[PS3] PlayStation 3 Discussion Thread

Here

http://www.gamespot.com/pages/featur...vesched;show;2

is a video of the Sony keynote. 35 minutes in you'll see Little Big Planet's customization features. I am truly amazed at the amount of freedom you are being given in both the game and the controlling of your characters. This is going to be absolutely spectacular.

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Well its nice to see that while I still disagree with the price of the PS3 (Unless its lowered and I'm unaware of it.), looks like things are starting to look up for that heavy console.

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Originally Posted by Skexis

Does anyone have any details on one of the lost launch titles, Metronome? I was pretty excited about it because it used that kind of German expressionist art style similar to Nightmare Before Christmas, and it was an adventure title, too.

I was surprised that PS3 was leading off with an adventure game, but then I stopped hearing about it, and it doesn't look to have a release date yet.

It doesn't have a publisher yet. There were an interview with one of the developers in Edge (They're all Swedish) and they talked about they didn't have a publisher. I'll try to dig that interview up. It was fairly recent.

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Does anyone know at about what time the PSN updates usually take place? There should be a large system update along with a new version of the Store packed with new demos and trailers. Anyone know?

I was speaking idiomatically.

Heres 3 trailers of Little Big Planet one i believe is a part of the keynote...

http://www.gametrailers.com/gamepage.php?id=4491

The whole concept of Home sounds pretty neat. If it includes free co-op arcade games even better.

I"m really impressed by Little Big Plant, building a level with friends especially a 2.5d one sounds pretty nice. The interface seems simple enough and not too complicated.

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I'm not sure if the big update they talk about is this week. There's some rumor that it should be today because every Thursday they update the PSN, but here was no confirmation that we'll get that big update before the European launch...

I'm pretty sure they will give use the big update the 22 to go with the launch...

FELIPE NO

New info on R&C: Tools of Destruction from 1UP, a nice cleaned up screen and very nice looking artwork:

Originally Posted by 1Up

The game engine: This is all tech that developer Insomniac created themselves (which they adapted/refined from working on Resistance). So the folks who thought this was an engine that Insomniac borrowed from Naughty Dog (of Jak fame)--you're dead wrong.

Stratus City

Originally Posted by 1Up

The frame rate: In the demo we saw, the game ran at 45 frames per second (most next-gen games are still only doing 30), but Insomniac is shooting for the super-smooth 60. I suspect they'll make it since the game isn't due until this fall (the fact that Tools of Destruction is already running at 45 is pretty damn impressive).

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Originally Posted by 1Up

The space combat: I mentioned this a bit in our cover story, but I really didn't go into much detail. Tools of Destruction will see the return of space combat, which to me felt very much like a Star Fox level. You're on rails, yet the backdrops were pretty damn amazing, as one section had Ratchet navigating through this enormous asteroid field (think Star Wars Episode II) while dodging enemy fire. I suspect you'll encounter this type of gameplay whenever you travel from planet to planet.

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Originally Posted by 1Up

Ratchet's love interest: Well, maybe he has one. See, along the way Ratchet and Clank team up with a female lombax named Talwyn who's searching for her papa.

More info on R&C: Tools of Destruction.

Images

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

Thoes R&C screens look freak'n amazing!!!

As for the update Inhert it should be today according to the announcement.

"Firmware update available on the 8th for North America/Japan and Asia. European PS3's will be preloaded with this latest update."

"New content on PS Store available on the 8th:

Tekken 6 trailer
Lair demo & trailer
Rainbow Six Vegas demo
EA: Skate trailer
Battlefield Bad Company trailer
Warhawk demo
Virtua Fighter 5 demo
Virtua Tennis 3 demo & trailer
GRAW 2: trailer
Mortal Kombat 2 game
Killzone trailer"

To all whom have MotorStorm: If you're interested in playing online send me a message and we'll set something up. PSN Account is ChaosLegionaire

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oh well great then ^^ can't wait to try those demo, warhawk especial oh and lair too, and VF5 (I'm still not sure if I want it or not)

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March 23rd? What exactly is going to revolutionize the console on the 23rd? Is it a release date?

Yes..dammit! European release!
Touched the Ps3 for the first time today....why is it that we always are left behind :P

Anyway, GDC blew us away, especially Home.
Can say that is almost blew Xlive away!

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Seriously this new Home feature is looking good. I hope they had to come out with it sooner. I like how they say you can share music from your ps3 in your home or room w/e it's called with other people.

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I talked to a customer at my store about it, and he seemed really psyched. He was really impressed with the new features, and when I told him about Little Big Planet he looked very intrigued and wanted very much to watch the trailer. This is definitely a big plateau for Sony, and if it's successful, could spell a big win in the online community and gameplay market.

I was speaking idiomatically.

MORE SONY BULLSH-

Oh wait.

Wait, Home and LBP are actually really super cool. Is it possible? Did Sony actually... innovate? Home and LBP is genius stuff. PS3 is finally showing us something genuinely special and impressive. I'm really starting to see a need to have a PS3 now (or at least when Home and LBP are out). Both projects look AMAZING, like even just graphically. I could spend countless hours with a few good friends on LBP being all "Hey, let's try this user's level" and just tearing through content cooperatively. And Home just looks phenomenally deep. Trophies are infinitely more interesting to me than plain old achievements on a list. I especially love the idea Phil dropped of having a TV screen in your trophy room playing like your best lap in a racing game. I can imagine having a bunch of videos of speed runs I've done in different games.

Both of these projects give me goosebumps and solidify me buying a PS3 this fall.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Originally Posted by Twilight's Twin

MORE SONY BULLSH-

Oh wait.

Wait, Home and LBP are actually really super cool. Is it possible? Did Sony actually... innovate? Home and LBP is genius stuff. PS3 is finally showing us something genuinely special and impressive. I'm really starting to see a need to have a PS3 now (or at least when Home and LBP are out). Both projects look AMAZING, like even just graphically. I could spend countless hours with a few good friends on LBP being all "Hey, let's try this user's level" and just tearing through content cooperatively. And Home just looks phenomenally deep. Trophies are infinitely more interesting to me than plain old achievements on a list. I especially love the idea Phil dropped of having a TV screen in your trophy room playing like your best lap in a racing game. I can imagine having a bunch of videos of speed runs I've done in different games.

Both of these projects give me goosebumps and solidify me buying a PS3 this fall.

If I had to guess, E3 is going to give everyone the need to buy a PS3. If Sony keeps rolling out with the good news that they pulled at GDC...

FELIPE NO

Well at E3 you're going to see a LOT of games being demoed for the first time, and a lot of games that have already been demoed being playable at the show. Games like Killzone, LAIR, MGS4, DMC4 should all be there as playable. Games like FFXIII and I'm not sure what all else should have extended trailers. Then finally you're probably going to see a lot of games coming out of the closet for the first time of course too.

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Originally Posted by Slayer X

Well at E3 you're going to see a LOT of games being demoed for the first time, and a lot of games that have already been demoed being playable at the show. Games like Killzone, LAIR, MGS4, DMC4 should all be there as playable. Games like FFXIII and I'm not sure what all else should have extended trailers. Then finally you're probably going to see a lot of games coming out of the closet for the first time of course too.

That's about right Slayer, but keep in mind, the show's been downscaled considerably from past affairs. I'm expecting a much smaller show with announcements becoming rather frequent 2 weeks before to 2 weeks after instead of being concentrated within that one week. Oops, forgot to mention it but it seems like there might be a public beta for Warhawk. To leave on a good note, here's a entertaining video of Warhawk's MP.

Some notables:

• Guy who gets 2 kills and then proceeds to dodge the missile locked onto him has some godly skills.
• Ground combat is insane
• Warhawks + ground combat = True Madness
• AA guns actually have some serious bite

Man, seeing this in action gets my mind wondering about Ace Combat online.

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Man, with this intense gameplay and what not clans are going to eat Warhawk right up man. Which is awesome because I'm part of one, BOO-YA!!!

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I just saw the press video of Little Big Planet and I'm impressed. I'm not a fan of those party type of games where you and others play but this one looks different, it looks like a fun game.

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BREAKiNG NEWS: TIFF Exploit For PS3 confirmed!?!

Quote:

| sPECIAL nOTE: |
| |
| Hmzzz i think we have news to give do we? Ever wondered why the PS3 |
| is such a better machine than a xbox360? simply because they |
| implement too much stuff in one time! "SCEI" dont do that, you |
| need to learn a bit more from Microsoft on this part even when |
| they have forgotten a hypervision hack on kernel 4532 and 4548 |
| they fixed it very fast! And what do we see on the PS3? Up until |
| firmware 1.51 we still see holes! Why? You guys dont have the |
| right persons to work with or is it just the pressure from |
| the big boss? So for now dont update higher than |
| 1.51 since 1.54 hasnt yet been tested, and 1.51 had a few tiny |
| things fixed, but it didnt stop us much :-D Ohhh btw ever |
| wondered if those updates are required on a disc? Actually all |
| games up to now work without any update At least work fine on |
| 1.32 :-) Thats all for now! So seeya tiff tiff and bye bye |

So in summary, PS3 Devs should focus on finding that TIFF Exploit so that unsigned code can be ran, a PS3 iSO Loader, and just about anything else on v1.32 and lower... also, those who wish to play online can now update to v1.51 (since it still contains exploitable holes, obviously lower Firmware has even more though) without worry... very useful news indeed!

http://ps3hax.net/index.php?showtopic=157

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Well, enough with the barely-english gibberish, the new PSM has a long ass interview on Ninja Gaiden: Sigma. It's the featured cover as well, but let's get down to the info revealed (Source):

Quote:

• Unspecified amount of original content for Sigma
• EVERYTHING was redone for Sigma: backgrounds, enemies, characters, animations, textures, etc.
• Game will make use of the SIXAXIS in one way by helping to power up Ninpo magic while casting it
• Sigma will be 19 Chapters long, 3 more Chapters than the previous 2 versions
• A lot of the new stuff is when you are going to be playing as Rachel
• Will run at a constant 60 FPS with full self-shadowing and in 720p
• 3 ways to play - off the disk, off a partial install, or off a full install (for those who plan to play for long periods and don't want to worry about loads times. They wanted to give the gamer a choice on the matter)
• New difficulty level above the previous ones
• Still talking to Sony about what the possibilites are for downloadable content
• Karma ranking system/online leaderboards will be intact
• Karma ranking/leaderboards will be improved upon by letting you view the results for a player's run through for specific chapters and how many times they died, etc.

Rachel Specific:

• Features own integrated story missions and own mission mode levels
• Anything but a new skin for Hayabusa
• Completely separate arsenal of moves and all new animations
• Will have a different 'feel' from Hayabusa and will require a different way of thinking to play as compared to her counterpart
• Will still absorb essence and such as Hayabusa

I was speaking idiomatically.

Wow. After watching those multiplayer videos of Warhawk, I have entirely changed my opinion of the game. This game has changed. A lot. The ground stuff looks way more intense than it did before, and just straight up fun. Warhawks zooming right above engaged in crazy dogfights while dropping mines on the ground troops below. I freaking want it.

Also - Warhawk for retail on Blu-Ray, not the PSN Store. Don't know how I feel about that really...I guess it dosen't matter to me. Sounds like it might just have a higher price tag now :/. Would it sell better in retail stores or online, I wonder?

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Arguably, having a game in a retail store is better. In Warhawk's case, if it were online only, then only the people who go online with their console would show any real interest in it. People buying the game would be even lower than that.

However, if it's in a retail store, it would get far more exposure (especially to those sad, backwater people who do not have internet or don't care to use it) and possibly convince some gamers to finally make that online leap. Of course, a free online service with play included would certainly help to sweeten the deal.

Speaking of which, has it been confirmed whether or not Warhawk will be free to play?

FELIPE NO

If you have to buy the game via retail, then yes it will be free to play online. It's not an MMORPG that requires constant updates and maintnence.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

Good news! The whole paying to download full version games thing scares me, I need a box to hold and love. Don't drag me into the future, I don't want to go. ;__;

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Don't know how pratical it is, but we might as well put our computing power to use while we wait for KILLZONE 2 to come out and use all the PS3's power on it's own.

Article: http://www.gamespot.com/news/6167492...ewstop;title;2

In short with the PS3 frimware update 1.6 due out at the end of march, amongst other upgrades, the system will have a new feature called folding@HOME. Basically what this is is takes a semi-old idea of networking idle PCs over the net and use them to help process information for a specific cause simply because no single supercomputer can do the entire process on it's own.

While this may not be as big as PS HOME or LBP, pardon the cliche but, "It's one small step for gaming, but one giant leap for the common good". At least if Sony dies now, they won't be going to hell anytime soon. TAKE THAT BILL GATES!!!!! Hell's got your usual suite all ready for your descent, Mwahahahahaha...

How ya doing, buddy?