Topic: Nintendo Life Playstation 3 Fan Thread

Oh yeah its not a Confirmed Official deal, but I dont think its long off IMO. The same thing happened last time right before the price drop. I hope its true. The unaffordable system becomes one of the most affordable systems lol. Better for the gamers all around.

I know some of you weren't happy when Sony removed the other OS option from PS3s. Apparently, the US Air Force was a little peeved as well:

http://dvice.com/archives/2010/05/us-air-force-ge.php

@SilentJ: You're a bit late there, buddy...I posted about that last Wednesday.

But my link didn't have that cool picture, so it wasn't a total loss.

Guess what guys?
Australia finally got the Video Store on PSN!

I heard that the last PS3 update prepared the Irish PSN Store and Australian PSN store for Videos.
I read that on Wikipedia.

So mayyyybe Ireland will get it...

[sarcasm]Hurray! A video store for stuff you can only play on your PS3![/sarcasm]

Seriously, I don't get why anyone would want to buy movies/shows from PSN. Those rental prices are horrendous, too. I'll stick to my Netflix and proper physical media, thank you very much.

Yeah I mean seriously too,why are people like so seriously like seriously so douchy when someone else is happy? y'know.

But seriously its getting old.

He was hardly being douchey, but certainly not right by any means, either. The video store is a nice addition. One of the main reasons I have a PS3 and not a 360 is I hate subscription services, so I'll never get a Netflix. Pointless to pay every month when I rent a movie once in a blue moon. PSN is much more cost effective for me. Obviously Netflix has its merits, but it is not the end-all, be-all of video rental. Hope you get it soon. The selection has very few older titles, but the contemporary selection is much better than I expected, and they always have the movies I want to see.

@sean.... now that Australia has gotten rid of the idiot screwing up the gaming industry over there hopefully this is a start of many great things.

I'm glad the video service works for some of you guys, I love my Netflix myself.

Yea i have Netflix on my Wii and Ps3 its very nice. I have actually been giving my Wii some love because of Netflix(and Neutopia 2).

Well with the whole sarcasm,he was being a smart to those who choose to buy movies on PSN. I'm not gonna act like a smart to anyone who buys a movie just because my opinion says otherwise.

But yes,this is great news.
Rumors:PS3 FW 4.00 is coming soon says SixthAxis from a inside Source,and Sony is set to make HOME International and.....a new redesigned XMB.
I honestly like the XMB but I must admit...imo....its too simple. I hope they make a huge change like the 360,from the dash board to the NXE...that was a major update.

Wow that's an exaggeration. Not having an R18+ rating was not screwing the industry over by any means, the local games industry has far more important concerns on the development side than need to be addressed before R18 becomes the most criticial issue.

Also, the prices for the movie service are not outrageous by any means. They're comparable to hiring a movie from a video shop, and cheaper than buying most new DVDs.

The rental price is the same, yes, but even if the purchase price is lower than most DVDs, I still don't understand how you get the same value if it is stuck to a game console. But I don't buy movies anyway, so it's more a curiosity of mine than a concern.

@Waltz... that was based off an article that was wrote in Game Informer this month. Im not interested enough to go in depth on reading into it lol. Sorry, Im always sarcastic about EVERYTHING Political. The article went into some depths that it actually prob hurt the industry there and put games that should be 18+ barely toned down and in the 15+ range wich IMO isnt a really good thing.

@Odd.... man you should REALLY give your Wii some love and get Monster Hunter Tri, just with everything else you like to play I think you would really enjoy it. I dropped 26+ hrs into it over the weekend good lol.

Red Dead Redemption is awesome.

The article went into some depths that it actually prob hurt the industry there and put games that should be 18+ barely toned down and in the 15+ range wich IMO isnt a really good thing.

That's hurting Australian society, not the games industry. 99% of games still get released here, and 100% of Australian-developed games get released here. As I said, the industry itself has greater concerns, with funding and competing on an international stage, than being able to stick an 18+ sticker on the cover. That's just what consumers want, it's got nothing to do with the industry.

The rental price is the same, yes, but even if the purchase price is lower than most DVDs, I still don't understand how you get the same value if it is stuck to a game console. But I don't buy movies anyway, so it's more a curiosity of mine than a concern.

I take it you consider buying music over iTunes a waste too? I'm not overly concerned with sticking my media on a device (especially since Sony is proving pretty reliable in letting you transfer media from one console to another), and the ability to transfer to PSP for movies on the go is a bonus.

Additionally, anything that lets me save space is a good thing. I don't have room for more DVDs. Same benefit from buying a Kindle, really.

So in other words, yes, I will be using this OPTIONAL service.

@Waltz.... sorry I didnt type it clearly earlier. But I did mean the Game Industy in Australia, and not the Game Industry in general. It does little to none to the Game Industry but for gamers in Australia it does seem to be a low blow. We kinda have the same sort of case going into our Supreme Court here in the US that was filed by the Terminator himself Schwarzenegger, as I understand it. IMO Goverment is going to get into every little thing they can it seems, but that is just me.

Modnation Racers Demo was quite impressive, much better than the PSP demo. Looks like something to keep and eye on for sure. Im actually thinking about getting rid of some games Ive half played on PSP, DS, etc as I seriously have way too much to play. Trophies are a nonessential as now with the Wii, I seriously dont have time to worry about them anymore. MH Tri is a 200+ hr drop just in itself and I also got Tenchu, Resort and Muramassa as well. Good thing is 6 of the 7 PS3 games Ive got unopened are 10 hr games so Im thinking Im not buying anything else until prob Christmas at best, now that 3D Dot Hero is mine, Im seriously prob holding off for awhile on purchasing anything else.

@y2Josh... dude... keep us updated on that one. My brother preordered it and the reviews were Really Good. Game Informer netted it a 9.75/10!

I'm all for saving space and reducing physical waste, but it's not at all the same as iTunes. You can play music downloaded from iTunes on any music device. A movie you download on PS3 is stuck Playstation devices. Not only does that limit how you can view it at home, but it severely limits its portability.

Of course, you mentioned PSP. I didn't realize the PSP had the rental store. I'd see the value for PSP owners, though not as much for PS3. But I wonder if it'd be worth it given how long it must take to download a movie onto a PSP.

And again, I don't really buy movies anyway -- I prefer to get movies at the library or, worst case scenario, rent. I was just making chit chat. Last movie I bought was No Country for Old Men, I believe, and even that was the first one in awhile.

By the way, I'm not sure who you're shouting OPTIONAL in all caps at, but I know the service is optional -- what service isn't? They can't force you to use any service they offer. It's great, and I use it in lieu of rental stores now whenever there's a movie I want to see that my library doesn't have.

@Waltz.... sorry I didnt type it clearly earlier. But I did mean the Game Industy in Australia, and not the Game Industry in general. It does little to none to the Game Industry but for gamers in Australia it does seem to be a low blow.

Again, that's consumers. The games industry is not the consumers, it's the developers, publishers, marketing, distributors etc etc. They're actually not much affected by the ratings system.

Of course, you mentioned PSP. I didn't realize the PSP had the rental store. I'd see the value for PSP owners, though not as much for PS3. But I wonder if it'd be worth it given how long it must take to download a movie onto a PSP.

You could also download to PS3, and transfer it to PSP.

By the way, I'm not sure who you're shouting OPTIONAL in all caps at, but I know the service is optional -- what service isn't? They can't force you to use any service they offer. It's great, and I use it in lieu of rental stores now whenever there's a movie I want to see that my library doesn't have.

I wasn't talking that to you. I will never understand why people get so upset about optional extras on consoles. Who cares if you (not you, Adam, but xxxx person) don't personally like a movie download service, or VidZone? Other people will, it's a great bonus. It's not like the movie download service will otherwise hurt your PS3.

@WaltzElf: Some people are convinced that if someone is working on making these features available, then they're NOT working on other features that those people would rather have. Thus, any optional update releasing is seen to be a cause of delaying...say...cross-game voice chat. I figure Sony has enough employees that this most likely isn't really much of a problem, but you can't convince everyone of that.

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I'm gonna add people who has their Wii FC in their sig's too so please add me whenever you got time!
Thank you!
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