[PS3] PlayStation 3 Discussion Thread

Originally Posted by Inhert

they only put out the hardware emulation >.>the software emulation is still there, it was Sony intention from first time to be able to play ps2 and ps1 games without having to put the ps2 hardware in the ps3. For now it may look like European ps3 will lack in the backward compatibility but I'm pretty sure some firmware update will be able to clear that out. Maybe even the first generation of ps3 will have an update later to play those games without using the ps2 hardware in it.

Looks like Inhert was the only one here who knew about this. They were originally going to do this from the start, but decided to keep the hardware emulation in there until they got the software side up to acceptable compatability rates (95%+).

But yes, it sucks that you guys are getting a machine that may have worse BC, hardware removed and you're still paying out the ass. The EE+GS have been on what's called the Dragon chip, one of the reasons why the PS2 becamse the PSTwo.

The PS3 would have to scale down it's cooling (the fan is fucking enormous) amongst other things to shrink in size.

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Horrible news, PSOne emulation is very possible, but they sure will bring compatibility to the "best" (read best as "mainstream Europe games") PSOne games... but PS2? emulated by the PS3? thats will be a veeeery hard task.

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You guys should take the time to make a JP account, because their PSN store has some cool stuff that ours do not. Trailers for Virtua Fighter 5, Gundam Musou, and even an anime 1080p trailer. There's also some wacky games to download if you want to spend the yen.

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Man, I don't mind the size of the PS3 all that much. At least it looks good and is the quietest system on th market, both which mean more to me then size.

As for the BC thing, Metal and Inhert are right. The hardware removal was aleays a part of the plan, and after they get it running will be something that will find its way into the rest of the JP & NA units.

Burp: It won't bee all that hard. Sure it'll be harder then PS1 emulation, but seeing how the open source community already have a working PS2 emulator for the PC and Sony has a LOT more info and experiance, I'm sure the it won't take all that long for them to get it running. At least they're more dedicated to the whole BC thing unlike another company. Then again seeing how big the PS2 was, I suppose it's more pivotal to Sony too.

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Originally Posted by Inhert

For now it may look like European ps3 will lack in the backward compatibility but I'm pretty sure some firmware update will be able to clear that out.

I'm not so sure about that. Even Sony said: "The backwards compatibility is not going to be as good as the U.S. and Japan models."

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Originally Posted by Prime Blue

I'm not so sure about that. Even Sony said: "The backwards compatibility is not going to be as good as the U.S. and Japan models."

Yup, there are some titles that did things right down to the metal on the PS2 and possibly some PS1 titles. Software emulation might create some bugs/glitches/etc... in these titles, but most (60%+) should be ok. Of course, I wouldn't be surprised if Sony does try to fix whatever issues can be corrected via firmware.

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Well if Europe didn't have the screwed up PAL 50Hz standard, then they WOULD have been able to use the same emulation as the rest of the world's PS3s have.

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I took SOLDIER's advice and signed up for the Playstation Store under a Japanese account and I am pleasantly surprised. There's a free Dokodemo Issho game titled 'Mainichi Issho.' The game is free, but they have extra items for sale, similar to how some MMOs like Gunbound work.

If you can't speak Japanese, don't bother. If you can and you know Toro (Sony's trademark cat), then I think you should go for it. The games are always pretty fun and extremely cute.

I was speaking idiomatically.

I downloaded that cat thing, but I can't even get past the first screen. It's some sort of message involving the X button, but I can't advance despite pushing all the buttons.

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Originally Posted by SOLDIER

I downloaded that cat thing, but I can't even get past the first screen. It's some sort of message involving the X button, but I can't advance despite pushing all the buttons.

Oh? It might be the copyright/autosave message? I dunno. It worked for me. But I can also read japanese. I'll look into it for you.

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Screen 1: Black bg, passes through automatically
Screen 2: This software saves automatically bullshit, press X
Screen 3: Some other shit, just confirm it, press X (doesn't give button prompt)
Screen 4: Gender, confirm
Screen 5: Birth year, confirm
Screen 6: Birth month, confirm
Screen 7: Birth day, confirm
Screen 8: Blood type, confirm

etc etc etc. X is the only button you need. If you can't read moonspeak you can't play the game anyway though. You can still look at Toro and friends be ridiculously cute though.

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I might think about getting a Japanese account too, though the one we get for HK (ASIA) is almost similar. We also have trailers to Gundam Musou, Genji, Resistance, Virtua Fighter and others. We get downloadable demos (RR7, Resistance, Gran Turismo HD, MotorStorm) and even downloadable games for the PSP. The account is in English.

No Toro though....




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Interestingly enough the PSN is currently down for maintnence. This is usually on Thursdays though. Any ideas? I know that I have one in mind ^^

UPDATE
No changes have been made it would seem but the PSN is now back up.

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Virtua Fighter 5 looks amazing!!
haven't played it much yet so can't comment on gameplay... but it looks good!!

(or maybe i'm just dying for a new game)...

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VF5 is amazing. It's got depth, deficulty, and lots of ranks and items to earn in the quest mode. Some people may complain about the online mode, however it would never work nor has it ever worked for any fighting game. What did we ever do before online games? Oh yeah, we went and got friends, geez I almost forgot...

Anyhow, back to the point. Any reviewer or person who has simply played the game would tell you that it's definatly worth the purchase if you like fighting games.

VF5 Review Avg. 90%

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VF5 is indeed awesome Been playing a ton of Quest mode tonight, got up to 3rd Dan and won 2 official and 2 unofficial tournaments before logging off for the night

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I won the same amount of tournaments and have reached the rank of 4th dan, feel my wrath. lol ^^

Btw, using Jacky for Quest because I've already mastered Lei-Fei in VF4Evo's Quest mode.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Well I suppose it may be a consolation that this is my first VF title I've played ever haha. The prospect of its depth and being a shiny PS3 game pulled me in, and like Ridge Racer 7 before it I'm becoming pretty engaged with a genre I haven't spent much time with in the past.

I only gotta say, this game needs me to get a stick... My thumb can only take so much abuse on the d-pad. Considering picking one up with whatever birthday money I happen to score.

Oh, and I'm working on Lion in quest mode. I hate his voice to the extreme, but he's especially fun to play.

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Lion is a good character to start off with. And a good character in general.

I'm almost done getting my fighting style down with Jacky, I've completed my first Orb Disc and thinking of starting a second Quest profile. I'll probably go on to Vanessa next, I like her dual offensive/defensive fighting styles stuck into one character.

Also I'll put a request out here seeing how my other thread han't turn anything up yet. If anyone finds parts or the whole OST fo VF5 please let me know, I really want to get it.

Thanks ^^

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IGN released a Motorstorm review. They liked it. 8.9. I don't like what they had to say about the camera angles though. Overall, I simply don't have much interest in that game.

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It sounds like it could be a lot of fun, but the small number of tracks leads me to believe that it wouldn't hold my interest for very long.

What's worse, it looks like Tekken 5: DR has been pushed back to March 8th. Seriously gay.

Also, I've been reading some BS rumors about VF5 receiving an online patch in the future. Where'd that come from?

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Originally Posted by SOLDIER

It sounds like it could be a lot of fun, but the small number of tracks leads me to believe that it wouldn't hold my interest for very long.

What's worse, it looks like Tekken 5: DR has been pushed back to March 8th. Seriously gay.

Also, I've been reading some BS rumors about VF5 receiving an online patch in the future. Where'd that come from?

The same place that BS " bioshock coming to PS3 " rumour came from, most likely.

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The VF5 Online thing is a rumour for both the PS3 and 360. Sega said that it's going to be hard enough re-writing the game for the 360 nevermind online play. And there's no online or add-in support for the PS3 version so that's not going to happen either.

The Bioshock thing, 2K said that they're going to port the game to the PS3 after the games release on PC & 360. No further details, and it's on 1up and GameSpot sites.

-UPDATE-
Just got back home to update my PS3 and what do you know, but another kick ass feature now enabled on the system. Now not only can I use and HDD, Mouse, Keyboard, USB Controller, or USB thumbdrive of my choice. Now I can use ANY webcam on the system I like. That's right ANY WEBCAM. Unlike MS who made me go out and buy a $50 webcam for my 360 when I already have a $120 webcam, the PS3 lets me use any one of my choosing. Including the 360 webcam. Now maybe between the two systems I'll get my $50 worth out of the darn thing, sure wasn't getting it out of the 360 alone.

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The same place that BS " bioshock coming to PS3 " rumour came from, most likely.

I'd sooner believe that then Sega magically adding an online mode to an offline game.

Also, it looks like Tekken 5 may be available today after all. Bad news is that we'll have to pay an extra $5 than the japanese. $20 is still a good deal for the game, though.

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Don't be getting my hopes up man. You got a source for that?

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Originally Posted by Slayer X

The Bioshock thing, 2K said that they're going to port the game to the PS3 after the games release on PC & 360. No further details, and it's on 1up and GameSpot sites.

2k never said that, it has always been idle speculation. They even announced that Bioshock will be an exclusive 360 title. I don't know about you, but i generally trust the developers word over say someone who isn't the dev's. A online patch for VF5 will happen before bioshock ever get's ported to the PS3. The PS3 of bioshock was removed from Gamespot, IGN and other gaming sites after the exclusive announcement and the 1up page i wouldn't consider reliable, as they report the game will be 49.99 when it is well-known all 360 games now retail for 59.99. If they can't even report the price correctly, what makes you think they know what they're talking about when they mention what platforms the game will be on.

Bioshock has as much chance to be on the PS3 as MGS4 has on being on the 360, very slim.

http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/acti...58961&mode=all

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