Random PS3 News Thread

[jefXfree]

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe have announced that they are hosting a We are PlayStation photography competition that has now launched in Europe. Electronic Theatre ImageThe team?s jubilation at getting a BUZZ! question right; the laughter of a room full of SingStar fans; the entertaining journeys playing your PlayStation Portable! They?re all classic PlayStation moments that you?ve seen or experienced hundreds of times - but can you capture them in a photo? If you can, your name could be in the hat to win some great prizes. There?s also the possibility of a serious cash prize, the possibility of the images being used in future PlayStation campaigns as well as a new Sony D-SLR a350 digital camera and lens. Get snapping and upload your photos by the 16th March 2009 for a chance to win.

The rules are simple ? capture the perfect image of you, your friends or your family enjoying a PlayStation moment with your PLAYSTATION3, PlayStation2 or PlayStation Portable and upload it to www.weareplaystation.com. There are different categories your photos could enter: Caught in the Moment, Unexpected Places, PlayStation Parties, True Love and Endless Play. A panel of guest judges will assess top user-rated snaps on their merits and work out which photographer deserves the top prize of 1000 euros and a Sony D-SLR a350 camera. Ten runners up will receive cash prizes of 100 euros each, while the next best 100 entries will get their hands on a top PlayStation game or vouchers for the PlayStation Store. All entries have the chance of being used in a future PlayStation marketing campaign.

Of course, PlayStation is all about its community ? and that?s why we?re asking you to judge the first round of the competition. PlayStation fans can visit the website and decide which shots will be put before the judges by rating each photo with a score from one to five. Also, every time you Electronic Theatre Imageenter the site, you can give your favourite image a secret ?Super Vote? which will be used to determine the finalists in case several entries generate the same overall rating. The images with the highest average score and, in the event of a tie, with the highest number of ?Super Votes? will go before the judging panel ? so it pays to get everyone you know onto the site and voting.

With so many great moments for so many different PlayStation communities, this is the chance not only to show off your natural eye for a photograph, but also to show the world just how much fun you have with your friends ? and a PLAYSTATION3, PlayStation2 or PlayStation Portable. Visit www.weareplaystation.com for competition terms and conditions and get snapping!
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[xtop]

They need to ADD BC. Chop the price, slowly phase out the PS2. Take a loss, and know that this system, like the PS2, will sell for YEARS. They'll make their money back up...

why kill a system thats selling like crazy and is near pure profit?

 

[BlueCali]

They need to ADD BC. Chop the price, slowly phase out the PS2. Take a loss, and know that this system, like the PS2, will sell for YEARS. They'll make their money back up...

they could do this, but drop it by $100 and they would be fine. Anyone can go pick one up for $100 or less.

 

[Horhay]

You can't sell your current product when you got the previous version out for $350 less.

 

[BlueCali]

You can't sell your current product when you got the previous version out for $350 less.

Um the PS2 sold even though the PS1 was around..

 

[Horhay]

Um the PS2 sold even though the PS1 was around..

The PS2 wasn't $350 above the PS1

 

[jefXfree]

why kill a system thats selling like crazy and is near pure profit?

I'm not saying kill it, i'm saying slowly phase it out. If people know they can get the SAME game on the PS2 as the PS3 minus the graphics they have no incentive to get the PS3.

They need to first start cutting the 3rd party titles, while keeping the first party so they aren't seen as abandoning it. Also cut some of the bigger named titles.

Then slowly people will move over. Then finally you cut it completely.

I'm not saying it should be done within a years time... Just that it needs to start happening now so that people will move on.
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HOST AND DESIGN

 

[xtop]

I'm not saying kill it, i'm saying slowly phase it out. If people know they can get the SAME game on the PS2 as the PS3 minus the graphics they have no incentive to get the PS3.

They need to first start cutting the 3rd party titles, while keeping the first party so they aren't seen as abandoning it. Also cut some of the bigger named titles.

Then slowly people will move over. Then finally you cut it completely.

I'm not saying it should be done within a years time... Just that it needs to start happening now so that people will move on.

that will happen on its own after some price cuts from all 3 console makers

 

[BlueCali]

The PS2 wasn't $350 above the PS1

It was $200, and the PS3 is $300 more.. So a $100 price drop is needed, as I stated before.

 

[thunda123]

sounds like a pretty logical response from a developer creating a multiplatform game. But, some of these first party developers are realizing what they can achieve with the PS3 hardware and will get closer as time goes on.

 

[BlueCali]

Rumor: Playstation Lifestlye Insider Makes a Comeback - Riddle Inside

We all know E3 is GOing to be filled with HEAVY announcements, potentially COLOSSAL even if we’re lucky. Don’t let all the MASSIVE amounts of rumors RAIN on your parade. It’s a great TIME to be living the PlayStation LifeStyle, so TUNE in as we bring all the news, LITTLE and BIG to you as things are set in MOTION every step of the way.

Caliblue15's guess of the riddle:

GO - God of War 3
Heavy Rain - Heavy Rain
Massive - M.A.G.
Colossal - Shadow of Colossus Movie
Time - Ratchet and Clank: Crack in Time
Tune - Gran Turismo 5
Little Big - LittleBigPlanet PSP
Motion - Motion controller?

Xtop :
Tune: PS3 Music Store

Horhay:
Colossal - New Team ICO game

Other:
Go - New PSP

 

[xtop]

somebody on another forum mentioned 'psp-go' as the name for the new psp. terrible name, hope thats wrong

and i take 'tune' as in a music store launch

 

[BlueCali]

added your guesses.

 

[xtop]

i didn't guess that psp-go for the record..just saying what i've seen

i think you're spot on with the rest tho

 

[BlueCali]

i didn't guess that psp-go for the record..just saying what i've seen

i think you're spot on with the rest tho

fixed

 

[BlueCali]

Today during its annual all-hands meeting, the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) formally announced the latest core specifications for Bluetooth technology, Bluetooth 3.0. The latest version of the wireless technology expands upon standards established by previous iterations by improving faster more reliable connectivity. Bluetooth technology, which is currently utilized by a number of devices ranging from smartphones to gaming systems, creates short-range wireless connections for peripherals, such as headsets and control devices. Bluetooth is similar to Wi-Fi in that they both use radio frequencies to exchange data between devices, however, the two protocols are mutually exclusive and each have their strengths and weaknesses. Bluetooth is renowned for its ability to make quick, efficient connections with minimal power consumption, while traditional 802.11 Wi-Fi is capable of achieving incredible transfer speeds at longer distances.

Today's announcement, however, hopes to bridge the gap between the two technologies by utilizing 802.11, in part, in its Bluetooth 3.0 chipsets. The new Bluetooth 3.0 standard adapts what the Bluetooth SIG is calling a Protocol Adaptation Layer (PAL), which establishes 802.11 connections between compatible devices to maximize transfer rates. Products that support Bluetooth 3.0 + HS specs will be capable of achieving transfer speeds of 24 Mbps.


Some of applications of Bluetooth 3.0 proposed during today's announcement were bulk data transfers between PCs and media players, allowing for 100% wire-free syncing of music and media libraries, and similar transfers between a PC and printer. The most appealing of the purported applications of Bluetooth 3.0 has to be the ability to send video files directly from a camera or phone to a computer or television, essentially ending the days of wedging yourself between your wall and TV and fumbling with wires to watch home movies on your big-screen.

Naturally, it'll be quite some time before we see any Bluetooth 3.0 capable devices -- conservative estimates put the first products launching somewhere in early 2010 – but that hasn't stopped us from taking the prospective tech a step further and applying it to one of our favorite past times: gaming.

As it currently stands, only two current-generation consoles utilize Bluetooth technology: the Nintendo Wii and the PlayStation 3. The Wii uses Bluetooth in addition to infrared technology for its Wiimote controllers and little else, while the PS3, on the other hand, uses Bluetooth for voice communications, its SIXAXIS controllers, and integration with virtually any Bluetooth-compatible devices. As one of the biggest Bluetooth-friendly consoles currently in existence, the PlayStation 3 stands to gain the most from Bluetooth 3.0. With that in mind, we've opted to explore the potential applications of Bluetooth 3.0 in the PlayStation 3.


In order to reap the benefits of Bluetooth 3.0, Sony would have to implement compatible chipsets in all of their PlayStation 3 SKUs. While it sounds like tall order on paper, Bluetooth 3.0 chipsets are unlikely to vary in physical characteristics from Bluetooth 2.1, and switching over to 3.0 should be as simple as phasing out 2.1 chips during the manufacturing process. Assuming Sony would commit to the new protocol, the new technology could expand media integration on the PS3.

Although the PS3 can already communicate with Wi-Fi enabled devices like the PSP and your home PC through local area networks, Bluetooth 3.0 would enable wireless connectivity with compatible devices regardless of WLAN access. In other words, users without wireless internet networks in their home or those unwilling to bog down their internet with media transfers could create a dedicated streaming channel via Bluetooth, freeing up the extra bandwidth for what's really important – lag-free gaming. Furthermore, Sony could improve the position of the PlayStation 3 as an all-in-one media device by providing the ability to stream media downloaded via the PSN to any video-capable Bluetooth devices, such as the iPhone. Additionally, data management on the PS3 could be improved by Bluetooth 3.0's bulk data transfer capabilities. A Bluetooth 3.0-enabled PS3 could theoretically integrate with a compatible Bluetooth storage device, making it easy to wirelessly transfer saves and other game data and take it on the go.

Another other compelling prospect of a Bluetooth 3.0-enabled PS3 would be internet tethering, either to or from other devices. Naturally a 3G Blackberry couldn't support online gaming on the PS3, but users could certainly download necessary updates and downloadable content through the device's wireless network. On the flip side, a hardwired 3.0-enabled PS3 could, again, in theory, provide wireless Bluetooth internet through the chip's 802.11 frequencies.

But the biggest appeal of Bluetooth 3.0 in the PS3 would be the ability to wirelessly stream your PS3 display to a compatible flat-panel television, free from wires and clutter. If the required connection for high-definition video streaming on the forthcoming OnLive is any indication, a 24 Mbps connection would be more than sufficient for transmitting video output from your PS3 to a nearby display. OnLive requires 4 to 5 Mbps connectivity to achieve high-definition graphics streaming, if Bluetooth 3.0 can deliver on its promise of 24 Mbps and the signal isn't degraded by simultaneous transfers, the PlayStation 3 could easily go wire free for video output.

Despite our flights of wild technological fantasy, however, it'll be a long time before we see Bluetooth 3.0 in a PlayStation 3, if ever. Still, the technology certainly could open a lot of functional doors for the system. In the meantime, we'll have to see how companies react and adapt to the new technology. Hopefully manufacturers will make use of the new protocol beyond simply improving Bluetooth headsets.

Source: IGN

 

[DaMexiRican]

I think it'll be something for the ps4.

 

[Horhay]

PSP-Go? what kind of a name is that?

Colossal = Team ICO presents their new game

That's all I care about lol

 

[xtop]

this won't come until we see a smaller ps3 imo. if it were to come to the ps3 at all

 

[BlueCali]

updated

 

[Horhay]

This whole BT stuff just sounds like more promises as usual. This will only see the light of day on extremely expensive devices. Just like BT 2.0 and all it's profiles, most devices that could have had some of the cool profiles never got it so I don't expect much from this until they actually do it.