Playstation 3 News

November 19th, 2007 by Eric

Home version 1.00 now available to beta testers, introduces Clubs
Finally! After years of waiting, looks like Home is finally to release to the masses. Version 1.00 of the Home client has been released to beta testers. The new Home moves from the "Game" section of the XMB to the more appropriate "PlayStation Network" area.

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David Jaffe's new game coming 2010
PSBeyond writes:

On Jaffe's blog, he recently mentioned that he was going to Sony to talk about "the new game". While he wouldn't talk specifically about when gamers could expect to see it, he did mention 2010 as a guesstimate.
PlayStation Home appears under PSN-icon with 1.00 update
PS3-Sense posted up a photo of PlayStation Home located under the PSN-icon.
PS3 Trophies to be mandatory from January 2009
VideoGamer.com can exclusively reveal that from January 2009 all newly released PS3 games will be required by Sony to support the console's Trophy system.
First week Mirror's Edge sales are bad [EU]
The sales of the new EA DICE shooter Mirror's Edge are very bad. The game sales (first week sales) in Europe are round the 30,000 and not more.
European Store Update - 20/11
The Playstation Store has now been updated and includes the highly anticipated Challenge Rooms Game Pack for Bioshock.

Also this week is a demo for the excellent Loco Roco 2 and a full PSP version of Sim City 2000. Nice.
PlayStation Store Update JPN - 20 November
PS3-Sense posted up the Japanese PlayStation Store update of 20 November.
Codemasters announce Colin McRae: DiRT 2 - first screens
OXM UK has the first three screenshots of Colin McRae: DiRT 2, officially announced today by Codemasters.
Playstation Underground Finished
Playstation Underground is coming to an end, and your membership will soon be expired. So what can you do to stay in the loop?
Terminator Salvation
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Equity Games Production and Halcyon Games announced Termination Salvation The Video game.
"Exclusive" MGS4 "Limited" Edition PS3 Winds Up At Walmart For $399
Kotaku writes: "Boy, we really, really hope you didn't drop $599 (or more) of your hard-earned dollars on this "Konami.com exclusive" Metal Gear Solid 4 PlayStation 3 bundle that was going to be released in "very, very limited" quantities. And we hope you didn't tear your silky, well-conditioned hair out during the painful pre-ordering process. Because now it can be had for a comparative song at Walmart.com, reduced to just $399 USD."
Microsoft: We're beating PS3 in Europe
MCV: Platform holder claims victory as it boasts of generating 'double' rival's UK sales since September – and outselling Sony's console in 'key states' across continent.
Is Home Ready for Success?
GamerLimit writes: "Sony is constantly thinking of great ways to get the Playstation 3 ahead in the market. With continuous updates and growing support the console has gained ground and momentum since its launch. Sony's announcement of Home gave people another reason to expect huge things from Sony Computer Entertainment. Sony has shown off Home as having many areas to visit in its virtual community. From a theater to game related spaces, the possibilities are endless for Home. But as promising as Home is now, is it truly ready to exceed expectations?"
Did they drop the ball by not giving Resistance 2 a World wide release
Theepicne writes: So here I am sitting here on the 20th of November 2008, Still waiting for Resistance 2 to drop in Europe. The game has been out in North America for two whole weeks now competing along side Gears Of War 2 for the Xbox 360. But what grinds my gears is that considering Sony and Insomniac wanted to come out on the same week as Gears 2, wouldn't it have been more effective to have a world wide release?
Nickelback slam Guitar Hero
MCV: 'Rock Star' combo blame rhythm action titles for lack of new US bands
Microsoft accidentally advertised PlayStation
Recently Microsoft handed out leaflets to advertise Windows Vista but they accidentally advertised PlayStation instead of Vista. Click on read more to see the image.
Boy Rushed to Hospital with Playstation Addiction
Italian medics diagnosed a 13-year-old boy with Playstation addiction after his desperate father rushed him to hospital.

At first doctors at southern Italy's Lecce hospital thought Lorenzo Amato was suffering from a stroke or a severe brain disorder.

The teenager couldn't speak and didn't seem to understand anything going on around him. Then doctors discovered he'd just finished a marathon session on his new Playstation.
LittleBigPlanet 1.04 patch live
Media Molecule has just released a new 11MB patch for LittleBigPlanet, updating the game to v.1.04.

Details:

- Using Undo in Creator mode requires a network call
- Gluing can be un-glued from the ground

More to be added soon.
Sony confirms 33 additional titles for Ad-Hoc Party support
Sony announced today that it has verified a number of additional PSP titles as being compliant with Ad-Hoc Party for PlayStation Portable. Included in the bunch are Tekken Dark Resurrection and a variety of Gundam games. The company also announced that 90,000 PS3 owners have downloaded the beta application since its release two weeks ago.
Yellow Dog Linux for PS3 Updated
Yellow Dog Linux v6.1 offers an updated Firefox and OpenOffice.org, a vastly improved graphical wireless configuration tool, and the introduction of ps3vram functionality which enables use of PS3 video RAM for temporary storage or swap."

This is the first release of Yellow Dog Linux by new owners, Fixstars. Fixstars acquired Terra Soft Solutions (and their Yellow Dog Linux product) last month.