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A while back we mentioned that the PS3 slim was possibly being built although it just seemed like a rumour as the pictures showed a matte console rather then a glossy console that we were expecting.
More rumours are floating around now saying that a PS3 slim could be in stores this month due to being able to cope with the extended summer vacation demands (ie, school holidays). [click to continue…]
We recently received a 3rd party remote to review for the PS3 console. The remote was provided by the guys over at budgetgadgets.com, so a big thanks to them.
The remote is very simple to use, with setup being a case of simply inserting the seperate USB dongle into the front of the console. Once this is done you’re ready to go. The buttons on the remote are all clearly marked and are even made with Glow-in-the-Dark material so when the lights are down you can see the remote if needs be.
The remote is very light, and has good range too. In my front room the PS3 is approximately 4 metres from where I sit and it worked fine. Being infrared however, it does pretty much require line of sight to work. You can’t point it behind you and expect it to work.
For the price the remote is a great alternative to the official BD remote from Sony. As mentioned, the only downside would be that this remote requires direct line of sight, and an external USB dongle. But for me thats not an issue.
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During a meeting with Ubisoft the CEO, Yves Guillemot, said that they are already preparing for the next generation of gaming consoles to be launched. However, this preparation wasn’t in the way of starting to develop anything and instead, Ubisoft are being prepared financially. Next gen games will no doubt be a lot more complex and details then the current complex PS3 games that we see on sale. This will put a financial strain on those not ready for it.
“We need to get ready for the future generation of consoles,” Guillemot told investors. “In the next few years, there will be new home and handheld consoles, and if you don’t invest… you will not be able to cope with both [the existing and new generation consoles].”
Not only do developers need to get saving for a PS4, Wii 2 or an Xbox 720… they also need to look at next gen hand held gaming. Nobody really knows what the gaming scene will be like in 3 years time, but if Sony follow their 10 year plan then we can expect a console with in 3 years. Back on to handheld gaming for a minute… we also do not know what to expect here. Possibly larger roll out screens, projected screens etc… What ever they might be capable of Ubisoft feel it is a time to be prepared.
As ever, rumours are still moving around the net about the arrival of a PS4 in a couple of years time. No official specs or even a mention have been found yet except for a few comments made by Sony people saying the expect there to be more and more playstations over the years.
The next question asks if Sony will dump blu-ray in favour of holography. Some content over on the NY Times recently indicated that GE were researching storage capacity on holographic disks (HVD). The technology has been around a few years but isn’t yet available on the market. A theoretical 3.9 TB of data could be stored if the companies working on it get it right. Given those numbers and the time left until a PS4 launch (2012 at a guess) it would appear that HVD’s might be the way forwards.
“This could be the next generation of low-cost storage,” said Richard Doherty, an analyst at Envisioneering, a technology research firm.
Some pictures have been found which indicate there is to be a slim Sony PS3 in the making. Sony have categorically denied this rumour though. The photos this time were leaked from a Japanese gaming blog. The photos show a similar depth to the original PS3 but a lot shorter height making it a slimmer console.
Slimming consoles down for Sony is not new. Both the PS1 and PS2 were re created in a slimmer form factor, so it is entirely possible that the PS3 could follow suit. The only thing which makes this rumour and leak a little questionable is that the finish of the leaked console pictures is not the glossy PS3 type finish we would expect. [click to continue…]
For the first time in 16 months the ‘George Foreman like’ PS3 has outsold the Nintendo Wii. The PS3 shifted 146,948 units compared to 99,335 Wiis, reported publishing firm Enterbrain.
While some are saying its only a ‘one-off’, it’s certainly looking well for the Sony console. The Wii is dominating the global market, and we all know that, but the PS3 does appear to be finally gathering steam. The Xbox 360 on the other hand is a different story where only 43,172 units were shifted. To be fair though, that was in the Japanese market where the 360 is not as dominant as it is throughout the USA and Europe.
Intersting times ahead for games consoles indeed. BBC
While this isn’t exactly a new story, I stumbled across this earlier this week when randomly searching the internet super highway. I have ALWAYS loved lego and thoroughly enjoy playing with it. And it would appear that the creator of the Lego PS1 also does.
The console is fully working which is impressive. I wonder whether he has to turn the console upside down like I used to have to in order to play games?! Check out more info over here.
With the latest firmware release fresh in our minds I got wondering about the firmware updates that i REALLY want. I personally would love to see a bit of MS Exchange email support in there, and also in-game audio chatting. When I used to have a 360 I would quite often just chat to my mates outside the game so as to not listen to all the annoying people singing down the mic.
So, what would you really want in a firmware update then? Feel free to vote, and if your option isn’t there leave us a comment, its always nice to know.
Sony today announced the latest firmware update for the PS3 - v2,70. Among the features is the ability to have ‘text chat’ between friends whilst in-game. You can enter three rooms simultaneously, and chat rooms can have up to 16 participants in them.
Sony have also allowed you to now send bigget files between friends, which is nice! 
Not an amazing update…I think we were all hoping for a little more such as actual voice chat during games but oh well. At least the slow progress means Sony is listening, they’re just not very quick at doing. Check out playstation.com for all the nitty-gritty details. Here’s hoping the next update is something better, although I seem to find myself saying that with every update.
It seems that a lot of products we buy these days come in a variety of colours. However, the PS3 is still only available in shiny black everywhere except Japan (although there have been rumors of the USA getting another colour choice). If you could choose a colour for the Sony PS4 what would it be?
For me…i’m going to be boring and say shiny black. I like the black look of the PS3, it suits it well, and it matches my Tv quite nicely. I thought i’d like the white PS3, but it really doesn’t do it for me! So, get commenting on what colour you’d like to see, and why.
There’s also a poll of the most obvious colour choices, so you can vote there.
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