for a more in depth gaming expierence... I wish they would just say the truth and say one of these two things -

1. We was gonna get sued.... or we was gonna lose too much profit to the scum bag that pattented our dualshock rumble function.

or

2. The battery life of our controller would be 60% less efficent with a rumble function.

so bleh lol

ninja edit ::

First RPG release is gonna be Enchanted Arms.....

Is'nt that supposed to be a really subpar 360 port though?

Its a RPG regardless lol....

[Exoduso]

Enchanted Arms sucks, UNLESS you play it with the JP VO's... then it's decent.

I won't be buying it for the PS3 though, unless they actually added something.

[izembo]

yea, i havent heard of a single person who liked enchanted arms yet.

[CaptainN]

Like Kenai I wasn't sold on the PS3 yet but now it seems Sony not fucking around with the features it console can do. Here are some articles of things the PS3 will be able to do soon.

Finally! Downloaded PS-One titles will play on the PS3... maybe



All right, PS3Fanboy is going to kick it into high gear today in an attempt to catch up on all this fantastic Sony/PS3 news that's been clogging the internet cleaning my dishes. Well, as expected, the next time we update our firmware, the change is going to be so significant that the very earth will change the tilt of its axis and Sony will dub it version 2.0! We're getting bits and pieces of what's going to change from different places, so we'll bring them all in one-by-one, then have a comprehensive look at what's to come.

What has been confirmed by PlayThree is this: downloaded PS-One titles that were originally for the PSP only are now going to be playable right off of the PlayStation 3! That's good news for those who wanted some of those games, but didn't have a PSP. PlayThree was not able to confirm the re-launch of the Sony Connect service that would allow for music, music videos, and certain video programs. More's coming. Check back next hour.

http://www.ps3fanboy.com/2007/03/02/fin ... ps3-maybe/


DVD Upscaling:

Today we have part four of the excellent Phil Harrison interview by N’Gai Croal. Lots of interesting stuff in there, but to me the most interesting thing was confirmation of DVD upscaling in the PS3:

So given the issues that I’ve outlined regarding the flow of information out of SCE, what do you think needs to change?

There is a cultural thing about our approach in Japan that has to change. Our approach in Japan is, “Once it’s perfect, we’ll share it with everybody else.” Whereas I think in order to engender trust in our users, we have to share some things that might be not quite perfect, but are ready to give you an indication of what’s coming. So we could say, “You know, we’re not sure when it’s coming, but we’re going to have DVD upscaling on Playstation 3.” There you go. There’s a scoop for you. In my view, we should have a slide on a Web site, or a blog. We should have [Playstation head of platform development Izumi] Kawanishi blog his road map for the Xross Media Bar for Playstation 3. I think he would probably have the biggest blog after yours in the world.

http://www.ps3blog.net/2007/03/01/ps3-d ... -but-when/

God of War 3 dependent on you buying God of War 2!

We're not going to go over the angle that God of War may make an appearance on the PSP sometime in the future. That's great and all, but we'd really rather see a PlayStation 3 adventure involving Kratos and some pretty intense fighting. If you want a God of War 3, it seems David Jaffe and company will respond to sales and reception of the second game.

Cory Barlog, game director for GoW2, had this to say about the production of the third title: "...it's really early; it's not like, "Yes, we're going forward." It's more like, "If this goes well on the second one, what would we do on the third one?" It will really be dependent on sales and fan response to GoW II." Sweet. We hope that the team doesn't have a lot of trouble working with the PS3 -- we'd like them to do the best they can and they wouldn't settle for anything less, would they? So, guys, buy God of War 2! It'll be awesome and we'll get a third. What's to lose, except $50 or so?

http://www.ps3fanboy.com/2007/03/01/god ... -of-war-2/

Covers for Heavenly Sword, anyone?


It's not the game, but it at least gives us a glimpse of what to look for on the shelves of our local video game retailer. The box-art for Heavenly Sword has apparently been unleashed on the PS3Forums and you know what? That box-art is snazzy. It almost begs to get placed on our gaming library shelf.

The picture we've got here is the European box-art... which makes sense, since the studio making the game is based "over there" (to be vague). Not much else to say about this, but your opinion always matters, so we'll leave the rest of the talking up to you.


Sony launches new dev tech -- dubbed Edge


That's right -- the complaints about the PS3 dev-kits and all being really limited and tough to work with must have been grounded in some kind of fact, or else Sony wouldn't have released an all new set of tools for developers working on PS3 titles. This new kid, called PlayStation 3 Edge has "been put together by three first-party technology teams within Sony, the WWS Europe Advanced Technology Group, WWS America ICE team (a technology group based at Naughty Dog that specialises in graphics systems and tools for the PlayStation 3), and WWS America Tools and Technology group."

This new thingie is described by Sony: "rather than an overarching engine, these teams have chosen to create specialized systems that demonstrate best practices of SPU and RSX utilization." So, is this a step in the right direction for PS3 software development? We submit that it certainly is. With better technology and tools made available to developers, not only will their game development costs decrease, but games will begin to look better and better, do more and more at once. Maybe next-gen titles will drop to $50 as a standard in a year or so. Oh, wait... the Wii already has them at that price. Well, those'll drop to $40 and below at that point. Pricing wars are fun.

http://www.ps3fanboy.com/2007/03/01/son ... bbed-edge/

I used to agree that Sony lineup was a little weak but its going to get strong fast with titles like Ratchet & Clank, Singstar, Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, Ninja Gaiden Sigma, Eye of Judgment: Conquerors of 9 Fields, and Monster Kingdom which are all due out this year. And in March the big update which is going to be adding more PSN features like background downloading and etc , I myself might find a PS3 in my room faster then I expected.

[Doombear]

Also, here's a new video for Bioshock (which looks freaking awesome)

http://www.gametrailers.com/umwatcher.php?id=46173

Oh my yes, i had not actually heard ANYTHING about this game (not sure how that happened) until i saw the latest Trailer... i am actually very excited about this game now!

Going back to your rumble controller discussion from a couple pages back.
Sony execs (Harrison I think) said rumble is not important to them. And that it is a "last generation" feature. Sounds like the only way to get rumble on a PS3 controller is gonna be from lolmadcatz or lolnyko.

Tell me that that wasn't the best interview you have ever read... that guy just reeked of swarmy coporate execness... i don't honestly think i actually felt that any of his answers resonated with much truth at all. It all just sounded like bravado.

[Exoduso]

I'm okay with getting a 3rd party rumbling controller, even if it doesn't have sixaxis.

To be honest, i'm more interested in the rumbling feature than I am at that Wiimote ripoff, at least for the PS2 games I play on the PS3.

[Semitry]

I'm okay with getting a 3rd party rumbling controller, even if it doesn't have sixaxis.

To be honest, i'm more interesting in the rumbling feature than I am at that Wiimote ripoff, at least for the PS2 games I play on the PS3.

Probably won't need to. I can see Sony releasing a shock/axis controller similar to when they released the rumble controllers for the PS1 and it became the norm.

[Po]

Going back to your rumble controller discussion from a couple pages back.
Sony execs (Harrison I think) said rumble is not important to them. And that it is a "last generation" feature. Sounds like the only way to get rumble on a PS3 controller is gonna be from lolmadcatz or lolnyko.

Tell me that that wasn't the best interview you have ever read... that guy just reeked of swarmy coporate execness... i don't honestly think i actually felt that any of his answers resonated with much truth at all. It all just sounded like bravado.

Yea that guy is a dickhead, I can't stand him
Same with the EGM interview a month or 2 ago, on the cover story, you know? I forget that Exec's name. But every time a question is asked they give the most bullshit answers. Stop being a pussy and answer the damn question.

lol @ calling the Wiimote a ripoff when Sony specifically made their controller motion sensitive just to counter what N did.

[Exoduso]

Um read it again, I called the sixaxis a ripoff.

[Po]

My bad, I misread it.

[Kenai]

Welllllll...those are some interesting articles, to say the least, CaptainN. I understand some of it, but a lot of it I just don't get or care about. The most important piece of information in there (to me) is the new dev kit. I am more interested to hear what actual game devs think of the kit, instead of Sony (because they have been blowing a lot of hot air lately, and those are some pretty damn bold statements (again ) to talk about a game price war with the Wii already), but if devs really do catch on to it and it is well-recieved, then that will be a huge step in the right direction. It sounds like they really are analyzing what the 360 and Wii are doing right and applying the methods to their own marketing strategies, with some PSP titles on PS3 (lolconnectivity via Nintendo), and hopefully more worthwhile exclusives via the new dev kits, to rival 360's edge in game development cost and bigger market base. I'm not much interested in the miscellanous things they seem so hyped about, and those kinds of web sites annoy me because they don't offer even constructive criticsm (OMG look at this box art for this one game!!!!11 buy God of War 2 guys, even if it sucks, you only lose $50! Support Sony!!! ) so I'll have to have a few more...unbiased opinion from some devs over the next few months/year and see what happens.

[Exoduso]

God of War sucks.

[Stilgar]

God of War sucks.

No one cares what you think about the game; why bother telling us?

You can't just post something like that. What are you trying to do, convince people to be like you in disliking it? Opinions are like assholes, man.

There are plenty of people that'll tell you God of War is one of the top action games in recent memory, so many in fact, that I think we can count it as objective evidence of God of War being a quality game, as games go.

[Kenai]

I didn't think God of War was bad, I actually kind of liked it, but it was kind of overated imo. Too short. It has a pretty big fanbase though, so that's a pretty serious title. I'd easily put it up there with DMC and MGS popularity if the sequel is well-recieved.

[Elcura]

opinions without reasoning is like meat without seasoning, tasteless and hard to swallow.

[Vixy]

Is gods of war seriously 3rd person?

I can't fathom a good shooter on a console, let alone 3rd person.

[Alina]

Are you thinking of Gears of War? Cause it's a third person shooter, whereas God of War is a third person action/adventure game.

[Vixy]

Are you thinking of Gears of War? Cause it's a third person shooter, whereas God of War is a third person action/adventure game.

There's god of war, and gears of war? What's next?

And I guess I meant gears of war.

[Exoduso]

God of War sucks.

No one cares what you think about the game; why bother telling us?

You can't just post something like that. What are you trying to do, convince people to be like you in disliking it? Opinions are like assholes, man.

There are plenty of people that'll tell you God of War is one of the top action games in recent memory, so many in fact, that I think we can count it as objective evidence of God of War being a quality game, as games go.

Cry me a river... I just didn't think it was that interesting, there are a dozen games in the same genre and are better than it.

Maybe I just wasn't into the whole character thing, but I find the game to extremely overrated, and it really isn't as good as some fans claim. It's a decent action/adventure, nothing more.

And Gears of War is only good if you play it online, and the first time you play through Insane mode and beat it... otherwise it's just as boring and overrated.

[Po]

Why are you so bitter?

What current games do you like?

Edit:
By the way - For those wondering I got the Nyko Wiimote battery charger today finally and it seems to work perfectly. It fully charged 2 batteries in roughly 3-3.5 hours.