PS3 Q&A Thread

[schild]

Eh? Time to go download Jumping Flash.

[stray]

You can also use the rumble features for PS2 accessories/controls in PS2 games now.

More software BC fixes for Euroland as well.

[Yegolev]

I did not mention that since I'm not really sure how to go about connecting a PS2 item to the PS3.  Also, I'm just not enamored of vibrating controllers.

[Velorath]

Firmware 1.7 allows you to actually play the PS games you downloaded on your PS3... on your PS3.  Now, fix up that store selection.

In theory it does.  In practice you have to wait until sometime in May.

Last night's 1.7 firmware update for the PS3 was an important one for backwards compatibility fans, as it enabled the use of downloaded PlayStation One titles on the Cell-based system (previously, they were only playable on the PSP).

As some PlayStation 3 owners have already discovered, however, the existing PS One software currently available for download doesn't work. Popular speculation as to why this is points to the need to remove the certification key required to play games on Sony's portable platform.

Sony Computer Entertainment America reps confirmed this speculation to be fact with IGN this morning.

Under the current setup, two different files (the ROM and the certification key) are needed to activate PS1 software on the PSP, but such a system isn't needed for the PlayStation 3 and therein lays the conflict.

"We'll be replacing the older PS1 games with fixed versions sometime in May," said SCEA manager, Al de Leon. "Once the new games are uploaded, you'll be able to download the games straight to your hard drive and play them from there."

When asked if the new versions of games that had multiplayer options disabled for PSP emulation would have those modes reinstated for PS3, Sony could not comment.

[schild]

All's fair. Posted the Nintendo list for 2007. Here's the Sony list for 200...wait, my bad, 2nd quarter.

PS3 - BR disc
- F.E.A.R. (Vivendi)
- Spider-Man 3 (Activision)
- Ninja Gaiden Sigma (Tecmo)
- MLB 07 The Show (Sony Computer Entertainment America)
- Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (Disney Interactive Studios)
- The Darkness (2K Games)
- The Bigs (2K Sports)
- Transformers: The Game (Activision)

PS3 - PSnetwork
- Calling All Cars (Sony Computer Entertainment America)
- Championship Sprint (Sony Online Entertainment)
- Gauntlet II (Sony Online Entertainment)
- Joust (Sony Online Entertainment)
- Rampage World Tour (Sony Online Entertainment)
- Super Puzzle Fighter II HD Remix (Capcom)
- Rampart (Sony Online Entertainment)

PSP
- Alien Syndrome (Sega)
- Crazy Taxi: Fare Wars (Sega)
- Crush (Sega)
- Dungeon Maker: Hunting Ground (XSEED)
- Final Fantasy (Square Enix)
- Final Fantasy II (Square Enix)
- Harvest Moon Boy & Girl (Natsume)
- Ridge Racer 2 (Namco)
- Test Drive Unlimited (Atari)
- Tom Clancy's Ranbow Six Vegas (Ubisoft)
- Valhalla Knights (XSEED)

PS2
- Dawn of Mana (Square Enix)
- Fantastic Four Rise of the Silver Surfer (2K Games)
- .hack(R)//G.U. Vol. 2: Reminisce (Namco)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Electronic Arts)
- Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Anniversary (Eidos)
- Manhunt 2 (Rockstar)
- NCAA Football 08 (Electronic Arts)
- Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 2 (Namco)
- Odin Sphere (Atlus)
- Ratatouille (THQ)
- Shrek The Third (Activision)
- Spider-man 3 (Activision)
- Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam (Activision)

I didn't post the DS list, WAY TOO MUCH JAPANESE SHIT on the DS list for it to even be useful. If you really want a DS list in the other thread, I think I could list all the titles 3 weeks from now, that's how long it would take to compile LERN ENGLISH, NOOB and BRAIN TRAINING FOR UR DOG games into something cohesive.

[Velorath]

Well... at least they've got Odin Sphere I guess.   And if I had a PS3 I'd probably get Calling All Cars.

[stray]

I didn't really care about it at first, but the Darkness is looking to be pretty cool.

Spider-Man 3 looks pretty crappy (visual wise), but.... I liked the others enough, so I'll get this (this isn't from Treyarch, but the ones in charge are decent enough to go with Treyarch's vision). Also, PS3 Exclusive: SixAxis Hobgoblin. Hmm....

Sigma. Basically the 3rd time buying this game, and yet, it's still a must have.

Puzzle Fighter HD yay

Calling All Cars... Y'know, I don't really care.... I'll wait a little to see what's up.

Online Rampage, Sprint, and Rampart all sound like good fun.

Odin Sphere

/guilty pleasure PS2 games: Naruto UN 2, FF/Silver Surfer

[schild]

By the way, this is only April through June. July through September is huger.

[Trippy]

Where the hell is Disgaea for the PSP?

[schild]

Voiceover limbo.

NISA gets a little slow when they're working on... well, 4 fully voiced games at once.

[Trippy]

Voiceover limbo.

NISA gets a little slow when they're working on... well, 4 fully voiced games at once.

But they already have the voiceovers from the PS2 version. Or did they substantially change the dialog in the game?

[schild]

They added storyline. An entire Etna storyline where she's the main character.

[Trippy]

They added storyline. An entire Etna storyline where she's the main character.

Well damn they better hurry the fuck up before Sony discontinues the PSP.

[Yegolev]

Just get a PSP emulator for your Zune.

[Margalis]

Damn I need a PS2!!

Ha ha.

[Quinton]

They added storyline. An entire Etna storyline where she's the main character.

Well damn they better hurry the fuck up before Sony discontinues the PSP.

The "they added a new storyline" bit kills me.  Etna Mode is in the JP release. 
I keep seeing "industry news" sites touting it as some fancy new feature for
the NA release.

I doubt we'll see PSP discontinued any time soon.  Last I heard they were moving
about half a million of 'em a month.

- Q

[schild]

NA release? No, just the PSP release in general I thought. And NISA was trying to get the same voice actors? amiwrong? I'd rather be wrong.

[Quinton]

NA release? No, just the PSP release in general I thought. And NISA was trying to get the same voice actors? amiwrong? I'd rather be wrong.

I was pretty sure I saw some various online gaming news sites claiming the Etna Mode was specially added for the NA port.  Assumed they were just confused.  No clue about voice talent.  For my money the best they could possibly do is leave the original japanese tracks available like they did for the PS2 D and D2 ports.

- Q

[schild]

AFAIK, the japanese tracks are still included.

[Moaner]

They added storyline. An entire Etna storyline where she's the main character.

That's bull shit.  Now I have to buy a PSP.  Etna is my hero.

I think MLB is scheduled to be releaed next month.  I've been excited about baseball this year and the batting in 2k7 sucks.  Hopefully they didn't botch the port as the PS2 version is quite fun from what I've played.

Is R6 Vegas still headed to PS3?  I have not heard much about it since earlier this  year.  Gameinformer hinted at the fact Ubi was holding a few releases back until the install base is bigger and I have a hunch this is one of the titles they were refering to.

[Strazos]

Yes, Vegas is still planned for the PS3.

[bhodi]

I figured out the noise problem; It turned out that my old roommate had fucked around with some of the dolby digital settings on my receiver and turned up dialog to +6 which was causing it. I put the setting back to normal and it's fixed!

Now, where the fuck is my lumnies! I heard a rumor they'd be adding it to the PS store :(

[stray]

Didn't know it was going to the PSN store, but the PS2 disc is only $20. Pick it up. Especially since you have that slick stereo setup. 

[schild]

Lumines was never planned to be a PSN download. Ever.

[Trippy]

I doubt we'll see PSP discontinued any time soon.  Last I heard they were moving
about half a million of 'em a month.

- Q

Unfortunately for them, though, their whole "convergence" strategy for the PSP -- i.e. "let's make our customers buy the same movie over and over and over again in different formats" -- has fallen apart with the decline of UMD movies. And the number of PSPs sold in 2006 has drastically fallen off compared to 2005. Software sales are still doing reasonable well though. I don't know if the PSP is losing money for them (and the recent price cut can't be helping things) but it can't be easy supporting two relatively new hardware intensive gaming platforms at the same time and that's reflected in the steep drop in their operating margin in the Games division.

I don't really expect them to discontinue the PSP anytime soon either as long as publishers are still willing to making games for the platform.

[Kageru]

here's a ps3 question:

NSFW: Why does sony think this commercial will sell in Europe?

Edit by Trippy: remember over here, violence is okay but sex is bad

I'd forgotten to watch this, but thanks for the link. It's hilarious to watch a company become so arty they're almost completely incoherent. It is almost as if they've forgotten exactly why the hell they made the console in the first place. Maybe the house full of drug addled washed up losers is a complex metaphor for sony management? The guy with the suit case is marketing, the washed up TV star parading to a closet full of dummies is Kutaragi and the scary veteran is the PS2?

By comparison the wii advert is a superb example of targetting. Whereas the xbox adds seem very focused on the console and the games, which works too.

[stray]

I think the whole point of those PS3 commercials was simply to get people to talk about them.

Same goes for the Baby thing.

[Quinton]

I doubt we'll see PSP discontinued any time soon.  Last I heard they were moving
about half a million of 'em a month.

Unfortunately for them, though, their whole "convergence" strategy for the PSP -- i.e. "let's make our customers buy the same movie over and over and over again in different formats" -- has fallen apart with the decline of UMD movies.

Have UMD movies resulted in much in the way of PSP sales?  I thought that UMD has done pretty terribly from day one -- it's a pretty awful format, basically inferior to DVD, incompatible with existing hardware, and about the same price.

- Q

[Strazos]

I can't speak for other retailers, or any other store for that matter, but my GS has shit for UMD stock. And we hardly ever sell the things.

The games still sell well enough though.

[schild]

UMDs... they have not done well.

[Simond]

Apparently, Sony has a new and interesting tactic for dealing with the latest sales figures: outright lying. At least we know where Comical Ali got hired now.


Also, ninja'd from elsewhere -

[stray]

This last comment has already been received with some skepticism by industry observers

Haha. Wow, gamasutra too. Damn.

"Industry observers". Why do they try to make it sound all official and shit, and not just give credit where credit is due (i.e. a bunch outrage from anonymous posters at GAF)? Are they too ashamed to do that or what?



Anyhow, Sony PR sucks. Bad. This is not news.

[EDIT] Also, I'm pretty sure that gif you ninja'ed was ninja'ed by the place you ninja'ed it from. ;)

[Trippy]

Also, ninja'd from elsewhere

LOL, that's classic.

[stray]

Aww yeah

Sigma demo on PSN.

[schild]

Yea, waiting for 1.70 to finish downloading. keke.