Just upgraded the hard drive on my PS3
Recently I’ve found that I contantly need to delete demos and trailers I’ve downloaded because of a lack of memory so this week I took the plunge and ordered a new hard drive. I got a 320gb 5400RPM Sata drive from Ebuyer, an absolute steal at £56.
I wouldn’t recommend buying a more expensive 7200RPM drive. [...]
Multiple Play Station Network Accounts
When I got the PS3 last year I set up a PlayStationNetwork (PSN) account with my own UK address and also an account with a USA address. This allowed me to view games from the UK Playstation store and the USA one too.
2 nights ago I decided to set up accounts for Hong Kong, [...]
PS3 Music Peripherals will be universally compatible
Sony today reported that peripherals for Rock Band 2 and Guitar Hero 4 will be compatible. This is really good news as whereas the GH3 controller works with Rock Band on the 360, PS3 owners are not so lucky.
For the past several months, we have been working closely with Neversoft and Activision, Harmonix and Konami [...]
Street Fighter Alpha coming to PSN
PS3 FanBot has reported that Street Figher Alpha (SFZero) will be released this Thursday in the PSN for $5.99.
This PS1 game should go down well and when released in the UK should hopefully retail at the £3.50 mark. However, as usual there is no clear indication when it will be released and going from [...]
BioShock PS3 Trailer
The PS3 is getting critically acclaimed BioShock this October, more than a year after it was released on the 360. Apparently the graphics haven’t been improved but there are some extras like ‘Survivor Mode’.
Here’s the trailer to give you an idea of what this first person shooter is all about
PS3 Firmware 2.40 is now available
PS3 owners have had a lot of updates recently however todays firmware release brings a host of new features to your XMB.
The most notable new feature is the trophy system. The trophy system will recognise players achievements in online games. There are 4 trophies available. Gold, Silver and Bronze are the main trophies up for [...]
PlayStation Home delayed again
Sony this week announced that PlayStation Home will not be released until the 3rd or 4th quarter of 2008.
Kazuo Hirai, President and Group CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment said
We understand that we are asking PS3 and prospective PS3 users to wait a bit longer, but we have come to the conclusion that we need [...]
Metal Gear Solid 4 Bundles Revealed
If your a PS3 owner then unless you have your head up your ass, you’ll probably have Metal Gear Solid 4 at the top of your shopping list this year. Sony revealed some details about the MGS4 package which is being released in the USA.
The bundle includes a 80GB PlayStation , a DualShock 3 [...]
Damage coming to Gran Turismo 5 Prologue
Gran Turismo head Kazunori Yamauchi has announced that GT5 Prologue will be getting damage added to the game via a downloadable patch this Autumn.
Source : IGN
Slim PS3 Rumour
I picked up a copy of T3 magazine the other day at the airport and came across the rumour that Sony are going to release a slimmed down PS3.
It’s not due out til this Autumn. The specs will likely be the same as the current PS3 so current owners have no reason to upgrade however [...]