Sheikah Posted July 15, 2012 Posted July 15, 2012 True. But hopefully with UK getting big fibre optic infrastructure upgrades companies take advantage. For gaming, platforms cant just be restricted to one box hardware anymore. It's whack, I really want fibre optic broadband and our local exchange is enabled for it, but because they haven't upgraded the green cabinet by our house we can't get it, no ETA either. Like they don't want our money!
flameboy Posted July 15, 2012 Posted July 15, 2012 http://tecnoblog.net/107348/novo-ps3-anatel/ Apparently comes in 16GB, 250GB and 500GB sizes. They are reporting on this on Eurogamer, it looks ugly as sin!
Retro_Link Posted July 15, 2012 Posted July 15, 2012 Do you think it doesn't have a disc slot and instead the 'roof' slides back? Because why else would it be higher on one side? I cant see why they did this when the slim is a really nice looking console and a decent size anyway.
Aimless Posted July 15, 2012 Posted July 15, 2012 I cant see why they did this when the slim is a really nice looking console and a decent size anyway. Because this new one will be cheaper to manufacture, thus cheaper for consumers. The PS3 has about another year of rude health ahead of it, so now's the time to start mopping up potential customers. That might be people who already own a 360 but would be tempted by a cheaper PS3, families being marketed the likes of Wonderbook or just people interested in a machine to play Blu-rays and streaming video. You could feasibly be looking at £120 for the 16GB model which could be very attractive, especially if Sony were smart enough to throw 3 months of Plus into the bargain.
flameboy Posted July 15, 2012 Posted July 15, 2012 Because this new one will be cheaper to manufacture, thus cheaper for consumers. The PS3 has about another year of rude health ahead of it, so now's the time to start mopping up potential customers. That might be people who already own a 360 but would be tempted by a cheaper PS3, families being marketed the likes of Wonderbook or just people interested in a machine to play Blu-rays and streaming video. You could feasibly be looking at £120 for the 16GB model which could be very attractive, especially if Sony were smart enough to throw 3 months of Plus into the bargain. I'm assuming if it is top loading then that's cheaper to manufacture...but yeah it's a sound move if they've managed to downscale the components even further and can both cut the price and market it well then they are on to a winner.
Hero-of-Time Posted July 17, 2012 Posted July 17, 2012 Tomorrows freebies for PS+ owners. sometric platformer Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light will be available as a free download for PlayStation Plus subscribers tomorrow. THQ's nutty open-world adventure Saints Row 2 is also on offer. The two games are the latest in Sony's ever-rotating Instant Game Collection, a constant offering of 10 titles available without charge to Plus members. Guardian of Light character DLC packs for Legacy of Kain stars Raziel and Kain and Kane and Lynch are all half price. The titles will replace Warhammer 40K: Space Marine and Chime Super Deluxe in the current IGC line-up.
Tales Posted July 17, 2012 Posted July 17, 2012 Lara Croft sounds interesting, is it any good? I will download Saints Row but hopefully it won't feel like a step back having played the third a few weeks ago.
Magnus Posted July 17, 2012 Posted July 17, 2012 Guardian of Light is great, assuming you have another person to play it with.
Cube Posted July 17, 2012 Posted July 17, 2012 I will download Saints Row but hopefully it won't feel like a step back having played the third a few weeks ago. Some people say that the second is a step up from the third.
Deathjam Posted July 17, 2012 Posted July 17, 2012 Some people say that the second is a step up from the third. Personally, I can't go back and play the second after playing the third.
Cube Posted July 17, 2012 Posted July 17, 2012 I enjoyed the second a lot but never had any interest in the third.
Rowan Posted July 17, 2012 Posted July 17, 2012 If you download a free game off Playstation Plus but your subscription expires. Do you get those free games back if you resubscribe or are they gone forever? I'm quite enjoying inFamous and more than likely going to pick up the sequel, just deciding whether I'm better off getting a copy off PS+ with a 3month subscription or buy a copy for £14 off ShopTo. How many hours is the sequel?
Tales Posted July 17, 2012 Posted July 17, 2012 (edited) You get them back as soon as you resubsribe. Go to your download history to redownload them if you deleted them from your harddrive. I'm not sure but I think I spent roughly 40 hours to platinum inFamours 2. I think. Probably less. You will probably complete it in 20. Edited July 17, 2012 by Tales
flameboy Posted July 17, 2012 Posted July 17, 2012 Lara Croft interests me, already own SR2 so obviously miss out there. I don't remember what US got but I feel like they had better new things added this week.
Cube Posted July 17, 2012 Posted July 17, 2012 Lara Croft interests me, already own SR2 so obviously miss out there. I don't remember what US got but I feel like they had better new things added this week. They got International Track & Field and Hot Shots Golf 2 (PS1 Classics) At the start of the month the US got: Gotham City Impostors, Pac-Man Championship Edition DX, and Renegade Ops. So it's those versus Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Tomb Raider Guardian of Light and Saints Row 2.
flameboy Posted July 18, 2012 Posted July 18, 2012 They got International Track & Field and Hot Shots Golf 2 (PS1 Classics) At the start of the month the US got: Gotham City Impostors, Pac-Man Championship Edition DX, and Renegade Ops. So it's those versus Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Tomb Raider Guardian of Light and Saints Row 2. I guess as a value proposition it's not that bad. Gotham City seems more appealing as a "free to play" title seem as it was paid for and also had micro-transactions that gave significant advantages from what I read. I keep meaning to pick up Pac-Man missed in a sale over summer I'm sure a second chance will come a long.
Cookyman Posted July 19, 2012 Posted July 19, 2012 (edited) Been playing Rainbow Moon and totally loving it - if you like an old school RPG thats absolutely huge and incredibly good value for money (£7.99 if your a plus member) then I strongly recommend you have a look at this. Edited July 19, 2012 by Cookyman
Tales Posted July 27, 2012 Posted July 27, 2012 Anyone know where I can buy US PSN cards and get the codes delived over the Internet, preferable paid by Paypal?
Magnus Posted July 27, 2012 Posted July 27, 2012 Anyone know where I can buy US PSN cards and get the codes delived over the Internet, preferable paid by Paypal? ElectronicFirst.com
Tales Posted July 27, 2012 Posted July 27, 2012 ElectronicFirst.com Thanks, that worked perfectly. Tombi <3
flameboy Posted July 29, 2012 Posted July 29, 2012 Does anyone know if I can change my DNS settings to make my UK PS3 think I'm still in the UK when I move to Canada? I want it so I can still use the amazing BBC app for Olympics. If someone could tell me UK DNS settings that would be awesome as my PS3 is now all packed up.
Hero-of-Time Posted July 31, 2012 Posted July 31, 2012 Next week's PS+ games are Walking Dead Ep1 and 2. Has this been confirmed for the EU update? I know that's what the US is getting but a lot of the time we get different stuff.
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