Well ok, I have both Warhawk and CoD4, so will see if I can break it down for you. If you want an online only game with huge maps and teams so big that you won't actually feel like part of a team, and therefore won't really give a shit if you or your team is successful, go for Warhawk. If you want something that has smaller teams, smaller maps, making for a more intimate affair, an affair where you will actually care about the outcome, get CoD4. However, if you tend to get really into the competition, to an unhealthy degree, stay away from CoD4, as all of the glitching and bullshit that runs rampant on that game's multiplayer can become very frustrating.

thnx for the info. I am actually more interested in cod4 but the headset bundle in warhawk is tempting. I may just get a cheap oone later in the future.
Anyhow, I just remembered the "save target" feature in the new update. When you download a direct file for the ps3 it will start streaming instead of downloading directly into the harddrive which i find pretty cool because at the moment my ps3 is my pc ~_~
If you still decide to save something you have to go into File > Save target .
I still would have liked the latest flash player for the browser but this is a nice solution for a few files for now.

If you were looking to pick up a Dual Shock 3, Play Asia is having a 20% Easter sale right now on everything. You can get a Dual Shock 3 shipped for $54 which is less than the $55 + sales tax price the DS3 will have when it's released April 15th and get it a few weeks early.

Buy Dual Shock 3 (Black) (PS3) - Order Now!

I totally dig Warhawk, but I can see how it's not for everybody. I would also agree that CoD4 is probably the higher quality (and more popular) multiplayer game and probably the best bet for you, even though I personally have more fun with Warhawk. Honestly, I would just get both if you have the cash, since they are both awesome.

IN OTHER NEWS.

Playstation Store Redesign going live mid April - no weekly store updates until then :(.I think that it looks a lot better, especially in terms of navigation. Goodbye three items per page...

Can't say I ever had a problem with the current store but the redesign does look nice. I noticed that the US store has a different layout which seems a tad better than how they have the features listed on the UK one:


Hot damn! I just remembered the Dual Shock 3 is out in 2 weeks too. Nice.

When I got my HDTV, I noticed that Sony had two layouts for the PS Store, and the one for SD was so much easier. Is this new layout going to be for both types of displays?

Oh they finally released some info. This is pretty exciting from a developer point of view as well since the new store uses a new proprietary language rather than being HTML based. It will allow games with large amounts of downloadable content (Rockband for example) have their own portals within the PSN store with layouts that suit the content rather than having to fit the content around the PSN store layout.

Oh just great, a new pretty update and still I cant use my freaking CCs.

Sony MUST hurry with those silly prepaid cards (or whatever they are called)

Would it have been so hard for them to release one little Rock Band song before this update? I can't wait two weeks for cake, even if it is a lie...

Anyway, I was wondering if anyone else picked up Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds. I finally got around to playing it this weekend, and it was awesome as expected. If anyone else has it, I'd be glad to try out the online mode sometime.

I'm definetly picking this game up, no questioin. I just don't know if I should wait until i can grab it for $30 off of ebay (like I'm doing with DMC4).

I played the shit out of the PSP game, so I can only imagine how addicting a PS3 version with online play would be...

Just a heads up as Sony has bumped up the release of the Dual Shock 3 by a week.

Amazon has it listed for release on April 4th but they already shipped mine and it should be here actually on Friday. Pretty nice considering I got mine when they dropped it to $49.99 and with no tax and free 2 day shipping I ain't complaining. :D

Fuck it - I caved. Me and my brother just went and each picked up Hot Shots Golf. If anybody wants to play in a tournament or something, I'll see you online.

I am very disappointed with Hot Shots online multiplayer. No voice chat, and you can’t even see the other player when you play with them – it’s basically 60 second speed golf where everybody just gets up and swings at the exact same time, and you pray you win at the end.

I mean, I can understand this methodology with the mass 50 player tournaments, but I certainly would expect the same experience as the (awesome) offline multiplayer when I’m playing a private match with two other people. I want to see them make that chip in eagle, not fucking read about it when everybody is finished with the hole. And for fucks sake, why in the hell do they use the old keyboard for entering in text between holes, and not the new QWERTY keyboard. Incredibly lame – here’s hoping for a multiplayer patch that will address these issues...

Even though the online mode was a letdown, the single player is nothing but awesome and addicting as ever.

Additional Spam:
Good news for home theater audiophiles (I assume Megalith with his sig), as the PS3 will be getting support for DTS-HD audio output with the 2.30 firmware update, along with support for the new revamped store. The store is supposed to go live ~April 15th, so I can only assume that is when the firmware will be available?

I don't have the equipment to support DTS-HD, but do all Blu-Ray discs support this format - including games? Or is this limited to select Blu-Ray movies?

LOL EDIT 3:
New PSN Store Interface Walkthrough via YouTube:

YouTube Video

Yeah, I was pretty underwhelmed by HSG's online as well, so I also hope they address some of those issues.

As for the new store, it looks alright, but in all honesty it doesn't seem that much different. I know it is technically, but visually it just doesn't look like this huge overhaul they're touting it as. Of course I'll wait to try it myself, but so far I'm not really that impressed by it (I'm just bitter from lack of cake).

I think the major change they are emphasizing here is the fact that it's a native application to the PS3, as opposed to some slow clunky website like it currently is.

I think certain little changes they seem to be making - such as streaming trailers and movies as opposed to downloading them - will certainly make browsing the store more enjoyable/convenient/whatever.

You're right though - we'll just have to wait and see until we use it ourselves.

Mmm...wait for in-game XMB integration to find out the main purpose of the store redesign.

Oh what the fuck. You can't say something like that without telling us more.

Well the new store is programmed as an extension to the XMB rather than being a separate module like it was before meaning the old style required the XMB code to be purged from memory to make way for the browser based PSN. This causes all kinds of integration issues.

Basically when in-game XMB is released opening it up will also give a Playstation Store icon that links directly to that game's available content. It will be able to overlay all of the store information over the game screen so purchases can be made and installed without leaving the game. And depending on the game you might not even need to reset the game after the content is installed. It should make managing DLC for each game a lot easier too as it keeps track what is installed already. Downloads while in-game should be a big thing too and this includes being in emulated games or watching movies.

PS3 will be absolutely perfect once it gets bitstreaming and screencapture.

DTS-HD MA decoding is excellent. My new receiver won't be released any time soon, but at least people can finally stop whining about it.

A buddy of mine's been bitching about something I didn't even know about until it was after the fact. He was bitching that after a particular firmware upgrade, the PS3 no longer supported 7.1 audio through an optical cable. This true? I assume it hasn't made it back yet since he's still talking about it, but I don't have 7.1 audio and thus, haven't looked into it.

*checks receiver and ps3 manuals*

Dude, as far as I remember, 7.1 NEVER worked on optical. Actually, I cant remember seeing anything 7.1 on optical.

You're right. Optical is limited to 5.1 for all consumer electronics.

Nah mang.

6.1. DTS-ES Discrete.

Huh. Learn something new every day.

I wasn't sure where to put this, but my question is regarding the upcoming game for XBOX360 "Ninja Gaiden 2". Does anybody know if there are plans of a release for PS3?

I used to have an XBOX and Ninja Gaiden was simply one of the best games I ever played.