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I did similar such things earlier, but not sure if I specifically held it down for 10 seconds. I think I did actually, but I'll have another try now.

 

Nop. :( Console just completely turns itself off after like 3 seconds.

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  ReZourceman said:
I'm way too scared to try and cheat someone.

 

You cheat on me all the time!

 

*penis explodes*

 

I just sold CEX a crapped out graphics card.

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  MadDog said:
Try holding the eject button down for 10 seconds, apparently (havn't tried myself) that'll eject your disc.

 

It appears that only works on a few models. Sucks.

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So forgive me for asking, but what exactly is PlayStation Plus and what will I get in my free 30 days that I wouldn't get normally?

 

Also, do we only get it when the Store comes back online along with the two free games? Any word on when this is happening?

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Apparently you can make your old PS3 pretty much bulletproof — at least in terms of overheating — by replacing the thermal paste and installing some copper shims. It'll only cost you about £15 to do, too, although naturally you'd need to be comfortable with opening up your machine. There's plenty of guides should you wish to Google it.

 

In other news, Sony just announced an official 7.1 headset for the US. It seems suspiciously cheap — $99 — making me somewhat wary, but ostensibly it's exactly what I've been looking for.

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  ReZourceman said:
Whats wrong with Turtle Beach's?

Depends who you ask. Generally they seem to have a pretty good rep, although the DPX21 will set you back around £100 with the new PX5s falling around £180. Originally I was looking into one of the above or some Astro A40s as I want the built-in microphone.

 

Sony make great headphones so you'd hope the headset will be decent, and if they're closer to the £75 mark then all the better. I'll wait until people have tried them out, though.

 

For what it's worth I'm more inclined to go with virtual surround than 'real' 5.1 headsets. I bought some Tritton AX Pros and found the audio left a lot to be desired, my ageing Sony infra-red headphones providing a much warmer, natural sound; the Trittons had a certain tinny artificiality to the sound separation, as well as some distortion.

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Hmm, according to the product page the Sony headset requires "system software version 3.70 or later." Not that odd, but also "urround Sound does not work with Blu-ray Disc movies" which is a bit of a gyp.

 

Seems the PS3 itself will be handling the virtualisation, and only when playing games or (presumably) viewing videos via the XMB; when spinning Blu-rays the machine boots into a different mode, so I imagine that's the cause of the limitation. As such I think it'll be worth spending more on a general use headset rather than one tied to a single device.

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  ReZourceman said:
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I thought the older PS3's (the non-PS2-backwards-compatible-ones) were NOT that likely to get YLOD?

 

 

:(

 

Fuck Sony. What the hell do I do? I don't have to pay to get this fixed do I? Cos' that'd be horse shit. I expected this console to last a decade like they basically said it would.

 

Having looked into it, Sony don't do shit, costs (£128?) for a repair. Great. Uncharted 2 is stuck in the console too. So. :/

 

Shall I get a slim (not that I can afford it, so I don't know how) (my sister owes me £1000 but she doesn't have a full time job yet. Hmmm) and just re-buy Uncharted, or break/unscrew open my PS3...can you get the disk out that way?

 

I don't know if it'll be of any use to you, but have you heard of the "hair dryer fix"? Apparently it 'fixes' the ylod... or at least for a short amount of time. Long enough to get your uncharted out anyway.

 

I'm not 100% sure of the details, but its got something to do with having a hair dryer blow into the ps3 for x amount of time. There's quite a bit on youtube/google about it.

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Interesting. I'd seen a couple of videos on Youtube and they both mentioned the hairdrier technique doesn't work. I'll have a specific look for that, as it'd be easier than unscrewing.

 

Also I'm pretty (insanely) lucky. I explained to Claire what had happened with the PS3 and she was like "Lame, we'll have to get a new one when we get back" (from Spain) and I was like "...........I'm not getting a new one yet" and she was like "Yeah, I'll get it. We need something to play Blu-Rays on". God bless Disney BluRays.

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PSN "fully restored" by end of week

 

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The PlayStation Network will be full restored in the Americas, Europe, PAL regions and Asia by the end of this week, Sony has announced.

 

Returning are:

 

Full functionality on PlayStation Store

In-game commerce

Ability to redeem vouchers and codes

Full functionality on Music Unlimited powered by Qriocity for PS3, PSP, VAIO and other PCs

Full functionality on Media Go

 

The "end of week" deadline excludes Japan, Hong Kong and South Korea. Whether the end of the week means Sunday or Friday, Sony hasn't said.

 

"We have been conducting additional testing and further security verification of our commerce functions in order to bring the PlayStation Network completely back online so that our fans can again enjoy the first class entertainment experience they have come to love," commented Kaz Hirai, executive deputy president of the entire Sony empire - and boss of Sony Computer Entertainment.

 

"We appreciate the patience and support shown during this time."

 

Sony will offer all PlayStation Network and Qriocity members Welcome Back gifts. This entails a choice of two free PS3 games, as well as a free month of PlayStation Plus for non-Plus members and two months' free for existing Plus subs.

 

A spokesperson for Sony Japan aired an "end of May" target for a full PSN restoration at the start of the month.

 

PlayStation Network went down on 20th April.

 

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-05-31-psn-fully-restored-by-end-of-week

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LulzSec: "We're hacking Sony right now"

 

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The group that claimed responsibility for last week's PBS website hack has claimed it is hacking Sony right now – and stealing "internal" information.

 

"Hey @Sony, you know we're making off with a bunch of your internal stuff right now and you haven't even noticed? Slow and steady, guys" reads a tweet published by the hackers this morning.

 

LulzSec, as the group is known, threatened Sony with what it describes as an "operation".

 

"This is the beginning of the end for Sony," it said on Twitter.

 

Then, "(Sony + Ownage) Phase 1 will begin within the next day. We may have a pre-game show for you folks though. Stay tuned."

 

LulzSec has already hacked the PBS website, posting a report that deceased rapper Tupac Shakur is "alive and well" in New Zealand, along with Biggie Smalls, aka The Notorious BIG.

 

It is also reportedly responsible for the hacks on Sony BMG's Japanese website.

 

Sony said this morning that it will fully restore PlayStation Network services by the end of the week.

 

Sony took PSN offline on 20th April following a hack that saw personal information tied to 77 million accounts compromised.

 

Sony is working with the FBI to track down those responsible.

 

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-05-31-lulzsec-were-hacking-sony-right-now

 

FFS!

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  Tales said:
Sunday it is then. I hope BG&E is there when the store gets back up.

 

I had totally forgotten about BG&E! This is a problem so many titles are gonna get lost amongest it all...

 

  Daft said:
Srsly, why?

 

Isn't all of this part of a some dumb wider sony hatred as well as anonymous' attacks though? Stupid either way.


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