HAY GUYS

Slayer X · 07:13 AM

Yeah I'm tired of my black HDTV screen, I need to get a burnt im image of my PS3 wallpaper in that baby ASAP! lol

(yes I have the screen saver turned on, just wanted a better way to support this feature then some lame one liner like, "I agree")

The music player IN GAME, file organizer, and wallpaper are definately the big 3 things that they need to get out the door now before their focus becomes HOME, because thoes are the things we've been beating our heads against the wall for since the fixed the PS2 jaggies and upscaling.

UPDATE
It looks as though the firmware V1.9 has already hit japan. The update includes;

• Ability to rearrange games on the XMB
• Option menu now includes "eject disk"
• Press triangle to eject games/CDs/movies in the XMB
• XMB backgrounds
• Change the folder classification
• Emoticons
• Change CD output to 44.1/88.2/176.4kHz
• Force 24Hz output for Blu-ray over HDMI
• Change PS3 video settings in-game
• "Bit Mapping" in the "Music Setting"
• Save AVCHD type animations from a Memory Stick
• Change settings like upscaling while playing PS and PS2 games
• Add bookmarks
• Web browser security function in the browser's tool section
• Avatar moves during audio visual chat

No music player though, damn...

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Musharraf · Local time: Jul 23, 2007, 01:41 PM

Originally Posted by Slayer X

• Force 24Hz output for Blu-ray over HDMI

Would that really be new or didn't this already come with the 1.80 update?

As for the rest, I don't really care. I'm rather interested in updates on the game market!

I was speaking idiomatically.

eprox1 · Local time: Jul 23, 2007, 10:56 AM

Heavenly Sword demo confirmed for this Thursday

Quote:

A Heavenly Sword demo will be available to download from the PlayStation Network this Thursday, Sony has confirmed to Eurogamer this morning.

It will give PS3 owners a chance to try out the hugely anticipated action game from Ninja Theory ahead of it's projected September release date.

It's from Eurogamer, so I don't know if this only applies for the European Store. I need to set up one of those accounts anyways, as I still don't have the Darkness demo :/.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

UltimaIchijouji · Jul 23, 2007, 11:17 AM

I'm very happy with what will be the 1.90 update and Heavenly Sword. Patience is a virtue, but god damn waiting all that time is going to kill me. I don't get why the US gets neglected with a "Coming Soon".

FELIPE NO

eprox1 · Local time: Jul 23, 2007, 11:39 AM

Quick question. I'm going to go to my PS3 so I can set up a European PSN account. Is there any other region that I should add? I think I read somewhere that Hong Kong was worth getting as well.

I mean, I would assume the big 3 are US, Japan, and Europe...

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russ · Local time: Jul 23, 2007, 10:43 AM

Oh that's cool, I'll get to use my PS3 to actually play a PS3 game for the first time when I download that demo.

I'm reading that Heavenly Sword runs at native 720p, rather than 1080p. Is this common for PS3 titles?

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Megalith · Jul 23, 2007, 04:18 PM

The forced 24Hz addition is new. Apparently, the PS3 had a difficult time determining whether certain displays were 24-Hz capable or not, and the new firmware will make sure that it will kick in.

Interestingly, the CD upsampling will work through optical as well as HDMI, but I doubt there will be any satisfying improvement from 44.1 kHz.

...and now that they finally implemented XMB wallpaper, I don't even know what to put on it.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Local time: Jul 24, 2007, 01:17 AM

It's hilarious how it still won't show animated gifs.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Sword Familiar · Local time: Jul 24, 2007, 12:04 AM

Originally Posted by Qwarky

It's hilarious how it still won't show animated gifs.

Like burning skulls and torches?

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UltimaIchijouji · Jul 23, 2007, 08:39 PM

Heavenly Sword might be coming to Japan and US this week too. I think it was confirmed by Sony, just don't know when.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Megalith · Jul 24, 2007, 12:55 AM

XMB wallpaper option finally available.

PRETTY SIK...

image:

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Slayer X · Jul 24, 2007, 07:10 AM

Oooooo... perty.

Also SCEA has just confirmed that the HS demo WILL be on NA PSN this week. YAY!!!

Hopefully te demo is the same as the E3 one with the first three levels of the game.

FELIPE NO

Kairi Li · Local time: Jul 24, 2007, 04:31 AM

I want impressions of the Heavenly Sword demo please! And screenshots/photos/videos if possible!

How ya doing, buddy?

hikarub · Local time: Jul 24, 2007, 08:53 PM

Oh. God! Finally they brought over the wallpaper thingy!! This was the only thing I was actually ever waiting for, other than the cool demos. Can't wait to update this.....

How ya doing, buddy?

Local time: Jul 24, 2007, 04:27 PM

I'm curious to see if the playable demo of Heavenly Sword will have new stuff compared to the previous playable code I've tried at work.

How ya doing, buddy?

UltimaIchijouji · Jul 24, 2007, 08:47 AM

Originally Posted by Qwarky

I'm curious to see if the playable demo of Heavenly Sword will have new stuff compared to the previous playable code I've tried at work.

No it won't. As far as I know its the Gamer's Day demo.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Local time: Jul 24, 2007, 05:05 PM

Well I have no knowledge whether the code I played was the Gamer's Day demo since it had selectable languages (subtitles and audio) and everything

I doubt this demo will however, I'm just curious if it will take place in a different chapter.

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Slayer X · Jul 24, 2007, 09:19 AM

Well like I said. The E3 '07 demo had the first three chapters of the game in it, along with improved code.

E3 '07 demo gameplay -> http://media.ps3.ign.com/media/700/7...d_2057667.html

IGN's game impressions -> http://ps3.ign.com/articles/804/804704p1.html

"Thank the maker, there's more to Heavenly Sword than just arena battles! As most of you probably remember, our biggest concern for the game was that it was made up of segmented fighting sequences and nothing else."

GameSpot E3 '07 -> http://www.gamespot.com/ps3/action/h...ml?sid=6174797

"Heavenly Sword is on display and playable at E3 2007, and we checked out the demo and came away very impressed."

" Luckily for us, Sony says we'll be getting a demo version containing all of the game's second chapter a couple of weeks after E3..."

I was speaking idiomatically.

UltimaIchijouji · 09:53 AM

I'm highly disappointed with the GAME menu organization. Can't they let us order them ourselves? Theres not really any more order to it in any of their organization methods than there was before.

Screw you Sony.

edit// In other news I just signed up for the Metal Gear Online beta. We'll see if I get in on 8/16.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Inhert · 11:18 AM

hmmm an update only for wallpaper? they could at least wait till they had other things >.> I'll probably never use it anyway...

and where to you sign up for the MGO beta?

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Musharraf · Local time: Jul 24, 2007, 05:47 PM

Hey wait, that's not all! You can even create animated icons for your video files now. How extremely useful.

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

Inhert · Jul 24, 2007, 11:48 AM

what? it was always there! I have done it for all the video I have download since I own my ps3 >.> (and I have it since the launch ...)

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Musharraf · Local time: Jul 24, 2007, 05:57 PM

Are you sure about that? Oh well, as a matter of fact, I only noticed it today. Not that it's something extremely exciting, though.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Local time: Jul 24, 2007, 08:04 PM

Originally Posted by Inhert

hmmm an update only for wallpaper? they could at least wait till they had other things >.>

They did. Pay attention.

Quote:

Main features that are new or revised in version 1.90

* Customising wallpaper (Theme Settings)

You can now display an image as the background of the PS3 Home Menu.

* Using emoticons

You can now use emoticons when creating messages under [Friends].

* Entering text in the Internet browser

You can now enter text directly into text entry fields of Web pages using a USB keyboard.

* Upsampling audio CD output

Upscaled output of audio CDs is now supported.

Other new or revised features in version 1.90

Overall

* [Eject Disc] has been added as an option in the options menu for discs.
* You can now select [Group Content] when changing a file or folder icon.

Settings

* [On] has been added as an option in [BD 1080p 24Hz Output (HDMI)] under [BD/DVD Settings].
* [44.1 kHz / 88.2 kHz / 176.4 kHz] has been added as an option in [Audio CD Output Frequency] under [Music Settings].
* [Type 2] has been added as an option in [Bitmapping] under [Music Settings].

Video

* The [Image Quality Adjustment] option in the control panel has been changed to [AV Settings].
* You can now play AVCHD-format video files that are saved on Memory Stick media or on the hard disk of a digital video camera.

Game

* You can now adjust screen display settings while playing PlayStation and PlayStation 2 format software.
* You can now sort games that are saved on the hard disk.
* You can now operate the [Slow (Back)] and [Frame Reverse] functions when playing video files saved on storage media or on the hard disk.

Network

* [Add to Bookmarks] has been added as an option in the [File] menu of the Internet browser.

Friends

* When an avatar is displayed during a voice / video chat, the avatar now moves in response to audio.

How ya doing, buddy?

UltimaIchijouji · Jul 24, 2007, 08:47 PM

http://www.konami.jp/kojima_pro/mgo_beta/

3000 people will be accepted. Need a Japanese postal code (but not an address). Also need to know japanese to get through the form.

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